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| - I talk to a lot of people who really love Olive and Ivy. It has a lot going for it that works really well:
I love the ambience. The booths are super comfy and I like that, depending on where you're sitting, you can see the chefs cooking up something awesome with flames licking the air like you're in the most awesome depths of hell (not as punishment, more like a 1980's heavy metal fantasy).
While there are items on the menu that are pretty goddamned expensive, there's always something there that's within your price range.
I like how on the other side of the restaurant you can just order something to go deli-style and grab a bottled beverage and run in and out really quick if you've got a tight time-restraint on your lunch break.
However, considering how highly the restaurant obviously thinks of itself (it really does), the food isn't that good. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not disgusting by any means and it's certainly not even bad. It's good. It is definitely good, but... I mean with the lush interiors and all the fake Scottsdale noses you see around, I'd think their food would be... better? I'm trying not to sound like a picky little bitch, but man, when you get the fries with the burger, the fries just aren't very good, man. The burger is kind of a standard, kind of hard to fuck up, but, y'know, it could be better. I had their short rib sandwich and just wasn't into it. The pasta I got another time was good, I liked it, but it seemed to me like something I would probably make myself super bored staying at home.
It's altogether an alright place. Their drinks are usually pretty good and the service is awesome. Three stars.
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