text: Wow has the Pink Pony changed nnDecor starnnI remember driving by the old pepto bismol pink building with the giant wood horse It looked like a place where people came to play bridge The new restaurant front is awesome It is completely open to the street with modern touches but it still keeps alive some Old Town Scottsdale charm The decor feels like a happy marriage between Ocean Prime in City North and Olive Ivy at the WaterfrontnnThere are high booths for privacy when sitting inside The lighting feels a little museum like with spotlights so I felt like I was on display a little bit There is a warm color palette with a neat all glass wine rack in the back nnService starnnService was great Hostess greeted us with a smile and showed us to the table They give you an old milk glass full of water to refill yourself The drinks came quickly and the staff was always available The pacing was also correct and they never bothered us towards the end as we were finishing our winennThe only dink is that they left the menus on our table all night which was fine for mennDrinks starnnThey have a lot of beers on tap I was pleasantly surprised they were doing a special draft selection with Goose Island from my home town of Chicago They also had some wines I have never seen at an AZ restaurant One of my favorite wineries in Sonoma is Gundlach Bunschu and they had one of their table cuvees on the listnnThe mixed drinks looked interesting but I stuck with beer and winennFood starnnFrom what I heard the menu has been dumbed down due to spring training clientelle Everything had the old Pink Pony steak house feel on the menu except for a few appetizers brats grilled cheese slidersnnWe ordered scallop crudo beet salad spinach and kale ravioli and debris pizza duck bacon pork bellynnThe scallop crudo was by far the best of the bunch Beet salad was typical The ravioli was very dry and the cheese on top overpowered all the flavors If I closed my eyes the pizza would have tasted like a sausage pizzannOverallnnI would wrap it up with what my fiance said before we left I would come back here for a few drinks after work The scallops were good thoughnnUnfortunately I put more weight on food There are plenty of places around town with great service and scenery to grab a drink I will do a second review again when they change their menu after spring training