Thoughts On Urban Fantasy

There's been some talk about Urban Fantasy on the web lately (here and here for instance, but you'll have to sift through the posts to find the UF ones on your own) and as a result, I've been thinking. Dangerous, right? I know the genre's been getting hotter, but I've only really started digging into it and reading. I'm not reading tons of it, I seem to have focused on a few authors and glommed their stuff.

Do you read UF? Which authors/series? Any of those authors/series you'd heartily recommend? Do you have any pet peeves about the genre? Particular loves about the genre? Do you like it with a little romance, no romance, or a lot of romance?

Talk to me about what you like and dislike in UF.