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| - The Mission has been a favorite of mine since it opened. I had my Farewell to Scottsdale, Arizona brunch on April 27th, and it was very disappointing. After we were seated at 11 a.m., ordered drinks, and were given menus; the waitress advised us upon taking our order that their fryer was broken, and wouldn't be repaired anytime soon, or at least while we were dining. Really problematic for our party, as we were looking forward to splitting their fabulous french fries. There was a rather dismissive apology by the waitress, then she advised us that any of the entrees that would normally require a fryer could be prepared as grilled. I really couldn't think of what that was on the menu, but I ended up ordering a couple of "safe" appetizers to split, and left disappointed. We also ordered chips and guacamole, and the chips were either from another establishment or yesterday's as they were stale and uninviting. Not what you would want to pair with $12 tableside guac. It was even more entertaining to watch the very large touristy family next to us who wandered in with 7 kids under the age of 12. There was nada on the menu for these little ones to eat except a quesadilla I guess. After they ordered, their waiter came back to their table to let them know that their whiny kids would be ordering something else besides french fries and empanadas. Sort of a metaphor for me and Scottsdale as a whole, glad to be back in Cali.
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