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| - The Mission is a wonderful restaurant located in Old Town Scottsdale and priced accordingly.
We came here this past Friday night around 5;30 or so. Over drinks and our meal, we keep discussing the term In-elasticity of demand. That's economics, for how high you can raise prices before consumers will start cutting back.
You see the food at The Mission is excellent! It's delicious! It's outstanding! But, judging on how they pack them in, the investors who own The Mission, could easily raise prices by 10 or 20%, and no one would blink an eye.
Hopefully, you're not reading my Yelp Reviews for Economics lessons. But to find out about the dining experience and food. LOL
Since there is no Happy Hour at The Mission, we were lucky to get a table near the bar. We ordered the "made at your table" Guacamole for $12.00. Excellent! If you do not believe me -- checkout the nearly half dozen photos other Yelpers have posted for this one menu item. Yes, it's very good. They cut up one avocado, add a pinch of salt, red onion, half a lime, cilantro, pine nuts and some grated mexican cheese. Creamy texture and yummy.
We ordered a glass of Sangria for $8.00. and a Mohito for $12.00. Both were very good, though each had too much ice. We also ordered off the appetizers menu the Chicken Anticuchos for $8.00, and Skirt Steak tacos for $12.00.
The chicken comes on two skewers, with a very nice tasting mole that dominates. It's seasoned with raisin, balsamic, sesame ,cocoa and peanuts. Very nice. The three small steak tacos were marinated in Tecate and smoked in their back yard. It's the smokey taste that makes the dish unique. It also comes with green chili salsa, some diced avocado, cilantro and cotija on top. These too were delicious and hit the spot.
A shout-out to fellow Yelp'er Pepper T, who coined the term "Petite proteins" in her review. Nicely said Pepper! I believe it's nouveau cuisine.
We ordered one more drink before asking for the check. The damage came to just over $69 including taxes, but before tip. As I mention in the begining, The Mission gets very crowded and can feel claustrophobic. It's also dark inside, and at times can be very noisy.
After the show at the Permorming Art Center down the street, we thought about coming back for dessert. But there was about twenty customers waiting outside to be seated. Maybe next time. In-elascity of Demand as they say.
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