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| - We were greeted and seated promptly when we arrived, a little early for our reservation. I have only been here for lunch, and it had been a few years since I my last visit. That was due more to the location than any negative experience: I don't work or live anywhere near the restaurant any more.
The restaurant has that old-time steakhouse feel with servers dressed up and doing their best to take care of you. I would suggest dressing up more than jeans and a t-shirt, but I don't know if it is required for lunch. At lunchtime on a weekday, the place was filled with business people conducting meetings. I suspect the number of lunch meetings contributed to the amount of noise I noticed. In the past, I may have been part of one of those meetings, but not today. This visit was for a quiet lunch meal with my wife for her birthday. She had never been here, but it has been on her "to do" list for some time. Since we were driving through Phoenix on the way home, I figured it would be a good time to take her here. The noise was noticeable, but not terrible. Just don't expect silence, especially if you come for weekday-lunch.
My wife ordered the shaved prime rib dip sandwich and said it was one of the best she's had in Phoenix -- she is always looking for good dip sandwiches. I had the beef and cheddar on rye with steak soup to start. The steak soup was something I remembered from my last visit and had to get it again to see if it was as good as I remembered. The best way I can describe it is "pot roast soup," complete with beef, veggies and gravy. I recommend it if you like pot roast.
We both had fries as our side, but they were nothing special. I'm not a big eater of fries anyway and should have probably ordered cole slaw (they also offer mashed potatoes or cottage cheese).
Our service was excellent and everything was handled promptly.
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