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Unique Eritrean and Ethiopean dishes. Veggie buffet on wed & fridays.
3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know why this place doesn't get better reviews.Every time I come to this place I'm satisfied.Came here Saturday night with a friend to grab a bite and to kill some time after Fleet Week. I was...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, so I will never go there and pay normal prices for their entrees, but Viva la Happy Hour!! My girlfriends and I love to meet up at Elephant Bar for happy hour and order tons of dishes. I don't...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have to say I am really not a fan of this place. The only time I would come here for Happy Hour when appetizers are $5. I like the coconut batter fried shrimp. Other than that, steer away. It's...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My boyfriend and I were on our way to Ikea on a Monday at lunch time and decided that we needed food before we started shopping. It was close by and I we figured the food couldn't be too terrible.My...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I always get the Southwestern Burger with extra BBQ sauce on the side. And sweet potato fries. Order some Jungle Colada for the best cocktail/dessert ever! If you eat at the bar, Scott gets the job...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's a great t thing they put the health information on their menus. I mean, who knew that they were taking in as much fat as a "big carl" from seemingly healthy dishes such as chicken lettuce wraps...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here with a friend late at night (about 9-ish). We had to wait a little bit at the entrance, but once we were seated the service was really fast and great. The food was fine. I don't really have...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Don't waste your time here. This restaurant tries to make up for its bad food with nice looking decor, but don't be fooled! I ordered a chicken breast sauted in red cury with vegetables and rice. I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I went there, I got the "healthy chicken" thing with veggies, grilled lemon, and brown rice. That was all good and wonderful. The second time, I got some garlic noodles, and good God,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Gross! This place is like a Denny's on Safari. I had been to the one in Concord years ago & remember it being decent. Bad food (low score on freshness, quality, and taste), dirty, bad service,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
God, I feel like I'm always expecting it to be better then it really is. Hopeful I guess. I used to go to Elephant Bar in Concord alot too, and always get the fudge fudge brownie, but dinner just...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
MY HAPPIEST HAPPY HOUR! After two horrible experiences Chevy's Crappy Hour in Richmond I had almost given up on the concept. But Elephant Bar has restored my faith.Can you imagine that for $40 me and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
HATED IT! Just went there with my family for dinner and had The food made me so sick AWFUL!!!! Would never go back..
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is a favorite destination of my family especially my kids. I liked the food and the dessert was awesome. This place in consistent and we will continue to come here.
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stopped in here last night while waiting for a movie, sat at the bar..plesant experience.We had a mai tai and a bloody mary (only $5 I couldnt believe it!). I ordered the griddled corn cakes with...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
OK, been here 3 times and went here recently again...before I would give it probably 4 stars but now, I give it 3 and that is just for the drinks and the nice, friendly waitress. Wait time always...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Can I make a reservation for a party of 13? Of course you can....after 9pm when we have no more people coming in. We went here for my friend's birthday last Saturday. I can't believe they wouldn't...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So over the years, I've grown up, graduated, and done a lot of soul searching. Within all that, I realized that Elephant Bar provides just what you pay for, and what's wrong with that? So here I am to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is not so bad. I can't give it 5 stars, because that is for outstanding, and even 4 is for "pretty good". So... 3 stars, because it's alllllright. About 80% of the 3 stars is for the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is the example of mediocre corporate restaurants. I've eaten here several times for a variety of reasons, the food is edible and plentiful but that's about the best thing I can say for it....
