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"This place is kind of deceiving -- it looks like one of those fancy, snobby wine bars from the outside, and you walk in to order your favorite Pinot Noir (because you're a wine snob, yo), and they ask…" - Patrick Neeman

"Every once in a while, you're surprised. That's for staying at the Orchard Garden. I'm camping out here for the next two days until I can move in to an apartment close by, and booked the room…" - Patrick Neeman

"The rooms are a bit small (okay, REALLY small), but once you get past that little tidbit, this is one of the nicest hotels I've ever stayed in, up there with the Hopkins and the Fairmont in SF. -…" - Patrick Neeman

"Come hungry. Very hungry." - Patrick Neeman

"Let's start the review this way: I really don't know shit about wine. I know it comes from grapes, but I'm not one of those "let it breathe" types, nor want to pretend to be. I can tell the…" - Patrick Neeman

"I sat in the David Hasselhoff booth. Really. I've passed by this place a lot -- it's on 7th, which is the easiest way to get downtown from the 22 -- and always thought, wow, I should stop by there at…" - Patrick Neeman

"Booked this for a friend's staycation, because just wanted to see how nice the place was. Nice it is. Great addition to Long Beach. Everything about that place says "hip boutique hotel", from the…" - Patrick Neeman

"Note to travellers:With the Great Recession affecting travel the way it is, this is the time to find great rates on hotels you've always wanted to stay at, but didn't want to fork over $500 a night.…" - Patrick Neeman

"The best thing about traveling for work is that sometimes you get a really nice place. The Fairmont (usually) is a really nice place. The SJ Fairmont lobby is elegant -- you want in and are…" - Patrick Neeman

"I'm going to review this place now, because I can't eat here anymore (had a dietary "change"), and I want to give everyone the heads up just like the rest of these reviews (plus I want people think…" - Patrick Neeman

"Unlike Chen's a few doors down, where it's grease served with a side of food, what I like about Thai Silk is that everything seems to be very healthy, good, and tasty. I've never had a bad meal here.…" - Patrick Neeman

"I've gotten a few massages here, and had my back corrected, and it was wonderful. The staff has always been pleasant, appointments easy to make. And every time I leave, I feel better, which is exactly…" - Patrick Neeman

"I really miss the place -- it was just this quirkly little bar where it was obvious Faye ran it because she enjoyed the crowd, and didn't need all the money. Open 10pm to 2am, Monday through Saturday,…" - Patrick Neeman

"The neighborhood needs places like this. I live about a block away (okay, two blocks), and it's nice walking by and seeing people hang out, drink coffee, look at the art. It's helped people discover…" - Patrick Neeman

"I hate this place. i don't like the geek factor. I don't like the idea of taking 10 minutes to enter an order, after waiting 10 minutes to enter the order. I don't want to deal with technical…" - Patrick Neeman

"Was out with the local friend (his wife was enjoying Depeche Mode, or something), and we had massive indecision of where we wanted to go. "What do you want?" (Him) "Uh, food." (Me) "No, really,…" - Patrick Neeman

"Okay, I had to go here. I live in Long Beach, been here for most of the last 6 years. I've gotten drunk in Long Beach. And, well, it's a bar. Joe Jost's been around for some 80 years, the place not…" - Patrick Neeman

"I live in the neighborhood, so I know all the restaurants -- or at least have tried them once. In a neighborhood that has SuperMex (cheaper, faster, better -- think Steve Austin and cheesy 70's music…" - Patrick Neeman

"So one potential customer gave this place a one star, but who cares? They can stay at the Motel 6 next door, yo. I love this place. I'd love it more even if I were paying for it (expense account, yo,…" - Patrick Neeman

"I like this place. It has been a victim of the unfortunate placement of a Hooters two spots down, but Smooth's is a classy sports bar and grill that has a good food menu. It's like a sports bar for…" - Patrick Neeman

"I'm sure this is was a deal you could only get during massive flu panics, but I paid $90 a night for this place. The Serrano Hotel is a classic San Francisco hotel: small room, antique lobby,…" - Patrick Neeman

"Pluses: - The beer list. Long. Expensive. Expansive. Niche. - Pretzels. I hate pretzels, and they had a great pretzel, with that wonderful spicy brown mustard. - Mac and Cheese. Done their way.…" - Patrick Neeman

"This place isn't much to look at (it's a coffee shop with a bar, yo), but the food's actually pretty good, and it's CHEAP. It's definately a worthy alternative to the Denny's of the world (seriously,…" - Patrick Neeman

"I was cruising home (read: stuck, because downtown is all screwed up for the Grand Prix), and stopped by for dinner. Ordered the lasagna and whatever it was, it wasn't very good. Service was fast…" - Patrick Neeman

"Okay, it's a subway. A chain. How exciting can it be? You know what you're going to get. However -- this is the fastest Subway I've ever seen. They once made a sandwich so fast for me, I had a hard…" - Patrick Neeman

"This is one of those bars that, no matter when you walk in, you feel like it's about 11:30 pm, and everyone looks about three drinks into the night. This is truly a dive bar, complete with the cheep…" - Patrick Neeman

"The is a hotel that puts all other hotels to shame; it's elegant, classy, a hotel that enforces a quiet, refined status of, "yup, I'm better than any place you've stayed." When I saw the rate, I…" - Patrick Neeman

"Yeah, yeah, it's a franchise, whatever. Had to stop close by for my Ikea fix (it's always about the LAMPS, i tell ya), and I was hungry. Real hungry. Very hungry. So I waltz up to the bar. Order a…" - Patrick Neeman

"We were sittin' around all drunk and everything, and Bob was like, "so where do you want to go?" Marlayna was like, "how about Yogurtland?" Bob and I were like, "Yeaahhhhhhh..." in the "we just had…" - Patrick Neeman

"This is one of those kitschy, artsy movie house places that has a few of the popular movies, but I saw The Reader there with the Vancouver girl there. You walk in, and you are transported back to an…" - Patrick Neeman