Q: negative

A: Everyone raves about the adobo fried rice, so that's what i tried. it wasn't busy when i got here and the food was a bit too oily for my taste and it wasn't as good as imagined it to be.

Q: negative

A: We got take-out tonight and several things were wrong when we opened everything up at home. My meal consisted of the house salad and onion straws. The salad was missing the avocado and onion straws did not come with the aioli sauce. So annoying! Especially since the salad came with few toppings anyway. The salad was very bland...probably since it was made with iceberg lettuce. Green leaf lettuce or spinach would elevate this salad. My husband asked that they not add jalapenos to the guacamole but it parts of it were very spicy. Not sure what else would have made it hot. My husband liked his tacos but my meal was a total fail. Seems like they need to iron out a few kinks.

Q: positive

A: This is a great restaurant across from the Fashion Square Mall in Scottsdale Riverfront. The overall ambiance and setting is more than warm and welcoming. I loved the industrial look with huge chandeliers and high loft ceilings. Kind of loud but energetic and fun. We sat at the bar since we wanted to take advantage of happy hour (Happy hour is only offered at the bar area). They offer Happy hour MON-FRI from 3 to 6 pm. Food was good and cocktails (Great Moscow Mules and Moonshine Apple pie flavor shots) were even better. Our Bartender was super friendly and took care of us greatly. The pretzels with warm fondue were to die for!!! MUST TRY....Huge portion and meant to be shared :-) I also tried the smoked salmon bruschetta, It was just okay nothing too special about it I also had the Seared ahi tuna salad, it was yummy with a perfect amount of ginger dressing and wasabi peas without over powering the salad. Next time I am in Scottsdale I will be back for more.

Q: negative

A:
Wow... I haven't been to this place in a year. There's a reason. When Moira first opened, I waited a few weeks then went down there to check it out. The sushi wasn't bad. It was actually okay. The reason I think it was even okay was because, like many others... I WANT to like it. I've lived downtown for 15+ years and we're starving for an outstanding sushi spot... okay... even a "decent" sushi spot. It didn't happen with Moira. The first few times I went there... the food wasn't too shabby... but then... OOPS... not so good. I've now gone there a couple of times and received FOUL sushi. I'm not joking. The icing on the cake was the last time my bf and I went there and the tuna sashimi was served to us in a VERY LARGE portion. We were both excited... at first. Then quickly realized that the fish was definitely past its expiration. UGH... the smell was SO BAD. When we alerted the server of this they told us that they'd see if they could take it off the bill. Uh... we were NOT about to pay for this foul smelling tuna. I mean who in their right mind would eat this? In the end, they agreed to not have us pay for that dish. What I thought was pretty screwed up was that they served this to us thinking that we were idiots and some stinky tuna would just fly under the radar. NOPE! Btw, the above experience isn't the only one. I had a previously bad experience on NYE 2 years ago... and should have not gone back... but I chalked it up as one bad incident and thought I'd be open minded, since I really wanted to like it. The only thing I could say positively about the place was that the sake menu was pretty good. But to be honest with you... great sake is only a few steps away at Sens... along with some really tasty eats. I truly want to have a great sushi place downtown here... why can't we get it? I'm willing to pay a good price for exceptional food. When will that exceptional sushi spot come to downtown PHOENIX?!