My husband smokes, and this is one of the few places in the Valley where you can eat and smoke at the table. It also admits no one under 21, so a meal without someone's whining kid or screaming baby is always a blessing. There are very few restaurants he will eat at willingly. This is one. The darkly lit bar and widely separated tables definitely are part of that reason.
Despite being able to smoke, the place isn't smokey. The multiple flat screen huge tvs show a variety of sports around the perimeter. I should also note the bathrooms here sparkle. That gives me a sense of glee, because I can assume the kitchen is kept impeccable.
I used to get the nachos until I discovered the ahi salad with wasabi dressing. It is the best ahi salad I've had in the Valley. Cheesecake Factory's comes in 2nd place for me. It's the wasabi dressing that just nails it and brings the whole dish together. I've looked all over for wasabi dressing to try to replicate the dish at home. I can't find it anywhere. I resorted to buying ingredients and trying to make it myself. It wasn't the same. Not even remotely.
My husband gets the burger, which he said can stand up to a Gordon Ramsay burger. That's a bold statement. Make sure you order the blue cheese one for $2 more. It's worth it.
The service is pretty slow. The people at the bar are priority. It's worth the wait. Just plan around that. If you have some place to be afterward, give yourself a good hour and a half to two hours for your meal.
I do have a caveat to my joy spreading about the ahi. My last ahi salad I ordered was wilted like it sat under the warming light, so experiences do vary. The flavor still knocked my socks off though.
We will definitely be back. And we'll bring cigarettes.