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ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK ... GO KU!CombatCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014881843145560350noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727159100806119384.post-83293758181230295632017-05-25T20:45:00.002-07:002017-05-25T20:46:46.717-07:00A Pleasant Surprise - Good Indian, Decent Prices<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We have been wanting to try Bayleaf since they opened, but had not until tonight. The food was ready as promised, 20 minutes exactly after I ordered on Eat Street. The place was empty at 5:35 on a Saturday, a bit odd, but the friendly server gathered our order post haste, listing the contents by memory exactly as we ordered them ... meat samosas - check, beef vindaloo - check, palak paneer - check, plain and garlic naan - check. She handed me my bag and I left.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: large;">With the $7 Eat Street discount, the tab came to just a tad under $32, not bad. But $39 for one appetizer, two entrees and some bread - no soup or salad, no drinks, no dessert - without the coupon it would not be a great value.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Meat Samosas ($4.95), savory pastries with a chicken and vegetable filling and two dipping sauces (a red sweet and sour and a mild green) were big and good. The Naan (Plain - $2 and Garlic $3) were large and as fresh and good as any I have eaten.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My wife's Palak Paneer ($10.95) with fresh spinach and homemade curd cheese in a mildly spicy sauce was also as good as any we had during my four months in India. The Beef Vindaloo ($14.95) had plenty of beef and a few potatoes in a tomato and onion curry that was delicious. Both the palak paneer and beef vindaloo came with basmati rice, but $14.95 for a medium size curry and rice is a bit on the pricey side. At $8.95 and $11.95, they would have been a much better value, but the Indian restaurants in Lawrence seem to think they can get away with charging $15 for a curry and rice, so they do. That is why we do not eat at the two Indian restaurants (across the street from each other) in town all that often.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">OK, maybe I am spoiled, but having eaten similar, but much better, meals for two in India for $10-$12 max, I find it difficult to shell out nearly 4 times as much stateside. If it were not for the $7 Eat Street discount, we probably would not have bothered, but I am glad we did because the food at Bayleaf was very good. Having lived in England for three years and traveled India for four months, I am used to good Indian food at reasonable prices. The Indian restaurants in Lawrence need to drop their dinner prices if they hope to fill their tables, which they are not doing currently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am basing my rating on a dinner for two for $31.50 (7 rating - with coupon), not $38.50 (5 rating - without coupon) ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Key Words: Bayleaf Restaurant, Bayleaf, bay, leaf, bar, Indian, India, curry, Lawrence, Kansas, 66044, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">CombatCritic, TravelValue, travel, value, restaurant, menu, review, Yelp, Zomato</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Website: <a href="http://thebluemoosebarandgrill.com/lawrence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thebluemoosebarandgrill.com/lawrence</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My friends, yes I actually have friends, had told me wonderful things about Blue Moose, but when I read the reviews on yelp*, I had my doubts. Lawrence is not all that big, but we rarely get over to West Lawrence, so having dropped off a UHaul in the area, we decided to give the Moose a shot (pun intended).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The menu is eclectic - "American New - in metrosexual speak, with choices from Mexico (empanadas, fish/carne asada tacos, quesadillas), Italy (pasta, flat bread pizza), Asia (wontons, curry, and America (burgers, steaks, chicken). The decor is modern and tasteful, but cold with the stone and wood surfaces that have become so cliché these days.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We decided to sit at the bar to speed things up, but the bartender pretty much ignored us for 15-20 minutes after serving us our drinks and giving us menus. Now I have seen firsthand why they have only garnered 2.5 stars so far. Our order was finally taken by his assistant and our starter, the Beef Empanadas ($7.99), arrived shortly thereafter. They (3) were actually quite good with a deep fried cornmeal exterior and a beef, cheese and poblano pepper interior, accompanied by an avocado salsa and sour cream. They were crispy, not greasy, and the flavors quite pleasing to the pallet ... Olé!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Like most restaurants I visit for the first time, I like to see if they get the basics right, so I ordered their Blue Moose Burger ($10.99), medium-well, with sauteed onions and bacon. You can "add a house salad" to an entree for $1.99, but the sandwich menu states: "Sub a 'small' house salad" for $1.99. I found it hard to believe that you could get a "whole" house salad with an entree for $1.99, but you had to substitute your fries (etc.) for a "small" one for the same price, so I asked the beertender. He confirmed my disbelief, telling me that you in-fct have to give up your side in order to get a salad ... and you have to pay an extra $1.99 ... Good Grief!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am a loyal Fuzzy's patron and disabled veteran and have ordered on the phone for pick-up for nearly four years at their Lawrence, Kansas location. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have given Fuzzy's high marks on my popular blog and Yelp, Zomato and Tabelog reviews, but that has now come to an end as I will never set foot or call-in to Fuzzy's again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">OK, maybe I was a little too harsh last time, giving them one BOMB out of ten, but their attention to detail is severely lacking, margaritas weak, chips way too thin, and service spotty at best. Having nearly killed my wife by serving her tomatoes after telling them that "she's allergic to tomatoes" last time we were there, I swore we would never return, but alas, the other Mexican restaurants in town are shit, so there you have it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The food is "OK" by Midwestern standards (very low standards), but the service, chips, and margaritas all leave a great deal to be desired. We are going to Texas soon and I cannot wait for some "real" Tex-Mex, not the crap they serve in Lawrence and the rest of the Midwest that many "self-proclaimed" food critics refer to as "Tex-Mex" ... what a joke ... get a clue folks ... there is not a single Tex-Mex in Lawrence, Mi Ranchito included.