On the SE corner of Camelback & 22nd st is our favorite steak house around. Even though Ruth's Chris isn't exactly a hole in the wall we reviewed it last night & enjoyed every minute of it.
We called about 20 mins prior to our arrival & asked for a table that would accommodate our 2 kids & 2 adults. They were very accommodating & had a table ready for us when we arrived. We usually request a table in their side room so the kids don't disturb the other guests, they did this for us again no issues & we basically had our own wait staff taking care of us. They took our drink orders & had HOT bread on our table within 10 minutes from arriving & handing off the car to the $3.00 valet.
Unfortunately we didn't get the pictures of our salads but we sure did enjoy them. The wife got the steakhouse salad w/ ranch & I went w/ the Caesar. The wife got the petite fillet w/ extra butter $39.95 & garlic mash-potatoes as her side. She likes her steak cooked medium well & it was fantastic as always! If your steak is ever undercooked you can always count on the plate being 100+ degrees which allows you to cook the steak on your plate after cutting it.
I went with the large fillet & had them throw some shrimp on top of it $49.95 with extra butter. The pictures show the sides differently but my side was the cream spinach. Both of our dinners are part of Ruth's Chris special summer menu. If we had ordered all this ala cart it would have been over 20% more in price. We also love the BBQ butter which you can get as an extra for bread dipping & also to eat with the shrimp & steak. My fillet was larger than I've had lately & was wonderful. I love getting a coke w/ grenadine @ Ruth's, they have some brand of grenadine that tastes like no other I've had. It's a great mix to our meal for someone who doesn't drink alcohol.
With the summer menu you also get a nice dessert @ the end. This summer they're serving the berries & cream w/ a side of chocolate cake. The cake has a fantastic taste of chocolate but is too dry to enjoy much more than a bite or two. The berries & cream is a one of a kind delicateness of fruit & custard tasting cream.
SERVICE & VALUE: 10 out of 10. You get the best steak you'll find anywhere. The sides are incredible & the free bread is good enough to be charged for it. They will not nickle & dime you for sides of sauce, extra bread, refills, etc. Truly a place you can go & enjoy a night out, even with the kids. Service is always tip top, regardless of location. Other than the steak quality, I'd be willing to bet the service is their largest item of pride.
COMFORT: 10 out of 10. Never a long wait. You can always count on things being the way they're suppose to be @ Ruth's Chris.
VENUE & LOCATION: 9 out of 10. The location is as good as it gets for people of Phoenix. Looks north onto Camelback road & is only a mile east of the AZ-51 & Highland exit. It takes us less than 10 minutes to get there from downtown PHX. This particular location could use some updating with it's chairs, carpet, decorations, but we didn't go here to interior design; will not affect your meal whatsoever.
OVER ALL: A+ & we'll return monthly as we have for the past 5+yrs!
WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE WONDERFUL PHood @ Ruth's Chris Phoenix!
Tonight was our daughter's 3yr old birthday party & we found that we were hungry still after all the party PHood. We headed north on Central again, very enjoyable on a early May Saturday night with the windows down & sunroof open & enjoyed an outdoor dinner @ HULA'S MODERN TIKI.
On the NW corner of Highland & Central sits an up & coming shopping center that hosts HULA'S. You've probulbly seen it driving by. It's got open walls that marry inside eating w/ outdoor enjoyment, it's got a 1 of a kind appearance that you don't see much in restaurants, & the location couldn't be better for a busy venue such as this, plenty of parking.
This was our appitizer, actually dove in right when they put in down & forgot until it was almost gone to snap a pic. It's amazing! HAWAIIAN CEVICHE $9.00 fresh white fish, “cooked” in citrus juice, with coconut milk, chili, cilantro, garlic. YUMMY!
We were offered a free BASKET OF SWEET POTATO FRIES ($6.00 normally) with their world famous secret dipping sauce, for the kids. This was the best sauce for fries! Very tasty & great portions!
