Q: positive

A: After you eat here, just once, you'll be wrecked on eating tacos anywhere else in Phoenix. Take 3 friends, and order the "special" where they bring a char-broiler to your table with 3 different kinds of meats. Like $24. Order guacamole. It's actually guacamole, not mush. The salsa is fantastic. Kind of a rough neighborhood, but close enough to downtown you'll be fine. Brush up on your Espanol and be prepared for some of the best eating you've ever done.

Q: negative

A: Happy hour: started with the Volcano Chicken appetizer. Basically, small bits of chicken in a buffalo wing sauce and a scoop of rice and a useless garnish. Not impressive at all. Glass of Pinot Noir for only $4, great deal. Next, Sashimi: we tried 4 different types of fish, 3 of the 4 tasted the same, as if the fish was either previously frozen or very low grade. Also, their "sushi chefs" need some more training in knife skills as the yellowtail had a couple of "bits." And the fish portions were all inconsistent with slices of all different widths and lengths and were not very cold. For the same price of a plate of sashimi, I'll stick with my benchmark: Hiro in Scottsdale with Japanese chefs and the highest quality fish. Service was very good, except for our place setting missing soy sauce dishes that we had to nick from another table.

Q: negative

A: I was really disappointed with this mall. I went in to kill some time and I couldn't shop at any of the stores. They were either all for teenagers or people with families. They had this one over priced "boutique" that sold expensive skanky dresses. If the dress barely covers my a$$, it shouldn't cost $80+. I'm going else where.

Q: positive

A:
Good local place.. Ive only been once, the Carmel Macchiato was great and had me wired all day. Good friendly service. Has a local owned feel, not a modern chain feel to it. Close to my house so Ill go again.