Let's get right to the point. You love French food. Last May, the French proprietors of this successful East Valley bistro sold the restaurant to Jeff Toth and Dennis Delamater, two longtime staff members. They haven't done much fiddling with the culinary concept. The menu of sturdy bistro favorites is still written daily on a marker board.
Dishes come and go, according to the chef's whim and what's in the market.
Set in a dismal shopping center storefront, Citrus Cafe doesn't look like much from the parking lot. But inside, the room is as comfortable as the menu. French posters and wine racks along the walls create an appropriately Gallic impression. Stacks of glass blocks, meanwhile, are cleverly arranged to divide the space into cozier dimensions. And white linen tablecloth and fresh flowers suggest Citrus Cafe's higher kitchen ambitions.