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| - In short, just another Scottsdale hack of a restaurant. I really do not understand how they got all these positive reviews, though if you peruse the highlights they don't seem to mention anything specific.
Our meals were off today so we came in for dinner around 450pm. The place was pretty dead as expected. They started to seat us in the main dining room and then changed course to the sectioned off area which wasn't bad until a baby started screaming. The little section is nice and cozy but has nothing to absorb sound so even with the family and us it got loud enough to have to yell.
The decor is very nice. I really like the finishes they chose and the furniture is pretty classic. There are numerous TVs which were nice too since we wanted to watch football. There were actually 2 in the little living room and they were kind enough to change the channel so we can watch both the 49ers/seahawks and broncos/chargers game. The service was VERY slow considering there were all of 3 tables to serve in the whole place, but we didn't mind til the end of the game. I guess maybe they want to keep the Sandbar vibe alive?
Anyway, the food: we started with the pretzels - basically 3 pretzel rolls. They were actually pretty good. They came with a mustard vinaigrette that I thought was creative (my friend did not like it much) and a cheese sauce that I thought was not very good. I'm not sure if it was their take on pimento cheese? It was decent, but here's the thing - it was 10 bucks and some places give it away with dinner. It wasn't special enough or portioned well enough to warrant the price tag.
I got the taco plate - they didn't have duck so I took the chicken, beef, and fish. They all sounded good with different slaws and aoli, etc. Unfortunately they meant sliced cabbage and carrots and not a whole lot of sauce you can taste. One of the tacos had kale and half of the pieces in the taco were yellow. The chicken taco somehow was so soggy that the tortilla was soaked through before the plate got to the table. The tacos were pretty inedible by themselves, I would definitely recommend asking for some hot sauce or salsa.
My friend had the standard burger and it actually came with the best thing we had there - fries. The $15 burger was pretty lame - 2 slices of bacon that wasn't crisped enough and weren't thick enough and a slice of cheese on a thick greasy patty. The meat actually had seasoning in it but damn, this is their namesake burger and it was all brown and gray. Except for the patty - that was pretty red in the middle (they didn't ask..). No pickle, tomato, onion, or lettuce.
We were so disappointed in the food, we will probably not feel adventurous for a while!
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