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| - My family of 5 was on a vacation in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, and relied on Yelp for every meal for a week. On our last night, we wanted to eat a nice steak dinner at a local restaurant that we couldn't find back home in Houston. As I searched, I came across this restaurant that had only 11 reviews, but awesome ratings. I was a little hesitant and skeptical that the reviews may be from employees since there weren't that many, but went anyways. It was hands down, the best meal of our stay in Arizona. It may be our favorite steakhouse ever...and we live in Texas, so that's saying a lot.
The restaurant is located in a smelly and smoky casino, so you have to endure walking through that on your way...but just plug your nose and press on, because it's worth it! The service from the hostess, manager, servers and chef was superb from start to finish. They treated us as if we were royalty (as they did with the other diners as well), and we couldn't have had a better experience. Also, I couldn't believe the low prices for such amazing quality. Our bill was $143 for a seafood appetizer, 5 huge dinners with fresh sides and dessert. My husband and I have spent that on a steak dinner for 2 in Houston.
They start off with a big basket of different breads, whipped butter, and delicious pesto spread...but that's not all. Then they brought us these adorable little cast iron skillets of southwestern cornbread. After we ordered, they brought each of us a chef's tasting of filet to wet our appetites (oh so good). Before our main course, they brought each of us a perfect little bite of sorbet with blueberries to cleanse our palette (my daughters were wishing for more). Then after our main course, they brought each of us this delectable little white chocolate coconut morsel to end the meal. Oh my word...all of it was fabulous. We ordered 4 steaks, and each cut of meat was of such high quality, and can't believe how inexpensive everything was! Here's what we ordered...
shrimp & king crab cocktail - scrumptious...and what's more, it was $9!
2 filet mignon w/ bernaisse sauce (one with grilled shrimp, one with lobster tail) - both cooked and seasoned to absolute perfection.
grilled salmon w/ oscar style sauce & king crab meat - delicious!
NY strip steak w/ caramelized onions and balsamic glaze - oh my word...to die for!
ribeye steak w/ mushroom sauce - the sauce was wonderful, and the ribeye cooked perfectly!
My girls are making fun of me for writing this mini novel of a review, but what can I say? We loved it, and will be returning first thing if we are ever in Phoenix again.
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