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Papas Grill
Apr 17, 2009 by Jane from Roxboro, NC

Overall Rating: 3
Food:[3] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[3]

• I liked the water.
• The arrogance of the owner.

“You will love the restaurant, if you love rude owners, service where they can't even decide who is supposed to be serving your table.”

Ping Pong Cafe
Jan 13, 2009 by Enuff4me

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[2]

• Fast and friendly service.
• Found a roach in my food.

“I came in during lunch yesterday and ordered off the menu instead of getting food from the hot bar since I am a vegetarian. I was almost done with my food when I discovered a roach in my food. I was so disgusted! I had to show it to my husband to make sure I wasn't crazy and sure enough it was a roach. I called back and complained and they apologized. Maybe this was a one time thing for them but I don't plan on going back. My husband eats there about every other day and I guess it will take him finding one in his food to make him stop going since he still plans to go back.”

Shiki Sushi
Jun 15, 2008 by Horrified from Durham

Overall Rating: 8
Service:[3] • Atmosphere:[4]

• Ok food.
• Poor service.

“The food here is ok. When I ate there, one group got less expensive sushi and the other got much more expensive items - we spent 20 minutes having to manually calculate our check to split it, and it ended up that both parties got charged $20 more than we should have. In addition, our waiter offered poor service and when we explained which cards we wanted to charge parts of the check to, he charged the wrong cards with no apology. We spoke to the management and they were also unapologetic. This restaurant is not worth the hassle. Go someplace with better service (Red Bowl in Cary, anyone?) and save yourself the time and frustration.”

Shiki Sushi
Jun 15, 2008 by Horrified from Durham

Overall Rating: 8
Service:[3] • Atmosphere:[4]

• Ok food.
• Poor service.

“The food here is ok. When I ate there, one group got less expensive sushi and the other got much more expensive items - we spent 20 minutes having to manually calculate our check to split it, and it ended up that both parties got charged $20 more than we should have. In addition, our waiter offered poor service and when we explained which cards we wanted to charge parts of the check to, he charged the wrong cards with no apology. We spoke to the management and they were also unapologetic. This restaurant is not worth the hassle. Go someplace with better service (Red Bowl in Cary, anyone?) and save yourself the time and frustration.”

Brigs At The Park Restaurant
Apr 2, 2008 by Gina

Overall Rating: 5
Food:[4] • Service:[6] • Atmosphere:[7]

• It was ready when I got there.
• So gross I could not eat it.

“I ordered a Monaco omelet for take out. When I started eating it the first thing I found was something tough and rubbery about 3" long and 1 1/2" wide kind of weird colored. After further investigation I determined it was an old piece of dried brie cheese that still had the white covering on it. I was so disgusted. I was so hungry. Obviously, they hadn't even heated it enough to melt it down. A co-worker walked by and said "What in the heck is that?" Then she asked who did such a thing to me. When I told her I where I got it, she was shocked. Needless to say, I could not eat anything. I hit the trash and I went hungry.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Cattlemans Steakhouse
Feb 28, 2008 by Nelson from Durham

Overall Rating: 4
Food:[5] • Service:[5] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Location.
• Poor service and not quality.

“I ate there once and it was noisy and the food average, server moderate, my wife talked me into putting a business card into the jar. They drew it out and called me to inform me I had won a free lunch, I got there order my lunch and one to go. They failed to inform me until time to pay that the free lunch was for the least expensive item on the menu and that price would be subtracted out of what I actually ordered. Needless to say I was not happy and for the future will remain visiting other steak houses that are a little more reputable.”

Ping Pong Cafe
Dec 12, 2007 by Mark from Raleigh

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Food is good.
• Nothing.

“I think this is the best tasting Chinese food in the area! .”

Bamboo House Chinese Rest
Nov 13, 2007 by Dale from Durham, NC

Overall Rating: 5
Food:[7] • Service:[6] • Atmosphere:[5]

• The food was good up until "the hair incident".
• "The hair incident".

“I used to go to bamboo house quite a bit and I was always pleased with the service and the food. Until I was there for lunch one day and found a long black hair in my food. I was picking with my chopsticks and, uh, it just really grossed me out. The waiter didn't seem too disturbed by what happened and he offered to get me another plate. Up until then I was a happy customer. Now I can't bring myself to go back.”

