Q: positive

A: I've never ever had a bad meal here. Service is fantastic, menu is huge. A fun place. If you go in with a bad mood, you'll walk out in a good mood.

Q: negative

A: First off- Like one of the other posters on Yelp, I feel a little guilty giving only 2 stars as I too REALLY like the concept. However, the devil is in the details and the execution and I just thought this is where they fall short. First of all, liked the ingredients, but for some reason they just didn't work well together. I also thought that the 4 separate bowls we ordered were VERY light on sauce. So much so that it was often difficult to discern the flavor as it was outweighed by the blandness of the noodles and protein. Blandness that is EXCEPT for the crispy tofu. NOW- if you look at the menu online it CLEARLY says crispy tofu. What it DOES NOT say is that it is VERY spicy. So, when ordering a children's bowl with crispy tofu, and asking for a non-spicy sauce to accompany it that a kid would like- one would think that the person on the other end would bring up the fact that the tofu is VERY spicy. So much so that it was hot for my palate and I like spice. Too much so for a seven year old who happily took her bite of two pieces of tofu chewed and swallowed before she realized just how hot it was. Between cries, coughs from the spice, and a glass of milk, lets just say I had to fix something else for my daughter. The chicken was fine and so was my wife's shrimp. BUT Seriously, if you have a 'children's bowl' on the menu, AND Tofu is a choice, you probably ought to: (a) Call it SPICY CRISPY TOFU (b) Recommend that if the children's bowl is for a child, you recommend something OTHER than the TOFU!! I would have let it slide if this was the lunch rush, but the place was empty and it seemed to be that the owner/manager was actually running the show. I mean seriously, not sure what they were thinking. Or maybe they just weren't??

Q: positive

A: So hidden that they don't even have a sign. You either know this place by word or your bestest friend Yelp. Tehee. :-D Tex-mex is the name of the game at Dick's. Don't expect authentic Mexican but come with an open mind that you will indulge in good tasting dishes. Aside the main entree, what stood out to me were their rice and beans. They were cooked al dente and full of flavor. The grains were firm but not hard. On my last visit with Fia R and Daniel L (first timers), I ordered their red tamales. It wasn't the best I had but it was on a decent level. I came here once for a CMYE and I had one of the enchilada dishes and it was melty good. The cheese was like molting lava all over the dish which screamed: "eat me now." All their dishes come on these cool, silvery industrial looking iron plates ensuring your dishes will remain hot while you get down and dirty. The only caveat would be that its a compact place--you have the main bar and the couple of tables by it (seats 4). To that, there's a more spacious dining room for larger parties, but probably needs a reservation. You will find the decor appealing due to its dimly, dark setting like you went into hiding. The lighting and furnishing were all high-end looking, no less. If you are craving some Tex-Mex in the central PHX area, this is the spot to get some. They purposely try to be a "hidden gem." :-p

Q: negative

A:
The pad Thai is too soggy and wet, if a Thai restaurant can't make a reasonable Pad Thai, then they don't have good Thai food. I went there twice, never want to go 3rd time, the other rice noodles are tasteless also. The services are slow. But they have ok appetizers.