This may be heresy but I felt like the food was just pretty good. Certainly the chef is a down to earth , nice host. The restaurant is small and in a nice location way in Cave Creek. We drove from Chandler for this meal and had the tasting menu. Some courses were very good and some fair (especially the Asian fusion stuff - seems to never work for me) only. We enjoyed the experience but it wasn't the best ever. It's worth a try if you are nearby but I wouldn't go out of my way for it.