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2223 Louisiana Street, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Suite E</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lawrence, KS 66046</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On this, our second visit, the food was just as good and the prices fair, but the service left something to be desired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We were not greeted when we arrived, only told to find our own table. It took quite a while for our server to welcome us and bring our water even though the place was virtually empty on a Sunday night with two servers working. We ordered the Mini Steamed Buns ($5.95) with sweet pork sausage and dried shredded pork on wheat flour buns and the Crispy Spring Rolls ($4.25 - Regular/chicken). The server asked me if we wanted the chicken spring rolls even though I ordered the "regular" variety which, according to the menu, come with chicken. I said. "yes, of course".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After taking our order, our server indicated that "everything" would be out shortly, but if you know me, you know I detest entrees arriving before the appetisers have been finished. I asked her to please hold the entrees until we had finished our starters, to which she readily agreed. The steamed buns (3) were OK even though the steamed whole wheat buns were not even baked. They had an odd look and texture (like eating raw bread dough) and were too big for the tiny dipping cups, but the flavor was decent. Not something we would order again. The spring rolls were good and a decent value at $4.25. The dipping sauces came in teeny weeny cups, too small even for the fried spring rolls which were not that big to begin with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My wife had the Yum-Tum Phad Thai ($9.95) which she raved about, a stir fry of rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, cabbage and lemon grass with tofu. She cleaned her plate and would have likely licked it clean (I'm joking of course) if we were not in public, stating "that was absolutely delicious". I decided to try the Yellow Curry with beef ($9.25), a good size portion of potato pieces, yellow onion, sliced carrots and thinly sliced beef in a deliciously sweet, savory and spicy curry that dazzled the senses. It was an excellent curry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The decor is simple and basic, but tasteful, but I would recommend not sitting anywhere near the double front doors on a cold and/or windy night because our napkins flew and the chill was breathtaking every time someone entered or left, some several times, including one couple who did not know the difference between Thai and sushi, having missed their mark by several hundred feet and leaving as quickly as they had entered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Even though the service was suspect on this occasion, a plus was that I found out that you can "BYOB" (meaning wine I believe), because they advertise "no cork (corkage) fee". The minuses, they insist on "tipping your server appropriately" (better left unsaid as common sense tells you that if they provide the glasses and uncork the wine, then you should tip accordingly) and that you must leave any unconsumed alcohol behind (which is likely state law).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There are no photos, sorry, you know what Papa John's and their pizzas look like and this review has nothing to do with pizza. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If Nathan, the manager, is any indication of quality at this location, they are in deep kimchi and their far less than "stellar" 2.5/5 rating on Yelp seems to indicate that fact. If I were the owner of this location, I would be very, very concerned, but then again, they churn out pizzas for KU's famished and undiscerning student body whether or not their quality standards and customer service are terrible, which they are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This was the second time we have ordered online for pickup at this location and it will be the last. Their website sucks. They text me their "specials" EVERY FRIDAY, but I usually delete them and wish I had this time as well. I followed the link, chose the crust, size, sauce, and toppings for each pizza, only to be told, after going through this with two pizzas, that the promo code (PJ40) they texted me was "INVALID". I tried again and received the same message, so I went to their "Specials" page where I found a two topping extra large (16") pizza at $9.99 each ... BINGO! But when I clicked on the link that came up advertising that special, I was told "this page doesn't exist", so I tried again with the same absurd outcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I finally ordered a couple large pizzas for pickup because by this time we were famished and went to the store with order in hand. I tried to tell Nathan, the manager, about the difficulties that I had with the website and ordering what we wanted, but he refused to listen to what I was saying, insisting that I had received the "PJ40" promo code discount when, in-fact, I had ordered the large (14") two topping pizza specials ($7.99 each). I continued to try to explain the situation and the problems I had with the website, but Nathan obviously was not listening ... "uh huh, yea, uh huh", so I said "you really don't give a shit do you?". He told me there was a Help Line I could call if I was not happy, pointing to a decal on the side of the pizza display case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Then, when he went to retrieve my order, even though I had arrived 30 minutes after ordering (the email I received said they would be ready in 15-25 minutes), our pizzas had not even been made yet. He lied, telling me they were in the oven, then ignored me other than telling me to "get out of the way" when the next customer arrived. Seriously? Get out of the way? Is that any way to talk to a customer? You know the answer to that question. After another 10-12 minutes, our pizzas were finally ready and I departed, giving Nathan my card and telling him to read my review on my popular blog and on Yelp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The taste or quality of the pizza is irrelevant at this point, being the same mass produced pies you can get at any Papa John's in the U.S.A. It is the nerve and unprofessionalism I have now experienced on two occasions at this same location and from the same person if I am not mistaken. Nathan should be counseled and put on double secret probation if not fired. He gives this location specifically and Papa John's in general a bad name, leaving a bad taste in my mouth ... literally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lawrence, KS 66044</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Phone number: (785) 856-2535</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Website: portfonda.