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First the ambiance and location (15th floor looking west) is stunning. On the other hand having to walk through the casino to get to the elevator to take you upstairs is quite the opposite. Additionally, while others have talked about how quite it is, rarely hearing anyone else, etc. this was not our experience. We heard people screaming/partying, conversations from both of the booths neighboring ours and the like - not terribly upsetting but not what we were expecting. Lastly the view has you looking out over the parking lot... Would it have killed them in the planning stage to put the parking lot, garage in the field facing the opposite direction?
The food, oh the food. My fiancee and I seem to have a problem in Phoenix/ Scottsdale - we find many more places serve outstanding appetizers than do serve great entrees. Such was the case here. We had a great corn soup and a tasty salad. Both got us excited for our main course - mine a 17 oz. Rib Eye with garlic parmesan fries, hers a filet served Oscar Style with white cheddar whipped potatoes. However, while the steaks were decent, we were expecting more than decent. When the plate is more than $40 a person I expect to be wowed. The fries on the side were so overpoweringly garlic they were inedible - even to the point that the swamp of garlic they were resting in threw off the whole course. The whipped potatoes were pretty good.
We had a bottle of wine to make certain we hit the minimum charge of $125 and were impressed with the selection.
The last point was a dessert they threw our way due to it being our anniversary which came out on a plate with "Happy Anniversary" written out in chocolate. It was a nice touch, as was the personal greeting wishing us a happy anniversary as soon as we were taken to our table. This is what saved it from a 2 star review.
Take Away: For the money you can find better steak in Scottsdale at a fairer price without having to drag yourself through a grungy, overcrowded casino.
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