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25% off GetQuik Orders at Mikado (LOS ALTOS)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:12:00 +0000

Hi everyone!

This week we have a Japanese restaurant called Mikado located at Los Altos for you guys. So satisfy that Japanese cuisine craving at a 25% discount when you order from Mikado through GetQuik. As usual, this offer is valid from this Friday, 05/25/2012 through next Thursday 05/31/2012.

Here's what some yelpers are saying:

"I'm so glad my coworkers introduced me to this place for lunch. At such a great price with such great food, I'll have to come back! Their salmon was just perfect. I asked for the teriyaki sauce on the side because I usually don't like it too saucey."

- Kathy Y

"I love this place whenever I'm around the area. Their rolls are typical rolls, but there are certain ones that are DELICIOUS! The Pizza Roll.. is very yummy!! The salad here is also good too."

- Christine N.

"They have a great hamachi along with a caterpillar roll, which was amongst the food we ordered. The service was prompt with all orders, where our raw fish was sliced to perfection on a little boat"

- Rob L.

Minimum order: $50

What to do:

1) Place an order to Mikado (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

MIKADO

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Mikado (Los Altos)

171 Main St.

Los Altos CA, 94022

Monday to Fridays

11:30AM - 2:00PM

5:00PM - 9:30PM

Saturdays and Sundays

12:00PM - 2:30PM

5:00PM - 9:30PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off GetQuik orders at The Mmoon Empanadas (San Jose)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:42:00 +0000

Hello Quikers,

Empanadas are very popular in Argentina and the boss of The Mmoon Empanadas believes that it will be very popular as well. The GetQuik team has tried it and we truly enjoyed these little wraps of goodness which is why we are having them as Restaurant of the week from this Friday 05/04/2012 through next Thursday 05/10/2012.

Orders from them get to enjoy 25% off with appropriate promo code provided.

Yelpers are pleased with The Mmoon as well:

"Loved the beef empanadas! Not so crazy about the others but the beef empanadas are authentic. First time in the restaurant, I ordered six empanadas for my wife and I. 20 minutes later ordered another 8! they are great."

- Antonia F

"Cute little empanadas... yeah, I used the adjective cute; they just were, not too big, not to small... We split 5 so we could try as many as possible..."

- Scott P

"I really wanted to like this place, and I love empanadas too much to stay away from this place, so I would come back. Last time I tried these was because my fellow yelper Rita V graciously picked some up for me. I really liked the veggie one, and the chicken came in as a close second."

- Veronia C

Minimum order for deliveries: $25

What to do:

1) Place an order to The Mmoon Empanadas (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

MMOON

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

The Mmoon Empanadas (San Jose)

177 W Santa Clara St.

San Jose CA, 95113

Monday to Wednesdays

11:00AM - 8:00PM

Thursdays

11:00AM - 9:00PM

Friday and Saturdays

11:00AM - 10:00PM

Sundays

11:00AM - 4:00PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off GetQuik orders at Mario's Italiano (MOUNTAIN VIEW)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Hi everyone!

For all you pasta and italian pizza lovers, this week we have Mario's Italiano as the restaurant of the week! Orders from GetQuik enjoy 25% off this restaurant when discount code is given.

Offer lasts from 04/27 Friday through 05/03 Thursday so share it with your friends, family and colleagues!

Here's what yelpers are saying:

"The best thing to order here is the Butternut Squash and the Chicken Marsala! The butternut squash comes in a creamy sauce and is on point. I normally hate Chicken but the Marsala has tender, juicy pieces of chicken with yummy mushrooms. I order from this place for our work events and they deliver!

They have awesome Customer Service and will even give you free pizza bread and salad if you spend over $100. Keep up the good work Marios!"

- Lora C.

"The service was superb, everyone was super friendly. And yes, they do have the best (free) garlic bread around. We had two baskets full of them and snuck some to go as well.

We ordered the combo pizza (veggie+meat) and the crust was nice and crispy from start to finish. However, I did leave the end of the crusts uneaten since I'm not a big fan of crust at the end of pizza unless it's super thin. But overall, the pizza was very tasty, it might make it to one of my top pizza places in Mountain View.

We also tried the lasagna, there wasn't that much tomato sauce on there and there wasn't an excessive amount of gooey cheese, which was perfect.

They also served a small slice of lemon cake on the house for dessert. How nice is that?"

- Ede S.

"he garlic bread comes in white and wheat bread and random like.. pizza cheese scraps. I thought the bread was a little too buttery, but my brother really liked it. The pizza dough scraps with cheese+garlic were good too.

We all shared a walnut blue cheese cranberry salad.. i'd order it next time with the dressing on the side. or maybe not at all since it wasn't that great and it felt a little skimpy.. (compared to their other offerings).

My butternut squash ravioli was delicious. I have never had such soft ravioli before.. I think that's the way ravioli is done. The sauce was thick - not very nutmeg-y but still great... and so soft... soo goood....... (it comes with a soup or salad - the veggie soup was cute, delicious, and didn't taste artificial!)

We also had a large half pesto primavera (with added sausage) and half napoleon... it was pretty big.. 5 slices of each side (the sausage pesto primavera easily surpassed the napoleon. The napoleon's chicken was actually pretty tough. We appreciated the fresh tomatoes.

