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I saw them listed for Arizona Restaurant Week and they had one of the best deals - for $33 per couple you could share 1 appetizer, get 2 pizzas and share 1 dessert. Plus it included 2 beverages - wine, beer or soda. So I convinced my family we should check it out. We had 5 adults, 1 toddler and 1 baby.
I called to make a reservation and got us in. We got there and it was in a strip mall and had its two front doors wide open. You could see into the dining room (very small - maybe 10 tables - all different sizes with mismatched chairs and some were even ottomans!) and people were waiting outside.
2 young men were running around looking totally overwhelmed and I wasn't greeted for ten minutes as there was no notable host stand or procedure.
The rest of my party arrived and we surveyed the situation discussing whether to leave or try it and decided to try it - BIG mistake.
We were seated and left there for 20 minutes - no one greeting us or bringing us waters. Our toddler was getting thirsty so we were again debating whether to just get up and leave. Just then a 3rd young man asked if we were being helped and we said no! They apologized and brought us water and menus.
When our waiter finally came to take our order, we asked what wines were included in the deal - he pointed out a Chardonnay and Merlot. Then he said there was one other white wine included but was not on the menu. We asked what kind - he said "just a white - like a Chardonnay." We pressed further and he said it was a Pinot Grigio so my sister and I ordered that. Lol.
Now it was not just annoying but comical. We came to realize the place was next to a cooking school and every few minutes someone new (obviously with the school/restaurant) would come thru a door in the adjoining wall - carrying supplies, carrots and one point even a bucket and toilet plunger (gross!).
If the restaurant was a cooking school restaurant, run by students of the school, it should be apparent on the website and you would know what you were getting into in the first place. This is not advertised as such anywhere. But that's the only thing that makes sense to explain the horrible service and food.
We ordered 2 appetizers- the brocolini with burrata and roasted cauliflower. Both were served luke warm, if not cold and were not good. For pizzas we ordered 5: 2 sausages, 1 pepperoni/mushroom/onion, 1 margarita, and 1 walnut. They were decent - good flavors. I wanted salt and pepper but no one came by for me to ask for it and we could not get their attention until I was done! But they were the smallest individual pizzas I've seen. They were about 10-11 inches where most are closer to 16".
By that time we tried to wave down anyone to put in our dessert order and get our check. To make it easy we ordered 2 of the Nutella banana crepes.
Literally 20 minutes later (1 hr 40 minutes since we sat down, mind you) we were about to cancel the order and leave when they said there were just putting them on?! What?! We placed the order 20 minutes ago?! And they are crepes!
10 minutes later they came out - the smallest underwhelming plate ever - two little roll-ups with some sauce drizzled over and a sprig of mint. But I thought they still may be good - most portions today are too big anyways - but no. They were cold (nothing about them was even warm), with very little bananas or Nutella. We left most of it on the plates.
We finally got out of there 2 hours from when we sat down! Will never go there again....
I would have given no stars if I could.
Pretty much the most horrible dining experience of my life.
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