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| - I liked FEZ - it wasn't AMAZING, but the food was great, service good and atmosphere trendy. I took a friend from Chicago here, and he especially liked it. I was happy to give him a good impression of Phoenix.
We were seated immediately, but waited a few minutes to be relocated to a table that wasn't so close to the door. I really appreciated the fact that they were willing to move us. The waiter was very nice, but not overly attentive. I was happy to not have someone hovering over me unless I needed them. My water glass was kept full, and we waited only 15 minutes or so for the meal.
I ordered the Veggie burger (WITH sweet potato fries - more on that in a sec) and was very happy. The burger was not huge but I realized, after half of the burger, that those beans (it was a black bean burger) were VERY filling. I think I was most fascinated with the toppings: sun-dried tomato/feta(?) cheese spread and a red cabbage slaw. I've never had such a thing on my burger, but I was very pleased with the overall taste! The side salad was also quite tasty.
I love me some sweet potato fries, and said fries at FEZ were good and got better with each bite. I was too surprised to appreciate them until I'd had a few. The sweetness of the cinnamon with the sweetness of the potato was too much at first. But the accompanying sauce was tangy and complimented the fries well. One more flavor and it would have been too complicated though. I'm glad they were able to say, "you know, I think we've got enough here to knock their taste buds out. Let's hold off on the [insert other crazy ingredient]."
My friend had the Douxcelle burger and seemed very impressed. He was very happy with the experience overall, as was I. I'm sure I'll go back again.
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