AT the end they brought us free chocolate cake, which was not too big and a great way to end."

- Jun K

Minimum order for deliveries: $100

What to do:

1) Place an order to Mario's Italiano (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

MARIOS

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Mario's Italiano (Mountain View)

861 Leong Dr;

Mountain View CA, 94043

Monday to Fridays

11:00AM - 9:00PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off GetQuik orders at Nothing Bundt Cakes (SUNNYVALE)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:11:00 +0000

Hello quiksters!

This week's restaurant of the week features one of my favorite bakery joints, NOTHING BUNDT CAKES, where awesome bundts and cakes are made! Orders with the discount code enjoy 25% off.

Offer lasts from 04/13 Friday through 04/19 Thursday so share it with your friends, family and colleagues!

Here's what yelpers are saying:

"The office loves NBC!

Delicious moist morsels of cake with decadent cream cheese frosting. The individually packaged bundlets are great for servings lots of folks and it allows them to eat them at their convenience. Great flavors (fun FotMs!) Amazing customer service (I've used them probably 7-8 times and there's only been one error and they promptly took care of it and went above and beyond. One of the best dessert spots around. "

- David B.

"We had these bundt cakes delivered to the office and OMG what a treat!!!
The cakes were soooo yummy and moist and are were not overly sweet.
I thought the red velvet was going to be my fave, but the carrot was amazing. It could be the cream cheese frosting that made it that much yummier. Following the carrot would be lemon."

- Caroline D.

"We had a company lunch and these little bites of heaven were the desserts served. Wow, each one was unexpectedly fantastic! They were super fresh and the frosting creamy and smooth. Each type was very flavorful and YUMMY! I could actually taste the lemon in the lemon one! The chocolate had a hidden surprise of chips inside.
Each one was outstanding and I will definitely get them again."

- Diane S.

Minimum order for deliveries: $30

What to do:

1) Place an order to NOTHING BUNDT CAKES (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

BUNDTCAKES

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Nothing Bundt Cakes (Sunnyvale)

939 W. El Camino Real,

Suite 120

Sunnyvale CA, 94087

Monday to Saturdays

9:00AM - 7:00PM

Sunday

11:00AM - 4:00PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off GetQuik orders at Neto Caffé & Bakery (MOUNTAIN VIEW)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:57:00 +0000

Hi guys,

This week we have Neto Caffé & Bakery as the Restaurant of the Week. Order's made on this restaurant will enjoy 25% off when the discount code is provided. Offer lasts 04/06 Friday through 04/12 Thursday.

Here are some yelp reviews:

Really love to go for lunches (my daily 1hr lunch after day of meetings and lots of projects) and I usually always order Chai Latte (A+) ... Love the Falafel, Salmon Salad, Vegetarian Panini, Lentil Soup, Chicken Salad and awesome fries :-) Friendly Customer Service !

Eat, Pray, Love E.

Med food is great. The cafe is conveniently located right in front of the Cal Train stop, so kill time here to wait for your train, wait for friends getting off the train, or just kill time watching the trains go by eating your Med food.

Mediterranean food is the forte of their menu and it is quite extensive. It's sort of the cafe you'd find in Mykanos, where things are skewered or kebob'd and the cafe strong.

Have their soup of the day for under $5. Yesterday it was this very tasty lentil soup. Highly purée'd I could have drank it...and the falafel was great too. Try their Neto tea, baklava, flan or their frozen yogur/berry dessert.

Reyz a.

I really really like their side salads. The dressing is phenomenal. I get it to go and I ask them to not mix in the dressing but they keep mixing it in and by the time I get back to work and open up my salad, it's one soggy mess. :(
The Lemonana is yummy. It's like a not-so-sweet lemonade. Their coffee is surprisingly good too. I really love their Pita bread with the green herbs on it. It's a really good appetizer to share with the table. And their fries are really good too, prefect amount of salt and crisp. You think that that's trivial but it's crazy how many places make bad fries.
Their desserts also always look very enticing. I have to always fight the fat kid in me and not cave in and buy one of each!

Himani A.

Minimum order for deliveries: $12 (varies across different locations)

What to do:

1) Place an order to Neto Caffé & Bakery (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

NETO

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Neto Cafe & Bakery (Mountain View)

135 Castro Street

Mountain View CA, 94041

Monday to Sundays

7:00AM - 11:00PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off GetQuik orders at Extreme Pizza (NEWARK)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:15:00 +0000

Hi everyone,

This week's Restaurant of the Week features Extreme Pizza. Order's made on this restaurant can enjoy 25% off when discount code is provided. This offer lasts 03/23 Friday through 03/29 Thursday.

Here are some yelp reviews:

Southerners, black girls, martial arts instructors, and the Extreme Pizza driver who double parked to deliver my pizza just over 20 minutes after I'd sent my online order - these are the SF record holders for people who have said "sir" to me the most times. So no doubt I got nice service.

The pizza was exactly how I ordered it and hot and tasty but a little pricey and the online topping prices were more than the ones on a flyer I'd received with delivery 3 days ago yadda yadda keeping the review brief because I'm typing with one hand while eating slice after slice of extremeness with the other. 3 1/2 stars. Salud!