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">RATED I forgot my phone in the car, so please excuse the lack of photos. I have been wanting to try Port Fonda since they opened, but, to be honest, the menu never did do much for me. I like traditional Mexican food and am not enamored with the many Mexican-fusion menus and ingredients that have become so cliche lately. However, before I leave Lawrence and the Midwest for the Left Coast later this year, I thought I should give them a try.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I met a friend downtown and we walked over, entering a large, but mostly empty, dining room that looks more like a sports bar than a Mexican restaurant. I despise paying for chips and salsa, but we ordered it anyway ($5), coming in a small tin bucket accompanied by choice of two salsas (we got the corn and roasted tomatillo). The chips were a bit skimpy, but fresh and obviously homemade, and the salsas good. but not great. I was a bit disappointed for $5.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The "special" sounded good, a deep fried chimichanga filled with chicken, rice, pork belly and some other stuff topped with a poblano (or was it serano?) chile cheese sauce ($14). The chimichanga was quite tasty, but very greasy, feeling my arteries clogging with every mouthful. It was about half the size of your average chimichanga and came with zilch, zippo, nada, making it the equivalent of a $28 chimichanga, ale carte, no rice, no beans, at your run of the mill Mexican place. Not a great value by any stretch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Because my ratings are based on value, bang-for-the-buck, and not on just the quality of the food, I cannot in good conscience give Port Fonda even an average rating (5 Bombs Out Of 10). Let's face it, their ala carte chimichanga belongs in the $6 to $8 range max, not $14, particularly at lunch. Additionally, I detest restaurants that charge for chips and salsa and $5 is ridiculous for what we were served. The highlight of our lunch was the server, who was very friendly and attentive, but then she should be as we were two of the few customers in the place at noon on a Thursday.</span><br />
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CombatCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014881843145560350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727159100806119384.post-31117952460565889302017-02-19T06:51:00.002-08:002017-02-19T06:51:17.984-08:00Taco Taco, Just Give Me A Taco!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Phone number: (785) 424-7123</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am acquainted with one of the owners (through the American Legion where they do most of their preparation), a very nice man and well trained at the infamous Le Cordon Bleu in Paris on a scholarship from Julia Child no less, but think Taco Zone is trying too hard to be a "trendy", Mexican-fusion outlet when they should focus a bit more on the basics. There has not been a traditional Mexican taco filling option on the menu in my two visits ... "chorizo and potato", "chicken mole", "chile rojo beef and sweet potato", and "braised lamb and green olive" for example. They should stop trying to be quite so trendy and eclectic and stick more to the basics (carnitas, adobada, carne asada, al pastor, etc.), offering at least a couple traditional Mexican taco fillings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Their guacamole is decent, but also small for the price, coming with chips that are better than many places, but fried a little too long and a tad too salty. The strangest thing being the fact that they scrutinize the number of chips they put in each paper bag order, weighing them on an electronic scale to ensure you do not get one chip more than they have deemed necessary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I really do want to like this place more because I encourage creativity, thinking outside the box, and the entrepreneurial spirit. If you are familiar with my blog or reviews, you know that I am also brutally honest and rarely give 5-stars (9-10 Bombs) and 4-stars (7-8 Bombs) is reserved for those who go above-and-beyond the call to duty. Taco Zone is average in my book, not a bad thing at all, no matter how many reviewers in general and LFK brethren in particular bestow the highest rating far too frequently in my eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If traveling through Lawrence, visiting for a period of time, or if you live here full-time, you may someday find yourself needing a screwdriver, some WD-40, or God knows what. If so, there is a fair chance that you will find it at Cottins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The thing I like best about Cottins is the friendly, personal attention you receive almost as soon as you walk in the door. If you have ever been to Home Depot, Lowes, and Menards, you know that trying to find an employee to answer a question or help you find something is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. The employees at Cottins are not only friendly and helpful, they are very knowledgeable in a variety of DIY topics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A small space by hardware standards, they have an amazing selection of choices in almost every category. Every time I go there, I am greeted warmly and escorted directly to the specific item I need. Employees have spent 15 minutes with me helping me to find less than a dollar's worth of screws, now that's customer service! Customer service is such a rare comodity these days in the retail sector, but Cottins is the rare exception. Well done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I have been wanting to try Merchants since they opened over three years ago, but every time I checked their menu online, it just did not inspire me. Local hipsters and metrosexuals gave them high marks, raving about their food and beer options, but these are the same people that gives 5-stars (10 Bombs in my book, a rating reserved for only the very Best in Value) to some of the many mediocre restaurants in Lawrence. As a matter of fact, links on Merchants' website list them among <a href="http://kcur.org/post/food-critics-best-restaurants-lawrence-kan#stream/0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Best Restaurants In Lawrence, Kansas" (KCUR Radio)</a> and <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/chow-town/article329828/Lawrence-is-a-great-day-trip-for-foodies.