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| - 5 stars for atmosphere, 5 stars for taste. 1 star for service. Our waiter was nice and had a great personality, however one of the worst servers I've had in a while. My husband and I each ordered a beer (It's St Pattys day, so obligatory), and our almost 4 year old an orange juice. Waters for all three. Received the beers and the OJ which was presented in a pint glass with a straw... for a three year old. Upon taking our order our son spilled the OJ in front of the waiter and the waiter watched as we franticly tried to mop up the mess, never offering assistance. We ordered fried pickles, a pizza and a burger with NO avocado aioli. 30 mins went by, still no water, no check in and tables that arrived after us received appetizers. (It was lunch, and not busy what so ever.) I finally flagged down our server and asked for waters and a status on the pickles. Immediately water and pickles arrived, as well as our food. Pickles were the best fried dills we've had in a while, and pizza was perfect as ordered. Burger- smothered in avocado aioli with extra avocado on the side. Husband said it tasted great after he wiped off the dreaded avocado spread (it's a good thing he just doesn't like it and isn't allergic... we'd have problems if he was.) No ask if we needed anything, no offer of condiments nor were any available at the table. Waiter checked in once we cleaned our plates and was prompt to bring the check and collect his tip. Woman who I assume based on pictures is the manager gave us glares each time she walked by, and even served the other tables but not our own. Not sure what's going on with the employment structure here, but was sadly disappointed that our first visit to a icon for Tempe was run in such a manner. I have been a Tempe resident for 10 year and the husband well over 20. We will return, but with the knowledge the service may be sub par. At least everything tasted great!
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