Daniel B

Everest was perfect for those meat lovers, Mr. Pestato was starchy goodness, Poultry Geist was rich deliciousness and Kickin'n Chicken was a unique and spicy. Kickin' Chicken was a bit odd for me...really good flavor, but I'm not sure it was great as a pizza. I'd definitely get the other three again, though!

Ken G.

Extreme pizza is my go-to for working lunches, working dinners, and any time I need someone to deliver food to downtown San Francisco. THANK YOU Extreme Pizza for feeding me deliciousness when my brain is in dire need of nourishment.

Annie T

Minimum order for deliveries: $12 (varies across different locations)

What to do:

1) Place an order to Extreme Pizza (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

EXPIZZA

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Extreme Pizza (NEWARK)
5829 Jarvis Ave

Newark CA, 94560

Sundays to Thursdays

11:00AM - 9:00PM

Fridays and Saturdays

11:00AM - 10:00PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off GetQuik orders at Ganesha Indian Cuisine (SANTA CLARA)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:40:00 +0000

Hi everyone,

For this week's Restaurant of the Week, we have Ganesha Indian Cuisine. Order's made on this restaurant can enjoy 25% off when discount code is provided.

Offer lasts 03/16 Friday through 03/22 Thursday.

Here are some yelp reviews:

We thoroughly enjoyed our meal at Ganesha. We've eaten at several Indian restaurants in the south bay, and I would have to say this was my favorite. We started with the samosas, which were excellent. Big and full of veggies and flavor.

For dinner, we shared the chicken tikka masala and the aloo gobi. The chicken tikka was perfectly spiced, creamy, thermally hot, and delicious. The vegetables in the aloo gobi were super tasty and well seasoned. The portions looked small but apparently they weren't because neither of us could finish!!

Elyse S.

here are plenty of indian restaurants in Santa Clara but Ganesha is probably one of my new favorites. I'm a huge Chicken Tikka Masala fan and they do it perfect! The right amount of spices, tomato to creamy ratio and curry flavor is absolutely fantastic. I ordered their Pillau by accident with my first order but now I'm hooked. I also love their samosas and tangy tamarind sauce. Yum!

Shali N.

Giving Ganesha 5 stars for the food. If you like things spicy, this place is great! Had dinner here a couple weeks ago... had the chicken tikka masala - yum! and some other tandoori chicken with sauce over it and some kinda curry cauliflower/potato dish. Service was a little slow but they were very nice to even bring over some extra rice for us without us even asking. Thanks! Took some leftovers home and my kids who normally hate Indian food - both loved the tikka masala. My hubby wants to come back to try out the buffet sometime.

Michelle K.

Minimum order for deliveries: $30

What to do:

1) Place an order to Ganesha Indian Cuisine (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

GANESHA

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Ganesha Indian Cuisine

1074 Kiely Blvd,

Santa Clara CA 95051

Monday to Saturday

11:00AM - 2:30PM

Monday to Sunday
5:00PM - 10:00PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off GetQuik orders at Las Cazuelas (SAN JOSE)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:25:00 +0000

Hey everyone,

The Restaurant of the Weeek is Las Cazuelas. You can take a 25% discount for GQ orders at Las Cazuelas Restaurant.

Offer lasts from 03/09 Friday through 03/15 Thursday.

Here are some yelp reviews:

This place is a steady 4 stars. Las Cazuelas was introduced to me by a friend of mine and since then I have been a fan. The menudo is generous with tripe and the tacos are so tasty! Sometimes there is a little bit of a wait, but that is just because there seems to be more fans of this little place!

Shaye S.

I can't believe I haven't yelped this yet.. ooh my bad, especially since this was the FIRST restaurant I tried since moving to this neighborhood last December. I've tried alot of the mexican places around here and compared to Las cazuelas, they suck (sorry). Their crispy chicken tacos are the BEST Ive ever had, not to mention their verde salsa.. They have different types of soups for yucky rainy days, and a patio for those sunny days that they can host celebrations if you want.

Nina B

Update 5/15: Okay so after being back here 3x since 5/3...I have to give this place it's 4th star. Consistently good, friendly service and now they are serving their FABULOUS bbq chicken apparently every day!!!! They grill it outside and it's impossible to walk or drive by without wanting to stop. A 1/2 a chicken, beans, rice, salad is $5.95. YES...less than $6 people. And it's enough for 2 for lunch.

Mara T.

Minimum order for deliveries: $50

What to do:

1) Place an order to Las Cazuelas Restaurant (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

LASCAZ

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Las Cazuelas

55 Race St

San Jose CA 95126

Monday to Sunday

9:00AM - 9:30PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

GoDaddy Dedicated Hosting - Post Mortem - Part 4 of 7

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:37:00 +0000

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Hardware Check
At this points, we were going on a third week of random crashes, and the crashes were getting more frequent. The database server in particular was stalling and crashing, more so than the web server. Throughout our chats with GoDaddy's support chat line, we were frequently bringing up the concern that this seems to be indicative of a hard drive beginning to fail. As the web server was crashing less frequently than the database server, we were most concerned about the database server at this point. As with most of the requests for any technical support, we were one layer removed from the data center team.

