To get this out of the way up front, the storefront picture here appears not to be the Tempe location. Maybe it's the Mesa place? The Tempe location is tucked in the corner of a dingy mall far out of the Mill Ave nightlife. There is barely a sign on the building, the windows are painted dark black with an old photo mural theme, the door leads into a narrow black corridor with no greeter. It looks like a bar with a few 2-person tables and that's all ... until you accidentally discover that the bar (with barstools) is actually a "kitchen" with no alcohol and that if you wend your way around the end of the bar, passing the restrooms, you will find the actual dining room and drinking bar. We ate in the kitchen/bar and only later happened upon that discovery and that there is second equally dark and foreboding door that goes to the main dining room.
The employees seemed to all guys, with a distinct aura of all being bikers, but they were super-friendly and acceptably attentive. Assuming the food is made from scratch, the 20 - 30 minute wait to be served was also acceptable. You can pass the time enjoying an excellent selection of draft and bottled beers.
At $6.50, my Oggie pasty was a good value. The crust was tender and flakey and the meat was tasty. I learned from this my first experience with rutabaga that I am not a fan of rutabaga, but that's not their fault. The amount of filling was roughly what you get in one of those tiny 99 cent pot pies in the frozen food section of the supermarket. The brown-wine gravy was yummy.
The place sends a confusing message. It absolutely looks like a college dive (and I probably would be there all the time if I attended ASU) but it's quite a hike from campus. It's not Scottsdale funky (yea!!), and if you are wearing anything fancier than a tee shirt and jeans you would definitely feel out of place. It's a curiously quiet place, none of the ribaldry you would find at an Irish pub (the canned music was mostly soft rock of the 70's and 80's).
Bottom line - it's rare to find a good pasty in this area, and these are good. As the rating states, it's A-OK.