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We have dined at here at V's since they were in DC Ranch. This includes a few times at their La Jolla restaurant. We dined last weekend on the 13th and came early at 5pm as they had over 200 people coming to dine that evening. While we like to dine in their Bar, we opted for the dining room as we had guests. A waiter (Frank?) immediately checked in and my wife asked him to overview V's offerings. First mistake. He waxed poetically about anything he could on the wine list and sizable menu and never once did any discovery with us about what we might be interested in. This should be Rule #1 in Sales!!! For instance, he detailed all the beef highlights (we do not eat meat) as we actually came there for the seafood. Talk about pre mature advocation. He also mentioned that they had been working on quality control at their La Jolla restaurant as we had seen quality all over the board there as well. "Not here in Scottsdale though" We ended up changing tables as he was non stop, left us feeling uncomfortable knowing he was lurking. One has to wonder why he has been at sooo many Valley restaurants. Yet the morale of this story is that V's quality may not fit either the high end ambiance or the pricing. The Lobster Taco appetizer used to be amazing here and that night this was rubbery and the portion (for $18.00) has turned sadly smallish. A side of beets had to be returned as these seem liked they may have been pre cooked and then put in a microwave. Chewy at best. Of course, the Staff can always be a huge asset and the Team concept of service was exemplary. Yet one has to wonder if V's quality blips are Companywide in as much as La Jolla had/has issues. They are big in Texas and we have not yet dined there. In the end, it's summer here and V's can rock on any given night, yet quality issues will always trump the "sizzle" of an establishment over time. They will surely figure this out and we will return next month for a nice night. We will just avoid Mr. pre mature advocator, that's all!!
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