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| - I was caught off guard immediately upon searching for this place and realizing it was in a strip mall. I guess that's how everything in Phoenix is, but I imagined that a nice restaurant would have found some way to break free....guess not.
It was bustling and hopping when we arrived. I was a little let down when I saw the menu, as I made a reservation here based on the online menu and it was completely different. For instance, I was psyched for the squash blossoms, but they were gone. Upon mentioning this to the waitress, she appeared irritated that I mentioned them and immediately warned me that there was no way to get them, as everyone asks now that they are off the menu. I wasn't going to ask....was just bummed at how different the menu was. In addition, it seemed smaller than the offerings listed online, but I didn't want to get into that with her.
We ordered and I decided on 2 appetizers--the chilled corn and chorizo soup and the lobster gnocchi. It was weird, as the two dishes provided such opposite experiences. The soup was a good consistency, but I couldn't help but think that maybe the chef had accidentally poured 2 tons of sugar into it, because it was cloyingly sweet. I could barely finish it, and when I did, wasn't sure I didn't just have dessert. The bites with chorizo were better, but overall, it was just grossly sweet. Even my friend who LOVES sweet food was complaining.
However, the lobster gnocchi dish was excellent. There was lots of lobster and it was perfectly prepared--tender and sweet. The gnocchi seemed to have been pan-fried, which added a nice texture to the dish.
Love the cotton candy--especially since it was blue raspberry, my favorite Slurpie flavor!
Just before dessert, the power went out , which mean the A/C was gone. On a day that had been 115 degrees, this was only tolerable for a brief period. We abandoned our dessert--the chocolate chip cookies (which I thought were really good with a little sea salt on top, but everyone else complained about) and made for the door.
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