We initiated a trouble ticket from the support live chat for an full hardware inspection of the database server. Our hope was that if our theory that the hard drive was failing was correct, that GoDaddy could replace the drives and stabilize the system. To our disappointment, the hardware check of the database server lead to the following conclusion:

ACTUAL GODADDY EMAIL (Thursday, Feb 23, 2012 1:23AM)

Discussion Notes
Support Staff Response
Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for contacting Server Support regarding your server: GQDBServer Upon review of your server by our Data Center Technician, we were able to replace the CPU and RAM on the server with new components. Upon boot up, the OS ran a filesystems check, fixed some issues and continued to post. We were able to verify access to the server via remote desktop without issue. Please contact us if you have any further questions.

Discussion Notes

Support Staff Response

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for contacting Server Support regarding your server: GQDBServer

Upon review of your server by our Data Center Technician, we were able to replace the CPU and RAM on the server with new components. Upon boot up, the OS ran a filesystems check, fixed some issues and continued to post. We were able to verify access to the server via remote desktop without issue.

Please contact us if you have any further questions.

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As we expected, this hardware check and repair did not solve the crashing issues with the server.

Research Other Solutions
Concurrent with battling the technical problems, we began to think about ways to protect against a catastrophic crash.

No RAID?
We contact our GoDaddy representative on Monday February 21st to see if we can move from a RAID 1, mirrored setup, to a RAID 5 system. To our surprise, we found that GoDaddy no longer supports RAID for their dedicated servers. This was not a good sign. At this point it became clear that GoDaddy does not have many customers where high availability options are critical. The decision 2-years earlier to choose GoDaddy was looking like a major miscalculation. Back when we began with GoDaddy, they did support RAID on their Dedicated Server plan, but that is no longer the case.

GoDaddy Virtual Data Center
We begin to consider and evaluate the GoDaddy cloud service program at this point. Would the GoDaddy Virtual Data Center solve our uptime requirement or not? Turns out that this product is very new, and we decide this solution was not going to be viable.

We then realized that GoDaddy was not going to work for GetQuik, and we needed to quickly find an alternative as the crashing problems were continuing.

Time to Move On
After a couple of days evaluating whether it would make sense to stay with GoDaddy, we decided to move to another provider. We began researching various solutions including cloud solutions to find a service to meet our requirements in terms of service, pricing, and availability.

We knew that we were running out of time, so we needed to decide fast. We soon found out we would not make the cut over in time before a massive server failure.

GoDaddy Dedicated Hosting - Post Mortem - Part 3 of 7

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:33:00 +0000

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From Bad To Worse
At this point, with our servers experiencing random crashes, GetQuik's team was still looking into the issues, and had not yet called on GoDaddy to come to rescue. So at this point, we could not fairly fault GoDaddy for our problems. Towards, the end of the week of Febrary 14th, we did begin to express some concerns to the GoDaddy support team via the LiveChat. At this point, they did not have too many answers, nor did the GetQuik team.

A Sad Saturday
Saturday the 18th was a dark day. Around 2pm on Saturday, our database server went down. Unlike previous times, we could not reach it remotely and reboot it. We contacted the GoDaddy support via LiveChat. As per their standard procedure when they were unable to solve the problem themselves, they submitted a trouble ticket to the data center technical team.

One hour down. More chats initiated. Here is sample of a typical "follow-up" chat session.

(note: this is only an interpretation of a typical chat session, and not an actual chat session)
GETQUIK: Hello, we submitted a ticket as our server has been down and unreachable for over an hours now.
GODADDY: Yes, we see this ticket. We have submitted it. It can take up to 24 hours to complete a ticket, though usually it doesn't take that long.
GETQUIK: Has your technical team added any notes or comments on why it is taken so long? Our site is down, and any information or ETA would be helpful.
GODADDY: Sorry, they have not added any notes. Once they have any answers or resolve your issue, you will receive an email regarding the ticket.

Two hours down. Server coming back up. The crash damaged our messaging server. The GetQuik technical team needs another 3 hours to rebuild, restore, and test the messaging server.

The wake-call for us was ringing.

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GoDaddy Dedicated Hosting - Post Mortem - Part 2 of 7

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:30:00 +0000

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Smooth Sailing
For the first couple of years with GoDaddy, we had few incidents and very little downside.

The Warning Signs
Although, we were running smooth, there were periodic glitches and times we did need some tech support from GoDaddy. During these times, the GoDaddy tech support communication process was opaque and rigid. For our plan, which was for the Dedicated Hosting (non-managed) Servers, there is no phone support. Fortunately, GoDaddy does offer a live chat for support. The live chat is OK. It is stressful to be live chatting with the GoDaddy support tech, and find that when if they are unable to resolve the more complex requests, that the next step is for them to send in a "ticket" to the data center technical team. The ability to talk directly with the data center technicians was non-existent as far as we could determine. Essentially, you are one step removed from the data center technicians, with the Live Chat tech support providing the communication from you to this team. The time to get a resolution to a "ticket" was often slower, and definitely less transparent than our experience with our previous hosting providers. There were times that we would be thinking to ourselves, what would happen if we ran into a more severe technical issue? Would we be able to get the problem resolved in a timely manner using the GoDaddy service operating procedure?