0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Chick-Fil-A
Sep 27, 2007 by Ali from L-town!

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[9] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Fries, cheesecake, service friendly.
• Confused staffs, semi long wait.

“I really liked eating lunch here! My boyfriend said it was amazing but since it was fill- I thought it was fish, which they do sell but I hate fish. So I decided to try it anyways and they had so many options and their cheesecake was amazing! I also loved their fries!”

Shiki Sushi
Aug 16, 2006 by barmaid from apex

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Amazingly delicious and well-priced sushi.
• Unprofessional to see our waitress sitting at the sushi bar even though she was waiting for our food.

“They provide excellent food and excellent service. The sushi is absolutely delicious and the summer deal (buy one, get one) makes it even more worth it.”

Magnolia Grill
Jun 10, 2006 by Sue from Cary NC

Overall Rating: 4
Food:[7] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[2]

• Food.
• Service, the extremely rude manager and the atmosphere.

“The food is OK-the service is NOT. We have eaten there twice this year. In Feb. 2006, I found a hair deeply embedded in my entree. It was disgusting. I received a free dessert and not much of an apology. We have eaten here many times over the last few years, so we decided to give it another try before marking it off our list. We went back on June 10, 2006. We will not go back. We met another couple there and arrived 6 minutes late. We had a nice meal. As we were talking over coffee, the manager came over and asked us to either leave or move to another table as they had a large table waiting to be seated. We were fine with that. Then she added that since we were so late, that the seating had been messed up. There were others at tables who arrived before or at the same time as us who were still seated. We were late, 6 minutes, but this was not enough to throw off everything and it was the way the manager chastised us that was so appalling. We will not go back. There are other, nicer restaurants in the area who appreciate their customers. The food is OK, but the atmosphere and service leave much to be desired. This was not Southern hospitality.”

10 of 11 people found this review helpful.

Hidra Inc
May 19, 2006 by Paul from Garner

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Very consistent high quality, flavorful food.
• Open dining care can get loud when they are busy.

“Excellent Greek restaurant! The fried calamari is always perfect, tender and never tough. The fresh garden salads are incredible as they never have a hint of being wilted or aged at all. Full bar service, menu is less than $20, lunch specials are always good too. Very good service every time I've been there.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Papas Grill
May 3, 2006 by Pamela from Greensboro

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• I like the mixture of the two types of food that he puts together and he is not afraid of taking chancing.
• There is none to give.

“This is a place that you should come to if you have love for great tasting food. You are able to see the cooks and the atmosphere is so warm and pleasant. This is a place that you could celebrate any occasion. This would also be the place if someone wanted to pop the big question. If you haven't been here then I suggest that you should have your next dinning adventure here. The food has such great flavors and you can't beat the service that you get from Chef Sam and his crew.”

2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Bamboo House Chinese Rest
Mar 21, 2006 by Peter from Raleigh

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Food, serv1ice, drinks, quickness.
• Too much food, had to unbutton my jeans.

“Great, fast service with delicious food and good alcoholic beverages. They certainly don't skimp on the alcohol. I went with six other people and they were very quick to get us seated despite our lack of calling ahead with a larger group (it's a small to medium sized restaurant). So, we ordered 6 dishes and appetizers and we had so much left over. We got the general tso's chicken, Szechwan beef, bamboo house chicken, beef and broccoli, Singapore noodles and moo-shu pork and got egg rolls or veggie spring rolls and soups, we were stuffed and had so much left over. The prices were so good for the amount of food we had with dishes ranging from $7-$11 and awesome cocktails for about $4-$5 each. The ambiance is little contemporary with black and purple (eggplant maybe?) colors and unique art work on the walls. Overall, we had a great time, great food, great drinks, and great service for very decent amount of money. ”

1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Ping Pong Cafe
Feb 28, 2006 by Bruce from Durham

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[6] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Place was very clean.
• Poor food.

“Just poor food, no taste, very poor. Will not go back.”

2 of 3 people found this review helpful.