OK. This is a review after a second visit. The wait staff are great. That is the best thing that I can say. For someone that is a chef for Food Network, this is a JOKE. First time, we ordered the fish that was perfect. Pasta was sticky. The potato chips appetizer was fried way before hand, no salt, and seasoning was poor. Wine prices are 300% above retail pricing.
Tonight, second visit, the meatballs were good. We has a party of 25 that was split among 3 separate areas despite a 2 month warning for a party.
The meatball plate waw small for amount but OK. Three meatballs for $10. They are pushing it for dollars/value. The Short Ribs I ordered, was a 15% fatty hunk of skirt stake about 2mm thick. Granted it had good taste, but there were no ribs, and it was a joke. If you want bread with your meal, bend over and pay for it. We did not pay for the $8.00 table bread plan of bullsh*t. . We did pay $2.00 to get a basket of four pieces of bread.
So, it's overpriced and a joke.... Marginal food with an empahsis on bizzare ingredients to "make a statement" in the foodie world. There are sooooo many places in Phoenix that provide great food at decent prices. I think in 12 months they will be gone.