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| - I'd been wanting to check out Tanzy for a while now, after hearing about the beautiful decor and awesome cocktails. I likes me an awesome cocktail in beautiful surroundings in the springtime. With those things in mind, I decided a Wednesday Happy Hour would be a good time for the first visit; knowing that Tanzy doesn't really have Happy Hour specials, and OK with that in order to get a well crafted cocktail and equivalent bites to go with.
They were almost empty at that hour, and there must've been 20+ people working the place. I assume prepping for an evening rush(?). We ended up with two servers competing for our table who, when they took their passive-aggressive discussion four feet away, were still very audible to us. I found myself hoping for a full-on catfight as surprise entertainment for the evening. But, alas, the bigger and louder of the two won out. This aggressive tone turned out to be a common theme throughout our visit - in how everything was described as nothing short of Nirvana, in how a full entree was pushed on us when we only asked about the side that came with the entree, in being informed that the portions of a $28 short rib entree wouldn't be enough for two of us to share, in the smiles so unnaturally big they looked like they hurt, in how the server described the restaurant's concept as "very Scottsdale". Hark - do I smell desperation? Now, that's something we long-time Phoenix/Scottsdale residents know well as we see restaurants come and go in the blink of an eye. My dining partner insited we place bets right then and there on how long Tanzy will be around.
Did I enjoy my experience at Tanzy? Well, no, because of what I think was just an off night for service, and because the cocktails and food we ordered didn't measure up to the hype. I'll for sure give them another chance - it truly is a beautiful restaurant and does appear to have professional, very hard working people that can make whatever adjustments are needed - if they are needed. (My opinion might just be that - my opinion alone) We can never have too many great places in Scottsdale, and I sincerely hope Tanzy is one of those great places that makes it here. To get me on board, it's just going to need to tone down the attitude.
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