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| - I was fully prepared to dislike this restaurant.
Minimalist decor with reclining sofas, tiny lowback chairs, flickering glass tables (candles on the underside), bizarre wall art, unmarked restrooms, and a wrecked taxi hanging from the ceiling. Wallpaper above the bar of what are presumably the names of cabbies and their hack license numbers.
I was disappointed in my anticipated dissatisfaction.
The food was good! The service very polite (if a bit less than prompt) and the prices reasonable.
We started out with some shrimp cocktail (standard, they didn't mess it up) and an appetizer called Hell's Fire Chips. Home made potato chips smothered in crumbled blue cheese and drizzled with hot sauce - awesome!
The mini bottled Coke is tasty, but at $2.25 for 8 ounces a bit pricey.
The music was eclectic and present but not so loud as to drown out conversation.
For mains - an Alfredo burger and an All-American grilled cheese. Both came with waffle fries, a pickle, and assorted garnish. Both were tasty, but not awesome.
Desert - Black-Out Torte (chocolate mousse on a chocolate torte). Very tasty, rich - but not decadent. Served with a bit of whipped cream and strawberry drizzle.
Overall not bad. Not too overpriced for a downtown Scottsdale eatery. Steps from the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts, worth stopping by before or after a show. (They stay open late)
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