After looking @ the menu I was baffled by what I was going to order, it ALL looked amazing. The waitress was extreamly knowledgeable & helpful. She recomended the BUTTERFISH which is firm, light, delicious $16.00. You get to choose from 6 different types of preperation for your fish & I chose the: JAMAICAN JERK jerk sauce, rice, plantains, with 2 johnny cakes. The sauce was dense & tasty, the plantains are banana like & very enjoyable fried as they are. The johnny cakes are a sweet cornbread type of cake, tasty especially when mixed with the mango, rice, & jerk sauce. Very good plate!
The Old Man ordred the LUAU PORK SANDWICH $11.00 dubbed as “heaven on a bun”, topped with coleslaw. I had a couple bites of this & it was the best pulled pork sandwich I've ever had. The bun was correctly crunchy on the outside, it had a sweetness to the slaw, bun, & pork. This is the best $11.00 purchase in all of central Phoenix...
The wife had THE HULA BURGER $10.00 with maui onions and hula sauce with Jack cheese $.50, grilled pineapple $1.00 and french fries. Once again, was VERY IMPRESSED w/ the quality of PHood here! The burger patties are ground on sight, & must be some type of strip steak or prime. It's a wonderful combination of sauces, seasoned beef, cheese, pineapple, & lightly sweetened bun.
Our friends split the Tacos, they asked for one of each: SHRIMP TACO ($14.00 normally w/ 2 tacos) sautéed shrimp, tortillas, beans and rice PORK TACO ($12 normally w/ 2 tacos) slow roasted pork, tortillas, beans and rice. With the combination it was $13.00 & enjoyed by our fiends. Smelled very good & may have to order this next time I go myself...
Comfort on the patio was good. There is a very cool fire pit in the middle of the patio area. It adds so much to the ambiance but added a little too much heat for my liking on a May night in Phoenix. They'll also need to add some misters one of these days but tonight was still comfortable. We sat on a 10 top table w/ 9 people & had ample room to spread out & let the kids settle in. With our friend's kids, we had 4 kids 3yrs or younger, with 5 adults. Our kids had 1 of the 2 highchairs in the whole place.
COMFORT: 7 out of 10.
Service & Value was top grade! The waitress was wonderful & knew more about her menu than most waiters @ Ruth's Chris know about theirs. She was versed with drinks, fish, pork quality, & what kids need to be happy.
The prices for what you get are more than fair. The quality of the PHood was obvious & the portions were healthy! Presentation of the PHood looked like something you would see on the Food Network &/or possibly in a magazine with hours to perfect the picture. Very well done Hula's Staff!
SERVICE & VAULE: 10 out of 10!
Venue & location is as good as it gets in uptown Phoenix. Parking availability was open. Location being right on Central Ave was easy to access & quality of the tenant improvements for the actual building was extremely impressive! Hula's turned a previously "Tear-down" type building into a hip, updated, & 1 of a kind venue!
VENUE & LOCATION: 10 out of 10!
Well, we were up by the Scottsdale Air-park again for some dance rehearsal this evening so we went to Ristorante Giuseppe's for some tasty PHood. We walked in around 5pm & there was NO ONE there. One would normally be concerned but we've been there before & it was packed so there was nothing to worry about. Located on the SW corner of T-Bird & Scottsdale rd is a gem of a ristorante, especially if Italian PHood is your thing!
We started out with an order of bruchetta which was delivered to the table within 5 minutes of literally sitting down @ the table. The main gripe we had however was the fact that the menu does not describe anything about the PHood. We had to ask the waiter about our dishes & he was not much of a talker, in English especially. The appetizer was PHantastic & highly recommended, $NO IDEA, not on menu, can't read handwriting on handwritten bill... GO FIGURE!
They serve some garlic butter w/ bread as well, nice touch, the 3yr old lil'girl love it & it was tasty.
The wife got the Zucchini Parmigiana with penne pasta. $14.95. There was not a whole lot of zucchini as it was cut very thin but the flavor was very good. The sauce is a mixture of red & white sauce. It's very tasty & different. For the cost this was a disappointment. As another review mentions, the cost for the dishes are DOUBLE what they should be.
