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An example of an negative review: We went to La Ristra on a Sunday evening to celebrate my parent's birthday's. We were pretty disappointed overall. We decided to try this place out based on the recommendation of a co-worker. He actually lives close to the owner and the reviews on Yelp have been fairly positive so we thought it wouldn't be a very risky proposition. The restaurant was fairly empty but because our party was so "large" (we had six people) we had to sit in the dark, completely empty banquet room next to the table with dirty dishes stacked up. I'm not sure why we had to do this; we could very easily have pushed two tables together in the main dining room since it wasn't particularly busy. The service was just okay. Our waiter wasn't particularly friendly but he did go out of his way to explain the menu. He was awkward and was unintentionally intrusive (he interrupted more than conversation without the traditional "excuse me".) He did forget some sides of guacamole and sour cream that were ordered. We didn't really have an issue for that but didn't want to get billed for them, which we reminded him about. Even then, he still only removed one of the two items from the bill. The food itself was pretty disappointing. I had the blue corn enchiladas with rice and pinto beans. It seemed to me that my food had been maybe sitting under a heat lamp for a while as the rice was crunchy and dried out on the top and the refried beans had that same quality. The enchiladas were a bit lacking in flavor. My wife had the green chili stew which she was a bit disappointed with as it also suffered from a lack of flavor. The only person who seemed to enjoy their meal was my mother who had a green chili cheeseburger. She said it was fine. They did give the table some free sopapillas to celebrate my parents birthday's. It was appreciated, but at that point we just wanted to leave. I really wanted to like this place but I found the menu lacking and the service disappointing. I've seen the other positive reviews and I'm thinking that maybe Sunday night isn't the best time to go there. Regardless, with how disappointed I was, I most certainly couldn't recommend this restaurant and will certainly never return with so many other superior options available in the area.

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An example of an negative review: Opened thirty minutes late and the staff were setting up the kitchen and front of house while a couple and myself sat and read the menu. The couple took a long time to argue about using one groupon apiece and the kitchen was still setting up so I left. Hours are wrong on their website and please don't put that you open at 10am when you are starting to set up your kitchen at 10:30. Appetite Xpress next door was delicious for a sandwich and they had their prep work done. This is the worst of the D'lish's I've been to and the one on Apache is my main place across the street from my apartment.

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An example of an negative review: We stopped in to the Tuck Shop on Saturday night. We were pleased to be seated. We ordered Gin and tonics. They make their own tonic. My partner asked for Bombay with a wedge of lemon. He was told they have one kind of Gin and it comes with a cucumber, no substitutions. You can't have your cocktail with lemon. Is this the soup Nazi's new place? The waiter brought a plate with a lemon wedge but he almost seemed afraid that he would be caught. The drink tasted like cucumber he didn't want to drink it. We had a few small plates nothing great everything was extremely salty or extremely sweet. I think the chef has a problem with his/her palette

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An example of an positive review: We enjoyed the ambiance and food at Cafe Monarch - nearly a perfect evening! It's tucked away on 1st Avenue in Scottsdale, and on this cool and rainy evening, we felt very comfortable. It's prix fixe, $45, plus drinks. We enjoyed the salad and then had the two choices for entree - scallops and pork osso buco. Each dish was prepared perfectly, and the desert was excellent, too. The waiter was good - and the only quibble is that that fellow picking up plates as we finished stopped 3 times to ask if we were done, when we were clearly not. Once is fine, 3 times is not good training. The bill came just as I took my last sip of coffee - also a bit rushed. Everything else was well paced and done well, and the rest of the evening was wonderful. Enjoy! Recommended for a special evening.