I've been to CR numerous times for drinks with friends on the weekend and thought it would be a fun place to take a friend from Chicago. Three of us went for a late lunch today and were extremely disappointed. The service was not too impressive, especially considering it was very slow; we had to keep asking for drink refills and it took a long time to track down our server so we could pay our bill. Even more disappointing was the food...it was overpriced and nothing was even "ok". We ordered the queso dip appetizer, and we all agreed it tasted like Cheez Whiz and was very overpriced. The caesar salad was soaked in dressing to the point it wasn't edible, and was served with a toast-like bread that was stale and tasteless. Two of us had carne asada dishes (a salad and the taco platter), and the meat was incredibly tough and bland...I ate 1/2 of a taco and couldn't choke down any more. This was one friend's first experience with carne asada, and we had to assure her that this is NOTHING like true carne asada. I would never go back to CR for the food...there are a lot better places to eat at Tempe Marketplace.