"First impressions last the longest. This was our first time there. We were impressed with the atmosphere...very \"hip\" (and loud) indeed. \n\nOur server came to our table...he could have been a homeless person for all we knew...bearded out, tattooed, gadged earrings, and a nose ring that told us he was a rebel and perhaps did some prison time? Rad. He took our drink orders. Came back with our drinks and my date and I asked for straws...came back with un-covered straws. What I mean by that is he came back with straws that were open to the elements. Whatever. I put my straw in and took my first sip of Water and to my dismay, tasted something sweet on my straw. It appeared that something was on my straw! Was it our servers sticky fingers? I wasn't thirsty anymore. Diner's beware, ask for a straw with caution. Drink responsibly. \n\nWe ordered the pretzel fondue for starters. Very good. (Thanks Yelpers) Asked the server for suggestions as to what was good there and he basically read the menu...thanks man....not helpful but thanks anyway. It was then that I decided that it was my goal to see if I could make him smile or show some sort of human emotion (I failed...). He was a bit of a harda$$. Hard to crack but he was \"hip\"...fitting place for him to work. I ordered the ribs. \"36hrs\" of something enticed me to get them. Meh. They were boiled and had a decent sauce in them. Nothing special. My date got the fried chicken. She offered a bite, I took a bite and grease poured out. Nasty. That just tells me the oil used hasn't been changed for a while. Mmmm...tasty. \n\nOverall, great place to drink and people watch. The Scottsdale crowd is great to entertain us people watchers. Food and straws are funky. For that I give them two stars. Maybe that's why their called \"culinary dropout\"."^^ . "3"^^ . . . "0"^^ . . "2"^^ . "2014-04-27T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ .