In my quest to review every NBA G League team…read more(https://www.yelp.com/collection/C6OsTLwO5aqzZJ_Ija5pKQ), the Rio Grande Valley Vipers is the first Yelp listing I've come across to already exist (I didn't have to create it) *and* be claimed, yet it had zero reviews and pictures. Let me be the first to give a well-deserved five stars to the Vipers because they have won the most G League championships (3) and have the most Finals appearances (5) of any team in the G League to date. Originally based in Hidalgo and now in Edinburg, the Vipers are the Houston Rockets' G League affiliate. Unlike a lot of NBA teams' G League affiliates, the Vipers are located relatively far from the Rockets. The Vipers' Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg is about 340 miles (5 hours 15 minutes driving) from the Rockets' Toyota Center in Houston. That's like driving from Atlanta, Georgia to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. The Vipers used to play in Dodge Arena/State Farm Arena (now known as Payne Arena) in Hidalgo, near the US-Mexico border. Coincidentally, the Atlanta Hawks now play in State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The "State Farm Arena" name switched from Hidalgo to Atlanta in 2018, the same year Bert Ogden Arena opened in Edinburg. Bert Ogden Arena was built primarily for the Vipers. It has a seating capacity of about 7,700 for Vipers games. It's one of the G League's newest arenas and features a 6mm LED video board that is 44 feet by 19 feet. The Vipers' video board was the largest in the league at the time of its unveiling. It may still be the largest in 2021. The Vipers are a perennial playoff team with titles won in 2010, 2013, and 2019. Each title was won by a different head coach: Chris Finch in 2010, Nick Nurse in 2013, and Joseph Blair in 2019. Chris Finch is now head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Joseph Blair is an assistant on Finch's staff. Nick Nurse is now the head coach of the Toronto Raptors. He led the Raptors to the NBA title in 2019. Notable former Vipers players include Patrick Beverley, Clint Capela, Montrezl Harrell, Danuel House, and Hassan Whiteside. As a Georgia Tech and Wake Forest fan, multiple players from both of those ACC schools have suited up for Rio Grande Valley. For the Yellow Jackets, they include Mouhammad Faye and Glen Rice Jr. For the Demon Deacons, they include James Johnson, Ish Smith, and Trent Strickland. Johnson and Smith have gone on to have long NBA careers.

What can I say? This was my childhood movie theater. It was the theater I went to for every…read morepremiere. It was where my friends and I would spend our time after high school. We'd grab Whataburger nearby, maybe even sneak in some Dollar Tree snacks beforehand, and then head to the convention center to do a little shopping or if we had no ride, Kohl's and Walmart was a close second! There's a sense of nostalgia that comes with going to this movie theater, so it will always be a five-star experience for me. When you don't live in a place anymore, you treasure it even more when you get to experience it all over again. There are many other movie theaters in the Valley now that are exceptional, and I tend to gravitate toward those more often. But this particular theater will always have me reminiscing about my high school days, going out with friends and enjoying the little arcade. And don't forget the $5 Movie Tuesdays. Now that was a value!

This Cinemark is starting to show its age. It was one of the first into eh Rio Grande Valley to…read moreoffer reclinable seats. For the theatre that I was in, the seats would recline but the bouncy spring of new reclinable chairs is gone. It felt more like a thump than a comfortable recline. Regarding popcorn, I enjoy having the butter layered. What this means is that they fill up half of the bag with popcorn. Then, butter is added to that half. Then, they fill up the rest of the bag with popcorn to the brim and a second layer of butter is added. In other theaters, this is an easy process. In this theatre, the people behind the counter don't have access to the butter. As a result, I was given half a bag of popcorn, I had to walk to the butter area, add the butter, return to the counter and skip the line (while I get weird looks of, "what is this guy doing,"), and asked for the final portion of popcorn. This process can be more streamlined.

This is our third time attending an event at this venue. Overall it's a nice enough auditorium. The…read moreacoustics are good. Sight lines are also good. Previously we sat in the balcony, but this event was open seating and we found seats almost in the middle, side to side and just under the balcony, so really good seats position wise. The seats themselves left something to be desired as the seat backs are a bit too reclined for my comfort. The seat cushions themselves were worn and a bit firm as well. Overall it's a good venue and since this was a free concert... well worth the price.

We pay a premium price for a great concert, " A Touch of Frost." The concert was as noted great,…read morekudos to the performers. The cesspool odor entering the building was something I didn't expect. Also I found the upkeep on the place pretty bad; dirty floors, peeling paint on handrails. If McAllen is going to charge premium prices for this venue they should keep this place in better shape. Parking management was bad too as a lot just north of it was closed. A rating of "Pooh!" For the venue.

Has this happen to you? Where you send $10 or more on a movie and it suck! Then you rent DVD's…read morewhich is not bad cause $1 and some cents on a movie that you don't know if it's gonna be any good. But sometimes you want to get out of your comfort zone, and have a theater experience! I recommend this place! The seats are shabby but the place is clean . The staff are helpful and they have security at night. We went to go see BURNT, for food critics like us I truly recommend this movie, also the movie CHEF.

First time being here and it's a pretty decent place. Tickets are cheap compared to other theaters…read morenear by. Not too crowded for a Weekend. They have a bit of everything at the concession stand. I didn't see a butter machine for the popcorn so I was bummed about that. I also didn't see the condiments for the hotdogs. I might have just missed it. Seats were nice and comfortable they even reclined. The area was nice and clean too.