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| - Been here twice. First time was good, second time was terrible. I won't be back.
Found this place back in March only because we parked on the north end of Town and Country to get to Pizza Bianco. Saw it, figured it was worth a shot as it was happy hour.
Worst thing you can hear when walking into any restaurant is "Have you been here before" and/or "do you know how it works."
If the answer is anything other than "sit your ass down, we'll take your order and bring you food and drink like every other normal restaurant," then chances are you're in a pretentious hipster hellhole and are going to have a bad time. Take a wild guess which realm Hopdoddy falls into... As if the douchetacular name isn't enough of an indication.
Thankfully, you can dodge this off-putting bullet by sitting at the bar, which we did. Normal service here.
First time, ordered the Buffalo Bill (medium) and fries, along with a beer and some sort of cocktail with a hip and "clever" name. Burger was surprisingly solid, one of the best I've had in restaurant. I rarely ever order burgers because they always disappoint compared to what I make on the grille. This one was great, and came cooked as asked. Fries were ultra-salty, and over seasoned. Pass on these, especially since they are an upcharge.
Beer list is typical AZ swill; nothing really good, but goes with their mission of being hip by sourcing local crap.
Service was pretty good on the first visit. Attentive bartender that was friendly.
Second visit, not so much. Place was practically dead during Friday happy hour, a far cry from how busy it was a few months prior. Sat at the bar, and had to deal with one of the worst bartenders ever. Aside from the fact that she looked like she just woke up seconds before we walked in, she was the polar opposite of the guy I had on my first visit.
And the burger this time was horrible. It was something made out of prime rib, ordered medium. Showed up closer to rare than medium rare. Bun was sopping wet with juice, sure sign that these are not cooked at a high enough temp, made far ahead of time, and likely frozen. No bueno.
The happy hour isn't anything special, and if the service and food are this hit and miss, then why bother? Plenty of other places that do it right and do it better.
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