Had dinner at Fred's last night. I like the design, and a big window overlooks Scottsdale road. Feels like being in a big city.
Advice - talk to the sales staff in the store on your way in, mention where you are headed (or mention you are considering Fred's) and they may give you a card for a free glass of wine.
It was good - expensive, but not terribly overpriced given the location. The menu had lots of good choices - we had rigatoni with broccoli rabe recommended by the bartender, and the salmon - both were very good. The salmon was cooked perfectly - I give them props - ever so slightly charred on the outside and moist on the inside. When I cook salmon its usually soggy on the outside and dry on the inside.
Here's my two complaints:
I thought the wine list was overpriced. But I always think the wine list is overpriced. If I pay $10 for a glass of wine, it should be better than the $6.99 bottle I get at Trader Joes - they rarely are.
And, in Phoenix in July, a glass of water should be automatic - it wasn't last night. I asked twice, and never received one.