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| - First let me start by saying, I rarely rate a restaurant with 5 stars! But Mastros is always top notch, and this time we went was no different.
Last night it was my husband's birthday and his choice was mastros. Now why city hall v. mastros, thats simple we live in Tempe! City Hall is closer and it allowed us to stop by Nordstroms before so he could pick out his gift.
Well we arrived a little early before the rest of our party so we could enjoy some cocktails in the lounge. Yes the drinks are over priced, but I understand where I am so it is ok. My husband got a vodka martini with blue cheese olives. Now you have to understand not eveywhere has blue cheese olives, so this was huge. I took the bartender's recommendation as to a glass of pinot noir, it was delicious!
Once the rest of our party arrived we were seated. As soon as we are seated, the bread arrives. Now most restaurants bring bread to the table, but not all restaurants have warm pretzel bread. My husband and my brother requested a extra basket of pretzel bread!
For starters we had the oysters and shrimp. Ok this is why I LOVE this place, they have the biggest shrimp anywhere. I have been to many steakhouses all over the valley but none have this size shrimp, and none have atomic horseradish. Aww atomic horseradish is the best thing EVER! I hate when you get mild horseradish. Not sure what mastros does to the horseradish,but having my sinuses cleared is truly an amazing experience!
My brother opted for a ceasar salad, which he enjoyed. It was a nice size and definetly could be shared. Not too long ago we ate at Capital Grille and found their salads very small, so this was good.
Everyone at the table got the filet. I actually split the filet with my sister,and later found out that there was not split charge, another plus. Anyways, the filet was juicy and well flavored. Excellent!
For sides, my brother has the twice baked, which is one of his favorites. The rest of us shared the steamed asaparagus and wasabi mashed potatoes. The wasabi mashed were amazing. I was surprised! But they had a nice hint of wasabi, very good.
For desert, since it was my husband's birthday he got a complimentary butter cake with creme fraiche (mastro's signature desert). Well lets just say I had to be separated from the cake!!
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