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good place to have drinks, but I've been here about five times (usually before catching a flick at AMC) and the food is really inconsistent. Some of the apps are ok. Just don't get the spring rolls...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here last night for a graduation dinner & on the contrary from recent fellow Yelpers, our large group of 14 folks actually had pretty damn good customer service! RSVP was for 8pm & surprisingly...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My husband and I ate here on a Saturday afternoon. Not very crowded but the service was pretty slow. Our waitress was apologetic-- it wasn't her fault and I'm pretty sure the delay was caused by the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Seriously, this is my first review ever. I have been on yelp a number of years (practically every day) and had never felt inclined to write a review before. However, after visiting this place I felt I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is horrible. I suggested to go here for my fiance cousin birthday. It took 45 minutes to be seated. Then the waitress got into an argument with the birthday girl about being helped and the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The decor and theme is probably the best this place has going for it. The staff was okay. The drinks were okay. The food made me wish I would have just stuck to drinking- the description didn't quite...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I celebrated my birthday here. Some friends told me about all the bad reviews. I told them I picked this place because I came once, loved their Mongolian Beef, and didn't have one single problem...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
"FXXX THAT ELEPHANT!"--Nobu K.When I read Nobu's review of this Elephant Bar, I instantly recalled a similar experience I had at another Elephant Bar location many years ago. I told Nobu that under...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for Happy Hour one day. Pretty sure the bartender was upset that we weren't spending more money and decided to therefore give us the cold treatment. Other than that, though, the food was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Elephant Bar in LA. This time in Emeryville, I was a little disappointed. The service was decent, but not the food. I ordered the Bankok Pad Thai and it was dry, greasy and blah. I would...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
the service- good, while our waiter was on duty. after that, the service was turned off. hello, i could have used some water!the food- okay. i think they ran out of pad thai sauce and used some stir...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The venue is pretty nice and clean, but I can't help find the atmosphere a bit sterile because it is essentially a chain restaurant. I give one star for the potato skins appetizer that was fresh and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Whatever you do do not I repeat do not use your credit card here! So I take my dearest friend out for her 21st bday here, we have a great time drinks, great food, good convo, everything is going great...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've gone a few times for happy hour, and while the prices are great and the drinks are fine... the food is a bit of a let down. Some things are tasty (like the lettuce wraps), while others, like the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
OK I'm such a dumb ass that at first when i saw the name "elephant bar" i thought it was an actual bar.. {not for elephants} LOL...I then realized it was a Restaurant never really wanted to go because...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The actual bar in the Elephant Bar is ok, but if you're looking for great food and a waitperson lol who won't steal don't go here! My friend got her credit card # swiped from one of the waitpeople!...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's my birthday and dammit I want a piece of cake. I got no cake. This is the only restaurant I have been to ever that when the person you are with tells them 3 times it's your birthday you don't...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
typical chain restaraunt. good cheeseburger! went with my mom who had a broken knee and they were super accomodating to her! even switched our seats so she could keep her leg up! A for serviceB for...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm thinking I got lucky the last time I came here.It was a Friday night, around the time Happy Hour segues into dinner time, and packed. We were told at the front that there'd be a considerably long...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yo this place is dope... I mean the energy at this E-bar is crazy good. I was here a few Fridays ago... about 15min wait. Not bad. Food is typical E-Bar menu. But the location does it for this...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
One time I came here with my friend, and ordered this chicken dish. The meat were way overcooked. The wait was long, poor service. It took the waiter 20 minutes to come and take our orders. They are...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Comment Type: ComplaintComments: Two friends and I were enjoying our first meals of the New Year when I found a folded gauze square, the exact type found in the middle of a Band-Aid, in my stir-fry....
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was here with 2 of my buddies last week I ordered the stir fried sweet and sour chickensadly panda express makes better food than this placeeverything was all soggyI wouldn't waste my money in this...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Okay so let's get real, the food is not good. Its just not, you would probably get a better meal by purchasing Lean Cuisine TV Dinner and that's the truth. But here is what is good about The...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've been there three times, twice with relatives who were staying at the Marriott across the street. There is always a long wait and twice I had poor service. The food is middle of the road, the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A group of us from work visited the Elephant bar on a Thursday. I figure that this place would have something for everyone since their menu is definitely a motley crew of items. The design of the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
MaaaaaaN...Wow!This place blows donkey dix, seriously. If it weren't for a cold beer and the pretty chick with the alluring smile sitting in front of me, I wouldn't have given this place a STAR @...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're up to getting frequent loose or liquid bowel movements then come to this place. Lose 10lbs of water weight in 3 days.5 Stars for the Weight Loss
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to other Elephant Bars, this one is great. This is the one that all others should be measured. Service was fast and friendly. Deserts yummy, drinks yummy. Food was great. Yes, yes, I know...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
this place is decenti ordered the colada swirl, which was pretty darn good but all the drinks are, even the virgin ones (thats right kiddies). the food is so so. i ordered the chicken and shrimp...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Is this even food? Go to the SIzzler instead.