I ordered the 4 meat Poppino dish $15.95. This has the mixture of sauces, tons of cheese & 4 different types of meat: Veal, Sausage, Chicken, & Pork. This dish is the best Italian dish I've ever eaten. The flavors of the meat & sauces all mixed together are amazing. They bake the dish to really melt the cheese on top of the dish & infuse cheese throughout as well. The serving size is about 2/3 what it should be but I'm sure the cost of the food/meat makes the size what it is. This dish alone is a 10 out of 10 for Italian PHood!
We ordered the Tiramisu for dessert. The waiter was bragging about the "Homemade" desserts. This was $5.95, we think, & was delicisous as well. Once again, for the price, we were dissappointed in the serving size. We've had tiramisu dishes @ other locations that were double the size & same type of quality for the same money.
Venue & Comfort: For once we're going to split these.
Comfort was a 8 out of 10. We had the family table in the front of the house. That was nice, no worry about wait staff walking into us, other patrons needing to slide by, nor much noise either. The reason we have a couple points off is the "FLY ISSUE" we faced. There were 4-7 flies around our table at all time. Never on the PHood, thankfully, but was a bit gross seeing flies on out table & arms while we eat.
Venue is a true DIVE! 3 out of 10. For the prices you'd think they'd offer something hip, updated, or @ least clean. Not the case. The place hasn't been updated in decades, there is not 1 matching item in the house, & it's located in a strip mall that also includes an Asian massage parlor, Jack in the box, Jewish bookstore, & another Italian restaurant. Go Figure!
PHood value: total overall value is a 5 out of 10. We ate for $60.00 after tax & tip. Not exactly a $60.00 meal in a stip mall. The wife wasn't impressed, I was pumped w/ my dish but not the costs, & the dessert wasn't exactly a bargain. If we had drank anything other than water I'd be somewhat expecting of the costs, not the case this evening.
Service was: 4 out of 10. The place was empty. Our waiter had 1 table, us. Our water cups were empty, our questions were not answered appropriately, & our bill was a scribbled collage of makeshift letters & roman numeral numbers telling us what we owed. This was so very lame, & sad frankly.
Recommendation: Get the 4 meat dish to go. Don't eat there, even though they offer a "Bring your own wine" w/ no corkage fee. The younger son of the owner was our waiter before, not this time, as was great. If he waited on us again & minus the flies I'd give it a B- over all. Since we didn't get any service whatsoever I'd give this review a D+ & say, we most likely will not return ever again!
We decided to pack up the car & drive north from the real downtown PHX. Driving north on Central ave around 7pm on the weekend is very enjoyable especially when the weather is mid 70's & clear skies. Just east of Central ave on the south side of Camelback Rd is an old office building 111 that's been turned into the coolest venue in town to eat at, BAR NONE!
Our wait was only 5 minutes or so & the got us a 4 top in the main seating room. Once we ordered they gave us bread w/ oil. We got water w/ lemon & some house made lemonade which is stellar!
As an appetizer we ordered the potatoes crispy fingerlings, rosemary, sage, lemon aïoli $6.00. This was a HUGE surprise. It's unlike anything we've ever had around the world. The flavors are vast & the ailoi is one of a kind! Highly recommended!
They asked us right away if we'd like to put in an order for our daughter. She's 3 & was hungry. Good looking out by the St. Francis staff here! Kids eat free @ St. Francis, YES, KIDS EAT FOR FREE! They get to choose between the pot roast & cheese pizza w/ the salad. She chose the obvious & loved it! Our girl ate all but one bite of the pizza, I had to try it, & it was very well done! The salad they serve w/ the free kids pizza is wonderful also, I'd gladly eat a larger portion of it or lunch sometime @ the price of $8-$12! This alone is reason for the value meter to range beyond 10 out of 10!
The wife ordered the chicken: garlic whipped potatoes, mushroom sauce, con t tomato $18.00. This is served rotisserie style w/ the bones in it. Very fresh, small portion, very moist, & variety of types of meat w/ a breast, drumstick, & thigh included. The presentation is phenomenal as well.
