I hate to do this! I've had nice times here and the staff has been courteous and friendly. But 3 times in a row now I've swung by for dinner over a half hour before their posted closing time and been greeted by a shrug and a "sorry". Yep. 3 Times in a row they have determined that they are slower (on a weekend night) than the thought they'd be and are sweeping the floors. Done. "Kitchen's closed."
I don't care if a place has 8pm as their closing time. I will respect that and not go out of my way to drive there in order to arrive at 8:01. That's fine. You can be closed at any time that you want. It's your business. But when you are negligent and post a closing time with no intention on honoring it, shame on you. The owners may not recognize that their staff is deciding to do this. If so, now you know.
Closing time isn't an optional thing. Yes, there have been 4am bars in small towns that will shut down at 2am if nobody is there. But a restaurant that posts a reasonable closing time in Scottsdale and chooses to not honor it time after time after time, has no place in my rotation. Thats no bueno.
Adios Salt and Lime.