The Trouble Begins
We would soon get the answers to these questions, and our concerns were justified. Starting Saturday, February 12th we began noticing that that our web server would randomly crash. We would need to restart the server in order to get back up. For the week following the initial problem, the intermittent crashes continued. The web server crash once a day. We would be chatting with GoDaddy periodically when the server became unavailable remotely, and we they would help us get the server back up. The GetQuik technical team was looking into the crashes, during this period, but was unable to detect any code or software issues causing the crashes.

Towards the middle of the week of February 14th, the database server was also beginning to randomly crash. We are dealing with one to two crashes of the database and web servers on a daily basis. The solution was to restart the servers.

This early trouble was a preview of the major problems to come.

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GoDaddy Dedicated Hosting - Post Mortem - Part 1 of 7

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:48:00 +0000

As some of our customers may have seen, the last few weeks the uptime for our site GetQuik has been spotty and unreliable. We apologize for the hassles, and we now believe we have stabilized the site.

We would like to offer a summary of our recent experience with GoDaddy. Our experience is a case study for Internet operators evaluating hosting services. We are no longer using the GoDaddy service for our hosting, and we will share some of the reasons that their service is not a match for our requirements.

GETQUIK BACKGROUND
GetQuik operates an e-commerce marketplace where customers and companies can order take-out, delivery and catering orders from our network of restaurant and catering providers. As with any high transaction service, reliable up-time and fault tolerance is critical for our hosting requirements.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS CASE STUDY IS TO ILLUSTRATE OUR EXPERIENCE WITH GODADDY'S DEDICATED SERVER SERVICE ONLY. WE CANNOT SPEAK ON THEIR MANAGED HOSTING SERVICE AND THEIR VIRTUAL SERVER PRODUCTS. WE CURRENTLY USE THEIR DOMAIN SERVICES AND ARE SATISFIED WITH THIS SERVICE.

HISTORY
GoDaddy was the 3rd hosting company that GetQuik used. The first hosting company we used was fine, but they were small and also significantly more expensive than other hosting providers. Therefore, we decided to move to a new hosting provider after our first year. We chose a larger and more cost-effective hosting provider. Our second hosting provider was more in line with the cost and size of hosting company that fit our requirements. Whenever we had any issues, we could almost immediately reach tech support and talk with someone live. The tech support team was helpful and responsive. However, after about 1.5 years with the service provider, we began experiencing a rash of multi-hour down-times. The service outages were often related to entire sections of the hosting providers data centers becoming unavailable. After a couple of months where our hosting provider was experiencing massive site outage, we decided to make a switch.

THE FAITHFUL DECISION
We determined that perhaps it would make sense to go with even a larger hosting provider. We figured that as GoDaddy services tens of thousands of customers in their data center, they would have better fault tolerance and uptime. Despite some concerns about a drop in tech support, we decided that the price was right. We figured going with GoDaddy would reduce the issue of dealing with an entire data center outage, such as our experience with our second hosting provider.

With more optimism than clear-sighted thinking, we made the move to GoDaddy.

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Update on the Massive Outage

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:13:00 +0000

Hello All,
As many of you have seen, we are currently working on recovering from a massive outage from yesterday.

Our primary web server had a drive failure yesterday. Unfortunately, the backup drive was also not functioning properly, and so we were unable to recover using our fail-over drive. After trying for hours to revive the server, the techs determined that a new server would need to be provisioned to replace the failed server. This provisioning of the new server lead to further delays.

Once the new server was ready, our software team has had to restore all the proper server configurations and load all the software and patches to the server. This process has taken many hours, and we are now in a testing mode for the server. Our targeted ETA is to go-live at 9am PST (2/29/2012) Leap Day.

We are reviewing our processes and also our data center hosting provider as a result of this major outage. We see many areas where we could have had a better method and approach that would have greatly reduced the downtime for any such major hardware failure events in the future. We will share a more detailed explanation of the series of events for other companies reviewing hosting providers and also trying to figure out a disaster recovery plan for their Internet services.

We do keep our database on a separate server, and this server was not impacted. Any order history and information has not been impacted during this system failure.

We will keep an eye on the system for stability issues and bugs as we go live, and hope to have the system live and stabilized shortly.

We sincerely apologize for all our customers who have had to endure the annoyance that this outage has created.

Thank you.

33% off GetQuik orders at Bistro Mozart (SUNNYVALE)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:22:00 +0000

Hi guys,

I'm pretty excited about this post because this week we have Bistro Mozart as our restaurant of the week. It's been a while since we featured an Italian restaurant and so we are giving you guys a 33% discount when you order your favorite Italian dishes through them here.

This offer will lasts from 02/24/2012 Friday through 03/01/2012 Thursday.

Here are some reviews from Yelpers,

"I picked up the risotto special which included mixed seafood. My friend ordered salmon panini which comes with mix green salad on the side.. My risotto was very fulfilling, though unfortunately I had to take a quick nap at work afterwards...Also my friend liked his panini."
- Kelvin C.

"Grilled Polenta with Portobello mushrooms was good. I tried the Fettuccine con Gamberi but at dinner time it was a larger serving as compared to the posted lunch photo. The delicate flavors did get lost by the last bite but I was rather full and fighting a cold. My fellow diners liked there selections, Risotto del Giorno and Rigatoni con Salsiccia. Dinner was topped with a free dessert."

