Restaurants, hotels, shops, and family stops reviewed from the ground: no comps, no affiliate pressure, no anonymous star soup.
Wow ok this is the spot in downtown sjc... We got a great view overlooking swallows bar across the street. Great people watching great atmosphere, relatively chill with a great happy hour and really nice and friendly service... We had a five-star exp…
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Wow ok this is the spot in downtown sjc... We got a great view overlooking swallows bar across the street. Great people watching great atmosphere, relatively chill with a great happy hour an…
This is a beautiful store and one of the most desirable fashion shopping areas and all of Orange county. Definitely check it out if you're in the area. The staff is friendly and the store is…
It's a very busy location with lots of traffic constantly
This place is always wonderful and tasty and the staff of such a great job and we love going here after basketball practice. Their salads are always fresh and wonderful and their staff is al…
I can't say enough good things about Golden Rule Garage Door. I had one of those "I can't believe I just did that" moments today and accidentally ran into my garage door. I called Golden Rul…
Bryan came out and gave us a great experience.
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