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| - Sorry Zinburger but Deluxe still makes a better burger; I'm giving you 2.5 stars for now, but I'll give it another shot in a few months. I think you need some time to work out the kinks.
Rating Breakdown:
Atmosphere: 3.5 Stars, Typical FoxRC, clean good aesthetics with a well defined style. The trendy airy bar feel is nice, but the music is blaring way too loud (reminiscent of AZ88). The patio seating is quieter and provides for good people watching.
Food: 2 Stars, Inconsistent and lacking flavor. Opening week problems? Maybe... Hopefully the food will be better on my next visit.
** ZinBurger: Came out cooked to a perfect medium rare, very impressed. The meaty flavor was good - the bun was boring. Nothing exceptional. $10
** Kobe Burger: Ordered medium rare, came out rare. Kobe tartar! Gross! Even if this burger was cooked properly I doubt that it would have been worth $14. Cheddar cheese and mushrooms... snooze! I thought this was a fancy burger shop?
** Buffalo Chicken Sandwich: This was the best part of our meal. Flavorful and satisfying, but really how hard is it to cook a chicken breast and toss it in hot wing sauce? I'm pretty sure I would be just as happy ordering the same item from Chilli's or Applebees. $10
** Double Truffle Fries: Soggy, oily, and over salted. Yuck! The truffle oil flavor was there and the fries had potential, but I just couldn't get past the soggy oily salty mess. $6
** Zucchini Fries: These are just fried zucchini cut into a steak fry shape instead of the normal zucchini rounds. Nothing special, in fact I think I prefer the fried zucchini from Carl's Jr. $6
Drinks: 3 Stars, Full bar, eight beers on tap and eight additional bottled selections. *** A little rant: If I'm going to dine in a place that is charging me $25 for a burger, fries, & a beer I would expect filtered water at the table. Sorry, but at this price point City of Phoenix tap water, that tastes like it came from my backyard pool, just doesn't cut it!
Service: 2 Stars, Lots of waitresses running around frantically, but ours seemed to be MIA for most of the meal.
Conclusion: Save your money and time. Run up to Deluxe instead, or better yet skip the trendy and head over to Two Hippies for a great burger, fries, and a Shasta drink for $5.
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