text: As a general rule it is a bad sign when a restaurant is too dark to read the menu and presumably see your food Another general rule is that a waiter starting with a terse no will lead to a bad evening Lastly the manager not acknowledging an issue and even trying to deflect it indicates that no good will ever come from the dinning experience Fortunately we left before getting started and am better for itnnHaving researched Zinc Bistro I was excited to eat there Unfortunately when we got there in the evening we found the interior to be very dark Dark enough that it was hard to read the menu I have very good eyesight My wife politely asked if they could turn up the lights and the waiter responded with a terse NO and then proceed to offer to get us a flashlight I talked to the manager about the waiters attitude and the issue of the lighting and he was dismissive and deflected the issue saying that they had alot of flashlights around We also noticed that other patrons where using their iPhones to illuminate the menu so it was not just us All I have to ask is why in the world if you know it is an issue to the point of having several flashlights ready would you subject your patrons to the inconvenience We left and will never return There are so many options for great dining eg Roka Akor in Scottsdale do not waste your time on a restaurant that does not deliver even basic customer service The choice is yours