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2.0 of 5 stars.
pretty good but very pricey.the best things ive had here were the cajun shrimp appetizer (i always get 2) and the i'm stuffed. we tried a bunch of other stuff but honestly it wasnt anything...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Had to choose among all chain restaurants and decided to give Bubba another try.Went for early lunch and we got the best seats with a great view of Universal City walk. Our waiter was really friendly...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is my first time going to Bubba Gump and it is just OK. So the three of us decided to eat here before watching movies in Universal's theather. All of us have never been there before so we didn't...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was actually pleasantly surprised by this restaurant. I thought it was going to be overpriced and feel like any other chain. Even though we came in right before closing, the service was great and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is O.K. The food is not really impressive. It's expensive for what you get but the restaurant itself is really cute. I would go again just for the ambiance and the drinks. This place...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I figured I would have some shrimp. The food is first class as is the service. If you feel like having great shrimp, eating outside, and having a tall beer, then Bubba Gump is the place to go.
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Well, to start off, their "Shrimp Heaven" is, like, 20 shrimp. The quality was very good, but considering it was $22, I can't say I'd get it regularly.Their servers are the kind that are ridiculously...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice area, and the food's what you'd expect from any Bubba Gump's.The service is REALLY attentive and friendly. A bit much though (we were rather frightened by our waiter, but...in a good way?).The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Bubba Gumps is overpriced. If you want really good seafood..go somewhere else.Saying that...their onion rings are good w/ their chipolte dipping sauce.And their "I'm stuffed Shrimp" is good.They have...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bubba Gump shrimp is goooood. I used to go here maybe once a month with my sister when we were craving shrimp. Not living in SoCal anymore. For appetizers, i love the Shrimp Net Catch with garlic...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Run forest Run!!!When this restaurant first opened I was curious; who owns it?The studios?Anyway, I love shrimp and I have been to various locations including other countries. My last visit was in...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My family and I went here on a whim because stupid Hard Rock Cafe wanted us to wait another 30 minutes in addition to the 45 minutes that we already waited. Anyway, we got seated really quickly. Food...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
giving this place one star is very generous. my cousin and i decided to try this place out after having spent a day at universal studios. we walked over to the restaurant and stood in front of the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So this place is usually a bit more crowded and smaller than the other one in Long Beach. I only went into the one in Santa Monica Pier to use the bathroom so I dont know how that one is...lol....
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Dont go there if you expecting to get good service! The staff is full of excuses when your food doesnt come out on time, they blame it on the fact that they just had a large party so their kitchen was...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Bubba~!! Awesome selection of appetizers and classic Margaritas..... That alone, is a great formula for a bloody GOOD TIME!After a long day of hard work..... i love their beachy flavor! kick...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
"Its like a TGIF except almost everything on the menu has shrimp!"That is what my coworker exclaimed as we went on our lunch break. We sat at the bar because there are just no time to get a table and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
my first time after going to universal studios for the first time as well... pretty good experience. i always knew that they are connected to the forrest gump movie, which i absolutely adore the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Me and my boyfriend had recently visited california on vacation and my relatives took us to city walk in universal studios since I've never been there along with my boyfriend. My aunt said it was up...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I can't see how the place stays in business. Recently, I ate there for the first time. My friend warned me about the overpriced, unappetizing deep fried seafood they serve. With my short attention...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place was surprisingly good for me since I'm not quite the biggest seafood eater. My friend & I came here for dinner & their portions are huge, enough to share even though we didn't. We ate our...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
enjoyed the quarter lbs shrimps that comes in a tin bucket. good for quick lunches with family and friends! If you need to satisfy your seafood craving esp shrimps then this is the place to be. fast...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
GUMP!!So heres my story with Bubba Gump. I first went here when i was at the Mall of America then again in Vegas then again in New York then again in Florida & more times than i can count in...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My girlfriend and I came here to eat after visiting Universal Studios because we were in the mood for shrimp. We split a shrimp sampler entree which had four different kinds of shrimp. It was more...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Hell, OVER RATED. Riding on the movie. Over priced, under portion.Selling clothes, too sell food, tells you something. The food is not all that.BIG TIME TOURIST TRAP. Return visit, u kidding me. NO...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i love, love, love their Delta Sunset Margarita!!! slurp* slurp* the food is ok. i'd still pick redondo beach over bubba gump. I always order the Shrimper's Net Catch. I've tried the "I'm stuffed"...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Let me say that the staff has been 5 star every time I have been. Very energetic, friendly, and fun.The menu is fairly boring, unimaginative, and not at all engaging with haute cuisine. Some of my...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am not ashamed to admit I fucking love this place. Why do I like it? Is it because of the food? Nope!Atmosphere? Nope! Staff? Nope!I love this place because it's a THEMED RESTAURANT based on a MOVIE...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Third Bubba Gump I've been to and just as good of an experience as my previous two times (Santa Monica and Maui). Usually order the Bourbon Mahi Mahi, which is one of my favorite dishes of all time,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
All their restaurants are exactly the same; fair food, small portions, big bill, good service. They can accomodate large groups--onlyreason to go.