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
OK, so it's a chain hence the low rating, HOWEVER the food is actually pretty descent and the service has always been pretty damn good!!! So give it a shot, don't expect GREAT food, but good food and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have always loved this place. The waiters are very attentive and professional. The food is good, and the drinks are awesome too. I love their strawberry swirl so much... There was a time when I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food here isn't bad at all. However, the menu isn't terribly extensive and there's not much that I feel is unique. The prices are reasonable and the servers are really nice. The drinks are good....
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have to say, I am surprised at all the negative reviews!My boyfriend and I go here often, and we've never had a bad experience!I've ordered many things on the menu. I started with things I thought...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Was here this weekend for a birthday. The service was slow but the food and drinks were ok. Like other reviews say there is a lot of crazy things on the menu. All the people who got fish didn't...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's a challenge trying to ignore the decor of the Elephant Bar & Restaurant. I'm attempting to eat and cheesiness keeps trying to seep into my food. It's crazy.The menu is a bizarre conglomerate of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Gross. Nasty. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.Waitress was friendly, but really slow. Food took forever and came out cold! what's up with that ya'll? Won't be venturing out to this place again!
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Not impressed. Every time I've been by this place it's packed so I figured I would wait 30 minutes for a table. The decor is like a ride and Disneyland and the food isn't much better than Denny's...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Oh shoot. I was ready to hate on this place something solid, given it's name, choice of logotype, and environment akin to PF Chang's. Unfortunately, it's a-ok!Of course you're bound to get a drink...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
On our way back home from the city we decided to stop at Bay Street to grab a bite to eat.... we figured that e-bar would be a good choice since it was already after 9pm and didn't want to bother with...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing special, typical american restaurant.
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
the food is crap. one star for the good service and the other for the decor of the restaurant.never again!
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ridiculously high caloric content drinks? Check. 'fat girl' salads? Check. mediocre food and a menu that can't decide what the hell it wants to be? Check.I sometimes get a wild hair up my ass to try a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Elephant Bar is the kid in class that tries to do everything but never really gets anything done particularly well.And he's really good at making people wait.Basically, food here is mediocre. Service...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, so everyone who's eaten @ Elephant Bar knows there's waaay better food out there. There's a couple of reasons why I think this location in particular is bad (it's bad! it's bad! you know it!...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Today was about my third time coming here and so far so good. The wait wasn't too long considering that it's a Tuesday night. The hostess was very flexible and attended to our needs to rearrange our...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
It's a chain restaurant, what can I say? We caught "Sex-and-the City" at the theater next door and were in the mood for a post-film margarita. Even thought the sign at the front door indicates that...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Crowded because the Larkers Finals but the food was alright.Small portions and a little something missing.Ordered the skewer coconut shrimp and Viet spring rolls.The peanut sauce isn't your...
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
One thing...........happy hour! It was an ok place to hang out after a long day at work. The food was so-so. The service wasn't all that great. It took forever to find us seating. Its only saving...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
What can you expect right it is what it is ....Elephant bar is a chain im not really into chains ... Although I did used to eat at the one in Concord quite a bit...hey when you make a mistake and move...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
hey, i thought this place was pretty good. good prices, nice atmosphere, good service, impressive food. i'm surprised people didn't rate it highly. my boyfriend's family and i came here after...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's just like TGI Friday's except the food is worse (yeah...).No seasoning, jus or anything on overcooked meat and shrimp, no spices on dry rice. If I served this to my friends they would give me...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Somewhere between feeling the greased up booths at Elephant Bar (will elaborate below) and being treated like a child by the restaurant's staff (will elaborate below), I realized this type of...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Hrmmm... I guess this is along the lines of all the other hyped up chain stores on Bay St (PF Changs, CPK, etc...) the only thing worth going to these places is for the dessert. I must confess that I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Wouldn't it be great if someone put just ONE decent restaurant within walking distance of the theatre?? Because this is NOT it! I got stuck eating here because my son saw the giant elephant while we...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Great bar setup for TV sports watching but that's it. Took a chance on the Chinese style Cashew Chicken. I asked the server how it was before ordering and she admitted to not trying it. But she...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Bleh. Came here after a movie because it's impossible to try to get a seat before the movie. At 10:30 at night after stuffing ourselves with popcorn, we just wanted a few appetizers and a place to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here and to 2 other Elephant Bar locations and have always been unsatisfied with the food and service. Dinner time is at least a 30min wait. Food is always overcooked and takes forever to be...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
My moron boss: I'll get Fishin' Chips, but can I get more cole slaw in stead of having french fries? I don't want fries.A Waiter: Sure no problem!A shmuck co worker of mine A: I have Fishin' Chips...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
the food was disgusting and the bartender was a jerk.it was my first and last time at this overpriced corporate food chain, i can't even call it a restaurant.
