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| - We were in North Scottsdale taking photographs of the desert, and ended up close to the Calistro Bistro. So after all the glowing reviews, we decided to stop in for Happy Hour on a Sunday and give it a try. Wow, were we impressed. We were the only ones in the place (except for a bridal shower in the back room), and were asked where we would like to sit. Being chilled from being outside in the rain, we opted to sit at the seating area where you could view the chef's working, and directly in front of the cooking fire.
We were offered drinks, and since my designated driver doesn't drink, was given a choice of a number of teas. The one she selected was fabulous (according to her). I saw that they had Anchor Steam Porter on tap, and I was in heaven,
They have a wide choice of appetizers on their happy hour menu, and we tried several of them - the pork taco, the fish taco, the flatbread, and the short-rib Panini sliders. All were delicious. They were all so appetizing, we couldn't pick a favorite between the fish (salmon) taco, the pork taco, and the flatbread. The meat in the sliders was fantastic, but the toasted panini was slightly over browned.
I might add that the waitress originally brought us an order of hummus that someone else ordered, and it looked so good, that I thought my wife was going to arm wrestle her for it. She said that the next time we were there, that was going to be one of her choices.
I do not give many places 5 stars, but I will on Calistro. There were so many pluses - allowing us to sit where we wanted (I was impressed that the even allowed us in the way we were dressed), Anchor Steam Porter on tap, delicious food, interesting flavors, lovely décor, and wonderful servers. All in all, a delightful experience on a cold, windy, rainy day.
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