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i brought some out of town relatives here to visit... and none of the restaurants looked appealing at all... so my brother took out his iphone and did that phone shaking thing and this one came up so...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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I suprised my husband with tickets to Kroqs Christmas concert, I did this during dinner @ Bubba Gump, we left them (accidenatlly) on our table when we left...within 5 minutes we went back to get them and they...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We went here after going to the Imax. Choosing from the raft of tourist traps that line the walkway, our vote went to seafood. We didn't expect anything extraordinary. The drinks were okay, the food...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came here for a birthday and they took care of us. I have to say - these big chains are pretty good about accommodating big groups and entertaining them. We sat in a semi-private room and they...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Nothin' really to say. I have to say though, I really like the concept of the whole deal they have going on there, but the execution is simply (as this convienent two-counter says)..Meh. Save yourself...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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we only come here for 1 dish.....the shrimpin dippin broth. yum! for those...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came here with my hubby and his friends to celebrate his birthday. The whole party had to be there to be seated. Since 5 out of 9 of us were extremely late due to traffic, and they would only seat...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If i want to express "Whatever" in stars, would that be TWO?I had Bubba Gump Shrimp for the first time in Maui 2 years ago and was disappointed. This location wasn't that much better. The hush...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love me some scrimps! If you come here... yes there will be a wait. A very long wait. My boyfriend & I had a craving for shrimp so we stopped here after walking the Santa Monica pier.... we waited...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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Just the name brings back fond memories of a wonderful meal. There are so many choices, it is hard to make up your mind. I finally settled on the spicy New Orleans shrimp. It was amazing and it was not...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i definitely prefer this location, Universal City Walk, as oppose to the one in Santa Monica. I had the worst experience in Santa Monica. I ordered the salmon and veggie skillet. The salmon was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I really wanted to give Bubba Gump 2 stars, but in the end it is all about the food. No matter how entertaining the tributes to a fun movie, no matter how animated and responsive the wait staff, at...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Sadness is me when faced with what to eat at Universal Citywalk. One of my friends really wanted Chinese food from Shanghai Mein but we discovered it closed a while back (and was plastered with weird...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I prefer visiting this location more than the one in Santa Monica as this one seems cleaner and a bit better.Both the food and the service have been fine the multiple times I have dined here.It's now...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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If you are a fan of Forrest Gump, if you like great food, huge portions and amazing service AND have a family...this is the place to go! I have a 3 1/2 year old son and a 14 yr old daughter and they just adore...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here on multiple occasions and I've always had a good experience. The theme is really cute and they really try to keep everything tied together. The waiters and waitresses that I've gotten...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Whoever designed the Bubba Gump Co exterior, did a good job to sucker me into dining there. We went there to take a break from theme park food from our day at Universal Studios. Bubba Gump was known...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
A place for tourists. Dumb waitstaff. Ordered a chicken cobb. Came out with no chicken and looked like a small side salad. Complained. No discount for leaving the meat out! My mouth dropped open and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I needed to sate my curiosity for the Forrest Gump reference. Well, I probably don't need to go back. That and the desire to avoid crappy traffic after spending a day at Universal Studios on a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bubba Gump is where my party of 14 ended up the night that Saddle Ranch was so rude to us. It was past 10 and they were still open so we were grateful for that. I think they're open until 11pm. The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not really sure what I was thinking by coming here. I feel rather misled. Came here Friday night with a friend I hadn't seen in about 9 years. We both thought this would be a fairly good choice. I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
OK I would give em 5 stars for the food but only for the few things I love, other stuff is just ok and can cost too much for what you get. The whole Run Forest Run and all that stuff was cute the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I was to rate their menu, it is really a 3, because the food is way overpriced.But if I was to rate the dish I ordered in the past, based only on those 2 dishes, I would give it a 4 - I really like...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went there randomlly on a day it was really rainy, and wasnt really thinking much of it I went with two friends. and the waiter was really nice. thats why they got four stars from. and he took a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not bad, not great. I miss Gladstones.Okay,we were at the CityWalk and decided to play like we were tourists. We thought we'd ham it up and go to Bubba Gump. I've never been to one of these places,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