I had the Pot Roast caramelized carrots, broccolini, texas toast $18.00. This was incredible. The sauce was from another world it was so good! The veggies were good. The roast was so soft & served on a larger than normal texas toast piece of bread. The entire dish was like a 3-ring circus, it kept coming w/ new tastes & options of how to set up your next bite. I was starving & could have used another 1/3 to this dish but it probably enough food for most people out there.
The bread pudding sticky to ee w/ sweet cream gelato $7.00 was wonderful. Again very small in portion & could have used twice the sauce for as some bites w/out the sauce were VERY DRY & almost painful to get down. If this was twice as big in size & had a few more spoonfuls of sauce I'd almost have to rank this as one of the best desserts in the entire valley! The flavors are unimaginable, it's mixture of sweet cream gelato w/ the bread & sauce are unlike anything you've ever tasted. Rumor has it the recipe is over 200yrs old & safely guarded by an underground group of chefs.
St. Francis get's a 10 out of 10 for comfort & venue. It's the nicest venue in town, the location couldn't be any easier to get @ 111 Camelback & the free valet allow you to come in, drop off the car, & worry about quality food & an enjoyable experience.
Value is a 9 out of 10. The free kids meal is appreciated. You won't feel nickle & dimed here. There's nothing more that pisses me off than to go spend $80-$120 on dinner & get charged for a side of syrup or get charged again for what should be a free refill on your soda. The reason it's not a 10 out of 10 is simply due to the portions. Like I said on previous posts, I like to EAT & for $20-$30 a plate you should be FULL after wards. I was almost comfortable but not FULL when I left. Do not let this get in the way of going here however, it's quality & extremely enjoyable!
Service is an 8 out of 10. The water glasses are under sized & the place is usually packed. If you're needing to get in & out do not consider St. Francis. The staff is kind, professional, & on top of stuff. Sometimes I get a weird "I'm better than you vibe" from a few of their managers, waiters, kitchen runners, etc. & it drives me nuts. If my glass was full more times than empty & the attitude was checked @ the door I'd be forced to give them a 10 out of 10. We'll see if & when the service improves as this blog gets more popular.
Over it's an "A" for one of a kind "EXPERIENCE" for anyone who goes!
Recommendation: GO, ENJOY, & GO BACK AGAIN.
YOU'LL GET HOOKED LIKE I DID & WANT TO GO BACK WEEKLY!
Here's to the coolest venue in town & top 5 eatery's in all of Maricopa county w/ regards to food quality!
Since moving back downtown we've walked by Kincaid's 40+ times. It's en route to The US Airways Center from our townhouse so we thought we'd give it a try tonight on our way to Game #1 vs. the Spurs. The seating area in the pub was packed & we were forced to eat outside on the couches to enjoy their happy hour specials. No big deal, a little uncomfortable but we thought it'd be fine. The weather was perfect, the couches were extremely dirty & scattered like a tornado had just hit them. There was some organizing to be done by us, the patrons!
When I walked in & talked w/ the hostess stand they weren't helpful at all. They said I could go sit on the couches out front & they'd be with us shortly. We sat down out front for over 10 minutes until anyone came to see what we wanted for our drinks. It took another 10 minutes or so until we got our waters & a menu to look at. I then had to ask "What about your happy hour menu" & waited another 4-5 minutes until I was shown that menu; as you can tell, we were off to a rough start here. Their happy hour runs from 4-6 & after 9pm; since it was getting close to 6pm I ordered a hand full of items & waited until the food arrived about 20 mins later.
From left to right: onion rings, wings, sampler, sweet potato fries, & meatloaf sliders.
We asked the waiter if the sweet potato fries were good & he said: "If ya like sweet potatoes", I'm sitting there wondering why this guy is obviously not in sales & is most likely going to be a waiter for the 2nd 35-40yrs of his life. Apparently I asked a stupid question because I got an ignorant answer in return. We ordered them anyway & enjoyed about 1/4 of them.
Would not order again even @ 1/2 off price of $3.00
The onion rings were good & well made. The batter was almost as good as any other onion ring we've had & the sauces were nicely done.
I'd order again! Especially during happy hour for $3.50.
