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| - Sens provided the best meal of our trip to Phoenix, by far. The cocktails were strong and unique, and the food was spectacular. For a girly drink, the Karma martini was delicious. For something a little different, the Pink Ginger was unlike anything I've ever tasted. I had a lemongrass vodka and tonic that would be my standard drink, if they had lemongrass vodka at home.
My husband and I sat at the bar for a weeknight dinner, and again for lunch before we boarded the plane home. Johnny couldn't have been sweeter, cooking us a special soup with rice and shrimp "on the house" and making us dessert for our lunch, even they don't normally do dessert during the day. About that dessert, a goat cheese stuffed wonton, fried and sprinkled with powdered sugar, on top of a fruit puree. I wanted to smuggle them onto the plane with me. I can't tell you how delicious these things were!
The tapas that stand out are the soup gyoza (the reason my husband begged to go back for lunch) and the banana leaf fish. The fish was so smokey and fresh, heavenly. The sugar cane pork was also tasty and different. The duck salad was good, with tender duck and an interesting combination of flavors. The special was vegetable egg rolls, which were okay, but not anything different or special.
For lunch, the tapas are very limited, and Johnny serves stir fry and noodles that he described as more standard fare to appeal to business lunches. We had the Dynamite with chicken-- the chicken was so tender and the veggies were fresh and crisp. I would try most of the lunch dishes if I worked close to Sens. Both Johnny and his wife were very nice, and all the servers were helpful, too. However, I can see what the other reviewer meant about a drunk bartender, as one of the girls kept drinking out of a vodka bottle (on a Monday night!).
Thanks, Johnny, for the great conversation, the stiff drinks and lots of terrific food.
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