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| - Top of the Rock is an upscale, enjoyable dining experience in the heart of Tempe. If you are looking for a restaurant to impress a date, family, friends, or anyone frankly, this is it. Open in the evenings, they offer an awesome happy hour menu that you can begin your meal with delicious handmade cocktails while watching the sunset over pretty much all of Tempe/downtown Phoenix. The decor has been given a modern spin on the beautiful interior this restaurant has to offer from when it was constructed. Gorgeous succulents to garnish the table along with candle-light, and hand made wooden plates with a delicate, but creative paper-style menu.
William was our server and he was fantastic. We felt welcome at TOR by all the staff, and had a great presentation of every dish that was brought out. William suggested we start out with the 'chicken and doughnuts' appetizer- homemade potato doughnuts on a jalapeño cream cheese with shredded chicken topped with a fresno chile caramel glaze... Holy cow was this plate AWESOME. Kudos to Chef Greg! The perfect savory + not too sweet start to our dinner.
For the second course, we had the heirloom tomato salad with local ingredients and a delicious feta cheese on top. Third, out of William's recommendations, I decided on the 35-day aged New York for my entrée, which arrived a perfect medium rare, and my boyfriend enjoyed their special of the evening- locally sourced tilapia with a beurre blanc and morel mushrooms. Incredible.
We finished with the homemade pineapple cheesecake and the manager, Carl, even stopped by to chat about our meal and make sure that everything was wonderful. I was so impressed with our whole dinner at Top of the Rock. You have a view that cannot be beat, an interesting, innovative menu that changes seasonally so you can always come back for more, and a staff that truly cares about you having the best experience possible. Thank you to William, Carl, and Chef Greg for a great evening! We will be back with many friends.
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