- G.C.

Minimum order for deliveries: $100

What to do:

1) Place an order to Bistro Mozart (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

BSTRMZRT

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Bistro Mozart

168 South Murphy St.

Sunnyvale CA, 94086

Monday to Friday

11:00AM - 9:00PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off orders through GetQuik at New Chins Restaurant (REDWOOD CITY)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:47:00 +0000

Hi Quiksters

This week we are giving you guys a 25% discount on orders at New Chins Restaurant. As the name suggests, it is an improved version of the previously known Chins Restaurant at Redwood city that serves affordable Chinese/Vietnamese food.

Offer lasts from 02/17/2012 (Friday) through 02/23/2012 (Thursday).

Some reviews on the food:

"One of my favorite neighborhood Chinese restaurants. I've been coming here for many years averaging a couple of times a week. A few of my favorite dishes are the Hong Style Noodles with Mixed Vegetables & the Tofu in Black Pepper Sauce (this dish has a nice spicy kick to it!) The menu is extensive including a Vietnamese selection also."

- Randy W.

"The food was surprisingly good. The best hot and sour soup I've ever had... usually I don't care much for hot and sour soup. Everything was well seasoned (not too much or too little) and on the healthier side of Chinese food (not dripping with oil). We didn't care much for the sweet and sour pork but everything else was good. "

- Sunni F.

"his place has the best Vietnamese Sandwiches. The tofu one is so so good. I go there at least 2 times a week and can't wait to eat the sandwiches."

- Silky S.

Yes, so lets get started with some Asian cuisine shall we?

Minimum order for deliveries: $18

What to do:

1) Place an order to New Chins Restaurant (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

CHINS

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

New Chins Restaurant

855 Main Street

Redwood City CA, 94063

Monday to Friday

11:30AM - 9:30PM

Sunday

11:30AM - 9:30PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

I gave my Love my Heart, and she ate it

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:57:00 +0000

Ok procrastinators, your time is running nigh. Only 4 more days to V-day. Are you ready?

Our friends at Pizza My Heart are ready to come to your rescue. It has become a Valentine's tradition. For a limited time, you can order a Medium, heart-shaped pizza (cheese or pepperoni). The price? One Andrew Jackson, aka $20.

You can order these pies online at GetQuik.com. Cheers and good luck!

30% off orders through GetQuik at Sangam Chaat Cafe (SANTA CLARA)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:44:00 +0000

Hello Quikers!

For the next restaurant of the week, brace yourself for some awesome and affordable Indian cuisine located at Santa Clara. We will be giving you 30% off when you order at Sangam Chaat Cafe through us at GetQuik!

Offer is only valid from 02/10/2012 (Friday) through 02/16/2012 (Thursday).

Here's what yelpers are saying!

" Pretty good Indian food buffet lunch for pretty reasonable price. $8.99 when I went. Includes a variety of dishes both veggie and non and ice cream with 2 offering of dessert. The time I went was gulab jamun and the kheer(sp?) rice pudding.

I got the fish curry, butter chicken, tandoori chicken, palak paneer and the aloo gobi. The fish curry was really good. I took only a small piece to try it the 1st time and I went back for more. Very tasty and fresh. The tandoori chicken is better than the butter chicken. I think the butter chicken meat is a bit on the dryer side. The palak paneer was good and had the flavor I was expecting. But the aloo gobi was a little undercooked and the flavor wasn't as intense as what I'm used to. The naan is good and come fresh to your table. Not greasy at all. "

– Margo G.

" One of my FAV Indian Places to grub @ in San Jose! Definitely reliably good fare - their curries are delish & I love their lunch buffet! My fav dish would have to be their Chicken Makhani/Vegetable Korma! Yum!!! :) Also decent prices! "

– Victoria M.

"I'm no Indian food expert, but I do work at Cisco so I've been thoroughly exposed by co-workers to many of the Indian delights around the South Bay. I'm kind of surprised by the few negative reviews in here. This place has some seriously tasty food. Homemade roti is excellent and the garlic naan is MONEY.

Some of our favorites are the chicken tikka masala, chicken tikka, chili chicken and eggplant."

– Huy N.

So check them out! Make an order for a delivery or pick up through GetQuik today.

Minimum order requirement is $70 for deliveries.

What to do:

1) Place an order to Sangam Chaat Cafe (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

SANGAM

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Sangam Chaat Cafe

2209 Tasman Dr

Santa Clara CA, 95054

Mon-Sat

11:00AM - 3:00PM
5:00PM - 9:30PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off orders through GetQuik at New Chef Lee (SUNNYVALE)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:36:00 +0000

Hello Quikers,

This week, we are gonna fix any Chinese food craves with a 25% discount for order's at New Chef Lee when you order through GetQuik. This offer lasts from Friday 02/03/2012 through Thursday 02/09/2012.

Here's what yelpers are saying:

"Pretty good, seemingly authentic Chinese food - friendly, attentive, prompt service..I tried the Szechuan Spicy Seafood Soup it was quite good! (a noodle soup with prawns, chicken, beef, some Chinese cabbage, and lots of chili spice...) It is a good option if you are in the immediate area, I came because I am doing business in the neighborhood for a few days.. If this restaurant was in north Florida where I have been living lately or somewhere in the flyover states, it would get 5 stars as the quality is much better than the Chinese food one finds in most of the USA."

