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My girls have taken private music lessons here and have been involved in the Homeschool Enrichment in the Arts (HEArts) program for the last 4 years. The teachers are very knowledgeable, help the kids to be even more excited about what they are learning, and genuinely care about each student.

Lovely space and great teachers!

Great new location with great instructors!

Rented a trumpet for my son’s first band experience. The rental process was smooth enough, although the employee that tried to explain the cost of the instrument vs the finance charge didn’t really understand the difference.

Just be prepared to spend additional money, because you’re likely not done. A week later, once my son tried to play for the first time, we found out that the mouthpiece they supplied was the wrong size for him. When I went back to try to correct this, they stood on policy that they couldn’t provide the correct sized mouthpiece, I was stuck with the one that came with the trumpet. I was given the option to purchase one, priced anywhere from $25 to over $70.

Ideally, they would have proactively mentioned this issue when we originally rented the instrument. Possibly even worked with my son to see if he was getting the proper equipment. If we’d been aware of the potential need for the change, we could have addressed it then.

We wound up purchasing it somewhere else for significantly less.

I called beforehand because I did not want to waste my time. I told him the exact mouthpiece and instrument that I had and that I was looking to upgrade. The worker, Brian, said that he had mouthpieces for alto saxophone. Upon my arrival, by Uber, I learn that he thought I was talking about trumpet mouthpieces. He also told me that this is primarily a student store and they carry mostly stock mouthpieces. He could have and should have told me this when I called!

Very interesting items in the store! Oddities and antiques. Great experience!

Very cool place go and see for yourself, might just find something you like

Always good for treasure hunting! Love the variety and eclectic nature of the booths.

Decent selection of antiques, more home furnishings and nick nacks than anything. Very cool gamer cave

Cute place. Manager Ryan was nice and helpful. Owner never replied to questions sent via email or returned phone call as promised regarding booth setup.

Good store, friendly people m

Just OK. Standard antiques vendor store. The two people behind the counter just stared at me and said nothing when I came in and again when I left. Odd place.

Over priced items

GOOD BUT OVER PRICED

Our 9 year old daughter has taken from two of the teachers of Expedition Piano. Both piano and vocal lessons. We have been super impressed with her progress and how patient and kind the staff is. We would highly recommend them to beginners or advanced musicians.

Expedition piano provides amazing service. My daughter has learn so much in such just a few short weeks. I am so impressed with the quality of service. I would recommend anyone who is interested in music lessons to call them. And they provide lessons for all ages.

We just started lessons with Chris and our 5 year old daughter loves it! Chris made it very easy to communicate with him and set up our first lesson. Chris is very encouraging to our daughter and interacts with her very well. We are excited for our daughter to learn piano and are thankful that we found Chris!

Theeee best!!!

Reggie was PHENOMENAL ‼️ my overall experience was over the top & i will book him for my events from this day forward .

Reggie was amazing. He arrived early and set up. I hired him for my at home intimate anniversary dinner and he blew us away. So smooth and can play anything on the spot. Hire this man immediately. Thank you Reggie. Can’t wait to do it again.

Great store, I have bought several oboe reeds and now rent an oboe from them. Very curtious and appreciative of your business. I will do all of my music shopping here.

Grest place with fair prices and friendly service.

Great place great service and the only one open on Sunday thank you so much

Love this place and love the staff. Prefer to go here for instrument needs and repairs over Ken Stanton. The only reason I didn’t give five stars is because I really wish they would keep at least a small supply of basic AV accessories such as XLR/DMX cables and Gaffer tape. Lots of my local AV comrades and I would be in there often for that stuff! But that’s the only thing I can whine about. Lol.

For the person who was complaining about being charged for not showing up to a lesson …. seriously? This is no different than not showing up for a doctor’s appointment or not giving at least 24 hours notice. This is how these instructors make a living and that spot is reserved specifically for you or your child. Even if you have a good reason for not showing up, like a family emergency, you should still rightfully be expected to pay for that reservation, as it means a loss of income for a teacher. Would you be OK with your employer unexpectedly shorting you money that you were expecting to pay bills with, regardless of their reason?