The classic sampler was a nice presentation: it includes roasted garlic prawns, teriyaki tenderloin, hot red King crab & artichoke dip. $13.50. I'd recommend this to anyone & will eat this again for sure! I would not spend $27.00 on this during dinner time but for happy hour it's tough to beat. The prawns were not spectacular but good. The tenderloin was phenomenal. The King crab & artichoke dip could have used more crab meat & less artichoke but was still very good; it could also use a few more pieces of bread, we ran out of bread w/ 1/3 "Mix" left in the bowl. Still, very good, especially if you're going to happy hour pre-game w/ 3-4 people to share.
Now to the money plate of the night: Kobe Meatloaf Sliders Olive mayonnaise, sweet hot mustard, jalapeño stuffed olives. $4.50. I could & will in the future order a couple of these plates & be set. These are fantastic & truly unique to Kincaid's. Order these even @ full price, they're taste is full, wide, & extensive.
I could & will certainly go without the Buffalo Chicken Wings w/ Louisiana hot sauce, blue cheese dressing, fresh celery sticks. $4.50 next time. Not bad but not good. Very messy & when you need to ask for your place setting 20 minutes into your meal it's a loose loose situation w/ these.Service @ Kincaid's will get a 2nd chance one day but for today it was an awful 3 out of 10. The hostess stand was brain-dead. The waiter outside was a space cadet & had no allegiance to us as a table w/ kids ordering just happy hour starters. It took us 30 minutes to get an order into the kitchen after we sat down. We received our food relatively quick but had to ASK MULTIPLE TIMES for some plates & silverware. We had to get up and ask for water refills twice & after the third time asking for lemons for our waters we just gave up.
When was the last time you went to Donovan's, Morton's, or Ruth's Chris & had to ASK for a plate &/or silverware w/ your appetizers? How about stand up & get your own water? What about a lemon for your water? If you ask, don't your usually receive it?
I've eaten at the mentioned three over 100 times collectively & have NEVER had to ask, not once. Tonight I had to ask multiple times before I was taken care of by the staff. This was a disgrace for a place that is trying to compete with the higher end places in Phoenix, especially downtown Phoenix.
The comfort & venue is a 7 out of 10: It's hard to argue w/ a downtown restaurant with outdoor seating. Located at: Two South Third Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004 you'll find it very easy to enjoy pre-game starters, drinks, & than walk to your game of choice.
PHood quality & value during happy hour is a 7 out of 10: Knowing what I know now I could decline a few dishes & enjoy the quality ones. I'll have to go back for a nice dinner w/ a real waiter & hopefully get some service from the hostess stand. We'll see what happens next time as I'll give another review once again, especially after a negative review.
We're not a "One & Done" type of PHood Blog!
Recommendation: Don't go here w/ kids! Don't eat on the patio as you'll be forgotten about. Don't even talk w/ the hostess stand as you'll surely just be frustrated. If you're there for happy hour get a table in the pub area & make sure to get serviced accordingly.
Over all grade: D-
Very disappointing & lack luster over all experience this time around...
If it weren't for this blog we'd NEVER return nor recommend!
We were up in Scottsdale for dance class & decided to eat on our way home. We stopped @ STAX which is in between Camelback Rd and Stetson Dr on Scottsdale Rd. This was during the 6th game of the Suns 1st playoff series & the place was packed! Didn't wait much longer than 5 mins for a table though.
Stax is a very clean "BAR TYPE" restaurant. They offer bench seating, bar seating, & outdoor seating for nice weather days/nights. They serve smaller "SLIDER" type burgers & sandwiches.
Above is the AHI TUNA & PB&J. Both are AMAZING & the value is 10 out of 10 for both! The AHI is $6.00 & the PB&J is $3.00. I could order one of each for lunch & be content. This time out was different. I had 2 AHI, 1 Lamb $5.00, 2 Henry Weinhart Cream Sodas $2.50 each, 1 SWAI (white fish) $5.00. I'd go without the Swai & Lamb next time & recommend the Turkey $5, Beef $5, or PB&J.
