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| - North is a modern Italian restaurant is in the Kierland shopping center. This meant the restrooms were actually not part of the restaurant and you had to go to communal restrooms shared by other businesses.
It was however, a damn fine meal, very lovely and just what I needed. It was probably the best meal I had on my Phoenix trip.
The only problems were the croutons on the Caesar (must remember to tell people I hate croutons), the undercooked fingerling potatoes (how horrible- I love fingerlings and these were inedible) and the overcooked artichoke hearts (so overcooked they were brownish green).
But my skirt steak was actually pretty good (and huge at 10.5 ounces) and I was in love with the roasted tiny onions. Mmm. I also liked the olives and bread (with a roasted red pepper butter) they gave us before the meal.
The waiter tried to sell me a fancy cocktail but I ordered a vodka tonic. Yes, yes, I'm snobby and only drink Belvedere or Kettle One (Vox or Turi if they have it) but never, NEVER Grey Goose now. I just can't stand that cloudy Grey Goose taste.
Our waiter was quite a trip. He would describe dishes on how they were made before and how they were made now. He said since he was the head waiter of the corporation, the ENTIRE corporation, he could persuade the kitchen to make things the old way. Erm. Okay? But I was very adamant about what I wanted and not how he wanted it. He did try to persuade me to try the Delmonico steak rather than the skirt steak but I am not a fan of the NY steak cut (and was horrified they served it pre-sliced) and much prefer the more flavorful skirt cut (also pre-sliced but that's acceptable).
After dinner, we asked if there was a casual place to hang out at and he described a bar above the Bloom Room. Well, we could not find it and we contemplated calling the restaurant and asking $10 be charged back because the head waiter of the corporation, the ENTIRE corporation led us astray.
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