11-2-17 A return trip to La Ristra was rewarded with not only excellent food but wonderful service as well. I took my brother who was "visiting" from Scottsdale to La Ristra for his birthday along with another friend. Honestly, I was a bit apprehensive about returning after the disappointing experience my family and I had as mentioned previously. Upon receiving a follow up response and a return invitation incentive from the owner, John G, I decided to give La Ristra another chance. Let me begin by saying that this return visit could be considered a study in contrasts, like night and day. Not only were we warmly welcomed by the host when entering the restaurant, but upon sitting at the bar we were greeted with genuine sincereity by Rebecca. She immediately took our drink order and brought warm chips and salsa, which we couldn't stop eating so she kept them coming. Not only was she very attentive, she was super friendly! Upon receiving our order, she kept the warm sopapillas coming including a bottle of honey, yum! I had mentioned to her earlier that it was my brothers birthday and upon finishing our meals, she brought out a dish of deep fried ice cream with a lit candle! What a nice touch! All in all this was a fun visit with delicious food we all enjoyed and it was topped off with Rebecca and all her awesomeness! I want to mention how much I really appreciate John's initial follow up/invitation to return. This puts a personal touch on how he runs his business and says a lot about how much he values his customers. We will be back!