The basket of TOTS $4.00 was really good! The Aiolis (Thousand Island type dressing was home made) were tasty & were great on their HOT crispy tots. The basket is large & can surely be shared with 4 adults. My recommendation however would be the Queso Can Carne $4.00 &/or the Spinach & Artichoke w/ chips $4.00. BOTH ARE AMAZING!
Turkey $5.00 & Grilled Chicken Stax-Wich $5.00. Turkey is a 10 out of 10 with it's infused spinach, feta cheese, yellow red bell peppers topped with melted provolone cheese, grilled pineapple, fresh guacamole and pico de gallo on bun. . The chicken was a 6 out of 10 with peppers & grilled golf ball type of chicken.
This is the white fish above. A bit dry & not nearly as flavorful as other STAX items. If you've been here many times try it, if going for the 1st time I'd recommend going w/ something else to taste the "True Stax Experience"
This is the LAMB: Colorado lamb topped with feta cheese, grape tomatoes sitting on a bed of fresh tabbouleh on bun. I'll pass on this one next time as well.
SERVICE: 10 out of 10. Exactly what you'd expect from a place like this. You're not going to have an empty water glass, you'll be asked about your next order every 5-10 minutes, & they'll take good care of you as they have for us multiple times.
VALUE: 5 out of 10 during dinner time 10 out of 10 during happy hour time. The dinner bill was $60.00 but if we had gone during happy hour it would've been almost $35.00. I'd recommend going from 3-6pm sometime & enjoying the atmosphere.
COMFORT: 8 out of 10. Good place to relax, for kids it's a bit tight if it's packed (another reason to go during happy hour) & you're carrying 2 kids w/ ya. If you're going w/ a date &/or a few adults it's a good place to go enjoy a game on TV, drink, happy hour, &/or some filling food.
RECOMMENDATION: GO DURING HAPPY HOUR! We've been to Stax 5-10 times. By ourselves, with kids, friends, out of towners, etc. Everyone likes it but the value is far greater between the hours of 3-6pm. You can also enjoy the venue to yourself usually. Great service, good venue, location is tough to beat for anyone located in Maricopa county, & the 1 of a kind food is FUN & DIFFERENT.
Between the hours of 3-6pm I'd give STAX an: A
During dinner time I'd give it a: B-
Well, we headed out again tonight to try something new. After picking up the old man @ Colter & 16th st we drove west on Missouri & enjoyed the cool upper 70's weather driving w/ the sunroof open & the windows down. Jack Johnson type of music was the only thing missing while en route to dinner.
On the SW Corner of Central & Colter sits a place called POSTINO CENTRAL. Known for the modern/retro atmosphere, on tap wine, & tasty food. We pulled up, handed the keys off to the complementary valet attendant, & walked in. There was an inside table available with no wait so we took it.
As we were walking in we noticed the bruschetta on all the tables so of course we had to order some. For $12.75 you get 4 pieces & can choose 4 different options if you'd like. We had (in order) FRESH MOZZARELLA W/ TOMATO & BASIL, WARM ARTICHOKE SPREAD, WHITE BEAN W/ CHOPPED TOMATO, & SALAMI W/ PESTO.
This was a PHantastic treat to PHlick your taste buds into a euphoric state. WOW!
The atmosphere was very chic. The wait staff was casual. The venue was PHenomenal on all levels. Their menu offers meals that would be considered "LITE" for dinner but it's okay if you're feeling like taking a night off from your usual "Meat & Tatters" type of dinner. You can choose any 2 items from a soup, salad, or 1/2 sandwich together for $9.50.
I ordered the 1/2 sandwich "9-IRON" (hickory smoked bacon, layered w/ grilled chicken, fresh burrata mozzarella, lettuce, beefsteak tomato & dijonnaise on ciabatta) w/ a side "RASPBERRY CHICKEN" salad (organic chicken salad w/ pecans, apples, gorgonzola & mayo w/ raspberry vinaigrette & a bed of fresh greens. 9-10 in taste & value!
The wife went with the "SELECT TWO" as well. 1/2 sandwich was the "TURKEY" (smoked turkey, vine ripe tomatoes, provolone, fresh greens & house made pesto) w/ the "MEDITERRANEAN" salad (crisp romaine w/ cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, yellow pepers, olives & feta cheese w/ tzatziki dressing)... Yes, I said TZATZIKI dressing...
