Maybe I wouldn't know about Hobe Meats (pronounced Hoe-bee Meets) if I didn't work nearby or enjoy the occasional Groupon, but I'm glad I know. Since last year, they've added a fresh coat of paint to the place, brightened it up and added a few more items to the freezer of exotic meats. The thing to buy here is beef. I'll gladly pay $120 for a 3 bone prime grade standing rib roast because when you taste the difference between this and what you get at your grocery store, you know where the extra money went. Same goes for the ribeyes. This is the only place in the whole damn state of Arizona that sells chopped cherry peppers for sammiches, too and I have missed those since I left home to move here almost two years ago.
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Wayyyy too packed at Nikki Beach. Tip: Be sure to find a promoter to get in for free, cause I don't think it'd be worth it to pay. We went on a Saturday afternoon. Nikki Beach looks nice, I like the all white theme and intimate environment. However, the pool is so small and it was so packed. We couldn't find space for our party of 15+, so we decided to just hang out at the regular pool.
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I ate here for dinner last night with my father. The inside of the restaurant is inviting with low lighting, a good atmosphere and a bunch of intimate tables. As we walked in I noticed that almost every table that had occupants at it also had a bottle of wine, probably due to the fact that this place is BYOB. Sadly we did not have a bottle of wine but were still happy to be here. For my dinner entree I decided to order the red curry with chicken while my dad ordered the pad thai with chicken. After I had ordered the waiter asked me how spicy I would like my meal on a scale of 1-5 and I replied 5. He then asked if I had ever eaten there before and I told that I hadn't in a while. The waiter asked this because they actually added some 3 levels of spiciness above the 5 in response to some customers wanting it spicier. This got me pretty excited as I love spicy food and I went with the middle of the three levels which was called gas mask spicy. After only a short wait our meals came out. My curry came in a bowl with a side plate of rice while my dads' came on a large plate. My curry had some bell peppers, bamboo shoots, corn and basil leaves in it and tasted pretty good, much like I think all red curry does. The gas mask spicy was a perfect level for me being quite spicy but not overly so. My dad also enjoyed his meal as he commented a few times on how much he was enjoying the food and that the spice level that he picked (2) was perfect for him. What was nice for us that night is we were actually in and out of the restaurant in about 45 minutes although we some other tables with bottles of wine rightfully lingering much longer. The bottom line for me is that I would definitely head back here in the future, hopefully with a bottle of wine next time. Both the atmosphere and the food is good and I love that it is fairly close to where I live.
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Nobu should add three letters to the end of its name: E-N-O. The food here tastes better than McDonald's but worse than Chipotle, but I would rate McDonald's higher due to it being a better value. We had the tasting menu and some sushi. The Yellowtail with Jalapeno, along with every other cold dish, followed the same formula: raw fish + cilantro hidden underneath a pile of salt. The Black Cod with Miso and the Beef Tenderloin tasted like bad halloween candy. Everything was either drenched in salt or drenched in sugar, or both. The sushi was not inedible, it was on par with the kind of sushi you can get from any two-dollar-sign sushi restaurant. It's pretty hard to mess up sushi to the extent that they messed up their other dishes, since chefs have less artistic license when it comes to sushi. Then again, it's hard to mess up miso soup and theirs was the worst I've ever had (way too salty). Service was good. Our bill, including tip, came out to nearly $600 for three people. So if you want to trick your non-asian friends into believing that their palates lack the sophistication to appreciate expensive asian cuisine, Nobu is the place to go. Or sometimes when you're feeling masochistic, you just want to get punched in the face. That's when you go to Nobu. There are many reasons to go to Nobu, but edible food is not among them. If you want good food, there are some great French options in the area, such as Le Cirque.
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