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| - Took a friend to go and check out one of Scottsdale's newest spots, Geisha a Go Go which just opened on Saturday. We walked in and were greeted by a Kaitlyn a Bubbly hostess...she introduced us to one of the doorman (who was off of work) and 2 bartenders Logan and Ray. Again very nice, friendly and Talkative...The place is small. But nicely decorated. A large rock is in the middle of the bar area, very Feng Shui, but I wonder what knuckle head is going to try and "climb" it in a drunken stupor. But I couldn't understand why there were 3 very large pictures of Jimi Hendricks, Jim Morrison and Sid Vicious...great rockers, but why? Two died of a heroine overdose and the other committed suicide.
The Karaoke rooms which they have been advertising to rent out by the hour for $50-$100 are very very small with a HUGE tv. (remember when you were a kid and your mom told you not to sit too close to the tv or you will go blind?! That is what will be in the back of your mind when you are in the room)
Lets talk food...I have to say, this was NOT one of my new favorites. First off, Logan made us a "Hello Kitty" cocktail....very fruity, whicj i am not a fan of, but i slowly enjoyed the strawberry martini cocktail. We started with there rock shrimp and soft shell crab small plates. These items were okay, but too much cilantro on the rock shrimp...We then ordered the grilled lobster spring rolls and tuna/blue crab tartare. Terrible! I did not like these items. Why does everything include cilantro??? I hate cilantro. I wasn't at a Mexican restaurant. The spring roills were chewy and more veggies the lobster and the tartare, I had trouble tasting this. I felt it to be WAY TO fishy! That to me was scary because tuna does not have a fishy smell...well it would if it was old!! So that scared me, oh and the seaweed salad atop the tuna was very very salty...
Geisha a Go Go also mentioned that they will be redoing the patio in front to offer outdoor dinning. This will be completed in the middle of March. The only reason I would go back would be for a cocktail...I would not recommend the place to dine.
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