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| - I met my AOB bud S here for lunch. Friday lunchtime and the place was empty. Hmmm, maybe it's just a happy hour / night time club type place. Idunno. All I know is I usually get scared when I'm in an empty restaurant.
S and I were politely greeted as we walked in. The menu has a lot of great sounding food on it. Unfortunately, sounding good isn't the idea.
S ordered the Beef & Manchego Melt ($14). This sandwich is sliced beef with a mushroom, poblano pepper and shallot mix, Manchego cheese, fried shallots and a horseradish aioli. It's all piled on a toasted ciabatta bun and served with Au Jus. S said the sandwich was good but nothing special.
I ordered the Turkey & Havarti Melt ($13). This sandwich is sliced roasted Turkey with fried shallots, mixed greens, sliced Tomato, Mustard aioli and Bacon Jam. The Turkey was a tad dry which the mustard aioli helped with a bit. The Bacon Jam was a miss. It added a funky taste which didn't meld well with the mustard aioli and melted Havarti. The kitchen team needs to rethink this one.
Both sandwiches came with salt & black pepper fries. They were decent, nothing special.
Overall, I think the prices are high for portion size. I realize we're in Scottsdale, but maybe that's why the place was empty for a Friday lunch.
Average Service. Average Food. High Prices. 3 Stars.
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