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It has been about 8 months since my two visits here, so the details are a little vague, but I remember the first trip of salads, appetizers and drinks was so good that it brought back a second that...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is by far the best franchise restaurant I've been to and I've been to a lot. I went with a co-worker for lunch and I had the miso pork loin steak and it was the most tender pork loin I've ever...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm as surprised as you are reading this that I'm giving the ELEPHANT BAR 3.5 stars. I'm ALMOST tempted to push it over into the 4 star range, just to be shocking and difficult, but I'm not that kind...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
the worst chain restaurant in the world
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I could definetly pass this place and go somewhere else for dinner but I went with the fam so.. yeah. I got the sampler which was good. The waitress was awesome, but I think the hostess must not be...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My family and I enjoyed dinner here last night. We had to pick our daughter up at SFO and were going to stop at the location in Millbrae but decided to head back across the bay and go to this...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't get to the Emery Bay Center very often--just very occasionally use it as a midway point to meet for a movie with a friend. As far as I can tell, the center is strictly Chain Restaurant Hell--...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My second time here yesterday with co-workers. Food wasn't exactly very impressive being average at best. We had another send-off for one of our co-workers with a party about 20. Last time I was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My Xo & I just came here while I was staying at one of the hotels near by. We just stayed around the bar section & ordered drinks & appetizers. Watched some sports on their tv. Their drinks weren't...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is fine for what it is- a good place for food that's fine for a fair price, and some fun drinks to try, although again, you get what you pay for on the drinks as well, ours were overly...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The customer service was very bad here. The waiter who served us was very rude. The food was OK (not great), but we had to wait forever for our table. We ordered the ribs and they were cold when they...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm amazed at how this franchise has grown. I remember when the one and only E-Bar was located down in Goleta, CA. Well, maybe there was one other one further south....I'll get back to you on that....
yelp.com - user review - 02/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Why do all these 1 & 2 star folks take Elephant Bar so seriously?! This is not a serious food joint but it's super fairly priced & the drinks are cheap & overflowing. Our server Tadeh was very...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Hmm...where should I start. Why do people like this place? I really don't get it. The food was just so so. The service was also so so. The drinks were definitely so so. Well, the coconut shrimps...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Bad service, low quality dishes and expensive prices for what you get. Maybe the other locations is different. It reminds me of cafeteria food with a fusion twist.
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We went there on a Tuesday night after Ikea, the bar was full but the rest of the restaurant was pretty dead. I ordered the crispy teriyaki chicken and my friend ordered the sweet and sour chicken....
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Totally American guilty pleasures:-Brunch cafes -Drive up espresso stands (have never used one, you'd think I have...)-Sporks-Bottomless soft drinks-"Organic" "Natural" CheetosAnd...places like the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This was my first time at an E-bar. The theme was ok. I felt like I was in a Reno buffet, but I'm alright with that.We were told that it was going to be a 30-35 minute wait for a table...cool. We went...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
2.5 stars ya know why, cause first off have I mentioned in my other reviews I LOVE to drink, and no not frickin' Sprite I am talking I like a good stiff with sabor drink. So duh the food is tasty,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
site states ' American, western, and pan-pacific foods' really nothing.Not one item stands out or anything special to look forward to when it comes to the menu. Its a good place to hang out when...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't tried the food yet, but the bar wasn't bad. It was overpriced, however, for a relatively giant restaurant chain. Plus we had to wait quite a bit while scoping out a table for our group....