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"</a></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/chow-town/article329828/Lawrence-is-a-great-day-trip-for-foodies.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lawrence is a great day trip for foodies" (Kansas City Star)</a>, along with several less than stellar Lawrence restaurants, according to Kansas City media outlets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We arrived at around 5:30 for our Valentine's Day reservation, having been called the day before to confirm our reservation and asked if I was "disabled", a rather odd question. I said no, even though I am an 80% disabled veteran, because it's basically none of their business, and was told "good", we'll put you upstairs then". Rather than make an issue of it, I painfully made my way up the stairs to not the first balcony, but to the very top floor, two stories above the "prime" dining room. I survived, but felt like a second (or is it third because of the floor we were on?) class citizen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Merchants advertises "Happy Hour", but fails to mention anywhere on their website or menu what time Happy Hour actually is. It turns out, after asking our server, that it is from 5pm to 6pm, so I ordered an IPA ($3.50 vice $7) and a porter ($3.25 vice $6.50) before the clock struck six. Both were quite good and a great value at half of their regular price.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">For our appetizer, we were trying to decide between the Local Mushroom Arancini ($9 - arancini are indigenous to my wife's hometown of Naples, Italy) or the Burrata ($10) with broccoli pesto candied garlic, smoked pecan, and slices of grilled Wheatfields baguette. Even though my wife is from Southern Italy and I lived there for three years, neither of us had remembered hearing of "burrata", the menu says nothing about it being made from mozzarella cheese, and our server failed to mention the fact as well. Because the arancini came with a tomato-based sauce (my wife is one of few Italians that hates tomatoes), we decided on the burrata. It was actually quite good, but there was too much of the creamy spread for the six very small slices of baguette. At $10, it was a fair value, but would have been better had it come with a couple more slices of baguette to spread the sweet and savory concoction on. The menu should also mention the fact that burrata is a type of mozzarella cheese because even a Southern Italian had not realized that mozzarella was the main ingredient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">For entrees, my wife had the Housemade Fettucine ($16), a rather skimpy and dry plate of reddish pasta, apparently in a white wine butter garlic sauce with spinach, almond, onion confit, dates, and breadcrumbs. Beside being quite a small portion for the price, it was very dry and tasted mostly of onion. Not a very good dish and my wife, who is not a big eater, was still hungry when she finished it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I had the Grilled Ribeye ($32), the most expensive thing on the menu, a 12 ounce steak in a peppercorn, red wine-shallot butter and Worcestershire onion jam sauce (incorrectly spelled "worchestershire" by the way, uncapitalized - Worcestershire is a county in England - and with an "h' where there should not be one). I ordered it medium/medium-well, telling our server that I do not like bloody meat and that a "little pink in the middle" would be great. The steak came out more medium rare than medium well, but even though the server offered to have it cooked some more (meaning "thrown in the microwave"), I declined and ate the "bloody" thing. Even though it was much rarer than I prefer, it was actually quite tender and the sauce extraordinary, making up for unappetizing color of the meat. It came with horseradish roasted potatoes, which were decent, and creamed greens (kale perhaps), which were extremely good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Because my wife was still hungry, and she has a massive sweet tooth, she could not resist the Persian Love Cake ($7), a cardamom sponge cake with "spiced pistachios, rosewater and saffron scented cream, and candied rose petal dust". It sounded quite bizzare on the menu, but was actually quite exotic and tasty, a nice finish to a decent meal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">First of all, our server, Devin, was very good, quite attentive, and the highlight of the meal. The atmosphere is also warm and inviting, even if we were in the nosebleed section. However, I got the impression that the chef in particular or the establishment in general are trying a bit too hard to be trendy and "gourmet", pulling it off on some occasions (the steak sauce and the dessert) and not on others (the pasta and undercooked steak). The prices are not exorbitant, but when you drop a C-note for dinner, it should be closer to flawless than we experienced at Merchants (e.g. my raw steak).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Noodless to say, our experience this evening was less than stellar. OK, we are talking about Noodles & Company, a chain, so this review will not be as detailed as usual, but I need to comment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The place is clean, standard Noodles & Company layout, lots of poor KU students eating big bowls of noodles. You get the idea. The staff we are friendly and helpful and the food decent, with one major exception. More on that soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We ordered the Korean BBQ Meatballs ($5 for 10) as a starter, I the Spicy Korean Beef Noodles ($9.25), and my better half the Steak, and I use that term loosely, Stroganoff ($9.25). The meatballs were pretty good and a decent value. My Korean Beef Noodles had barely a trace of beef, so I tossed in some of the meatballs, but otherwise it was pretty good although lacking enough broth (and meat).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The BIG problem came when my wife started eating the beef stroganoff. There was more beef than in my Korean noodles, but she chewed and chewed and chewed and chewed. You get the picture. The beef was "cartilagine" (literally "cartilage"), she said in Italian. I said: "Huh?", not being familiar with this word. Oh, you mean gristly! Yes, that was what she meant. I tasted a piece and it had the texture of a large, thick rubber band.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A very nice young lady came by and asked how our meal was. I told her "gristly", so she offered to exchange the stroganoff for something else. Well enough, so my wife asked for the Wisconsin Mac & Cheese ($6.25), a $3 difference. The mac & cheese came quickly and tasted very much like Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, a big bowl of it. The main problem was that nobody apologized, nobody offered a refund for the difference, to comp the meal, or even offer a free dessert. When I asked for the manager to leave my card as we left, three people pointed at each other (must have been Larry, Moe and Curly), so at that point I gave up. We left with a sour taste in our mouths ... or was that just gristle in our teeth?