Q: My boyfriend and I decided to take a trip to Scottsdale from Flagstaff, mainly for business but someone recommended we go to Fashion Square for food and shopping. We walked past a few restaurants, looking at menus, and decided to go to the Grand Lux Cafe. We knew it would've been a hit or miss, but the desserts and nice decor definitely helped my decision. Luckily it was a decision that we were both very happy with! First of all, I had to say I was very impressed with the design of the place...it certainly looked very "grand" (pun intended!). I liked how the booths were very private, the ceiling was very high, making the place look spacious, and the bathroom was pretty clean. I was also very very happy with the service. Our server was very professional and attentive to our needs, which seems very rare nowadays. For the luxurious decor and good service, I expected grand prices as well, but I would say the prices are reasonable. We ordered all appetizers (if you want to try out a restaurant without hurting your wallet, get appetizers instead of entrees!). There were duck triangles, asian nachos, pork carnitas, the soup of the day (chicken cream of mushroom), and beignets. We were more than full, had two boxes of take-out and it all came out to $35! The duck triangles were pretty good, the pork carnitas I probably could've done without, and the asian nachos were good except for my personal dislike for wasabi. The soup was absolutely delicious. But here's the thing...GET THE BEIGNETS! There is a menu for baked to order desserts, they make it when you order it. What is better than something guaranteed fresh? The beignets were so soft and fluffy, like eating air. It comes with three sauces, raspberry, chocolate, and essentially vanilla (with jack daniel's, which you can taste). My favorite was vanilla, but you could eat the beignets by themselves. I might re-rate the next time we decide to go and order entrees, but I am overall very satisfied with the atmosphere, service, and food.

A: positive

Q: I ate here last night with my girlfriend and another dining companion for dinner. When looking at the website earlier in the day we noticed that this was a BYOB place and so we brought along a bottle of wine. The shop itself is not much to look at as it looks like your normal pizza shop with 4 tables and a cooler set up inside. You could tell it was popular though as the tables were almost always full of customers and there was a large amount of foot traffic coming both in and out while we ate our dinner. After we all arrived and checked out the chalkboard menu, we decided to order both an 18" red pizza and also a 16" white pizza to split amongst the three of us. We also mentioned that we had a bottle of wine when ordering and after a little bit of a search, they provided us with a corkscrew and some small glasses. You could tell that people do not bring wine here that often but with no corkage fee, I don't see why you wouldn't. After a short wait they served us the pizza right out of the oven and it both looked and smelled great whenever it was put on out table. The red cheese pizza was nice with a good amount of cheese and sauce through which you could taste the mozzarella. The crust was also done perfectly as it was thin and crispy but not burnt at all. I also thought that the white pizza was good even though I did not eat much of it. It came with the regular cheese interspersed with globs of ricotta on top, a nice oil (maybe garlic too?) based sauce and tomatoes under the cheese. Both of my dining companions liked the white pizza even more than the red pizza. I also thought that the workers of the shop were exceptionally pleasant during our whole meal. They were especially accommodating to what we needed and asked multiple times if there was anything else that we wanted. It was something that I was not prepared for at a small pizza shop but I am glad that I can write about it. The bottom line for me is that I would definitely eat here again. The pizza was excellent and the workers friendly so I imagine that I would stop by for a slice in the future whenever I am in the area.

A: positive

Q: First time trying this place, never again will I give then my business. Delivery took over an hour, by the time the food got here it was cold. The delivery guy some how had no change for money so I had to pay him way more than he deserved in a tip. The calzone had no flavor, they forgot the marinara sauce and it was disgustingly greasy. The wings are small and not worth the money. The buffalo chicken sandwich was the only thing that had flavor, which was extremely hot. Basically the place sucks and is a waste of money and time waiting for it. I wish I would have read these reviews before ordering!

A: negative

Q: Buyer beware if you elect to buy insurance with VCF. When we bought our living room set I really didn't want the insurance, but I was assured by the sales lady if ANYTHING was wrong with the set it would be fixed or replaced. Yes, I should have read the warranty. We had some stains appear on the side of the lazy boy chair. I went to a VCF store, not the University store, to see how I could make a claim. I was told to be very careful what I said when I contacted the claims office, because everything is recorded. The claims person I talked with was very friendly and helpful. I took a half day off to wait on the claims rep from 1 to 5pm and he showed around 4pm, which was fine. He took some pictures, asked how old the furniture was and noticed we had dogs. Two days later I received an email indicating our claim was declined because of "beverage". The stain is on the side of the chair, in a place where any reasonable person wouldn't think it was caused by a liquid. So much for "anything" is covered. Bottom line: I will never purchase anything from VCF again, you are better off spending a little more money at a reputable store and good luck on getting a claim approved if you get their insurance.

A:
negative