Reviews for USA

If you are refurnishing your house and would like to have a few items for showing off with your visitors or breaking the ice, visit Paxton Gate in San Francisco. The shop opened by two landscape designers have all kinds of items ranging from a bit funny to outright bizarre.

There are stuffed anim... More >

Peet's Coffee & Tea is a local Starbucks clone. Originally from Berkeley, the chain has opened new outlets around Silicon Valley. The café on Santana Row in reality on Olsen Drive at the far end of Santana Row.

The outlet is just any other coffeehouse in the States, a bit noisy sometimes. The se... More >

Penang is a nice looking restaurant in the sort-of restaurant district in Washington D.C. downtown. The place is well designed and has somewhat modern feel.

The service is fast, but unfortunately the food is not that good. It's an achievement to spoil Far-East food as everything in Thailand or Vi... More >

Phillips Gallery of Fine Art is, as name implies, an art gallery specialising to contemporary American arts. The gallery is located on Santana Row area, next to Gucci and Burberry stores, so prepare for hefty pricetags.

The gallery has a good collection of paintings from various artists. Most of ... More >

Powell Street Plaza is one of the four shopping centers in Emeryville. It makes me wonder how on earth one can fit four profitable shopping centers in a town with population of 7,000? On the other hand, Emeryville has 20,000 workers, so maybe the owners have done their math.

Anyhow, this particul... More >

If you are looking for stylish and sleek fashion in the Big Apple and you happen to carry a hefty wallet, consider visiting one of the Prada stores spread around the city. The Italian fashion house is renown for ultra-chic and minimalistic designs. You can satisfy most of your fashion needs, as Prad... More >

Prada Epicenter in SoHo is one-of-a-kind shopping experience. The shop itself is an architectural gem and the garments are just adorable. Prepare to find a lot of black, exclusive sneakers, tower-like high heel shoes and boots, and a good selection of handbags, wallets and travel gear.

I have fou... More >

If you are in need of groceries in southern parts of Miami downtown, go to Publix on SW 7th Street. The huge supermarket probably can cater all your needs. The selection is excellent and the people working there are more than willing to help you to find the stuff you are looking for.

There is pre... More >

Rasputin Music is a music store chain originated from Berkeley where they have their main shop. Their San Francisco store is in an extremely good position on Powell Street, very near Market Street.

If you are a fan of alternative music genres, Rasputin Music may be your best bet in San Francisco;... More >

New York City has several Ray's Pizzas, "Original", "Famour" or just plain Ray's. We visited one of them on 7th Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets, a "Famous Original Ray's Pizza".

The pizzas, sold by slices, were good, but otherwise the restaurant was a bit rundown and dirty. Don't let the pla... More >