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  • Fat Ox is an upscale restaurant that serves modern Italian Food. The atmosphere is energetic and very loud. The lighting is very dim...for me...too dark. I didn't actually see my food until I looked at my photos I took. Most of the time I had no idea what I was putting in my mouth. Sometimes it turned out to be a good thing and with my dinner it WASN'T a good thing. You will read about THAT latter. This restaurant offers many small plates of starters and interesting hand made pastas. Our server recommended that we order a starter, THREE pastas (because they are small tastings) and dinners. I have to say the Charred Taleggio was very good. I couldn't see the pomegranate seeds on it but I felt them pop in my mouth. This dish was balanced, interesting and tasted great. The Casoncelli Butternut Squash Stuffed Pasta was AMAZING and by far my favorite dish of the evening. It was a very small portion. It was like eating just three stuffed rigatonis but the Casoncelli was so full of great flavors and texture. The pasta was so perfect I could have eaten this whole plate myself. At this point I was very pleased with the food I was served and thought this could still be a five star experience. My expectations were very high and I only ordered the Chicken because I've been to the Chef's other restaurant Zinc Bistro and was served maybe the very BEST CHICKEN in Metro Phoenix there so I was expecting something that compared. Our dinners arrive and take my first taste. I note again it's very dark and hard to see what I'm digging into. I got some chicken with Rubbery Soft Chicken Skin Covered in a Tangy but tasty sauce. I have to be honest and I tell it like it is. IT WAS LIKE PLAYING MURDER IN THE DARK WITH THE CHICKEN. For me it was too difficult to navigate threw the rubbery skin and bones in the dark. I accidentally swallowed a pile of fennel I had no idea was there. I didn't even know until I looked at the photos I took that my plate had radishes on it. My husband had the Skirt Steak. I tried a piece and to be honest I don't remember what it tasted like. It wasn't very memorable. My husband complained to me that the food wasn't hot and was only warm. He said his favorite part of his plate was the green part of the roasted carrot. He said the carrot top was the tastiest part. My waitress seemed nice and tried to be very helpful but neglected to tell me that my plate came with polenta. I didn't think my meal came with anything but charcoal red peppers that the menu states. (P.S. Chicken was NOT over charcoal red peppers,((opening hiccup or menu typo)) So I ordered an extra side that I wouldn't have ordered. Not a big deal but it is the truth. Maybe because I couldn't see the polenta it didn't taste like polenta to me. Or maybe it contained too many add ins. I don't know. It was tasty and good but the base of it tasted more like farina and not corn. The Calabrian Roasted Cauliflower might have been missing the Calabrian Chili unless it was powdered but was ok. In short I thought the pre-dinner courses of Charred Taleggio and the pasta dish of Casoncelli was excellent. Dinners weren't bad but didn't compare to the previous dishes. Service was good. Atmosphere would be better if it wasn't so loud or so dark. They have interesting lighting fixtures all over the restaurant and the decor is eye pleasing. I note that at the time of this review (12-4-16) this is a newly opened restaurant and they may be still be in the growing stage figuring things out.
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