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| - we came close to closing, and were seated around 9:30. it was very good of them to seat us, given the kitchen closes at 10!
the drink menu was ok, my dining companion ordered a white russian and they didn't have the ingredients, which i found odd, given their depth of menu.
the menu! wonderful! we dined under the "cooler weather" menu, let's face it, it never gets cold in Phoenix. i can say this, i lived there for 5 years.
regardless, we had the chicory salad, complete with hazelnuts, roasted squash, endive, and this wonderful honey chestnut buttermilk dressing. this salad was DELICIOUS. i was sort of sad we shared it 4 ways. the complete opposite of salad, FRIES and GRAVY, of course we ordered. wow. amazing also. the gravy! this luscious mushroom goodness. listen, i do not like parsnips, but put Gruyere and herbs on it, I'm in. this dish was absolutely worth ruining your diet to consume.
for main meals we split the chicken and waffles. i am really happy we did. huge portion, and super tasty. white cheddar waffles? are you kidding me? yum. the batter on the chicken was just a fuzz salty but, overall, the dish was exactly what i did/didn't need. (considering the fried nature of it.)
our fellow dining companions talked us into the crapes for dessert, pretty standard.
the bill comes with chocolate chip cookie dough balls, about the size of marbles. unique!
the waiter seemed nice and tolerated us, given that we probably made him stay extra late. we left around 11pm and the kitchen closed at 10. but we were not the only ones left, and doesn't that always make everyone feel better?
i'm sad this place wasn't open when lived in Phoenix, it's really splendid and i absolutely suggest you go.
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