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| - Nice approach from the street, a little tucked away and inviting, distinguished from the other kind of party places in the area.
Menu reads well, all the French dishes you'd expect, coq au vin, steak frites, steamed mussels.
Nice friendly staff, welcoming, unassuming.
Sat at the bar, by my lonesome, bartender, Mikey, knows what he's doing. Made me a great Negroni. I had the mussels and coq au vin, both were typically French, mussels especially, my only thought is the potato gratin served with the coq au vin didn't fit, in France it's not a potato dish, though at Bistro Jeanty in Yountville, CA they serve it with buttered noodles, as the French Chef says he used to have it when he was a kid. But the flavors were just like I've had it in France: great dish.
Surprising wine list with both a Burgundy and Bordeaux by the glass (getting a little tired of the Merlot/Malbec routine around here), but my only gripe is that they refrigerate the wines as they should, but not nearly cold enough so I still had to ask that they chill the wine a bit: Mikey was nice enough to chill it in an ice bath rather than my having to add ice to it like I have to do everywhere else in Scottsdale, as everyone serves their wine at room temperature rather than at cellar temperature, which is plus or minus 65 degrees, according to the Court of Master Sommeliers. Please Scottsdale, you're getting good prices for your wines in restaurants, serve them at the proper temperature!
Overall, the food and wine made me feel I was in France, loved it. Most distinguished meal in Scottsdale.
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