text: As a foodie traveling through Phoenix I was excited to be able to dine at Tarbells Sadly my experience did not live up to the billing As a solo diner it was obvious I was pegged as a turn and burn I was quickly served a tasty olive oil and bread for dipping however the bread tasted very much like frozen par baked bread that had been reheated I would have expected something a little more refined in such a restaurant The server who when I asked about the menu what she liked did not tell me about the specials I heard her recite at other tables around me I ordered the carpaccio which came out in less than minutes Obviously plated ahead and kept in the fridge with which I have no problem per se but the chilled meat subtle taste was masked by the very cold what was beautifully marbled beef Add to that the overpowering amount of vinaigrette dressing on what looked like pretty arugula and the carpaccio was almost indiscernible nOn the servers recommendation I ordered housemade ribbon noodles with homemade chicken fennel sausage tomato spinach in a rich buttery broth for my entree What arrived was a very full bowl of broth that was very very rich with butter and for the first three spoonfuls was luxurious but way too rich to be able to enjoy it in the quantity served The fresh noodles that I had to search through the broth were stuck together in one mass under a small pile of canned tomatoes the accompanying spinach also lost somewhere in the broth The sausage looked like a breakfast pattie that had been browned on one side and then broken into pieces Not what I was expecting The fennel seed was so overpowering I could not eat it allnBecause of the reputation and rave on line reviews I will tell myself maybe I made lesser menu selections and will when I am in Phoenix later in the year go back and try again Fingers crossed