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| - I can't usually afford to eat at fancy places like this, but my boyfriend was celebrating a milestone birthday and I wanted to treat him. We had been wanting to come here for a long time, mostly because we love the Simpsons and Springfield has a rotating restaurant. "Food tastes better when it's revolving," as Seymour Skinner once said. Plus, when we first started dating, we went on a walk around the city that ended up with us taking the elevator to the Compass and the staff kindly let us admire the view even though we weren't paying customers.
Anyway, being treated kindly by the staff and the novelty of it made it an obvious choice for a special dinner. And we weren't disappointed! Another thing, we are vegetarians and my man is lactose intolerant, and they definitely went out of their way to accommodate our dietary needs. They gave him special dairy-free bread, specially prepared his entree without cheese, and even treated us to free lemon sorbet after the meal as there wasn't anything without dairy on the regular menu! They did a great job of making us feel at home.
While we don't usually pay $25 for an entree, this was definitely worth it as an indulgence and we would love to come back for other special occasions.
The only thing stopping me from giving it 5 stars is that the decor could stand to be updated, and (this is not the restaurant's fault in the slightest) Phoenix's skyline is 3 stars at best, even at sunset. Be prepared to see a lot of dirty rooftops and air conditioners. It's still fun though.
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