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Went on a Saturday night at 5:15pm, tried to get a reservation for 7people but was told no, none on the weekends. When I arrived, I found out from the hostess, there can be reservations for groups...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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The food was disappointing. Not nearly as good as the other Elephant Bar Restaurants that we've frequented in Campbell and Fremont. There were 5 of us celebrating the Holiday Season, so we had 5 different...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I visited the Elephant Bar Restaurant of Thursday, December 27, 2007. This restaurant is a classic example of just how bad crappy service can ruin your dining experience. I was dining alone his day so...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
You think they could mix up the decor a little from place to place. I mean, come on, even Denny's has a few places they redecorated 50's diner style and a few they left so completely 70s that they are...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If you want mediocre food this is your place! I really have nothing good to say about this place except that the bar area is very cool. I really have no idea why anyone would come here to eat....
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is such a commercial stock restaurant. The menu is lacking anything other than salty, fried, saucy overly priced items. I tried to go the healthy way and got a salad. Totally wet and watery, no...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Two star for the decoration and the comfy seats. The food was not even average and service was unattentive. When you first enter the door, the greeter greeted you like she hated her job, with no...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Elephant Bar caters to people who either love to spend money or have no taste....or both. Most likely both.I am only forced here when my naive companions insist upon eating crap food at exorbitant...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
How did a place that received such bad reviews end up so busy last night? My wife and I ate there and the food was less than halfway decent, my dry Stoli martini was watery and had lots of ice chips...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
DO NOT COME HERE WHEN YOU ARE A ON A DIET. YOUR DIET WILL BREAK JUST AS QUICKLY AS THE GARTER ON YOUR PANTS AND YOU'LL HAVE TO RUN OVER TO ANN TAYLOR TO BUY A NEW PANTS SET. LIKE I DID NOT.For the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I wouldn't normally spend my money in a corporate restaurant like this one, but I went with a friend at lunch on a whim. It wasn't anything special.The restaurant wasn't too busy, but the service was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh my gosh! Am I some kind of freak loser who loves this place? I had a shrimp platter that was so fricken good! (See my picture) And the pina colada? Yummy! Not only that, last time I went I had a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great food. Their side salad is HUGE and cheap. The prices are a bit much for your average dinner, but usually the staff is incredibly accommodating and the food is all kinds of yummy.But... avoid...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for the bar only.My friend lives right on Bay Street so it was really convenient to walk down to elephant bar and have some drinks before closing. It was nicely decorated inside, with...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am here at least once a week, so I would say my star rating is pretty dead-on.Two things you can count on:1. Great food (for being a chain restaurant.)2. Shitty service.That pretty much sums it up....
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not big on Elephant Bars, ESPECIALLY after the news broke out about some of their food habits, but they are all pretty decent inside. I just went here for some drinks. The drinks were pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have never been here, decided what the heck, I'll try it, and not been told the wait is over an hour. This past Sunday the wait was miraculously 15 minutes, which I occupied by getting myself a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Gotta give it up to Kitty C. - I sat at the bar this past Sunday after a Target stop and I was nearly scared out of the place by a group of chicks wearing puffy jackets and camo pants - wait, did I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
(Overall grade: C) First I'll tell you that I am NOT a chain restaurant hater. I really like some of them like Claim Jumper and Mimi's Cafe.I want to WARN people about the salad I ordered. I ordered...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Last night we decided to let Elephant Bar redeem itself. A little background. On a Saturday afternoon, not too long ago, my husband and I decided to have lunch at the Elephant Bar. We had come many...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not the greatest place to eat at. The food is good, not great, but if you want a great view of the bay and flights departing and arriving, this is a definite. Be willing to wait because the lines here...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's a chain. It's ok. I tried the tempera sushi roll - I am so retarded. Sushi at the elephant bar, ha! It was completely deep fried and lacked flavor. Didn't even finish it.But I will say the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I had a group of 10 of my friends meet at The Elephant Bar in Emeryville, CA. We were sat down and nobody came to say hello for 15 min. No silverware, no water, and no acknowledgment of our...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't understand the concept but it could just be me. On their website, it says "We'll take you on a taste safari through exotic destinations to find 'elephant size' portions of fresh culinary...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Well I've had drinks at P.F. Chang's so I might as well have drinks here. I have to say it's kind of like a more ghetto (but not in a ghetto-fabulous way) than Chang's. I mean they've been open less...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Due to Emeryville's sprucing up of their commercial center, this Elephant Bar is classier than it's poor cousin in Daly City. The menu is the same, the service is friendly and efficient. But the decor...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE Elephant Bar!!!! Those in the know call it "E-Bar". It doesn't really matter which one u go to because they are pretty much standard in quality...its not 5 star quality, no, but I think its...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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I checked out the menu and thought it seemed like a lot of variety and something to try out. It was walking distance from my hotel, so thought I'd give it a try. In all...it was about what I expected. The menu...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm really fond of the appetizers here, and the desserts kicks ass, it just everything in between that sucks. I've been here 3 different times, ordered 3 different entrees, and they all were awful....
