It was not cheap, but he worked very well within the budget given (we gave $250 but he actually came in around $200 and we left quite full) and we got a great variety of dishes without feeling like any throwaway type dishes were put in. Was that per person or for the table? Oops. Total for the tabl...

I have been to Atria twice and absolutely loved both times for completely different reasons. Unfortunate that jayj had a bad experience there considering how much I enjoyed it. It felt like it was one of the few restaurants firing on every cylinder to me - service, ambiance, cocktails, food. It is c...

Went to the new Scottsdale Uchi last week and really really enjoyed it. Everything we got was absolutely fantastic with flavor and preparation off the charts. The menu was a bit overwhelming so we went with the "curated tasting" option of just letting the server select all of our dishes an...

I always wanted to love Larder (so many of my friends did!) but it was maddeningly inconsistent. When the food and service were ON it was great, but unfortunately I seemed to be a bit cursed with my meals there compared to others and most of my dinners there were just OK, sometimes bad. Hoping it al...

Funny you post this as I've been a few times and really enjoyed it but kept debating if it actually is really good, or is it just that it's very close to me and the bar is so low in this area of Scottsdale? Soon I will finally have nightbloom (ack, how do I tag users?) join me for lunch to get a thi...

Via 313 is a mini chain that just came to AZ with a location right in Tempe next to ASU. Up until now there wasn't much proper Detroit style pizza - and what did exist was mediocre at best. Luckily, that now has changed! Via 313 is equal to the best Detroit pizza spots in Michigan like Buddy's. If y...

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