| Best Of LocalNoodles:
Newest Review In The Last Week
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| UNION Bar & Grille |
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Overall this place is pretty good. A little expensive, but it's aimed at westerners so what do you expect. French fries were great, entrees were good but not memorable.
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| Blue Frog |
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Great western food. A little pricy but they have good lunch specials. Burgers are great - I love the sliders. The soups are good too. I don't think I've had a bad meal there.
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| The Tree |
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I tried this place based on the reviews and was NOT impressed. The pizza everyone raves about was soggy and the sauce was terrible. It's almost like it was a tomato paste or something. My husband and I each got a pizza and could only eat one slice each.
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| Tim's Texas BBQ |
Service was great but that's about it. Had the cheese sticks - which was some kind of weird cheese goo and the nachos which were not very good either.
I wouldn't go back.
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| Paris Baguette |
Paris Baguette definitely is on of the better bakeries in Beijing. Their breads are fresh and are made well. Their miniature “Grain Baguette” is very good and quite filling (7 kuai). Their whole grain walnut baguette also looks good but I haven’t tried it yet. Not as much a fan of their pastries. They have a good selection of sandwiches, most of which look quite good, although I have yet to try one.
The atmosphere inside is quite pleasant. It is on the first floor of the U Centre in Wudaokou, just next to the subway station. Paris Baguette is not as noisy as Tous Les Jours and the wireless signal much better (quite fast and never drops). The south side of the bakery is floor to ceiling glass, so the inside is naturally lit for most of the day (definitely a plus).
Unfortunately I have to say the coffee is worse than that of Tous les Jours. Not worth it at all. I will be coming back though for the wireless and the breads. I’ll just have to stay away from the coffee. Very weak indeed!
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| Beijing Goodies |
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They're fast & easy. Would have given 5 stars if they were a little less expensive. It's generally 90RMB min per order.
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| Ozone Fitness - CLOSED |
No more trust for Ozone Fitness -REOPEN UPDATE
Obviously, it's not open this morning like I was told by the gym consultant it would. Everybody is shocked about how Ozone has fooled everyone, AGAIN! My advice, stay away from Ozone, it's a terrible company. Basically, they don't care. Who wants to belong to a health club that doesn't care about you? Ozone gym is awful.
The former Ozone Gym on Park Avenue will REOPEN tomorrow after the protest last Friday at the headquarter in Zhuban(住邦店). My gym consultant has also confirmed the reopening.
I'm a bit uncomfortable with the solution, to be honest. It feels like a tactic to get us to drop the lawsuit since it had lost customers' trust when it closed suddenly back on March 5th, only announcing the closure through signs posted on its front doors.
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| Danger Doyle’s |
This is an edit to my earlier review (Posted Below)
DD's has been going through a rough patch lately. What with firing the original manager, upping the prices, canceling the specials, and generally being unreceptive to criticism - the management had ruined a once exceptional Beijing bar.
However, I must give credit where it is due. Someone was obviously listening. Last night's St. Patrick's Day party was awesome! The staff were on their toes, the drinks were well priced (31 kuai Guinness compared to Paddy's 55!) and the environment was lively. They even had one of the old waitresses around who I hadn't seen in a while. My group had a great great time. I seriously hope they can keep up the good work.
I'm a big fan of Danger Doyle's. The place has the best beer selection in the gongti-sanlitun area. I agree with the previous reviewer that Sierra Nevada Pale Ale would be incredible (in fact, I'd have lost my final reason of ever visiting the US again) but someone once told me that due to SA's picky quality control it's impossible to ship such long distances. Not sure if its true, but it's what I heard.
Not only is their bottled beer selection great - but they keep the taps of the draught selection amazingly clean. You can get a 20 RMB pint of Qingdao and it'll be the best Qingdao you'll ever drink outside of the brewery in Shandong. It probably doesn't take too much effort to keep them this clean - other bars should take notice. It's an actual pleasure to come to DD's and order a Qingdao.
They've also got a great Irish Whiskey selection - there's one I can never remember the name of (two words with the first letters T. and D.) that is ridiculously smooth and at 25 RMB a glass, a great bargain.
Pool table, bar bowling all are a good time. Haven't tried their food but the pizza over looks great.
I have only one complaint. Some friends and I decided to go up their rooftop the last time we were there. It took 10 minutes for the waitress to come take our order (and then she forgot to bring a menu). Finally, after ordering we waited close to 25 minutes for our drinks. I admit, its a long walk up all those stairs. However, the rooftop is beautiful and comfortable as any other place in the city. If you don't want to serve people up there - just tell us we can't sit there.
That said - service on the lower levels is great. Some of the cutest bar tending girls in the city. Well done.
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| Kocoon |
I'm not one to normally pamper myself, even once considering massages and manicures not "masculine," but living in Beijing has certainly changed that, if only by necessity.
In this stressful, bustling, dry, polluted city, even the most hardened of world travelers needs a cozy place to unwind, be pampered and treat our bodies right.
Having tried a few of the many spas and massage parlors that Beijing has to offer, I've found my oasis: Kocoon.
I've tried their hair treatment, baths, manicure, pedicure, foot massage, back massage, facial, and more of their cocktails, herbal teas and homemade cakes than I'd like to admit. All top-notch. The atmosphere is cozy and serene. Their service is impeccable. They are very knowledgeable about their products and treatments without trying to push anything on me. Needles to say, Kocoon is clean (very important to me). The price is very reasonable, too!
Kocoon is a bit hard to find, but worth finding.
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