The old man did the 9-Iron w/ no cheese & the "Soup of the moment" which was broccoli cheddar. YES, I was surprised to hear him order this soup as we all know he doesn't eat many veggies but he said the soup was wonderPHul & ate it all. Up to this point of the meal our water glasses were pretty much always full, the PHood was served nice & warm (if meant to be) & we were pleasantly pleased with the entire experience as we said we'd surely come again.
Our waiter recommended the "CHOCOLATE BOUCHON" desert $6.00 which is a hot chocolate sauce filled cake with vanilla bean ice cream. Once this arrived our minds were "BLOWN!!!!" This surpasses anything I've ever had @ Morton's, Cheescake Factory, or Godiva. It was a rich dark chocolate, grainy cake, the ice cream tasted fresh & crisp, when mixed together you almost have a PHantasy PHeel to your being. I may order 3 of these for dinner next time & bring my own 1/2 gallon of WHOLE MILK to drink with them...
I thought I'd throw this pic in as well. How often are you looking for a place to put your gum when you start eating @ a restaurant?
ME? ALL THE TIME!
We found this in the sugar packet holder (I use sugar packets 99% of the time for my gum) & just thought it was unique as we had never seen anything like it.
Comfort was a 8 out of 10: we were in the middle of the main room, good spacing of the tables, & nice ambiance. The table was 25% too small for 5 people to be sitting around (keep in mind we have a 7 month old & an almost 3yr old) but we made due.
Value was a 8 out of 10: $9.50 for a 1/2 sandwich & side salad is good but total of $60.00 for 3 people who don't drink is mediocre. They do have quality ingredients & a great venue to enjoy on a wonderful April Day in THE PHX!
Service was a 8 out of 10: due to the relaxed feel it almost felt like they may have forgot about us a few times. The water glasses are about 8 ounces & w/ the ice it's about 3 sips or so until it's empty. This requires a lot of effort from the staff to keep the H2O flowing! I'm sure it's not the only place that chooses appearance over function for things like water cups but it was a minor issue for us water drinkers.
24 out of 30 total = B-
Recommendation: I'd highly recommend this place if you're in the N.Central part of mid-town PHX. It's going to take 90-120 minutes to enjoy your experience so don't be in an hurry & if possible go without kids, there's not much room to post them up & parts of the venue are attractive to a 3yr old like a playground would be.
GO, ENJOY, EAT GOOD PHOOD @ Postino on Central Ave...
Just a short walk from our new place is a place called "COOPER'STOWN". On the SE corner of 1st st & Jackson is a warehouse looking spot that serves up some of the craziest foods known to sports bar regulars.
We had to get out & enjoy the weather today so we packed up the kids & started walking. Right when we walked in ALICE COOPER greeted us with his crazy life size poster of himself.
The second we sat down we were asked about our drinks & if we'd like some wings, we ordered 10 MAPLE-GARLIC wings & a couple of waters due to our walk in the desert heat. I will tell you, these wings are THE BEST WINGS EVER (to date) that I've tasted. The outside is crispy, the sauce is one of a kind, & the size of the wings are large! I ate 8 of the 10 & handed the greens to the wife.
We also ordered the sliders w/ fries. These 6 sliders are incredible. The grilled onions, pickles, w/ provalone cheese, on some type of sweet hawaiian roll/bread? WOW! The beer battered fries are crispy, tasty, & perfect in the mixture of left over MapleGarlic sauce from the wings.
If you're ever downtown PRE/POST any event @ CHASE FIELD or US AIRWAYS CENTER I'd recommend this place to anyone. Other things that I know are good also: Anything BBQ, The 22 inch "Big Unit" hot dog, the Turkey Club, Cole Slaw (side item), and fries are all good.
The value of food for price is: 8 out of 10
The service was good: 7 out of 10
Comfort is great: 9 out of 10
TOTAL GRADE: 24 out of 30 = MONEY SPOT FOR SURE!
