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After the research I did to pick my PHX dining options this trip, I really wanted to be a fan but it doesn't quite make it to 4 stars for me. It's still an enjoyable dinner experience. Funny strip mall location, but nice once you get inside. Service is very good.
The menu is small and there's a la carte options and the tasting menu, which is a great deal at $50 for 4 courses. I went with that and was stuffed, but hubby ordered a la carte and was still hungry. The 4 course tasting menu includes many of the items on the regular menu but with the pasta course being a half-size. Our server also let me subsitute for the dessert of my choice too :)
Nice touches to the restaurant was the great amuse bouche (mmm, potato chips made fancy? I like it!) and the big pink cotton candy prior to dessert were fun and unique.
The food quality was good, although I always laugh when I'm in PHX and they talk about the "fresh" fish here... LMAO, it's a desert!
That being said, I had the pumpkin soup with hazelnuts (excellent), a pasta (very good), a white fish called wreckfish (a bit oversalted, but nice taste and texture) and substituted the original green tea tiramisu dessert for a lemon tart (OK).
I think it's a good restaurant and priced well for the area, but it wasn't as amazing as I was expecting considering that this is often named in the top restos in Phoenix.
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