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| - I lovey-love-love the vibe and dcor here. I also heart the martinis. I haven't tried the 'specialty' ones, though the choice IS extensive, but a little sugary for my taste - I stick with the traditional vodka, dirty, and it was large and packed a punch: just the way I like it.
I, like Stevey, found myself comparing it to deluxe each time I came...I suppose because of their emphasis on burgers (though they have much more variety than deluxe) and ambiance. Oh, and because they also offer sweet potato French fries, which I've only ever seen here and at the D. By way of that, for what it's worth, D kills fez - better burgers and waaaay better fries!
But that's not really fair to compare, is it? let's see, kisra flatbread and hummus? Freakin delicious. Blue cheese burger? Pretty good, not blown away. Strawberry/blueberry cashew salad? daaaang! Sweet potato fries? Well, not that impressed. And two out of the three times I ordered them (I have memory loss when I really want to like something but it just keeps letting me down - just look at my last couple of boyfriends as evidence of this fact) they came out cold.
My friend liked the kisra that came with the hummus so much that he ordered off the Kisra menu, thinking it would come out like a folded sandwich. He ordered the lamb and it came out open-faced and gooey, like a flatbread pizza. He thought he just wasn't paying attention, but looking back on the menu, that is not very clear. Anyway, he wasn't that impressed with it, aside from the confusion.
I work virtually across the street, so when it comes to HH or a place to have a drink before going to the Phx Art Museum on free Tuesdays, I'm all for it. but I won't drive from home (tempe) for it the way I will for deluxe, Roosevelt, durant's, shady's, etc.
reading over everyone else's reviews, i DO recall that the first time I came in I was really bummed by the treatment of the host/waitstaff - a lot of attitude. That kept me away for a couple of months. But I came back for a second chnace and am glad i did - i haven't had an issue since, and in fact, the servers have been very cool.
Oh, and this is merely a side note, but the music was really weird the last time I came in. It went from like jungle rave music to Taking back Sunday to popular indie stuff like Shins.
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