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| - I ended up here with my family after the Ahwatukee Festival of Lights kickoff party. We were headed into CKs, but their music was so loud we could hear it from the street. I think there was a band there that night. In any case, I'd promised my MIL she could have a drink, so we went to Arriba.
We weren't about to eat at Arriba, but it was 7 and my daughter hadn't eaten (it was past her 6:30 bedtime). We ordered her a grilled cheese sandwich, which came with fries. No big surprise, but it came out on white bread. Standard restaurant grilled cheese; nothing special. It was $4.99 without a drink, so it wasn't a great bargain. No matter. My daughter took three bites and was done with it.
My MIL and I both ordered margaritas. They were quite large. Mine was the House margarita and hers was the Gold. The Gold was much stronger, but I didn't feel like paying $9.99 for a margarita. Mine was only $6.
We also ordered a hatch chile cheese crisp. I haven't been eating dairy, but it was the holidays so I gave myself a break. The hatch chiles were of the EXTRA spicy variety. They were so hot that I burned my tongue. I had to order a side of sour cream to cut the heat. It was barely edible... even for my tastes. I LOVE spicy hatch chiles, but these were ridiculous (and actually hotter than Los Dos Molinos - a favorite of mine)!
MIL ordered a couple enchiladas. She is from the Midwest and her tastes are a little blander than ours here in the Southwest. She really enjoyed them because they were covered in melted nacho cheese.
Arriba's beer prices were good. Their drink prices were RIDICULOUS ($11.99 for a mudslide, for example).
The server was extremely helpful in taking our order. She was also very friendly.
I never really liked Arriba in the past, but this visit was just fine.
Overall, 3 stars because the food is nothing special and the drink prices are high.
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