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| - Walked in at sunset to the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort ... just beautiful.
The place just oozes relaxation, best Chi we have experienced at any of the local Indian Reservations. Unlike most of the other Rez's in town, this tribe has the vibe!
You must experience this for yourself.
I rarely ever bring up service in my reviews but today I must highlight the downside to an otherwise excellent experience. Typical and I mean "typical" Sheraton resort service, high on the cleanliness and pathetic on the people management. All the employee's were kids, no doubt because adults will not work for the wages they pay and/or put up with their corporate BS. Walked out to the "all lite up" pool bar and were informed by 10 laughing an giggling child employee's they were already closed. All-Righty-Then. Strike 1.
Walked up to the pathetic 6 chair excuse of a lobby bar and with one look at the bartender's prowess knew cocktails where out of the question. OK we'll take a round of Four Peak's Kiltlifter Drafts. "Oh, the drafts have not worked in a couple of days, its all foam, but I will try it for you one more time. Oh, still foam." (Amazingly this Ground Hog Day conversation repeated itself with several other patrons as the night progressed.) Strike 2.
Ok then, forget the sunset drinks lets head straight into Ko'Sin. Sorry the child hostess says, reading from her cue card, at the moment we are "fully committed". As we stare into an half empty Saturday night dining room. Strike 3.
Calming down my posse, I decide to reset the circuit breaker and we re-group for bottled beer and the waning sunset from the beautiful atrium. I however keep checking with the Hostess, 8:00 no not yet, 8:15 still no, 8:25 no, finally getting a group consensus from the now 3 young robots behind the counter, that our reservation was not until 8:30. Finally exactly at 8:30 the Piper at the Gates of Dawn leads us into ... the now ... completely empty dining room.
Corporate BS OFF ..... Review ON!
We start out with a kick ass round of top shelf Margarita's, amazing and I mean amazing. Roasted limes, fresh squeeze juice, agave, dark Patron, Grand Marnier mixed to perfection. Nice ... and strong!
Well buzzed on just one drink we move on to appetizers & salads. Lots of sharing, loads of flavor. All fresh and local ingredients "as advertised" ... and the main reason we drove all the way out to experience Ko'sin. Service was excellent and everything flowed like clockwork.
While the main entree choices appeared limited on the menu, when the entree's hit the table "all at one time" it truly looked like a banquet. No kidding, it really had a "wow factor". Beautiful presentation, colors, aroma's, and spot on delivery. Color me impressed.
All the entree's tasted awesome, everyone sharing, everyone on there second Margarita. Fresh mahi-mahi build your own Taco's, killer Indian Fry Bread, the beef filet & pork chop where from local farmers which had a very unique fresh and natural flavor that I've never experienced before. No doubt many of the ingredients trickle down from their "hi-end" sister restaurant Kai upstairs. Two Thumbs Up!
Rolling back into the atrium we were met with live music from an amazing solo guitarist. The sound quality and beauty of the atrium is truly impressive, just awesome acoustics. My hat's off to the Architect! To bad the pathetic little bar does not match the grandness of the atrium. While we all wanted to stay and play, there was no way we were going loose our buzz waiting for that service. Off to the Casino........
Unfortunately the Ko'sin restaurant is located within the confines of a corporate influenced landscape. Lucky for them I don't bring service into my ratings. (I'm all about the food) I applaud Ko'sin for their "fresh & local" food theme, sadly missing at most of the valley restaurants. The prices are reasonable for the quality of food served, I for one will return, but with the lessons learned from this experience.
Valet park
Skip the Atrium Bar
Arrive just in time for your 8:30 reservation.
Enjoy the awesome food & service.
Leave immediately & Valet park at the Casino 3 miles down the road.
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