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| - Place was busy, even at 10 am on a Wednesday in midtown Phoenix. The holidays are behind us, so I can't attribute the volume to that six week long phenomenon. I seated myself at the end of the bar.
I wasn't planning to drink, but I saw the list of bloody mary cocktails in a stand up display on the bar and decided to take a look. Bangkok bloody mary: fish sauce, srircha, lime, cilantro, house bloody mix and some brand of vodka I can't pronounce. Many of my favorite ingredients are in this drink - what's not to like? Well, the weird garnish of dried up, unfresh cauliflower, zucchini, lemon and the peel of something was gross, so I tossed it aside. The drink was not remarkable, the interesting flavors not evident, but it was tasty as any bloody should be.
I knew I wanted something with green chile, so the Chile Verde Eggs Benedict choice was easy. I substituted the second for a take off on lox and cream cheese at no extra cost, a nice option.
The green chili version was good but difficult to eat. The crust on the corn tortilla was too tough to cut so the whole arrangement came apart.
The menu indicates there's melted cheese, but I didn't see or taste any. The second benny was just not a good choice. The flavors did not mix well, there were only flakes of salmon and by the time I tried it, the egg was stone cold.
The eggs on both bennies cooled very quickly, which indicates to me they may have been prepared in advance. The appearance was nice, but pre-cooking eggs is a shortcut that should not be taken outside of a free breakfast buffet at a cut-rate hotel. The hash browns may as well be skipped as they were a disk-shaped flavorless mush as hash browns often are.
The check was presented before I asked for it, which is a personal peeve of mine. I handed over my debit card and requested a coffee be added.
No coffee refills were offered and my water glass sat empty. There were open seats, so that was not the issue.
I want to really like this place, so I will go again. Everything was fine, but I want it to be great.
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