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">904 Vermont Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lawrence, KS 66044</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Phone:</b> 785.841.5553</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Monday through Friday - 6:30am to 8:00pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Saturday 6:30am to 6:30pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sunday - 7:30am to 4:00pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Prices: $$<span style="color: #999999;">$$</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love a good, hearty breakfast, but because bacon, eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy are not as healthy as they are tasty, we normally only indulge on special occasions. I reviewed Wheatfields, </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">a bakery and restaurant one block West of Mass Street in downtown Lawrence,</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> on my birthday last year after going there for breakfast. Coincidentally, my wife and I returned for breakfast yesterday on my 60th birthday, enjoying ourselves and allowing me to reassess the rating I gave them last year (6 Bombs Out Of 10 ... More Bombs Are Better!). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My wife and I have been buying Wheatfields wonderful breads since we moved to Lawrence a little over three years ago. My favorite is the raisin and pecan sourdough ($4.50), a robust torpedo-shaped loaf with a thick crispy crust outside and plenty of raisins and pecan pieces inside. It toasts marvelously and is delicious alone, with butter, or coated in my favorite toppings, peanut butter and bananas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They have numerous <a href="http://www.wheatfieldsbakery.com/bakery.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">varieties</a>, including sourdough, semolina with sesame and poppy seeds, b</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">aguette, c</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">iabatta, K</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">alamata olive, sourdough, and </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">100% whole wheat among others. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Breads range in price from $4 to nearly $9 for their holiday specials, but the whole wheat with walnuts and raisins is just HALF the price of a similar loaf at a new East Lawrence bakery on Barker, being quite a good value.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My only gripe is with the staff who seem to have an "attitude". There is no "Hi, welcome to WheatFields" when you come in, it is more like "Yea, what do you want". Employees are routinely impersonal and abrupt, not warm and inviting. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A smile and occasional "thank you" from staff would be much appreciated.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hours: Most locations will be open 24 hours Christmas Day but some locations will just be open from 6 a.m. to midnight</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Ladybird Diner</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">721 Massachusetts Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lawrence, KS 66044</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Phone number: (785) 856-5239</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Website: <a href="http://ladybirddiner.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ladybirddiner.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Ladybird", by the way, is the British term for what we know as a "ladybug", the cute little red dome shaped things, and member of the beetle family, with black dots that will crawl up your finger and onto your hand, tagging along until they get bored and fly away to find another unsuspecting human being or facsimile thereof.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, Ladybird Diner is a busy place and got great reviews from respected colleagues, but was underwhelming in my eyes. I somehow expected more and have yet to find a great breakfast place (or lunch and dinner for that matter) in LFK. Big sigh. We stopped by about a month ago on a Sunday around 1pm and they were packed with a 15-20 minute wait, so we went up the street and ate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My spouse had a medical procedure and had not eaten for 33 hours, and I fasted along with her for moral support. So by the time we arrived at 9:30 this morning, we were FAMISHED, STARVING, HUNGRY AS A HORSE if you catch my drift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My wife loves their pancakes and hashbrowns, but went for a couple of doughnuts (and one to take home for tomorrow - $2.09/ea) and a side of hashbrowns ($2.49). She was happy as a lark, indulging her sweet tooth and getting a massive sugar and carb rush all for just $6.67. Such a deal! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I, on the other hand, went the more traditional route. I rarely eat a big breakfast, opting instead for a cup or two of joe and some wheat bread with natural peanut butter and sliced bananas. However, 4-6 times a year a get a hankerin' for a full-on breakfast with eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, and biscuits and gravy (B&G), so that was what I did. I ordered the Diner Breakfast ($9.99) and a half order of B&G ($5.49). The Diner was decent, nothing special, coming with wheat toast, and the eggs were cooked over-medium as I had asked. The three slices of bacon were lukewarm and petrified, obviously pre-cooked and sitting in a warming tray or nuked because they were difficult to cut with a knife and very chewy if you know what I mean. The hashbrowns were somewhat sparse, but crispy and savory just the way I like them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The biscuits and gravy were another story altogether. A buttermilk biscuit and a ladle of country gravy cost no more than a $1 max to produce, so I have difficulty understanding a 549% markup. Ladybird is not the only culprit, all the breakfast places on Mass Street do it as do many others around the nation. $2.99, even $3.49, would be a fair price for a single biscuit and gravy for a $2 to $2.50 profit on less than a buck's worth of flour and fat. Enough about price. