Located downtown at 10135 100th Street, the Westin quickly displays itself as a convention hotel.

The greeting by the bellhop was fast and courteous. We declined Valet parking because I am not yet ready to let some stranger drive and park my MDX. We also declined help with our luggage as we were traveling light.

The underground parking was on the hot side and a little small. We were told that if we left our parking spot to go out, that we likely would not find one again….that would be a waste of $26. Fortunately we were not planning on going anywhere.

The main lobby was under construction and one elevator was out of order. The flooring was down to the cement and walls of tarps covered the north wall.

The convention rooms were busy as was the hotel. The wait for the working elevators was frustrating. When you did finally get an elevator they were packed with partying conventioneers in costumes.

The room was spacious an pretty clean. The fridge was not and smelled of spoiled food. My wife has pet allergies and this is a pet friendly hotel. When we told them this at the front desk, they came to the room and replaced all of the linen and pillow with fresh clean ones.

There was no exhaust fan in the bathroom and when the room steamed up it smelled like urine. The shower was very nice with dual nozzles.

Nice flat screen TV and a good size desk with high speed internet, which we did not use because we prefer to use our air card.

Despite the convention going on, the room was very quiet. My wife thought the bed was not quite as “Heavenly” as they boasted.

We tried their restaurant for a snack after traveling all day. The dry ribs were tasty. The sweet potato fries…….a few were tasty but I would not order again. The orange juice in the cocktails was tang or something similar. The place was empty and we had our choice of where to sit. The most comfortable chairs happened to be right in front of the only TV in the place. The servers were bored with the restaurant empty and were interested in watching the hockey play off game. We are not hockey fans so it was a little uncomfortable having them frequently stopping by to watch and talk about the game. Our fault for sitting there but they were the only seats that looked comfortable for my bad back.

Expect to pay for everything including $1.50 for local calls.

Looking for a  reliable Oriental / Asian chain restaurant with great tasting food that you can count on every time? Our opinion would be for you to keep on looking.

We had our meal delivered. It arrived within the hour as promised.

Here is what we ordered for 4 people:

Vietnamese Spring Rolls – too meaty and too spicy – one bite was enough for me.
Imperial Spring Rolls – not bad – no plum sauce included – they did provide some kind of watery sauce that we found ran all over the plate and made everything soggy.
Lemon Chicken – the chicken was dry and tough and not near enough lemon sauce was included.
Crispy Ginger Beef – the meat was tough, chewy and not at all crispy. Overall the dish had very little flavor – kinda tasted like the Dry Garlic Ribs.
Dry Garlic Ribs – the ribs were soggy instead of dry and where was the garlic? – tasted more like the Ginger Beef.
Deep Fried Prawns – to much batter and grease for our liking – nice big tasty prawns once you get past the batter.
Cantonese Chow Mien – was ok but was heavy on the noodles and skimpy on meat and vegetables.
Cantonese Fried Rice – very plain and had frozen mixed vegetables including corn and yellow beans – we found that a little odd.

They did not include any plain white rice like most places do.

There were no napkins, no fake cutlery and only 3 soy sauce packages for 8 dishes – and where the hell were the fortune cookies? Must be the recession.

As far as the Lee Wok (also known as Lee Gardens Wok and Chopstick) at 8404 182 St. Edmonton, AB Canada, we rate them a generous 2 star. It was edible, filled the gap and our young guests were less critical of the dishes than we were.

Our most favorite Oriental / Asian restaurant can be found in the little town of Coalhurst Alberta, Canada called Coyotes. Their dishes are almost as good as my wife’s!

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Our first experience at Ruth’s Chris Steak House was to celebrate the announcement of my son expecting his first child and my wife’s son becoming engaged.

We received a nice friendly greeting on arrival and quick seating. Very nice ambiance. White tablecloths. beautiful unique fireplace on one wall. Great service from start to finish.

Excellent selection of wines (a little on the pricey side). À la carte menu (also a little on the pricey side).

We started with the Calamari which was not very good at all. It was drenched with some kind of sauce which made the battered coating very soggy rather than crispy and calamari itself was very rubbery. I know….it’s squid and it’s supposed to be rubbery…but this was VERY rubbery. Between 6 of us we ate only about 1/2 of the dish. I complained and they did not charge us which was decent of them.

The entree’s were brought to the table on plates that had been heated to 500° F. Seemed a little excessive and more than a little dangerous. Like most people, I usually touch my plate at some point in time while dining.

Their claim to fame is serving USDA corn fed beef. They do have Alberta beef on the menu, but most of the choices are US cuts.

My wife’s son and I had the USDA Rib-Eyes. What should have been a very tender piece of meat was more than a little tough. It was tasty and medium rare as requested. One of our future daughter in laws had the chicken and the other the Portabello Mushrooms. They both were happy with their selection. My wife had the Alberta Tenderloin. It came topped with butter which history has taught us is not a good sign. It was medium rare as requested but also on the tough side for tenderloin. My son had the tenderloin and scallops. He thought the scallops were better than the steak.

The side of Broccoli was overcooked and had a burnt or grilled taste. The potatoes Au Gratin were ok but nothing special. The snow peas with garlic was our best side order pick.

All that said, it would look like our group of 6 unanimously agree that for a Steak House, they could use some improvement.

Dinner for 6 (including 2 bottles of wine) was just under $500.

We rate Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Edmonton, Alberta) as a 3, thanks to the ambiance and the excellent service. Not worth the $$$$ price tag. Outback’s would have been a much better choice.