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Worst. Service.Ever.(at the bar - not crowded either)This place can and should die soon, but it won't, because office drones will still come here and keep it afloat.The manager was there too,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
food sucks ,service sucks ,at least for lunch I never went back
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Now I have been to the Elephant Bar a number of times, but not in Emeryville and ususally for drinks. As I mused over a place to take hungry but not very selective family to eat. I thought, it can't...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is what is wrong with America. Good intentions, horrible execution and portion sizes that are too damn large. Also, I am starting to hate Bay Street even more. F-ing Bay Street! Stores are too...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food is okay, not great. However, the portions are huge and the price is right. Without taking into account bang for your buck, this restaurant is really only deserving of a 2 to 2.5 stars. The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This was okay. The food is kind of hit or miss? Both times I was here I really liked it, but I really like a lot of food. My friend thought his food sucked, but he works as a chef at a hotel so he...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm giving this three stars b/c:FOOD: If you're stuck on what you want to eat, this place is perfect. They have an ecclectic mix of food....everything from Chinese to American BBQ to Mexican. The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place seems like it wants to be a chain restaurant akin to Cheesecake Factory, but in a jungle/safari theme, which just seems random and odd. Maybe they were influenced slight by Rainforest...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've always heard of this place, but I never been to one.Went in for drinks before a movie.Walk into the bar, was promptly greeted by the friendly server. She brought us to a table with menus...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here twice with friends from college, and while the Elephant Bar is (like the Cheescake Factory or Rainforest Cafe) a mecca of capitalist consumerism and culturally negligent establishments...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Stiff drinks if you can wait the 10 minutes it takes to get them after you order. I definitely recommend going during happy hour, but be sure to specify that you want the well booze if your cheap ass...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stiff drinks at a chain restaurant?Portions big enough to last me a few days?An entire box of Dreyers to make my slice of Mud Pie?This place is hey alright.
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Beware go anywhere else, and I mean ANYWHERE else. Huge menu with nothing good.
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, How's THIS for a strange review...A friend and I decided to stop by the Elephant B&R one night just to get a drink, so we went to the bar area...Designers of spaces...PROFESSIONAL designers of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
What a waste of perfectly good restaurant space at Bay Street.The food here is soul-less, mass-produced corporate restaurant food that doesn't taste very good. I'm just waiting for an entire line of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
ho-hum.DRY DRY FRIES! DRY DRY STEAK!Chopped Citrus Side Salad looked like barf.Coconut Shrimp was good, but how can you mess up fried food? :P2 stars and I'm stickin to it!
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So I've been to this one twice. Lemme tell you. Everything I've had there has been quite yummy. I like the cheesy theme, it's so awful that it's funny. I'm African and i"m like "WTF is that *$&# on...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have a feeling this place got less stars than normal because of snooty chain-restaurant haters.Yes, it's a tacky and goofy place. But hell, sometimes you don't really want to be in Emeryville, and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to the one in Fremont once and to this one on Bay Street at least 3x.The only thing that stood out was, my favorite, the cocktails...I ordered the Passion MaiTai and it has become my usual...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If it were possible to rate less than one star I would!Here is a copy of MY complaint to their corporate office: Hi,I have been a regular visitor to your business since it first opened up a couple of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I took a group of 31 people here for dinner tonight. Things never go smoothly with a group that large, so you can judge a restaurant by how they handle the mishaps.My reservation was made for 25...
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It was pretty much what you'd expect from faux pan-afro/asian mall cuisine: cheesy, palatable, average prices.The service on this particular day sucked. Maybe one (or 5?) of the servers had called...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
We went there on a Friday night. A little later than their happy hour. Sat down at the bar next to this older gentleman who started talking to us but he was really drunk and started to ramble. I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for the first time for lunch today. I couldn't hear the person at the desk, as the din was cacaphonous. They seated me near the bar at one of those high tables where your feet don't...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If there was a ZERO star this place would get it. I went there with my office crew on 22nd december.Just like Tracy D.'s review just before mine said. Once is enough. If this was the last place on...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think this place is pretty good for a chain restaurant. It's very clean and the food tastes good. The staff have been pretty friendly for the most part and can adequately deal with my special...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yep, we don't have to do that again for a long time. Once was enough. Thank you, Elephant Bar people. I wish you good luck and good night.