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The order of B&G looked appetizing enough, but there was an odd taste to the gravy I could not quite put my finger on. Did they add honey mustard to the gravy? It sure tasted like it, so I asked to cook as I came back from the loo and was told that it was not honey mustard, but nutmeg. I was wrong, but the taste of the gravy was even <a href="https://www.copyediting.com/righting-more-wrong-and-wronger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wronger</a> (look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls). Why can't I get some good ol' fashioned overpriced biscuits and gravy on Mass Street? This place adds nutmeg, another tops it with watery green chili sauce ... give me a damn biscuit and some freakin' normal salty and peppery country gravy for cryin' out loud!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sorry, the country gravy has me talkin' like a country boy, so let me digress y'all. The service was "OK", not bad, but not very good. Maybe they were shorthanded because I only saw two servers running around to the 15 or so tables, but I sat and waited for a coffee refill for a good 10 minutes while our server ran back and forth avoiding eye contact the entire time. I know servers somehow expect that they deserve a 20% tip nowadays (there I go again, dammit!) no matter how well they perform, but I put myself through college waiting tables and am a bit picky when it comes to service. This young lady got a 15% tip, generous in my eyes, but I am sure she cursed me as we walked out the door. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sidenote: I rarely give less than 15% because I know these folks work mostly for tips to pay their bills and routinely give 20%+ for very good, friendly service. This service was neither, but not bad enough to warrant 10% or less as sometimes has to be the case. If I do tip less than 15%, I normally inform them of their shortfalls or leave a note if they are very busy in order to, hopefully make it a learning experience. In this case, I left my card and she can read the review (or not). If she does read this review, I hope she smiles more in the future, makes eye contact and ensures coffee mugs are full, and maybe makes a little idle chit chat so customers feel like we are appreciated, human, sentient beings.</span></div>
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CombatCritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05014881843145560350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727159100806119384.post-14490420497162442872016-11-16T07:58:00.001-08:002016-11-16T07:58:43.432-08:00Imperfect, But A "World" Of Difference At Planet Fitness Versus Other Health Clubs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Prices: $<span style="color: #999999;">$$$</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you travel as much as I do and like to stay in shape while on the road, then a gym membership with reciprocal privileges and numerous clubs across the U.S. is a convenience you cannot do without.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">New on South Iowa, Planet Fitness is a breath of fresh air in Lawrence after being an abused member at </span><a href="http://www.combatcritic.com/2013/11/let-me-summit-up-do-not-let-appearances.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">The Summit</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> and </span><a href="http://www.combatcritic.com/2014/03/will-genesis-fitness-lawrence-south-do.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Genesis</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> health clubs over the past three years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Oh, and by the way, guests are free and you can upgrade to a Black Card, adding hydro massages, tanning (not my bag), drink discounts, and reciprocity at Planet Fitness locations nationwide for just $10/month more. The hydro massage beds (2), recliners (2), and chairs (2) are a relaxing way to finish a workout and almost as good as a real massage. The even have buckets of free chocolate and grape Tootsie Rolls ... HOOAH! </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">The only thing missing are towels, a sauna, and shampoo in the showers, but hey, what'ya expect for $10-$20 a month?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you find yourself traveling to or through Kansas City, Topeka, or Lawrence, Eagle Bend is not the cheapest public course by far, but it is a well maintained and challenging layout. The first six holes are links-style with undulating fairways surrounded by native grasses (sorry, no gorse) with the final 12 meandering through marshy woodlands surrounding the Wakarusa River.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Prices range from $22 (walking/18 holes/M-F) to $49 (riding/18 holes/weekend) with seniors (60+) and juniors (under 18) getting a slight price break during the week. There are no military or veteran discounts and, oddly enough, no "twilight" or winter rates and "NO DISCOUNTS (PERIOD) ON WEEKENDS". You pay full price no matter what time of year or time of day it is, <u>no wiggle room</u> (more on that later).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The clubhouse is small with a snack bar that seems to do little business, a very limited pro shop, restrooms, a few tables and a couple TVs. I am not sure what capability to snack bar has, but I have never seen anybody sitting in the clubhouse eating a hamburger or sandwich. The pro shop has a small selection of balls and tees, a couple golf bags, and a few gloves, hats and shirts. It does not appear that Eagle Bend's clubhouse is intended to generate much income as far as I can tell and it obviously does not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The fairways are Z</span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">oysia grass and very well maintained. I have been told that their greenskeeper used to work for a cross-town course, Alvamar, and from what I have observed, they are lucky to have him because their fairways are in much better shape than semi-private Alvamar's Zoysia fairways. If you hit a ball in the fairway, you should have a good lie, a ball that sits-up, and that is normally the case at Eagle Bend. The only exception, strangely enough, is the 18th fairway where the Zoysia stops at the 150 yard marker, leaving a routinely poor lie off of what looks like Perennial Rye grass for your approach shot to the final hole. </span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The greens are decent and fairly fast, but few people seem to repair their pitch marks, so even the best putt can go astray from time to time. Maybe they could sell, or even give away, inexpensive pitch mark repair tools in the pro shop and post a few signs reminding people to clean up after themselves. Zoysia on the landing area of the 18th would also be a big