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| - C4 is now one of my favorite places to go when I visit my parents in Scottsdale.
If you're looking for an afternoon and evening's worth of entertainment, I'd highly recommend going on a hike through the Jewell of the Creek Preserve at sunset then head over to the Cave Creek Coffee Co. for wine tasting, good food and live music. The preserve parking lot is only a mile or two from C4---practically a hop, skip, and a jump.
I'm not too keen on Scottsdale as a whole. It seems like one big, brown, flat corporate strip mall for retirees and plastic surgeons, which is why I was so excited to find someplace with a bit of heart and originality... C4.
The morning coffee and burritos are good, but I'm a proponent of the evening scene... live music from great musicians almost every night, relaxing ambiance, good food, and wine.
The woman behind the wine bar was attentive, but not too attentive----the mark of an experienced waiter/bartender. She happily engaged in chatter, but left us alone when we wanted to talk amongst our party.
I had an amazing sandwich and wine pairing the last time I went... I would give the meal experience 6 stars:
First, a glass of Menage a Trois red, which is a fantastic blend of three "saucy" grapes: zinfindel, cabernet, and merlot.
Second, I ordered one of the best vegetarian sandwiches I've ever had. I can't remember the name on the menu, but it had roasted portobello mushroom, fresh mozzarella, tomato slices, fresh spinach, and pesto toasted on garlic bread. I've had similar sandwiches at home and other restaurants, but none come close to touching C4's. The sandwich comes with tasty kettle style potato and vegetable chips and a good ole pickle.
My father is a firm believer that it isn't a meal unless it has meat, I'm hoping to convince him otherwise after a little mozza-porto sandwich force feeding.
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