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
basically... my sister walked out of here saying, "okay, don't need to do that again for a long time." with that being said, elephant bar is a good place to meet with friends, have happy hour (good...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sunday early dinner. Not so much as eye contact from the greeters. Eyeball roll upon menu request. Awkward silence after several requests to put our name on the waiting list and a delayed , "Oh, would...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
place looks scary
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm revolted that a restaurant named "Elephant Bar" doesn't serve elephant at the bar. Sometimes I like to drink cocktails out of hollowed-out tusks with some elephant ribs in hand, while exotic women...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
For a Saturday night, this place was surprisingly uncrowded. Then again, I'm used to the Fremont location, where the wait time has been known to exceed 30 minutes on WEEKDAYS. That said, I think...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's like Carl's Jr food inside a tacky restaurant. Salads are big but uh, I can make better ones in my own kitchen. And I'm no cook so that's not a compliment.
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's a theme restaurant.....it's a chain.....not one of the best....But, they do have a full bar.....That and the calamari is why they get 3 stars.ETA: OK, I was dragged back here by a friend and I...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not sure what is so elephant about this restaurant. There's nothing really that exotic except for the hip dark wood tones and those lonely palm trees. Came for lunch with some friends yesterday and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We have friends visiting with children (8 and 11) and were looking for lunch. Elephant Bar did the trick nicely. Everyone enjoyed his/her meal and my vegetarian burger was ok. The cocktail menu looked...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted to go to the Peruvian place down by Jack London Sq.. The GF wanted to go to Elephant Bar... AGAIN. I guess EleBar is more fun than seafood and potatoes. We had previously been to the one in...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I thought I would walk into an indoor jungle disguised as a dining room, with servers dressed in safari outfit or better yet, a hunting camouflage suit, and the menu include exotic delicacies such as...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a fan of the Elephant Bar in Fremont and was excited to try the new one in Emeryville. I tried something new and ordered the Turkey Melt with Cesear Salad. As expected, the food was very good....
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
They have a pretty extensive menu here and there are lots of choices for everyone in your party, ranging from their Pacific Rim inspired dishes to BBQ platters to burgers and sandwiches. The food...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Update: 9/15http://www.ktvu.com/news/9853416/detail.htmlewww!Visited Elephant Bar and Restaurant 645 pm thursday night. there was a huge wait (why, dear lord, why) so we sat at the bar.i was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Basically, it's Denny's with a full bar and a theme. That, dear Lainie L., is the sole reason for its popularity...folks have been just DYING for a Denny's with a full bar and a theme. For the same...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I don't need to write much about this place, because Lainie L. was channeling my experience in her review. "Dining Adventure," my ass. I'm not sure what possessed me to try the Pad Thai ($7.95) at a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I work in E-vile. I eat in E-vile from time to time (everyday).I have only been to this spot one time and let me tell you. They are not kidding when they say that it is a DINING ADVENTURE! I was...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Another one of those lackluster chain restaurants with a vague theme that encompasses every single bastardization of your favorite ethnic dishes (e.g. 'southwestern' eggrolls). Think Cheesecake...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a sucker for themes. If I ever get married (God forbid) I will INSIST on a theme wedding (this is why I will never get married - LOL). The Elephant Bar has been blasted exactly for this reason,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
this is one of those themed, massive conglomerate restaurants that is slowly killing off Americans. I wanted to take my honey somewhere that he could enjoy because I always get my way when it comes...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Went here 2 weeks ago, as they just opened up that week with my co-workers after work. The happy hour starts at 4pm. We ordered the The Steamer Trunk "Super Sampler", which included the Hand-Breaded...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yay! The Elephant Bar at Bay Street is finally open. Now when I get a hankering for mud pie, I no longer have to drive to BFE Fremont and wait for 2 hours. Now I can just drive 5 minutes and wait...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2006
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