plus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Otherwise, Eagle Bend is fair and a good challenge as the wind is almost always blowing, swirling and changing directions because of the influence of the Clinton Lake Dam which towers over the west side of the course. Two of the four par 5s, #9 and #12, normally play downwind where par, even birdie, are very possible. Hole #12 is a double dogleg par 5 with trees to the right off the tee and a large lake guarding the left side of the fairway on your second and third shots. Hole #17, a short par 3 over a gully where par is achievable and wild turkeys can often be seen on the terraced slope in front of the green, is esthetically the nicest hole on the course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">While on the topic of range ball fees, Eagle Bend's are some of the highest in the area at $5 for 25 balls and $400 for an annual pass (unlimited balls). I get 75 balls for $8 at a crosstown range and paid a little over $100/year for unlimited balls while a member at Alvamar, so Eagle Bend's prices are "out of range", pun intended. High range ball prices are another phenomena I do not understand. The investments (balls, facility, personnel, equipment) have already been made, so why not get as many people hitting range balls as possible by lowering fees to a more reasonable level? I refuse to pay $5-$15 for a bucket of balls as do many others I know, so instead of generating some income, they generate little. Penny wise and dollar foolish in my opinion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I play Eagle Bend several days a week and would think that with all of the empty slots I see, that the city would be clamoring for income, but the City of Lawrence and their employees do not seem to be very interested in profit. Maybe if the course had more play and a more enticing clubhouse, they could lower green fees, offer military/veteran discounts, extend junior/senior discounts to the weekend, and have twilight rates, adding even more revenue from those who would have played elsewhere. As an example, I play most of the winter at Alvamar because they reduce green fees to $15 (18 holes/walking/7 days a week) in the winter, several dollars lower than Eagle Bend's "unbending" fees. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The City of Lawrence government seems eager to maintain the status quo in this city of around 90,000. They stifle competition in favor of their friends (not a decent chain restaurant or selection of retailers in town) and are stuck in the 20th Century when it comes to managing their only golf course. Eagle Bend could be the premier golf destination in eastern Kansas, but backward thinking and poor management make it an average, underutilized entity likely on the brink of obsolescence and ultimate closure to become another park or free Frisbee/soccer golf complex.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you play a lot like I do, they do not have an annual membership, but they do offer punch cards for 10, 20, 50 or 100 rounds (good for more than a year) with savings ranging from 25% to 60%, bringing green fees down to as low as $11 per round (walking) for a 100-round card ... if you are willng to pay $1,100 in advance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Eagle Bend is a fun, challenging course in desperate need of innovation, creative marketing, and management that embraces thinking "outside box" rather than maintaining the status quo. Golf courses are losing business and thousands are going bankrupt across the nation, a path I hope Eagle Bend is not headed down because the only other options in town are private and very expensive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Spencer Museum Of Art</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1301 Mississippi Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">University of Kansas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lawrence, KS 66045</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Phone number (785) 864-4710</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Website: <a href="http://spencerart.ku.edu/">spencerart.ku.edu</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Prices: <span style="color: #999999;">$$$$ </span>(FREE)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There are some notable museums in Lawrence, among them KU's Spencer Museum Of Art with its eclectic and impressive collection, including works by Andy Warhol, Angelo Bronzino, Albert Bierstadt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Édouard Manet, Frederick Remington, and John Singer Sargent just to name a few.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Having been to some of the world's greatest museums, including the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay and l'Orangerie (Paris), the British Museum and Tate Modern (London), the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Guggenheim (NYC), the Vatican Museums, Galleria dell'Accademia and Galleria degli Uffizi (Italy), Museo del Prado and Museo Picasso Málaga (Spain), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art to name just a few, I must compare the Spencer to them when considering a rating. Although not on the same level as any museum listed above, the Spencer is impressive on several levels, an excellent value, and entertaining way to spend two to three hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lawrence, KS 66045</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">If you go to a KU basketball game, men's or women's, or other event, you have a treat in store!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A new addition has been built on the east side, ground level, of historic Allen Fieldhouse, making room for thousands of photos, National Championship Trophies, game balls, uniforms and many other displays highlighting the history of KU sports and the University of Kansas Hall of Fame, not just for basketball. Many of the displays are chronologically arranged, making a trip back through KU sports history a breeze. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And if you have not been to a KU Men's Basketball game, you are missing one of the greatest experiences in American sport, college or otherwise. The place is always packed, the fans are raucous, the KU pride without equal and the team routinely highly ranked, making for an extremely exciting and memorable experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1819 W. 23rd Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lawrence, KS 66046</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Phone number: (785) 832-8775</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lawrence, KS 66046</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Website: <a href="http://littlesaigonlawrence.com/">littlesaigonlawrence.