"1"^^ . . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "2"^^ . "2010-03-27T00:00:00"^^ . . "Nice enough to propose at and casual enough to see stray cats, House of Tricks is an old-school Tempe treat. If the weather's nice, you should sit outside. That's what my wife and I did last night, by the fire (TWSS). If you're into sitting at the bar, there's none better (when it's cool) and their wine selection is outstanding.\n\nWe shared: Fried Fromage Dauphinoise with Homemade Strawberry Preserves, Arugula and Grilled Ciabatta (intimidating name, right?). Think chewy bread with warm brie and strawberry jam. Yeah. Good.\n\nShe had: Vegetarian Fall Harvest Lasagna with Four Cheeses, San Marzano Tomatoes and Sage B\u00E9chamel. I just had a couple bites (and the mushroom), but her lasagna was fantastic; not mushy-eggplanty like a lot of veggie lasagnes.\n\nI had: Roasted Baby Beets with Humboldt Fog Goat Cheese, Toasted Almond Pesto and Verjus Vinaigrette. It was fantastic and filling, with a large portion of cheese. Beets are so trendy right now and it'd hard to prepare them poorly, but these were exceptional. \n\nWe shared: Flourless chocolate cake with salted caramel something. Tasted exactly like it sounds. Rich and tasty and sweet and salty and good with coffee."^^ . .