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| - I went to BLT Steak at Camelback Inn (JW Marriot Resort) during Arizona Restaurant week. I must say that I was extremely impressed. The restaurant has a great view of Camel Back Mountain. The interior decor is modern but not too pretentious. The restaurant offers an extensive wine list and specialty cocktails- due to the full bar. I dined off of the special AZ Restaurant week menu, which offered for $40, an appetizer, entree, side and dessert. I selected the Jidori chicken, which came in small covered pot simmering in herb based juices, the chicken, was so tender you could cut it with a fork, no knife needed. For my side I selected the Broccoli Mac and Cheese which was baked and topped with bread crumbs and a good ratio of cheese to macaroni.
For dessert, I had the Crepe Soufflé, it was a large plate- sized Crepe that was laid on top of a passion fruit syrup. The Passion Fruit syrup was too sweet, the Crepe was fluffy but too thick to my liking, I would have preferred a thinner Crepe and a dollop of fruit syrup.
A few things that you should know - The water is not free when offered during your initial sit down to dine, you have an option of Pellegrino and Fiji Water, so myself and my guest was a bit surprised at the $14 addition to the bill for water (we had two bottles). Next, the server will bring you this extremely large puff pastry with house made butter before your meal. The pastries are flaky on the outside and soft on the inside, the house made butter is delicious, there is also an amuse bouche offered pre-meal as well with Chicken Pate. The pate was ok; it contained some sort of alcohol (whiskey or bourbon) that left a little tingle on your palate. Overall, the dining experience at BLT Steak was terrific, the food was extremely good, the wait staff was attentive and accommodating and the meal service was seamless. I would definitely go back.
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