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| - I'll start off by saying that I came to Amy's Baking Company with a bit of trepidation. I felt like, as a tourist, the couple wouldn't appreciate an outsider showing up just to see that restaurant that was on Kitchen Nightmares
I was HONESTLY scared to go into the place, fearing that Amy and Sammy would hate people like me. Man, was I ever wrong.
As I entered the restaurant Sammy kindly greeted my friend and I and told us to pick any table to sit at. He promptly brought us water and was SUPER friendly to us in every way. He gave us two menus and invited us to check out the desert display.
As we looked at the desert display Sammy walked us through what each plate was. He was calm, and articulate and very knowledgeable and PROUD of what his wife could bake.
We ordered a peanut thai salad with chicken (not exact name, sorry) and a panini (again, sorry, don't know the exact type)
The plates arrived promptly and both were beautifully plated. Sammy ran us through what was in each dish again as he presented it. Sammy also bragged about the quality of the food (which was great! Talk up your food if you are proud of it!)
The peanut thai salad was . . . pretty damn incredible. I'm a big ol fat guy, and the salad filled me right up. The sauce had a bit of a bite to it, which I loved, and was tossed with just enough sauce to make me happy, but not wanting more. The flavor was spot on, and the entire plate felt fresh and easy to eat.
The Panini (which I snuck a bite of) was also fantastic. Crispy on the outside (as it is grill pressed) and gooey and warm on the inside. The cheese was beautiful (I wish I knew what type it was) and the side salad of arugula was coated in a very light dressing which was super tasty and did well to hide the bitterness of the arugula.
Both dishes were ten dollars each, which in my opinion is a steal.
Then came the deserts. A Peanut Butter chocolate cake, and a coconut chocolate cake. Holy shit you guys. I was really stupid to try to finish my entire LARGE salad, because I was almost too full to enjoy the amazing deserts.
It is pointless to try to explain how great they were. Just know that I'm a big fan of sweets, and my bar has been now set dangerously high on chocolate based cakes. Thanks for ruining me for life Amy. I'll have to visit Phoenix whenever I want to feel happiness again.
Sammy at one point caught me taking pictures of my food, and came over to encourage me to post about the food online. He, again, was nothing but kind to me and my friend.
It was weird. I felt a bit bad that I had come to the restaurant expecting to see caricatures and instead was met by two very kind and polite restaurant owners. I'm sure that others have had other experiences with the couple, but I cannot speak to those experiences. Both Sammy and Amy were proud of what they could do, and they SHOULD be. Their food was incredible.
Both took the time to take pictures with my friend and I and talked to us for a few minutes about the drama behind the Ramsey episode.
I would love to visit ABC next time I am in Phoenix.
Come for the possible drama, stay for the incredibly priced TASTY food. If you do not pick up a desert, you're an idiot.
Also, if you are going to go to ABC, don't be a prick and harass them just because we have turned their lives into a circus. The horror stories that those two told us were pretty grim. At the end of the day, they are still human beings. Give them a chance to surprise you.
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