Reviews by TooStronk

This review is for The Good Chemist, Chatswood NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2011

Some staff are still friendly, but I really don't like the way they treat their 'reward program' customers.

Not only now they've gotten rid of it completely, (yes those primitive 'collect-a-stamp' style ones) redeeming process just sucked.

Takes time and effort and even that's not enough YOU COULDN'T redeem it on the same day. Basically they were saying, oh you've spent hundreds of dollars with us, here's a small voucher, but no you can't use it today.

Well guess what I'm never coming back here again.

Prices aren't even all the competitive with other big chemists opening near by

This review is for Little Thai Place, Artarmon NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2011

I'm quite happy with their food quality, Great price.
Most of all free delivery over $20!!!

At times food comes over cooked, but doesn't happen often enough for me to deduct any stars. If you can't be bothered to cook or take away, give them a call, you won't regret it.

This review is for Sushiya, Artarmon NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2011

WOW... what has happened to this place?

This place used to be awesome, generous portions, great taste and fresh food.

What remains now are, ultra small portions, steep prices and lesser quality cooking.

We had a mother's day dinner here tonight. Absolutely horrid. We had 2 different sushi menus ordered, main sushi at around 20's and another at around $30's.

They tasted good, but way too little for how much we paid. We ended up with a bill around 170ish (for the 4 of us).

Service was wretched, where we were first seated, the lights weren't coming on, so we asked asked to be seated else where THREE TIMES before they did anything about it.

after our initial order, we were still hungry and ordered more sushi and udon, they completely forgot about our sushi or they served it to others who ordered after us. WE were FURIOUS after asking them 3 times, they kept telling us 'oh it's coming'. The thing is I saw a bunch of people who took sushi platter for takeaways, I know they served OUR sushi to them or they just put our order aside.

Either way, it's stupid to have 2 of us having our udon going COLD.

Their katsu don was 3 cutlets? sliced, now they're 2 per serve, and they're no doubt much smaller in size.

THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL I'd ever ever go back to this place.

I initially rated this place a 4 star, but that was before they decided to go shifty. I used to LOVE this place. god I'm so upset, management must have changed or something.

Approximate cost: $TOO MUCH

This review is for Psycho Chicken, Roseville NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2011

I've only had a couple of take aways from this place. I feel that the owners are extremely nice. However I was never really impressed with their food. They're not horrible, nor great. About average. Considering their prices on their menu, that makes me not so much a happy camper.

They also do ribs, seem very nice always wanted to try, but the price on it forces me to find other substitute to fulfil my needs.

Although I liked the dressings on the salad,
I can't say that the salad was exactly tip top fresh (I think I had penne pasta salad years back, and the pastas were kinda hard to chew). May be I showed up late, may be it's just one of thing or perhaps I'm picky with salads, I had couple of mates who complimented their salad, so I'm lost. Still, based on my last encounter with them, I'm giving only 3 stars for quality.

Their salad range isn't as vast as their local competitor, but don't let that fool you, they're quite tasty.

Approximate cost: $13

This review is for Roseville Cinemas, Roseville NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2011

I live just across the cinema, so I pretty much get to see how packed and full the cinema gets on peak days.

The movie titles aren't exactly congruent with my taste, but I had my fair share of visits. It seems like sometimes you get unlucky with the inexperienced staffs, but I can understand, they're just learning.

Most of the times 3/4 I was happy with the service. If the right films are being screened, I will be queuing up to get my tix, saves me a lot of time. Doesn't happen often enough though.

Many seem to enjoy the free parking across highway, I never needed one, I just walk there, 1 min on foot.

This review is for Victor Street Smorgasbord, Chatswood NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2011

When I was a teenager, going to the movies meant, eating out at Victors then to Hoyts. Why because meals were as cheap as $3.40 ish.

For under 4 dollars you can find yourself with a choice of Chinese dish + fried rice. Now if that isn't a bargain I don't know what is. Just that it may not be the bargain that I'm looking for.

Definitely easy on your wallet, but the quality of the food you get is pretty much what you have paid for. Still, people line up endlessly at lunchtime to get a taste of their $3.80 dishes. I used to be one of them.

This review is for Smiggle, Chatswood NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2011

I recently visited this store, not knowing a thing about the business or their products. I was getting things for my gf's lil sisters, as they wanted 'Smiggles!'

Was it not for the friendly staff, I would have felt even more lost inside the store, the staff attended me as soon as I entered, and helped me pick 'hot stationeries' sought after by 5th and 7th grader girls.

Products were quite interesting. I can see why girls would love em. Price wasn't exactly cheap, but it didn't cost me an arm or a leg so I was fine with it.

Overall I was quite happy with my visit to the store, hope my gf's sisters like the gift 'I' picked.

Approximate cost: $34

This review is for Sagunja, Chatswood NSW

verified email - 16 Dec 2011

If you're a fan of sushi train, Sagunja spells 'G O O D NEWS'
Where else in Sydney can you grab a sushi train dish @ $2.50 each ?

That's right nowhere, and even if you could find such , you'd probably be stuck with some nori shush that nobody wants.

I'm not sure how they pull this off but their sushi are @ $2.50
Amazing value. Staffs are mostly friendly, but nothing to write home about.

The only catch is, that if you are a critic walking in expecting an A+ great sushi (like the ones you get from nice restaurants in Japan) then you would probably disappointed.

By no means their sushi (sushies?) are inferior, but nothing spectacular (they seem to flame most of their sushies) so don't expect, kujira or other super expensive or rare kind of sushi.

As for the rest of casual sushi lovers, if you're going anywhere else but here, then you must be out of your mind !

You always get what you paid for, perhaps a little more than that at Sagunja though.....

This review is for Chitos Chicken, Chatswood NSW

verified email - 15 Dec 2011

Love the new owners !
Great quality chickens ! delivered to your door ! (fees apply, minimum 30 dollars order)

I usually order around 50 dollars, and find myself with free salad and extra chickens at my door.

Really awesome. However not all of their staffs are friendly. Most are

This review is for Octagon Electronics, Chatswood, Chatswood NSW

verified email - 15 Dec 2011

Great range of products. Most products are always in stock. Even those 'always out of stock items'. (perhaps due to their high prices) Service is quite good.

Price isn't competitive, but service and wide range of products make up for it, not to mention availability of stocks