Very helpful and good prices

Their rentals come with repairs (at least that’s what I got)

Do not shop here, don’t bother asking for shipping either they won’t do it. They make Facebook listings than ignore customers after denying purchase.

I’ve been shopping here for over a decade. This is the first time I have EVER had to make a return was today. I was told there was a 7 day return policy. NO WHERE on the receipt does it indicate a 7 day policy. Very disappointed that the owner John (after all these years being of being a loyal customer) argue with me over this return.

Poor teaching, and don’t miss a lesson without notice, they will not understand and will continue to take your money.

Such a great little spot!! Decor is amazing and the drinks are delicious and fun!! This spot is awesome for a date night!

Enjoyed the amazing food and yummy mixed drinks while watching the sunset on the back deck.

Best place in kennesaw for a well made, proper cocktail.

Went for dinner on a Saturday night. The restaurant is cozy, little and well maintained. The vibe is great with music. Great menu for cocktails and drinks. Limited menu for food and probably just 4-5 vegetarian options. We loved the drinks., and the Summer Ravioli, but quantity is very less. Friendly server.. She gave us suggestions for the drinks and food.

I was there for brunch and honestly the food is just ok. However the drinks menu look amazing. I’ll give it a second chance but this time i’ll go at night and just for drinks. The place is small and cute and has some outdoor seating

This place is great, apart from one strange thing.

I’m writing this review in the hope that the owners read it and fix it.

We went on a summer Saturday afternoon and it was pretty quiet. By contrast, Henry’s Grill, along the street, Center Street Tavern around the corner and 1885 across the tracks we’re all lively so I wondered why most of the barstools were empty here.

My wife and I wandered in and bellied up to the bar just like you would in 99% of bars in America. One bartender was mixing drinks for a table outside and after what seemed like 5 minutes finally acknowledged us with an incoherent comment about menus then turned back to her mixing.

Another 5 minutes passed with no service and just as we were about to leave, a waitress noticed us and asked us to come up to the register so she could take our order. So I rose from my bar stool and followed her for 10ft along to the end of the bar, to give our order.

I cant understand why the owners here decided to setup as a McDonalds style, counter-service in a place where everything else looks, tastes, and smells like a nice lounge. It totally ruins the relaxation and upscale vibe.

I also cant understand why someone cant just take our order at the bar and remember it for the 10 steps it would take to put it in the system. – I don’t want to pause the conversation with my group to break away, then stand in line to get the next round in.

The drinks are superb quality and the variety is awesome, but while they aren’t cheap, I don’t mind paying a little bit more for great service and a relaxing vibe to go with the lovely decor and interesting food options.

We spent $40 on two drinks including a tip (although I really cant see why I did that, as I covered all the work I would normally tip for!) We then walked along to Henry’s where we were welcomed by both bartenders immediately upon seating and spent much more on drinks and food there.

Summary, please ditch the counter-service and encourage your staff to be a little bit friendlier and we’ll be back again soon.

Went for lunch. My husband ordered the hot dog. It was cut in half and they served half of it. I had the falafel wrap. It was really bad. The Naan was raw dough and the falafel was just flavored pea puree. We spent $40. The place is pretty, and maybe fun for a cocktail. It was a miss for a meal. Based on food it was a one-star. The decor pushed it to two-star. Being cute only gets you so far.

I have never gotten so much attitude from a bartender for spending money at a bar before. I guess it mustve been a bad day or something but this was shocking. Left with a good tab for centerstreet who had no problem taking my money with way less attitude. Disappointing.

The decor and cool are great. The service is horrible!!! Don’t recommend visiting.

Ms. Leigh Anne is a wonderful teacher. My 9 year old has been taking lessons with her for over a year and I am amazed at what she has learned. Her teaching style makes it easy for students to understand music theory which is so important. Highly recommend!

Best piano teacher in the area!!! My son has been with her for 2 and a half years. Highly recommended.

I’m currently seeing Miss Leigh Ann Bleichner for vocal lessons and and I’d recommend anyone to her for voice, especially anyone booking lessons with a vocal teacher for the first time. Leigh Ann is an amazing, fun teacher who truly cares about her students and she has inspired all sorts of confidence in myself that I did not have prior to taking lessons with her. If you want a teacher that can truly make a change and impact your child in a positive way, see Leigh Ann. She’s phenomenal.

