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Drinks. They have an average beer selection. Most of the domestics and the few craft brews and foreigns that everyone else has. There was no beer menu that I could find, maybe they have one and it just wasn't readily available. I didn't see one. Perhaps try having some more local stuff. We've got a great collection of microbreweries here in the Phoenix area, leverage that to your advantage. I know they're not trying to be a beer geek place and lord knows there's enough of those already, but at least stock something from San Tan and maybe a couple more from Four Peaks. If not one of the lesser known breweries like Huss or Mother Road.
Service. The service was decent. The bartender was working her ass off even though there didn't seem to be any shortage of employees. At one point I saw one of the waitresses(?) sitting in a chair back by the entrance to the kitchen without a care in the world while her coworkers were getting slammed. What's up with that?
Ambiance. This place is sort of weird, kinda sterile, but absolutely massive. The bar is huge and there's plenty of space which I like, but there doesn't seem to be enough tables and chairs to use the space so there's a lot of empty, unused space which makes it feel like you're sort of sitting in a warehouse. The blue and battleship grey decor doesn't help in that regard. The TVs are well positioned, so this would be a good place to watch a game. Maybe think about some more TVs on the exterior walls so patrons that aren't facing the bar have something to watch too.
Food. This one is the killer, right here. I ordered two items. An appetizer of fried zucchini sticks which tasted freezer burnt and overcooked. (Pro-tip - if your food is coming out of the fryer too dark and dirty, it's time to filter or replace your oil.) I also ordered the BBQ chicken flatbread, which came out cold and was probably undercooked since the cheese wasn't fully melted.
I get that this is a divey sort of place so I'm not expecting five star gourmet food by any stretch of the imagination, but this stuff was barely eatable, and I'll eat just about anything.
I'll come back for the happy hour specials, which seem to be decent. But I definitely won't be eating anything next time.
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