Every Friday, we provide you with the best–and the worst–user reviews from the week. The following reviews are real, valid, submitted, unedited (except where marked) reviews from our various sites.
Oh MenuPages users, we love it when you review new restaurants. Don’t get us wrong; we appreciate all reviews for all restaurants. But when you take the time to review a brand-spanking new restaurant, it is really helpful to the rest of the MenuPages community. Why? Simply put, people (including us) are curious. There are so many openings these days, it’s hard to keep up, so if some decent reviews come in for new restaurants, it helps.
It’s nice to be able to differentiate a restaurant that you must go to ASAP before it’s impossible to get in (Nopa) from a restaurant that is still working out the kinks (see below) from a restaurant that you should probably just pass on.
With that said, here are some of this week’s reviews that gave us the lowdown on newly-christened restaurants. Take the jump with us.
First up, we have Sudachi, the new trendy Japanese spot that we hit on earlier:
The sushi melted in my mouth and the cocktails were just what I needed. The service was exceptional and everything was just superb. Everything was worth it. I’m definitely coming back again to try more delectable dishes!
Over in Bernal Heights, the Peruvian Piqueo’s still seems to be working out the kinks, despite being open for a couple months now:
The flavors are great and the food is unique, but the portions are skimpy and very pricey. The service was poor the evening I ate there. The atmosphere is loud and bustling. Definitely a trendy spot for the gentrified Bernal Heights residents who can afford it or people from outside the neighborhood, but it is not for the majority of the neighborhood residents.
Finally, here’s one user’s humorous take on an anonymous Italian restaurant. Hint: it’s not brand new. Maybe this is why Mario isn’t very enthralled with bloggers these days. Well, at least it’s not his restaurant:
The food is great, but the place just reeks of the owner’s arrogance. I am sure the mafia crowd and the trendy followers will enjoy it, but if you want 4 stars, you go for class and elegance, not a spectacle. And keep the balding lady with the fish lips in the back; she is about as sincere as Mario is sober.
Finally, here’s one user’s humorous take on an anonymous Italian restaurant. Hint: it’s not brand new. Maybe this is why Mario isn’t very enthralled with bloggers these days. Well, at least it’s not his restaurant:
