http://www.yellowbot.com/user/emad#reviews Ratings and reviews provided by emad on local search site YellowBot.com http://st.ypbot.net/prod/images/beta_215x59.gif http://www.yellowbot.com http://www.yellowbot.com/pizza-my-heart-palo-alto-ca.html The pizza there was pretty good. There is plenty of public parking right next door. The one in San Jose had a meeting room that was useful which this one lacked. Relaxed, surfer atmosphere. http://www.yellowbot.com/marie-callenders-restaurants-bakeries-toluca-lake-ca.html Looking for good pumpkin pies for your Thanksgiving dinner? This place bakes them fresh. Every Thanksgiving, you can buy entire Thanksgiving dinners if you're a busy family or just some pumpkin pies to take with you to someone's house. Either way, you can't miss. http://www.yellowbot.com/tasty-q-bar-b-que-los-angeles-ca.html Frying a whole turkey may be non-traditional but is gaining popularity. Every Thanksgiving, a line starts forming to buy one of these whole turkeys they fry in a vat (try doing that at home). They're pretty tasty...but then again, what doesn't after it's fried? http://www.yellowbot.com/chin-chin-los-angeles-ca.html I had been to Chin Chin many times and the food is generally good. However, on more than one occasion, their service has been poor. One time, we called to reserve space for a big group. Despite making the arrangements ahead of time, they had us wait for 40 minutes before we walked out since we had already wasted almost our entire lunch. The host was pretty rude about our impatience. That was the primary reason we walked out. A waiter(?) chased us down trying to bribe us back in with free drinks but by that time our lunch was over anyway. :-( http://www.yellowbot.com/a-taste-of-bangkok-pasadena-ca.html The Thai food at this Old Town Pasadena restaurant is great. It is my favorite Thai restaurant. The food is tasty and the ambiance is nice. There are plenty of options here and I highly recommend it. http://www.yellowbot.com/ghirardelli-square-san-francisco-ca-1.html Friends that live in the area took us here. We were expecting a bit more. There wasn't a whole lot here. However, there were sundaes that you could buy with Ghiradelli hot fudge on top that was absolutely delicious. That saved this otherwise boring attraction. http://www.yellowbot.com/romanos-macaroni-grill-burbank-ca.html They have some good food here. The Bruschetta is a good appetizer, as is the tomato basil soup. The prime rib is always a good bet for the main dish. Nice atmosphere (a bit dark). http://www.yellowbot.com/bostons-the-gourmet-pizza-long-beach-ca.html They have a good selection of pizza and pastas. This place is within walking distance of The Aquarium of the Pacific. So, if you go to the aquarium with your kid(s), it's nice to stop by a place that has food you'll both like and at the same price as if you ate at the aquarium (but had less/worse) food. Get your hand stamped and leave the aquarium for lunch. http://www.yellowbot.com/sherman-oaks-castle-park-sherman-oaks-ca.html This is a great way to spend some time outdoors with the kids on a nice sunny afternoon. There are multiple miniature golf courses with lots of set-ups, white bunnies roaming some of the grassy areas, ducks in the water areas (especially near the pirate ships), and other things to keep them interested. There are other outdoor alternatives like a big row of batting cages too! If you want to grab a bite, there is a food area with some pretty bad food but it will fill those tummies nonetheless. If playing video games and ticket-winning games is your thing, you can play to win some tickets to trade in for various prizes. http://www.yellowbot.com/cafe-elegante-burbank-ca.html Greg, the owner, used to work at the Bob's, then Carrow's on Glenoaks before opening Cafe Elegante about 8 1/2 years ago. The service is great and the food is tasty. Make sure to try the Cornish hen. http://www.yellowbot.com/arena-hotel-san-jose-ca.html I booked the Arena Hotel a day before I had to go to San Jose for a conference through lastminute.com The next day, about 1-2 hours before check in, a full day after receiving my confirmation number via email, I received an email from Sybil Saiz of innpoints.com (somehow related to lastminute.com) saying "Although, you were able to book a reservation there may have been a system error which allowed this reservation to go through....Please cancel previous reservation and make alternate accommodations." I received this email while in a meeting and now I was sitting there wondering where I was going to sleep that night. I went to the hotel anyway and they told me that innpoints was supposed to contact me. I told them they contacted me that morning, after I had already made arrangements. They gave me an upgrade at my cheaper rate. I was hapy that they gave me that room but was upset that they were involved in trying to force me into new accomodations with no notice. :-( However, the room was nice. The building was a bit aged which contributed to its charm but also required wall air conditioning units as no central air system was available. Overall, the hotel was nice but almost being forced to find a new hotel when none are available due to a nearby conference could have been the cause of a 1-star rating. http://www.yellowbot.com/pizza-my-heart-san-jose-ca.html this place is right next to SJSU and has a surfer theme, good prices, & a conference room in the back (great for silicon valley). Everyone says this is the best pizza in town. The pizza is good but not great. SJ needs better pizza joints. http://www.yellowbot.com/la-quinta-inn-portland-convention-center-portland-or.html This was the only Convention-Center-close hotel that still had room available. Most of my friends were at the Doubletree or Red Lion. La Quinta was only one block further from the Convention Ctr than the Red Lion...so I booked it (it was only slightly cheaper than the Red Lion). I was greeted with a very polite and helpful staff. They were the one saving grace of this entire experience. They had an indoor, heated pool, an exercise room that was under construction, and are 2 stories. The room was dark and had a strong funky smell. I opted to smell the smog of the cars driving right outside on Martin Luther King over that funk so I opened the window and left it open. I couldn't sleep there...all you heard were cars driving by and a very loud refrigerator compressor kicking in every few hours. When I turned on the shower, brown, rusty water came out. Perhaps it hadn't been used in a while but when I tried it again later, the same thing happened. When I thought the rust was out, I had a shower (my buddy, another yellowbot user, had us walk miles uphill--you know who you are). Have you ever felt dirtier getting out of a shower than when you stepped into it??? Blech! http://www.yellowbot.com/radack-keith-l-dds-burbank-ca.html I went in, got an injection to put me to sleep in my arm. When I woke up 15 minutes later, my tooth was already gone. Yay! No pain and a bunch of shots in my gums! They had me lay down for a few minutes then took me around back to hand me off to the person that was there to drive me home. I was a bit off balance for a short period of time but boy was it worth it for such a quick and easy tooth extraction. Kudos to Dr Radack as well as his staff...they were all very cordial and helpful. http://www.yellowbot.com/saucebox-portland-or.html This place seemed like a trendy restaurant but the food was way too overpriced. The food was good (not great) and was not worth the cost. The ambiance seems like it is meant to be more romantic (*very* dark) but it was extremely loud so how could you talk/listen to your date unless you are shouting at him/her??? http://www.yellowbot.com/johnny-rockets-burbank-ca.html Usually service is good and the food is decent...my favorite is the #12. However, we went there the other day and they were unprepared for a movie rush. The AMC Theater is right in front of them in the mall. The waitress said that every once in a while, they get bombarded with people and are unable to keep up. They ran out of CO2 so all their drinks were flat, they ran out of a lot of food (we kept asing "what about..." and kept getting "sorry, no more of those.") . The food took 45 minutes to get to us!!! Service was very slow and the waitress was apologetic about the entire experience. Apparently, it was the first Saturday evening since the release of the Transformers movie. A note to the manager: go online and check out the movie schedule and prepare accordingly by hiring additional staff and ordering extra food. http://www.yellowbot.com/grand-pacific-palisades-resorts-carlsbad-ca.html We stayed here when we took our kids to Legoland. There is an "adult pool" as well as a different pool section for kids. The kids pool area has a large pool that starts at 3 feet deep and goes to 4 feet deep only. There is a section near the pool that has all sorts of fun water activities like a pirate ship water slide and such. The kids had as much fun here are Legoland. Try to get a room with a view of the ocean or at least the garden. The hotel is in the middle of nowhere and the only thing within walking distance is a restaurant. I've been told that Legoland is a 5-10 minute walk but during the summer in that heat with children could be more work than its worth. Visit the concierge desk to book a shuttle ride to Legoland and ask the driver for his number so you can call him when you're ready for a ride back. The hotel was comfortable and quiet given that there were *lots* of children (Legoland visitors). The rooms came with a kitchenette area with a microwave and a fridge. http://www.yellowbot.com/designer-door-window-ed-hill-burbank-ca.html I was looking to replace a Baldwin Mortise double door entry set. I looked at Home Depot, OSH, and Lowes as well as countless Locksmiths. Nobody had anything in stock and everyone quoted me $800-$1000 plus tax for the set. A neighbor recommended using an Emtek set and I found an almost perfect match. I asked them for a local dealer and they suggested Designer Door and Window. I stopped by and they were helpful and gave me a great price. You can get a complete Emtek set for $400! http://www.yellowbot.com/somethings-fishy-woodland-hills-ca.html This place was a great alternative to Benihana. The atmosphere was much more casual and laid back so taking our 2 small children wasn't a problem. The food was good and, unlike Benihanas, I didn't leave hungry (there was plenty of food). The price was also very reasonable for what we got. Yes, there is a sushi bar for those interested in sushi. http://www.yellowbot.com/underwood-family-farms-moorpark-ca.html Underwood Farms transforms into a fun family place during the Halloween/Thanksgiving period. They have stands, shows, food, pumpkins, tours, rides, petting zoos, and lots more. It's a bit off the beaten path but it makes going to pick out a pumpkin a bit funner, especially with young children. Find local businesses and read and submit reviews and ratings q http://www.yellowbot.com/search/