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| - This restaurant is tucked away within the Andaz Resort, which is also tucked away from the main road. Signage for the restaurant is subtle so you may have to look up from your phone to find it :)
The restaurant has a very open, trendy, cozy atmosphere. The floor-to-ceiling glass walls create a very exposed and airy ambiance. The kitchen is also enclosed in a similar set up; it's enclosed, yet open. They have indoor and outdoor seating in both a traditional dining and a lounge setting. Noise level is on the quieter end, and I think it amazing, especially after a long day at work. The back-patio seating faces the pool with Camelback Mountain in the backdrop. It's quite a view.
Service was good. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. We were greeted and seated right away. Our waitress, Molly, was very quick and helpful. The food came out relatively quickly but also the restaurant was mostly empty. We came here for dinner on a weekday and had a reservation, but I do not think you'll need a reservation if you visit it on a weekday evening.
The menu items are intended to be shared amongst the table so the appetizers are served tapas style and all the entree items, which are called "for the table," were cut into sharable pieces. For appetizers, we ordered the dates and goat cheese dumplings. For dinner, we shared the NY strip steak with a side of shishito peppers. I have to commend them for the great job they've done creating a menu full of distinct items, their use of ingredients, and their presentation of the food. However, all of the dishes we ordered were too sweet. I felt the dates were more appropriate for dessert, and the ny strip steak had a sweet glaze on it and was surrounded by a black garlic glaze, also sweet. The goat cheese dumplings lacked flavor and the accompanying marinated spaghetti squash was again, sweet. Maybe it was the dishes we chose, but I would have liked to see more diverse flavors from one plate to the next.
The facility is very clean and well maintained. If anyone cares, they have gender neutral bathrooms. I am a fan of bathroom setups like this.
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