I like this place. I really do (I'm giving it four star after all). However, I wasn't as blown away by it as a lot of others seem to be. My friends used to tell me about going to the Tempe location all the time & how much they LOVED the pasties.
I mean, the restaurant itself is really nice. I liked the set-up/atmosphere. It has a "clean" pub feel to it if that makes any sense. I really like the wood tables. The patio is really nice (that's where my and my dining companion sat for lunch). The bar area looked really nice as well, and from what I can tell they had several beers on tap. Service was fine on our visit.
The pasties were definitely tasty. I had the Italian, and I guess when you're eating something that's similar to a calzone anyway you look at it, and you get the one that's MOST similar to a calzone it's a little difficult to get a sense of how unique pasties really are. They have several interesting options, many of which I'd really like to try in the future. My dining companion and I also split an order of fries. I thought they were good, but a little crispy. I like my fries on the crispy side, but a good portion of them were almost a little TOO crispy. We couldn't tell if that's why they were going for or not. My friend really liked her hibiscus ice tea. She's been here a few times and said all their ice teas are really good.
I'd certainly come back to Cornish Pasty Co., and it seems like a fun place for a large group to grab a meal. Like I said though, I guess I'm just not totally enamored by pasties (but they are good).