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Happiness 2/5
There are so many fun places to go in Tempe, I'm not sure why Shady Park would be on the agenda.
The service is so slow. Our food came out at different times - our son's pizza first, my caprese salad second, my wife's ramen third, and my wings last. And it wasn't even in close proximity, each person was halfway done with their meals by the time the next dish was served. The restaurant was not busy by any means, so the lack of ability to bring everything out at once was definitely mystifying. And none of it came out quickly, which is problematic as you have to pay for parking at any nearby lot or street space. It took us over an hour to get through lunch at a non-rush time.
I was unimpressed with the pizza (my son didn't finish it) and the rest was OK. The ramen was overly salty with noodles that were just a bit too al dente (I know, fusing Italian terms with Japanese ramen is questionable too!). Further, they market a "build your own" ramen bowl, but it was so difficult to do. Apparently, you can't order the chicken noodle with a vegan broth (I can't eat pork-based broths for those wondering why I would want that) and it would be more expensive to build my own chicken noodle, so I just gave up and went with two appetizers - the wings (a nice sauce for sure) and caprese salad (completely uninspiring, and the tomatoes and cheese were both a bit dry).
The patio is big and really nice, and they appeared to have some awesome drink specials. But I just don't see the point of returning to try them out.
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