They had my heart when I learned they served wine by the half carafes (pichet). Whenever in Seattle, I dine at Le Pichet and always sigh afterwards in Phx wishing for a place who would do exactly this.
It's upscale comfort food, I get it.. totally. Scanning the menu reminded me of a coglameration of the Food Network shows post 9/11 to today (when comfort food took a huge resurrgence and cooking magazine subscriptions peaked after the economy tanked)... the menu is inspiring, all within gourmet reach of making at home but you come here to eat it, because they (most likely) will make it better, present it better, or you just haven't gotten around to attempting it yourself. And so that was how I ordered, to see how does the kitchen execute the dishes for notes on how I might duplicate the deliciousness at home.
Sitting at the table next to us were young children, and it was really great to see how the staff went out of their way to be extra nice and serve little treats to them at the end of the meal. Comfort food AND a nice homey feeling.