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| - We went to Cibo for the first time with a group before the Lady Gaga concert. It was my first time and I was very curious since I hadn't realized it until we went there that this had been suggested by another friend a few weeks earlier. Cibo is just west of Central Ave and very close to ASU Downtown and the Light Rail.
Phoenix loves their "Housetaurants" Former houses turned restaurant. For this place, it works. Walking up, the entire "front yard" is the patio seating. Very cute setting lined with table umbrellas. The lighting was enough to be comfortable in the setting and made it cozy. It was charming. If our friends had not been their before us, I would have suggested we sit outside. It was super cute.
We get in and we were seated in the back, a little pocket in the back of a long room. I guess it was becuase of the size of our group.
After looking over the menu, most of us decided to go with individual pizzas. I got the Margarita pizza. When i got it, it was delish! It was pretty large for an individual so you might be taking some home. We also got the Ostia Salad. Wonderful flavors and the sharpness of the cheese shaved on it was a great start to the meal.
One thing that was slightly off was the service. When we got there, it was pretty empty and we were one of 2 tables in that section. Our waitress, while knowledgeable of the items, always seemed like she was in a rush and really didn't give us the time. My friend asked her a question and then when she took a second to make her decision she said "Ok, well I'm going to have to come back to you, and went on to taking the rest of our orders. It was kind of the tone and the fact she seemed rushed. She also didn't visit the table as much as she should in my oppinon, especially since we were stuck in the back corner. Then at the end of the meal, we saw why. 18% auto gratuity. It never fails big group, poor service. It wasn't bad enough to not go back, and like I said she was knowledgeable of the menu, but her overall attitude seemed like we were an inconvenience to her. Maybe she was missing the concert because she had to work? :) Oh well, no big deal, we would definitely go back!
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