A three and half stars review really. The down sides? Well I get really peeved that there isn't some bread or nibbles on the table. I know we are embracing good health and fresh produce, but a little bread couldn't hurt right?
The ambiance is very relaxing, bright and airy. Reminds me a lot of the decor at Wildflower (The Fox restaurant only in Tucson that makes me sad because its only in Tucson).
The menu is varied, you can bring carnivores and folks who think salad are wimps. I do think that the price is about $2.00 over priced for everything. An appetizer (the only so-so tasty blue cheese stuffed olived that were fried came out to $1.00 per olive which seemed excessive), two entrees (street tacos and a flat bread) with a dessert came out to $50.00 which is expensive in my book for lunch even in Scottsdale.
The upside is the dessert really is really tasty. Had the passionfruit cream filled donuts with a side of coconut sorbet that was out of this world. The entrees included street tacos which were messy to eat, flavorfull but dare I say "too juicy?!" The flat bread consisted of argula, goat cheese and corn which was a great combination. All in all, solid but I'd only go back if I was expensing it. It seems a bit pushy to charge that much for food that is good but doesn't taste too much more decadent than what you can get at Tru Foods. (Save the dessert of course!)
Oh maybe we are paying for the location, the decor and the really really pretty bathrooms. Some of the best I've seen in a long time. Even better than the bathrooms at Modern Steak!