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I came with a pal and his 3-year old daughter. Clearly, this isn't a super child-friendly place, but everyone - our waitress, the other waiters and waitresses, the hostesses, and the kitchen staff - did everything within their power to accommodate the wee one...including making a chocolate milk from scratch. Ridiculous, and it got applause from the kiddo!
Being at the pre-opening, we had the opportunity to try a lot of different things...like a gross amount of food. I'm not exactly proud of how much I ate.
We started with the crusty bread and oil, prosciutto (a HUGE pile), another pork meat I can't recall, manchego and prairie breeze cheeses. While eating them, I wondered why our server didn't tell us which meat was which...and then we noticed they are actually written on the plate paper liner. Duh....
I had the "healthy" salmon entree, which was cooked to perfection and the farro, cooked apple and fennel side flavorful enough that I wouldn't immediate think it was super healthy. My buddy wanted the Korean Ribeye Cap but it was not available (noted on the menu that it has extremely limited availability), so he got the pork ribs instead. It was a TON of food again, with a side of cole slaw that I ate. For kids, we were given the option of grilled cheese sliders, burger sliders, mac n cheese, and chicken tenders, so slightly more options than I'd expect for a not-so-kid-friendly type of place.
My pal had the Bacon Bloody Mary and guzzled 2 of those. I had only 1 cocktail - the Maria Pepino, which is basically a bloody mary with tequila instead of vodka, and garnished with a pickled pepper. It was the perfect blend of savory tomato, spice, and acid.
The only "misses" for me was the iced tea (no one has plain iced tea anymore...no biggie, but please freaking tell me it's some nasty sweet shit) and the monkey bread, which was overly sweet and had a ton of apples that we picked around.
Our bill was an astronomical $110+ for lunch...which included 3 cocktails, a few appetizers, 3 entrees, and a dessert. Would I be back for the whole she-bang? Hell no...unless it's another gratis meal. But will I be back for the sweet patio and a great cocktail and apps? Most definitely!
FYI, the large patio space is deceiving...it is actually shared with the coffee shop and oyster bar (not yet open as far as I know), so I cannot imagine there will ever be a time without a large wait for group patio seating.
Lots of parking in the back. Clean restrooms, but odd how they're set up... They are outside of the main restaurant portion, with separate doors for Men and Women. But both doors take you to the communal sinks. Why not just have one door to the restrooms?
Our meal benefited Make A Wish Arizona - the founding Make A Wish chapter, if you didn't know!
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