I went with three friends to Crudo last Saturday to try it out since it had good reviews on here and was featured in Phoenix magazine. It is unique in that it has an outdoor patio area but the indoor seating looks more like a 1950's ice cream shop with a store located in it. Most of the diners including us sat outside.
My friends and I all chose to have 3 courses since we knew the plates were small and we wanted dessert to be one of our courses. My first plate was of Gnocchi, which was very good. My second course was the mushrooms au gratin with featured truffle mushrooms which are generally a very expensive ingredient. It also had an egg on top which made it very unique. The egg portion wasn't featured on the menu but our server told me about it beforehand. The dessert was my favorite part. :-) For dessert I ordered a grilled polenta with cornbread icecream and a great rhubarb jam on top. The grilled polenta reminded me of a shortbread cookie. I was hesitant to try corn as a dessert flavor, but it turned out sweet and not too overpowering.
I made a reservation not knowing how crowded it would be. The restaurant was full but there was not a wait to sit, even without a reservation. Still if you plan to go here I would suggest making a reservation.
My one dislike about this place was that it did take a while for the service and food to arrive. If you want to go here for dinner on the weekend you should plan to take about 2 hours to eat a three course meal.
Overall this was a great traditional Italian restaurant that I would recommend trying!