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| - I've been to the Malee's at Desert Ridge before and figured this location in Old Town would have a similar feel. It's been a couple of years since I've last been to Malee's but I'm certain that it was a romantic, dimly lit, comfortable quiet restaurant. Something of a treat.
Unfortunately, this location didn't resemble Desert Ridge in the slightest. The dining room area to our left was fairly small, and noisy and well lit. The atmosphere: rather casual. My friends and I definitely felt out of place, and way overdressed for a Saturday night. The tables felt crowded with plates and silverware already pre-served, which was kind of annoying because when our dishes came out, we were asked if we wanted to eat from the plate it came on, or if wanted to transfer our food onto the plates provided on the table. Doesn't make sense. We stuck with the plates the food was served on.
On to the menu: Another thing I seem to remember at the Desert Ridge Location, they offered Sushi. There was no menu for Sushi at this location. Was it that they just didn't provide a sushi menu unless asked for? Or do they just don't serve it all? I suppose, if they don't advertise it, it's probably best to just avoid the question all together. Just a guess.
I ordered the grilled chicken over spinach dish, mild. Now this may or may not be worth noting, but I don't think my watch lapsed a full 5 minutes before we were served with our food. This is wonderful, when you're at a fast food joint like Mc D's, but at a Thai restaurant? I'm not so sure how I feel about that.
By the way, Mild stands for : no kick to it at all. Don't be scared to go with the medium. Take it from someone who is a baby when it comes to hot spicey foods!
On to the great part: 3 dishes, 2 glasses of wine, 1 vodka Stoli: $62.00. Nice.
I wish I liked this place better, I really do. Unfortunately, it's just no the Malee's I know and loved at Desert Ridge. Normally, I hate the whole Scottsdale atmosphere, but in this case, it is what I expected walking in and I was sorely disappointed.
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