Upscale Mexican in Scottsdale Square with fantastic food and drinks they make from scratch. 4.5 stars
Food: 4.5, Atmosphere: 4.5, Service: 4.5
Cost to worth it rating: 4 (pricey with small guac at $8.75 and a la carte tacos at $6.50-$10.75 but excellent quality)
Opentableable. Yes, Kid's menu: yes
Return worthiness: yes
Highlights:
- Shrimp chipotle taco: plump shrimp with tons of flavor with a bit of a kick. 5 stars.
- Duck carnitas: duck confit on top of 3 tortillas to make your own. It had a blackberry sauce on the side but it didn't even need it. Duck was flavorful on its own. 4.5 stars
- Guacamole: very fresh, bit smaller portion compared to other spots. 4 stars
- Cucumber jalapeño margarita: loved the balance of heat and soothing coolness. 2 sizes: tiny of pint glass. 5 stars
- Quesadilla: was my kids order but all of us were jealous. The tortilla looked awesome and melty cheese busting out. 5 stars
- Full tortillas as chips: fun to have these large crispy saucers. Only concern was the inequal spicing: some had none--great for my son--and some were covered in it.
- Salsas: had a spicy tomato and a mild thicker mole which was a great twist. 4 stars
Midlights;
- Carne asada tacos: just ok. Everything else was outstanding, so just ok stood out a bit. My hub ordered these and stole some quesadilla and duck.
Lowlights:
- Parking: gets a bit crowded in this outdoor mall spot
Really enjoyed this place for a nice dinner and would come back.