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| - I know this makes me un-Arizonan but I am not a fan of Durants.
the husbands family loooooooooooves this place, so I find myself here at least once a year.
So right now its Durants 60th anniversary, and they are giving out free dessert for LIFE tokens. My in-laws are out of town and begged us to go eat dinner (on their dime) to pick up these dessert tokens. So we went this past Sunday.
We had a reservation and were seated right away. The one thing I LOVE about this place is the atmosphere. It is AMAZING, its dark, romantic, and has that amazing 50's vibe I love.
The food is what gets me. For the price you are paying you would expect something fantastic, and it NEVER is.
The salad they bring you is some mixed greens, **maybe** five croutons, and a couple pieces (and by a couple I mean 3 or 4) pieces of very very small diced cucumber overloaded with salad dressing.
The New York Strip has always been over cooked (I ask for it medium it comes out with no pink at all) chewy and full of grizzle and lacking flavor.
The garlic mashed potato's are spot on. But its mashed potato's, you cant really screw those up (unless you're my mom)
The desserts are generally fantastic, on this night we split the creme bruele trio and they were smooth and creamy.
I guess its the price that gets me, for the quality of food you are getting. For 2 people with no Apps or alcohol ordered, our bill with tip was $115. That is OUTRAGEOUS for a poor quality steak. I would rather go to Ruth's Chris where it is always perfect.
Sorry Durant's.
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