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| - We were in AZ to celebrate our 5th anniversary, and chose T. Cook's for the occasion.
To start out, we had to wait a little more than 15 minutes for our 8:00 reservation. No apology, no nothing. It was puzzling, as there were many open tables. So things didn't start out on the best of notes.
Once we were seated, the service was excellent. The table was decorated for our anniversary, and our server was very informative. He also hooked us up with LOTS of extra wine, so that was a plus. But really, those were the highlights of our dinner.
I started with the crab cake, which I did not care for. It was very, very crispy/crunchy, and didn't really have any flavor. DH had the short rib ravioli to start, and it was also bland. The sauce was not to our liking either -- kinda tasted like the dark brown gravy you can make from an envelope. For entrees, I had the paella and DH had the duck. The paella was enormous. Seriously...could have been shared by 4 people. It was fine, I guess. Not horrible, but really not so great either. DH said he enjoyed his duck, but he is more easy-going than I am. I tasted it, and thought it was tough and flavorless. We shared some chocolate dessert, which was good.
I would probably give it 2.5 stars if I could. The atmosphere was really nice, the service was quite good, and my entree was okay. But if this is one of the best restaurants in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, I pity those who live there.
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