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Order at the counter when you go in, pay, and take a seat quickly if a table is open because they do not have many. Not particularly friendly, the folks behind the counter are all business, but they are efficient. Your food arrives at your table shortly thereafter and you may get your appetizer(s) before your entree(s), but don't count on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They do pho well. Fresh veggies, aromatic herbs, flavorful broth and tasty noodles, but the two main entrees I have had, a beef curry with egg (?) and noodles and the most recent bulgogi, left much to be desired. Five ounces of stir fried beef, and onion, on a pile of rice with no seasoning and zero taste ... if you love bulgogi, DO NOT order this 'cause it ain't bulgogi girlfriend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1105 Massachusetts Street</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lawrence, KS 66049</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Phone number: (785) 830-9281</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Website <a href="http://brothersbar.com/">brothersbar.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Bare bones college bar chain with cheap drinks and a lot of noise. I went to watch the last few innings of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series after Fuzzy's, just a few doors down, closed at 10pm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A decent selection of drafts in 12-14 ounce glasses for $4 ain't a bad deal and they had a Captain and Coke special for just $3, so I was quite happy for just $10 plus tip. The service was decent, not overly friendly, but reasonably efficient.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As you know, I love Thai food and I love Thai Diner ... OOH-RAH!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They have an extensive chalkboard full of monthly specials (can't call them "blackboards" anymore I recently found out ... aren't we becoming a bit excessively PC? ... they still call whiteboards "whiteboards" and I am not offended) as well as a nice selection of appetizers, curries, stir fries, noodle/rice dishes and more on the menu. Oh, and you can get a cup of the "soup of the day" for just 95¢, in this case a Curry Powder Vegetable that was one of the best vegetable soups I have ever had.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We started with two of our favorite Thai appetizers, Crispy Spring Rolls ($4.25) and Grilled Chicken Skewers (chicken satay - $6.25). The spring rolls were three, filled with minced chicken, noodles, vegetables - cut into six halves - and served with a sweet and sour sauce. They were crispy and tasty, not too greasy, and of reasonable size for the price. The chicken satay, marinated in a garlic, cilantro, and sweet chili sauce were four and large, grilled on wooden skewers and served with a savory brown sauce as well as the traditional peanut sauce (upon request). They were tender, well seasoned, and delicious as were the accompanying sauces, peanut being my favorite. I would have to say that they were a tad overpriced compared to the other three items we ordered, likely being a better value in the $4.95 to $5.25 range.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2223 Louisiana Street, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Suite E</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They have an extensive chalkboard full of monthly specials (can't call them "blackboards" anymore I recently found out ... aren't we becoming a bit excessively PC? ... they still call whiteboards "whiteboards" and I am not offended) as well as a nice selection of appetizers, curries, stir fries, noodle/rice dishes and more on the menu. Oh, and you can get a cup of the "soup of the day" for just 95¢, in this case a Curry Powder Vegetable that was one of the best vegetable soups I have ever had.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I had the Carnivore Omelet ($8.75) and a half order of biscuits and gravy, which were not on the menu, but advertised on a sign out front (with no price). The carnivore omelet came with ham, bacon, sausage, caramelized onions and sharp cheddar cheese, but very little of each and what was there was cooked into the omelet rather than folded on the inside. It came with "two sides" (toast, breakfast potatoes, cottage cheese, or sliced tomato), but the only enticing side was the potatoes, so I asked for a double order. I would hate to see a single side order of potatoes because the "double" side was extremely sparse and void of much taste. The biscuit and gravy came with green chili, an odd topping for biscuits and gravy (apparently a "New Mexico specialty"), so I asked for it on the side. The biscuit was small, the gravy thick, but rather tasteless (no sausage or bacon in sight), and the green chili thin (not thick as true green chili should be) and watery, but very spicy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At the South end of the strip mall BEHIND Office Depot and Planet Fitness on Iowa (enter from 25th Street), you will find Formosa Bakery, right next to the massage parlor if you are into that kind of thing. The sign in the window is small, so keep your eyes peeled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I got a Snow White, Yellow Volcano, and five Cheese Bites as well as a his bread with sausage and green onion ($1.50). He let me sample a Tiger Roll which was very good and "not too sweet" as promised. The bread with sausage and green onion was OK, but the bread was sweet instead of savory and not something I would buy again. If all of the breads are sweet like the one I bought, I will take a pass on bread in the future. Bread should not be sweet, especially when it is topped with sausage and green onion ... sweet rolls should be sweet, all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The place is simple and clean, the service excellent and friendly, and the pastries delicious, although the cakes are a tad pricey at $3.79 to $3.99 a slice (and they are not all that big). I will return to sample the cheesecake, tiramisu, and blueberry mousse cake and will let you know in a future update if they are worth the price.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On a final note, when I showed Chen my Yelp profile, he saw my photo with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and became emotional, asking about how I met His Holiness. Because of his emotional reaction, I asked and he confirmed that he is a Buddhist, and I have never met a Buddhist that was not an excellent, compassionate person. I believe that is definitely the case here and I hope my new friend is very successful, so visit Formosa Bakery ... you will be glad you did!</span></div>
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