Catherine "Spin Queen" H.'s Profile

First, allow me to do a silly-slap-happy-dance that Campbell has managed to bring in a business that is neither a furniture store nor an art gallery!!

Now to the review....

Lattes are excellent.  I've been there for them a couple times already and the quality is consistent.

Sausages/meats - important to this NY native - are excellent quality and yummy.  Try their salami sandwich (doesn't sound fancy and its not but it is really good) or sausage and peppers).

Salmon - also great.

Service - very friendly and attentive.  

Atmosphere - clean, quiet, well kept, and comfortable.  No wi-fi which is actually a good thing because there are other cafes with it and it discourages squatting and people working and chirping into their cell phones while you're trying to eat.

Prices - excellent.  Very reasonable.

I really hope this place stays open.  The powers-that-be over in city planning finally seem to have gotten the message that a dozen expensive furniture stores and 10 galleries does not a community make.  To get traffic and a real neighborhood you need variety including shops, restaurants, family, teen, and grown-up fare.

Bombshell Boutique earns a solid 5 star rating across several categories including my pet-category, service.

Like many stores in our small Campbell community, Bombshell is owner-operated.  In this case, by fellow Yelp member Brooke R.  

(By the way, for those wondering how business owners, *should* interact on Yelp, take a que from Brooke and see her entry below.  She does it right.)

Brooke, who I had never met in person before entering the boutique, is friendly and offers excellent service.  I'm nicknaming her the yenta of lingerie because she is a quick no-pressure match maker for ladies of all sizes looking to make that special purchase.  We gals know it's impossible to tell how that stuff is going to look when it's sitting on the rack and I was impressed at her dead on suggestions and professional manner with which she gave them.

In addition to "fun lingerie" (the kind you bring home to model for that special someone ;-) ) Bombshell has a wide variety of accessories ranging from very affordable and fun (young people seem to gravitate toward the t-shirts) to quality apparel by top tattoo artists.  Among the selections:

Tote bags by Blue Q including an awesome Jesus bag that I own.
Tattoo apparel by Black Market, Sailor Jerry, and Rock Rebel
Lingerie by Dreamgirl and Leg Ave

The store is located in the courtyard in down town Campbell (look for the u-shaped group of shops with the art gallery and doll shops on the corners.

It's refreshing to see another owner-operated  boutique with great selection and service come into town.  This is the type of place that makes Campbell stand out from the cookie cutter cities you see so often these days.

This is one of the better pizza places I've been to in California.  I'd like to see them get even more adventurous with the menu and perhaps add a good shrimp and pesto, but even without that, they're heads and tails above most of the pizza places around here.

Some of my top picks:

Salmone (favorite) - Pizza with mozzarella cheese, smoked Salmon ($14.95 for a smallish pizza - not cheap, but Yummy!)

Siciliana - Pizza with Tomato sauce oregano, black olives and anchovies

Romana - same as above but with mozzarella cheese added

Tirolese - Pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, smoked prosciutto, onion and blue cheese

The pizza is what I'd call NY style meaning that the crust is thin and slices are large making them easy to fold.  If you're a thick crust fan, this is probably not the place for you.  

In addition to pizza they also have a small selection of pasta and salad and antipasto.

I used this company the first time I had my carpets cleaned.  Their service was very good and prices were moderate.  They get three stars because they were not able to remove most of the stains from my carpet.  To their credit, they offered to come back -for free- and try again.  I think the problem was with the chem dry process, but I am not a carpet cleaning expert.  

My opinion is that this company is good if you have carpets that are not super dirty and you want them to dry quick (steam cleaning processes will take a day or longer to dry whereas with chem dry your carpet might be dry in a matter of hours).  I would not recommend this company for move-ins/move-outs or carpets where you have heavy stains/odors.

This is a review for the Stanley Steemer located at the address listed here.  Note that Stanley Steemer is a nationwide company and quality may vary depending on which location you choose.  This review specifically covers work done by Raymond Sanchez  and Pharaoh Lewis (they agreed to have their names listed in the review).

Although I have expensive Berber carpet it was in horrible condition due to three years of abuse - coffee spills, two teenage boys, countless other teens over at the house spilling things, heavy foot traffic, etc.  I really wish I had some before pics!

I called Stanley Steemer to clean, deodorize, stain guard the carpets plus do the same for some furniture that was previously in my brother's (a smoker!) house.  So, like the carpets, the furniture was dirty and smelly and with the boys off to college it was time to clean house.

The men arrived on time and were courteous and professional throughout the cleaning.

The results were outstanding.  I can not overstate this.  My husband and I were blown away.

Heavy tread marks were gone.  Stains I thought would never come out were gone.

These guys are not cheap. You'll pay a lot less if you go with another firm, however having tried places like Campbell Chem dry, I can say that if you go with Stanley you get what you pay for.

My advice is if you're looking to get your carpet cleaned save your pennies until you can afford these guys.  It's not worth it to go with a cheaper place that won't do a good job and will require you to get your carpets cleaned again sooner.

Regarding service - I am presently at home recovering from surgery.  Knowing this, the Stanley guys took it upon themselves to take fans from my garage and put them in rooms to help my carpets dry faster.  They also opened my windows for me and just had great service all around.

When cleaning all furniture was handled with care.  They also left plenty of booties to wear while the carpets were drying and the booties are surprisingly good quality and not slippery -very important when you're recovering from major surgery, believe me!

I realize this sounds like a commercial, so let me state that I have no affiliation with this company or the fellows that work there and never met them before today.  I was just blown away by the quality of service and the amazing results -carpet really looks FANTASTIC- and I'm not easily impressed.

Recommended highly - 5 stars.

While the South Bay offers up a wealth of great food from other regions of the world, I've found finding a decent Chinese place to be a real challenge.  

Shine Yun outshines Blue Sky, however it comes no where near the now closed Fung Lum restaurant formally on Bascom avenue.

Good dishes include the Shine Yun fried rice (their signature fried rice with  shrimp, beef, pork and chicken), beef chow mien, and lemon chicken.

What I would like to see are more good Chinese places in the city and at least some that deliver.  Although common in NY, this seems to be absent from this area of the South Bay.

They call it Famous for a reason.  These bite size hot dogs, which have been served up since the 20's are great.  Not sure what's on the topping -never asked- but it's good stuff.  A must stop if you're in the Troy area.

I've tried finding another pizza place that comes close to this since I left NY years ago.  No luck.  I Love NY Pizza is the best.  If they're still doing the shrimp and pesto try it.  It's excellent!

Most areas of this Frys are severely understaffed.  Some of the complaints you hear about customer service are probably at least in part due to the fact that the people working there simply don't have time to get to everyone.

As some of the other reviewers mentioned, this is a great store if you know what you want and don't need help picking it out.

One criticism - their DVD isle doesn't have a new release section making it a real pain to search.

This is the place to go if you need specialized shoes.  The staff understand the products and will help you.  I purchase shoes there for my husband, who does a lot of athletics and also has flat feet.

Only cautions are that they are frequently busy and do not have a huge selection.  

Bottom line, if you need specialized gear - this is the place.  If you can wear most types of sneakers and outfits, consider going to a place with a bigger selection if you want a lot of choice.