I'm not familiar with too many restaurants in downtown Phoenix, but I was told over and over to try the Arrogant Butcher.
Our server was phenomenal -- total sweetheart and knew how to read her guests. She was right there before drinks dried up and she kept all the courses coming.
The food was pretty descent. Started off with the pretzels, which are more like pretzel bites. But they bring you a piping hot dish of gooey provolone fondue as a dip.
My entrée didn't come out as ordered, but I didn't want to wait for them to remake it -- it was sweet potato stuffed pasta with chicken. Our other entrée was different than described on the menu. The crab stuffed chicken isn't really "stuffed." It's really just two breaded fillets with crab in between. Both entrees were okay -- nothing spectacular.
Desserts at the Arrogant Butcher are epic. Clearly a lot of creativity goes into designing these sweet treats. The peanut butter cup was my favorite. It's a bowl of warm peanut butter mousse; very airy and light. They add a dollop of chocolate gelato in the center and then serve freshly baked peanut butter cookies on the side. Not at all what I expected, although I was pleasantly surprised. I will be back!