by Ashley T. on So this was a last minute "Where can we get cheap sushi" trip. I went with two other people on Monday and we were able to get 4 appetizers (they had a buy 2 , get 1 free special that night) and four different types of rolls for $31!!!! The food was great! The fried salmon roll thing had a little too much cream cheese, but apart from that..yummy! The calamari is one of the best I have ever had. It was super chewy whatever they used to fry it in was unique and unlike any other calamari I have ever had. Didnt like the basil rolls, but I think that there was licorice in there, but the seaweed salad was great, good portion, and not fishy like it can be at some places. I will definitely be back!! Oh and our waiter was really nice. My cheap self gave an EXTRA dollar tip at the last minute cause I wanted him to feel special :)
by Eusebio Zarlengo on It is no coincidence that the CalAcad Nightlife rateclub rating is higher than the CalAcad rating itself... Reasons? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ daytime price: $25 nighttime price: $10 daytime crowd: kids, schools, deadbeats who can go to museums in the day-- don't you have jobs?!?! jk nighttime crowd: provocative mingling, 21+ (alright that was plagiarized from the description) daytime libations: juicy juice, water, your own saliva because you are cheap nighttime drinkies: booze, more expensive booze, and $5 redbull ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Alright, obviously on that criteria alone you should know if you are a daytime or a nighttime CalAcad person... Either way, here are some tips for the night: **Go early, the line is HUGE (and I got there before 6) **Order tix in advance (for last night presales were sold out two days prior) **Hit up the planetarium FIRST. I got in line at 6 to the planetarium and ALL THREE SHOWS (630, 730, 830) were all out. **Hit up the rainforest right after getting your planetarium tix; i closes at 800... also it ends up in the aquarium, so don't worry you'll see that too after! It was cool, but it was crowded. Definitely anticipate the lines...still, if you are gonna check out the CalAcad of Sciences, this is the way to do it.
by Vivian K. on okie dokie..so this is from a DC visitor-who's-from-miami-and-went-to-grad-school-i n-pittsburgh's point of view... park is essentially a one stop shop, for all kinds of people and for all kinds of atmospheres.. being that it's soo versatile, i dont' think it could be ever be bad, however, here's why it's a 4 star of a place. 1st star: everyone's always difficult to please when you go out with a big crowd.. some people like the intimate lounge setting, others like loud places but kinda bar-ish, and others are the party hard dancing type who can't resist a good beat.. and that's why park is a decent place to go, to satisfy all needs.. downstairs is a bar-ish lounge area.. clean, full of young people, interesting decor, all complete with tables for the conversationalists, and a couple of bars everywhere for the bar people.. upstairs is the dance floor, and from what i hear, it gets packed.. the nite i was there, it wasn't.. but it was a decent crowd so i actually prefer it that way... 2nd star: the place was really clean for such a large area, and the decor was good.. certain areas were azn-esque and then others were 'literally' like a park.. there were indoor trees and a lil' green house looking thing that kinda makes you feel like you're out on the balcony on a good nite.. prolli comes in handy when it gets really cold in NYC and you still wanna wear your slut wear out to impress the fellas. 3rd star: the people were pretty cool.. lots of young professionals and such, and there was a decent girl to guy ratio, however, you still haveta be careful of the slick sleazy type that still manage to get into that bar... plus the fact that this place is soo huge you can seriously bump into them at any time and anywhere. 4th star: most people don't think of pittsburgh as a party town, but pittsburgh has it's own flair.. there's always a local bar, pub to grab a few wings and knock it down with a cold beer or just vodka on the rocks.. whateve you prefer... hence the reason why i actually like this club, is because most big cities don't have places with that good ole' pittsburgh feel.. that kinda divy but not bar that has everything you need, and you know your bartenders going to do you right! ... downstairs in the table areas, that's how i felt.. felt like i was in a pittsburgh bar, which may seem like a "ehhh" kinda thing, but i guess in NYC , that's a real rarity... since everything else i've been to is usually trying to be "chic" or "trendy".. so props for that.. and taht's why it deserves it's own star. WHY NOT THE 5th star: well, the one reason why i didn't give it the 5th star was that the bathrooms were dirty and not exactly as clean as i would've liked it to be.. it's a definite squat, for the ladies, and make sure you get a good footing because slipping on the wet floor will definitely NOT make your nite.. also, i guess because it is soo versatile, it can also make it a bad nite for some who love a specific type of place.. good if you're a bar hopper and want a lil' of everything, but because it's not "geared" towards a specific crowd, it doesn't all the way achieve the "bar" scene, or the lounge scene, or the club scene.. like you might want it to feel.. finally, the drinks are hella expensive.. so bring a flask and sneak that in, because it just ain't worth it..