- Mark N.

"I LOVE THIS PLACE!

Their pork fried rice is what I crave for sometimes, and they make it well. Usually if you order the other type of fried rice, it's the one that tastes like the Panda Express fried rice-- bland, not so good. I usually order the Beef and Broccoli and the Sweet and Sour Pork. Not bad at all, usually very filling and I am always glad to take home the leftovers. If I ever crave for American Chinese food, I come here :) It's so cheap and tasty and the service is not bad at all."

- Khanh T.

So check them out! Make an order for a delivery or pick up through GetQuik today.

Minimum order requirement is $80 for deliveries.

What to do:

1) Place an order to New Chef Lee (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

CHEFLEE

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

New Chef Lee

1115 Tasman Dr

Sunnyvale CA, 94089

Mon-Sat

11:00AM - 9:00PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off orders through GetQuik at Golden Pizza (SAN JOSE)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:12:00 +0000

Hello Quikers,

Ushering in the lunar new year is a 25% discount for order's at Golden Pizza when you order through GetQuik. Offer lasts from Friday 01/27/2012 through Thursday 02/02/2012.

Here's what yelpers are saying:

" The ingredients are fresh, the dough is as well. I can always taste it when dough is frozen and was happy to find fresh made dough. The sauce is nice and the amount is just right. Nice creamy mozzarella and plenty of it.They have an inexpensive carry out special that is a steal at just $10 + tax. My only gripe is that they choose red pepper flakes over hot sauce to include with the pizza. Overall, they make a great pizza."

- Gregory B.

"Chewy golden crust, well balanced sauce, and good quality mozzarella cheese. The new owner puts their heart and soul in their business and it shines in their pizza. Bravo small business owner! They also have great deals. $10 carry out special one large pizza with two toppings, etc. Definitely give this place a try :D"

- Genie K.

So check them out! Make an order for a delivery or pick up through GetQuik today.

Minimum order requirement is $15 for deliveries.

What to do:

1) Place an order to Golden Pizza (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

GOLDPIZZA

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Golden Pizza

1290 S. Bascom Ave. #B

San Jose CA, 95128

Mon-Sun

10:30AM - 10:00PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off orders through GetQuik at Sinbad Restauant and Grill (SAN MATEO)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:46:00 +0000

Hello Quikers,

Enjoy a 25% discount when you order from Sinbad's Restauarant and Grill at GetQuik! This offer lasts from Friday 01/20/2012 through Thursday 01/26/2012.

San Francisco Chronicles has given good reviews for their food and service.

“Sinbad is a full-service affair, with an extensive menu and a full bar. Many of the dishes are in the $13.95-$16.95 price range, but the fact that entrees come with rice, hummus, tabbouleh and pita bread, plus the fact that most dishes can feed two people, puts the place in right back in the bargain category.”

And here’s what Yelpers are also saying.

“These ladies sell the most awesome Lebanese food at the Burlingame Farmer's Market on Sundays. They have wonderful salads (chickpea, barley, beet, quinoa) as well as moussaka, wraps and other things I am dying to try. Everything tastes really healthy and their prices are beyond reasonable...I was told they go to CSM also.”

Caroline b.

“I'm middle eastern myself so i know good falafels my husband came home with some of their falafels few sundays ago & they were absolutely delicious! now i go to the farmers market just for that.”

Rima K.

For catering orders, Sinbad will deliver to you. Minimum order requirement is $100 for catering order deliveries. Please order your catering orders 18 hours in advance.

What to do:

1) Place an order to Sinbad's Restaurant and Grill (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

SINBAD

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Sinbad Restaurant Bar & Grill
1234 S. El Camino Real

San Mateo CA, 94401

Tue - Thu

10:00AM - 10:00PM

Fri - Sat

10:00AM - 11:00PM

closed Sunday and Monday

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off orders to Caffe Sol Mexican Restaurant (SUNNYVALE)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:15:00 +0000

Receive a 25% discount when you order from Caffe Sol. Offer available from Friday 1/13/2012 through Thursday 1/19/2012.

What has changed: Monkey Dish is now Caffe Sol. What has NOT changed. You get awesome Mexican food.

Here's what Yelpers are saying.

"Fresh ingredients, tasty preparations, generous portions and a friendly staff."
Doug B.

"The service and food are EXCELLENT!! it has quickly turned into one of my favorite mexican food places!! I adore the spinach enchiladas, and the boss and staff here are VERY welcoming and caring in service! Thank you very much for coming into our neighborhood!!."

Raj P.

So check it out. You can order for take-out, or if you are looking to bring a meal into your office, you can do that as well.

For catering orders, Caffe Sol will deliver to you. Minimum order requirement is $100 for catering order deliveries. Please order your catering orders 12 hours in advance.

What to do:

1) Place an order to Caffe Sol. (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

NEWSOL

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Caffe Sol
168 S. Murphy Ave
Sunnyvale,CA 94086

Mon-Sat

11:00AM - 9:00PM

closed Sunday

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

35% off orders to Dakhsin (SAN MATEO)

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:08:00 +0000

Receive a 35% discount when you order from Dakhsin Indian Restaurant in San Mateo. Offer available from Friday 1/6/2012 through Thursday 1/12/2012.