What would happen if Red Lobster lost its yellow biscuits, picked up a really bad movie theme, and made worse their already bad food? Wonder no more the world has been bestowed upon by Bubba Gump.You...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Mr. Gump, What deal with the devil did you make to be in every tourist trap from New York to La?I've dined in your Establishment in Times Square, and Universal City, and I must say Consistency is...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Cutest little mascot ever... although it makes it quite difficult to eat knowing you're eating the cute little guy... The cup of clam chowder was good but very pricey for the tiny portion...I love the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place sucks a duck! The only cool part was hanging out with my friend Frederique and the shrimp cocktail, which is hard to get wrong. Oh ya and I think you can get a beer and any shot you want...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Thank goodness the diet pepsi and Jack concoction I brought with me wasn't noticed while dining at Bubba Gump. (What? Ghetto? Don't think so. My friends and I were about to go to Halloween Horror...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think my expectations were too high after hearing some man on the ferry ride back from Catalina Island tell some girl "oh man, Bubba Gumps is sooooooooo good! I've never had such good seafood in my...
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, this place is a chain. I love the one in the bay a lot more, because of the view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay itself. We came here with a small party and ordered our hearts content. I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with the earlier reviewers. The service is better than the food. Though, I kind of felt like the waitress that served us didn't speak loud enough for me (as a result, I got embarrassed)....
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The speckled lemonade was really good and the free refills were even better!! Shh, don't tell. The guy who waited on us, he gave me the glass and let me take it home for free, with his phone number...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Great place for kids; for adults, not so much. Service was over the top friendly (expected at Universal City), but the food was average at best (and I think I got sick from it). My niece, however,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We stumbled upon this place after a short visit to Universal Studios this past Labor Day. I wanted to eat somewhere air conditioned, because it was unbearably hot there. Their blueberry lemonade was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is super crazy busy on the weekends!! It is frequented by tourists and locals alike. It is smack-dab in the middle of Universal Citywalk! But the 1 hour and 1/2 wait was well worth it!...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think the service was probably better than the food but that's how Bubba Gumps always is. The food was not too bad. Actually pretty tasty. Wait was not too long. I had a pleasant experience. Plus...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food was good.We just ordered the Shrimp with box spices I can't remember what it's called but yeah anyway that fed three people so we didnt order anything else.Service was good...It was pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Our first pass the wait was over an hour, but the host told us to return in an hour and it would thin down by that time. The Colonel tried to slip her a tip for a seat but she couldn't accept it. We...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the only thing cool about this place is you can tell the waitress/waiter you need something without waving or gesturing or shouting. you just flip that handy little sign on your table. the food's too...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool place to eat seafood. I stopped here for an early dinner while visiting Universal Studios. I was seated immediately in the back dining room. The interior has wood floors, walls, and ceilings with...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have to disclaimer this because I was only here for a special opening event, so I can't vouch for the service on a regular night.That said? Amazing service. Yummy yummy shrimp. The coconut shrimp...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I Loved It!! When we got there the wait was only like 5-10 minutes then we where seated and my cousin wanted to change tables at other restaurants this would have been a problem not here, we changed...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love shrimp and I love 'Forrest Gump'.Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
A review, Hollywood style. (Pardon the formatting it didn't come out just right)EXT. BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP --- Saturday NightEJ and TRISTEN stand cautiously to the side, staring at the huge line of people...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Stupid is as stupid does and boy were we stupid enough to come here. There was a line out the door as we walked inside to find our group yet noticed hardly any of the tables were in use. Is this some...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2006
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Great shrimps galore ( Go figure ). You can get shrimp in every type of way. Sauteed, steamed, normal, deep fried. I absolutely loved the cajun shrimp and stuffed shrimp. (Hint, if you want faster service,...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/15/2006
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