While in Phoenix for White Sox Spring Training, I hit up ASU's Mill Avenue to check out the bar scene.
It's comparable to downtown San Diego: clean, lit up, lots of people, brick sidewalks, and lots of young women.
I found this place and went for the rooftop view. It's pretty nice but only 3 floors up (don't expect a view even close to SD's Altitude or SD's Manchester Grand Hyatt). I was expecting a more dressed up scene but when the music started and the crowd hit the dance floor, it was a bunch of casually dressed college girls grinding on each other. I didn't expect a college bar from such a nicely presented place.
I'd check it out for a drink before you head off to another bar.