. "0"^^ . "2013-02-03T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . "I've been here three times and I keep going back because it's cheap, but I keep leaving feeling disappointed.\n\nThe first I went, I got the grilled vegetable sandwich and soup. It was decently good. Better than what I make myself at home, but still not that special. I probably think it tasted better than it really did because I believe the two together came to like $6.50 or something ridiculously cheap.\n\nThe next time I came, I had the French toast. It was pretty bad. It was one of the few times I would have wanted to send it back but our waitress never came to check on us so I couldn't. All the syrup in the world couldn't have fixed the dryness that was this meal.\n\nI went there again two nights ago. It was late, I needed cheap food. I really wanted something sweet and since the French toast was so bad last time, I decided to go with pancakes instead. Again, they were bad. Literally worse than the pre-made pancake mix at the store. Like last time, I would have sent it back, but the waitress never checked on us. \n\nAside from the food, this restaurant really caters to specific people. If you want to have a quiet conversation over dinner, don't go here. If you want to talk very loudly over top of other people talking very loudly, go here. If you want to be able to see your food before you eat it, don't go here. If you want to eat in darkness, go here (just kidding, but it is really dark here). The waiters are friendly, but they never check on you. So if you want a refill, good luck. Also, the bathrooms are disgusting. \n\nI would really only go back here if it was super late at night, the nearby Chinese places weren't open, and/or I had very little money on me. \n\nAs per the alcohol, I don't drink, but my boyfriend said his beer was pretty good and he had the vermicelli noodles which he also said were 'OK'. The beer was pretty cheap. I think it was $2.75 for 1/2 pint, $4.50 for a pint, and I forget how much for a pitcher.\n\nIn summary: cheap, bad-slightly better than average food, friendly but not good waiters, decent beer, gross washrooms, open late, loud, dark. You can do better. DO NOT take a first date here. Just don't. I forgot to menton this earlier, but they also have a pretty wide-ranging menu. Noodles, sandwiches, brunch, asian, indian, etc. But no pizza which is kind of weird."^^ . . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . .