text: We were regular denizens of Carefree Station and were unhappy when it closed up at Spanish Village We watched carefully when Scottsdale Station opened Tgiving weekend and figured we would give it some time to find it is legs It is not fair to judge a restaurant when it is just opened and working out the kinks I figured six weeks is enoughnnExperience well you remember how you finally get a date with your biggest crush of all times and then it falls flat because he eats like a pig and talked nonstop about himself and his Mom YeahnnAmbiance Has not the charm and coziness and quirkiness of Carefree Station but it is a beautiful place It is just very Scottsdalekind of urban and elegant and poised Although I do wonder how they are going to keep those neat little chaindraped chandeliers from collecting copious amounts of dust as time goes by At least they are not really over any tables Speaking of which the tables are nicely arranged so that you do enjoy some privacy and you can talk to your dining companionsnnMenu My heart thrilled It wasas best I recallthe old CS menu All my faves were on it nnService we will discuss that laternnSo DH and I order glasses of wine and immediately requested our beloved sushi nachos at the same time We LOVE the sushi nachos nnWe ordered the roasted beet salad and the spinach salad btwPt Reyes blue cheese is exceptional and then DH and I decided to try items we had never had beforeusually he gets the Steak Diablo and I love the Shrimp Habaneroso he ordered the Pollo Fundido and I ordered the Korean ShortribsnnFirst of allthe Quality of Food was Excellent as ever DHs Pollo Fundido was fabuloso OMG if I were ever to return I would consider ordering that dish for sure Tender chicken incredible pastry delicious sauce Wow DH would only share one bitennMy Korean Shortribs Hmmm Well what came out was on a bed of something tasty and pureedit was not the misomashed potato eggroll the menu promised and there was the merest WHISPER of Asian flavor The Asian veggie mix was good But it was not what I expectedwhich was a rich mahogany glaze with a bit of sweet and a touch of spicenot necessarily heat And you would have to invite me into the kitchen and let me observe the dish being made because I do NOT believe those were shortribsat least nothing like any I had Basically it tasted and looked like Yankee pot roast A really GOOD pot roast but pot roast I know because I make pot roast maybe once a month This was a hunk of chuck imho not shortribs But it was good But not what I expected or wanted Should have stuck with the Shrimp or the Whole Enchilada or the Steak TampaquenannI took a couple of bites and then we flagged down our server Tammy and I asked her if this was the right dish and she said it was She said they were out of the misomashed potato eggroll because they make them fresh every morning and they had run out so they subbed Ummmwe sat down to dinner at pm when the restaurant was half fullsounds unlikely to me Plus should not you tell the diner when making a substitutionnnWe never got our sushi nachos We realized it was not happening when our salads came out No nachos Then the entrees But they were on the bill So we told her and she said almost accusingly well why did not you say so It is not our job to manage the tables pet peeve the serving of food out of order and not properly paced Also Tammy you never came back to the table unless DH waved you down like when we asked about my dish or he wanted a nd glass of wine When she brought our bill she blamed the kitchen and the runners Actually everything that went wrong with the service was someone elses fault never hers I can overlook having too many tables to properly serve or incompetence but I have an issue with not being accountable Anyhow I think DH was aggravated enough with her performance he did not leave her a tip or a very small oneI did not ask He does not verbalize like I dohe notes his unhappiness financiallynnWe got out to the car and we were laughing OMgwhat just happened nnMaybe they are still working things outI do not know I saw Robert and Linda working their tails off as usualbut sadly it comes down to it is only good as the people they have working for them And there are a lot of restaurants in Scottsdale I keep saying I am looking for a place we could love like Carefree StationI do not think Scottsdale Station is it Not a great experience