Not a summer restaurant for Phoenix!!!! We went for happy hour on a day when it was still over 100 degrees. The open air kitchen means the chef is probably more comfortable, but the diners get to experience the heat from the ovens. The front of the restaurant faces west so we had the glaring sun shining into eyes until sundown and we could feel the heat radiating through the windows. We asked the waiter to draw the curtains and he told us they keep them up to maintain an "open feel." To help cool the place down and get a cross breeze, someone had propped open the doors so we were swarmed with flies. One person in our group of four actually got up and left and said she'd rather stop at Burger King on the way home and eat in the park if she was going to have sweat through her dinner, have the sun in her eyes and swat flies while she ate. I should have left with her.
I went back at night on a cooler evening and the inside environment was much more pleasant.
Both times, the food was good and the portions are generous. Nothing worse than leaving a restaurant and having to resist the temptation to hit a drive through on the way home because your 'fancy' meal with trendy sized portions left you hungry.
The place is trendy and the wait staff is friendly.
The outdoor bar is wonderful for the few times a year you'd want to sit outside in the long AZ summer for a drink. I expect it will be great in the spring and fall weather.
I enjoyed the lettuce wraps (Swiss Chard, I learned is not a cheese, but rather a type of lettuce leaf), and the coconut chicken and the ginger sauce it comes with are great.
Good pours on the drinks!!!