The ambiance of the restaurant does not disappoint. It's refreshing to see this type of restaurant aesthetic coming in. Fox got the concept right...but lacks a bit in overall execution. My wife and I came in for dinner...albeit without reservations...but seriously this is Phoenix. Spago takes me without a reservation...and seats me in a table I can actually eat at. I repeatedly told the hostess the table would be too small for us. When I try a restaurant...I sample...a lot. The two person tables are for people drinking wine and children. I am rating this one star lower for just the terribly ridiculous carnival act that had to be performed in order for us to actually eat...uncomfortably. We tried the short rib potstickers, grilled & chilled charred shrimp, popovers & smoked salmon appetizers. The popovers are what most places deliver for free...I'm not saying they are not worth $7...I just find it embarrassing that you would charge for them. The potstickers were okay. The chilled charred shrimp were a hit and miss. Beautiful and prabably would have been excellent if served hot. Serving them cold for "speciality" will be lost on anyone that actually FINE dines. The smoked salmon was good...nothing special...but good. We ordered the $50 New York steak and the chicken. I detest overpaying for lower priced cuts of meat...absent from the menu was filet or ribeye etc. The steak was beautifully prepared, expertly seasoned, and quite delicious. But fox has literally created this entire menu for shameless profit...and they are either counting on people being completely ignorant, one hit tourist visitors, or those desperate to cling to anything remotely decent in the way of Phoenix eateries. We took a few desserts to go...which were delicious. Including a delectable bread pudding. I really wanted to like this place...but this is not a fine dining establishment. It's a cookie cutter fox development wrapped to look like something out of a larger city. The staff are basically all children, and asking anything beyond the scripted responses they were so obviously drilled on resulted in the "deer in headlights" stare. For instance the server will immediately volunteer "her favorite" menu items...if I wanted to know...I would ask...but thank you for the upsell. I really don't need coaxing to spend money especially from someone that needs to work all day to afford the steak. I can't really see wanting to go back...there is no depth to this place. No specials or off the menu items...and a quite boring menu. I'm not saying this place couldn't be something...it's just not.