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| - Maybe it's because I haven't lived in Scottsdale for almost 5 years or maybe it's because LA has so many fantastic restaurants or maybe it was just because it was the night before Christmas Eve, but I was quite disappointed with Canal as a whole. The food wasn't terrible and neither was the experience, considering I got together with 7 friends I haven't seen in a while. The place was completely dead and it's hidden so it's not necessarily the easiest to find. There was just nothing that memorable about the place or the food. The decor was nice, though we all found it a bit strange that they were playing old black and white movies on the big screen behind us which made the lighting in the place dark at one moment and light at another. My friend made a comment that it was annoying, which it was if you had your back to the screen.
As for the food, the parmesan fries were highly recommended so we ordered 2. They were really good, but I've had better and I wasn't crazy about the dipping sauces it came with - 1 being ketchup (ok, fine it's a classic) and another which was sweet. I asked for Ranch dressing because it goes best with parmesan fries and they were making it from scratch, which was really nice, but by the time they made it, half the fries were already eaten. I do have to admit that their homemade ranch was delicious.
For my entree I had the bass in a soy citrus sauce sitting on a bed of white rice with some veggies, such as bok choy. I thoroughly enjoyed the bass, but I can't say I would ever crave it. My friend had the veggie tower, which wasn't a tower at all and everything seemed to be fried. It was ok, but I would never order it. Another friend had the salmon, which she liked and some other friends had the short ribs, which they also enjoyed. No one complained about their food, but no one jumped for joy, either.
The staff was really nice, but considering how dead the place was, it took a really long time to get our food and the waitress forgot to put my friend's salad order in so it arrived with the main courses. Then the waitress asked us if we wanted separate bills. Since she offered we accepted, which was a huge mistake because it took about 30 minutes to get our checks and she didn't get the right items on the right tabs.
My review may sound really bad, but I don't want to knock the place because the food was good. It's just that we all expected more and we've all had much better. I would go again, but maybe not during the holidays...
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