Always helpful! Great selection

Great staff, super helpful and friendly. Great collection of records too! Was awesome coming in, I’ll definitely be coming back!

Very knowledgeable owner; great selection

Very good customer service, offers help, will be visiting again soon.

Neutral

not very good cds but it’s alright

Warning: If you don’t wear a mask, the shop owner will ask you to leave. So, if you don’t wear a mask you are some how not a paying customer. We decided not to spend our hard earned money here. Go somewhere else that does not shame you.

Very nice experience with this company! James the owner is very knowledgeable about any and all car audio needs. I had a 12” subwoofer and amp installed for my girlfriends CRV and she absolutely loves the sound. All for a very reasonable price too. Give this company a call if you have any car audio work that needs to be done!

Have been using Audio Dreams for years, highly recommend!

Great audio shop w/ excellent staff that actually know what they’re talking about. Good prices, selection & above all Honest and reliable!! Thanks guys

It’s a wonderful bookstore with a wide variety of books and a welcoming atmosphere. Prices are reasonable and its organized well.

Absolutely love the book store. It’s got the book store smell and the owner is so sweet and nice.

Absolutely wonderful and full of books and the like. Staff was wonderful as well and the prices are amazing

Great staff.. Tons of books for cheap

Dusty but then it’s old book. Some need to be discarded. Ones that might look new. They look that way because Noone wants them

It’s not a bad shop at all and even has a lovely cat running around but the comics selection there is just sitting outside the store with water damage from being left out in the rain and heavily faded pages from being left directly in the sun. I grabbed two issues without price tags on them and brought them to the counter and asked for the price and the guy pulled up google and found eBay listings for $7 each in brand new condition and tried to charge me $12 for two incredibly damaged copies after his discovery! That left a bad taste in my mouth and am now unlikely to return

Very scary place to be dropping off a UHaul at 9pm. I wouldn’t recommend this location if you are using UHaul’s pickup-dropoff. Large groups of people loitering, shouting across the lot, etc.

Stay away from this place, they give our truck away even when I confirmed the reservation and they just told me call 1800 U-Haul.

So Amazon now deletes honest but disparaging 1 star reviews, so I’ll try posting here on Google to notify others. I ordered a book from this TCBL seller that was clearly listed as a hard cover and was sent a softcover instead. Scanning prior Amazon views I noted that my bait and switch experience was not a unique occurrence (maybe that other commenter has now been deleted by Team Bezos as well since no negative reviews are now showing as was the case just several days ago).

Very nearly impossible to believe, however, that a bookseller doesn’t know the difference between hard and soft covers, so the reasonable inference is straight up dishonesty … and just seeing if they can get away with it without having a return or complaint. Certainly won’t get my business again … and I thoroughly expect some lame excuse or deflection from the owner in reply.

Didn’t get the name of the employee that helped me but he went well above and beyond to take care of the problems I was having!

Very helpful and nice. Ibe never seen such a massive variety of guitar strings, so I wanted to try some new strings the ones I’d been using were dead and were always rough on everyone’s fingers, but one of the employees suggested one of the Martin’s after I explained the light ones had a buzz like sound and I didn’t like. And I took his work on the medium custom strings and I’m telling you I share they tune better and almost instantly they’re durable but soft on your fingers and they are the best strings I’ve ever used definitely love this store and staff they know what they’re talking about

Is a good place to buy guitars, drums and any device of music…

Good service and selection.

Very friendly, courteous and knowledgeable staff.

Clean and well stocked with a wide variety of instruments on-site to play. The sales are the best times to get some great deals. I’m a repeat customer.

Nice staff but bad management. Customer service manager give bad information over the phone so watch-out.

Horrible service. Plenty of staff, few customers. No one says hello or even acknowledges you. Staff would prefer to just hangout, play with the instruments and ignore you.

As long as you don’t mind waiting on the staff to finish their conversation about video games before seeing to anything you need. Also if you just bought a guitar or had one serviced, if it is behind the counter , it will most likely be picked up and played (badly) by a bored employee. I wish that some consideration by corporate for a self serve kiosk in there would be nice as the employees seem to be annoyed when asked to do their job.