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| - I sought this out because Yelp caught my eye with it being on their "Best of Yelp Phoenix Restaurants" so I made a deliberate drive to get there, ate what I though was representative and think Yelp has this one wrong.
First of all Yelp, it isn't a restaurant that you claim but a food truck, a very small food truck. But I had read the Yelp reviews and knew that.
I stepped up and had trouble finding the ordering line through the people. While there wasn't a big group ordering, about 6 people were clustered around blocking the window, apparently waiting for their orders to appear. Turns out it would be a long wait, but good things are worth waiting for, right?
I sorted through those waiting, politely asked and found there was no line and made my way to the window. I ordered the Beef Moki and because of the positive Yelp comments, added a side of fried pickle. Total was $8 without a drink (I got one of the fruit drinks at the other trucks there).
Window guy said it would be about 7 mins, which caused me to look at my Droid - 1:22PM. At 1:38PM my Moki arrived but there was a few minutes more wait for the fried pickle which wasn't ready yet. Took 20 mins total and this was well past peak lunch hour.
Sat down and looked at what I got (see photos I took). Other Yelpers are right, the dog is small. The Moki is listed as having green chilis, onions, tomatos, pinto beans, cheddar & mayo. I was anticipating a nice SouthWestern style blend of flavors, but that was absent. I bit in and none of these flavors jumped out, no chili heat, no flavor burst, no taste of fresh veggies melding.
What I did get was a sensation of the tough skin texture of the dog, very thick naan bread and a pinto bean absorbtion. Turning to the fried pickle, its breading kept falling off just leaving the limp, soggy pickle. I finished the 7 pieces of fried pickle that I had paid $3 for and wondered why the ratings were so high.
The dining area I sat in was very windy, blowing fiercely which made the experience forced; a hand off between eating and holding down anything that I had ordered. Hours later, my iron stomach is still getting belch tones from the dog's meat spices and oil based aromas.
This isn't good.
Unless you're working right across the street and this place was the utmost in convenience, I'd pass. The flavors didn't work or even stand out, the service was incredibly slow, and the eating area was dumpy and windy. Spending $8 for "a dog and pickles" then add an additional cost of a drink beyond that, you are already at sit down restaurant prices found elsewhere nearby.
I just don't see what the ravings are all about at this place. Heck, I saw a Pita Jungle a few blocks before and wondered why I would pass that up to come here.
SIDE NOTE - I went back and read some of the prior Yelp reviews. I just don't get how reviewers are giving this place such high ratings.
Here is a review that rated 4 stars but stated it was only held back from 5 stars because;
-small dog,
-undercooked naan,
-toppings flavors don't fuse together,
-neglected service,
-overpriced
http://www.yelp.com/biz/short-leash-dogs-phoenix#hrid:_FrRd1SiaPMV5-sIcTWu1A
wtf - Yelp, you've let me down.
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