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| - We had no idea this place was even here until we were given a combined gift card to The Hub/The Vue. We'd been to the Hub so decided to try this place. I honestly thought it was just a golf course snack shack...boy was I completely wrong. Full gourmet menu with rotating items, curated wine selection (apparently) and professional staff. If you're familiar with Postino in downtown Gilbert, it's similar to that...great bruschetta, smaller (but not necessarily worse) wine selection, but with a better, more robust menu too.
We were greeted and seated when we walked in. It has kind of a 19th hole meets wine bar atmosphere, but certainly upscale enough to be a regular eatery even if you never play golf. Upon being seated, someone other than our hostess (the owner?) came out to greet us and offer us a little first visit sample appetizer (toast with some herb butter). Nothing huge, but a nice gesture. And whatever that butter was for the toast was pretty amazing.
For our meal, we tried the chicken street tacos, bruschetta, and beef stroganoff, all of which were outstanding. Similar to Postino, they offer maybe 8-10 different types of bruschetta and you get to pick up to 4 for your entree. We were talked into a lemon/banana pudding parfait for desert that was the special and it was the perfect palette refresher to end our meal.
Our little date night there was really beyond our expectations...the chef is an obvious foodie and loves what he does and the food shows it. We absolutely loved every minute and can't wait to return...maybe for their Sunday Brunch (which apparently is a whole separate menu).
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