Here's what Yelpers say.

"Definitely some of the best South Indian food around the Bay Area!"
MandS R.

"Savory food, reasonable prices, polite and friendly service, comfortable setting. What more can you ask for?

SUM: Great for both vegetarians and meat lovers who want it healthy." Keiko S.

So check it out. You can order for take-out, or if you are looking to bring a meal into your office, you can do that as well.

For catering orders, Dakhsin will deliver to you. Minimum order requirement is $100 for catering order deliveries. Please order your catering orders 16 hours in advance.

What to do:

1) Place an order to Dakhsin Indian Restaurant. (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

SouthIndian

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Dakhsin
2299 S El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA 94403

Mon-Sun

11:30AM - 2:30PM

5:30PM - 10PM

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off Le Petit Marchet for delivery and take out orders

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:49:00 +0000

Receive a 25% discount when you order from Le Petit Marchet - San Francisco. Offer available from Friday 12/02/2011 through Thursday 12/08/2011.

Here's what Yelpers say.

"Generous portions, rapid delivery and good value! Simple formula and works every time..."
Ali L.

"I was being lazy, didn't want to cook, didn't want to go out...also didn't want pizza or indian or thai. blah. Totally happy to find this place. Dolmas, falafel, and macaroni salad? To my door? Rad. You can also choose from a rather large list of candy to be delivered with your food as well. Double rad. The food was good, and cheap! Gotta love that." Britney K.

So check it out. You can order for take-out, or if you are looking to bring a meal into your office, you can do that as well. For local deliveries, the order minimum is $12 or if you do a pick-up, there's no minimum.

What to do:

1) Place an order to Le Petit Marchet - San Francisco. (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

petit

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Le Petit Marchet - San Francisco
1732 Polk St,
(between Clay St and Washington St)
San Francisco, CA 94109

Mon-Sun

10am - 11.55pm

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

Receive a 25% off delivery or take out orders from Shoreline Grill - Mountain View

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:50:00 +0000

Receive a 25% discount when you order from Shoreline Grill - Mountain View. Offer available from Friday 11/04/2011 through Thursday 11/10/2011.

Here's what Yelpers say.

"They've got a decent selection of burgers and more. I haven't tried lots of the menu items, but there's a lot of plate-lunch style things (loco moco, chicken katsu, etc) but with different names." Chris Y.

"I looked at the menu and there it was a vegetarian sandwich. I was curious and went inside to ask what was on it. Fresh spinach, cucumbers,avacados,onion, and some fresh romaine lettuce on very fresh whole wheat bread. I was pleased and ate the whole sandwich. I would go back and have it again" Carmen M.

So check it out. You can order for take-out, or if you are looking to bring a meal into your office, you can do that as well. For local deliveries, the order minimum is $100 or if you do a pick-up, there's no minimum.

What to do:

1) Place an order to Shoreline Grill - Mountain View. (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

shoreline

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Shoreline Grill - Mountain View
1020 N. Rengstorff Avenue, Suite C
Mountain View, CA 94043

Mon-Fri

8.30am - 7.30pm

Sat-Sun

9.30am - 7.30pm

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.

25% off delivery and take out orders towards Ganesha Indian Cuisine - Santa Clara

noreply@blogger.com (Ken) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:47:00 +0000

Receive a 25% discount when you order from Ganesha Indian Cuisine - Santa Clara. Offer available from Friday 10/28/2011 through Thursday 11/03/2011.

Here's what Yelpers say.

"Best butter chicken of my life! The strips of chicken were moist as they should be. They don't mess around with the spices here and I LOVE it. Just because I'm white doesn't mean I can't handle a little tummy trouble! The service was very attentive and the garlic naan was pretty perfect. Not too garlicky nor too little. The fried crunchy thingies with chutney and sweet sauce was a nice complimentary touch in the beginning. As was the sweet paneer balls in syrup at the end. Ganesha is definitely in my regular restaurant rotation."Veronica B.

"One of the best tomato soups I've ever had. If you haven't tried Indian style tomato soup, I highly recommend this place. The tomato soup is very flavorful, some what on the medium spicy level. I loved it, there was so much different spices in it. For drinks, I tried out their CHAI (Indian Masala Tea). I found the tea very different from the Chai teas I've had. Here it is served with milk on the side so you can mix in the milk to your liking. I enjoyed the tea very much and it was refilled pretty often. Overall, the food was great, and I highly recommend the soup and tea." Bobby L.

So check it out. You can order for take-out, or if you are looking to bring a meal into your office, you can do that as well. For local deliveries, the order minimum is $30 or if you do a pick-up, there's no minimum.

What to do:

1) Place an order to Ganesha Indian Cuisine - Santa Clara. (Note: This deal is only valid orders placed through GetQuik).

2) At the checkout page, enter the discount code:

ganesha

3) For take-out orders (we recommend you bring your order # with you), visit:

Ganesha Indian Cuisine - Santa Clara
1074 Kiely Blvd,
Santa Clara, CA 95051

Mon-Sun

11.00am - 2.00pm
5.00pm - 10.00pm

Let them know that GetQuik sent you.