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| - You know, this place is a sweet and sour experience... when Tina is working tables and Denise is behind the bar, service is great and friendly. When Sonya or Misty are working, the demeanor and service drop dramatically... if you're not part of the right clique, you're screwed.
Appetizers are mostly overpriced for what is marginally a neighborhood dive. This isn't Tilted Kilt, but it is priced like it was. The food is usually good, as long as you steer clear of the cheese crisps - Taco Bell across the parking lot does better.
If you're into beer, this isn't the place to go - about the best beer they have in rack is Fat Tire. Mass-market domestic swill rules here. For liquor, Makers Mark is the best bourbon & forget about single malt Scotch whisky - they don't have any. In other words, you're not going to impress anyone with your taste in spirits coming here. This is the kind of place where they think Jack & Crown Royal are premium selections - and they charge premium prices for the privilege of drinking the stuff of alcoholics... I've begged them to bring in some Four Roses or Macallan - nope... mostly rotgut bottles. I guess if I wanted better booze, I could go to a classier place like Buffalo Wild Wings or Native New Yorker (this place is that far down the list.) I think the Hambone might have a better selection of things to imbibe in and that is sad. A far better experience for karaoke fans or hungry folk would be Old Chicago (Alma School & US60) on Sunday evenings with their $2.50 pints of anything in the rack.
Depending on who is behind the bar, you might have to wait an hour for your tab because the servers aren't supposed to be back there tallying up checks and the bartender might have her sights set on some old fart at the bar. Begging to pay your tab isn't fun, if you know what I mean.
By the way - if you pay with plastic, this place charges a surcharge - something that if people complain about will cost them their ability to take plastic - surcharges & service charges are an express no-no with Visa, MasterCard & Amex credit cards. Complain to your card issuer.
Sometimes I wonder why I go back - but the karaoke is fun (Maestro is the only staff member who usually sings - he is a crowd favorite & you'll love him) and some of the people in there are great - customers & staff. Again, not all the staff is competent and, typical of any karaoke bar, some of the singers think they will be discovered any day now.
By the way - some of the five star reviews are from Simpleton's staff - they think the place rocks, or something like that.
If Denise & Tina leave, I'll find somewhere else to hang out - there are much better options in Mesa & elsewhere.
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