Problem: How do I love thee House of Tricks? Let me count the ways: 1. The cozy cottage and gorgeous bar area complete with twinkle lights make me forget I am right off of Mill Ave which is a definite plus. 2. There are plenty of delicious options at lunch and dinner for my non-meat eating friends. 3. One of the most underrated wine lists in the Valley at a far lower markup than other restaurants of its caliber in the area. Example, several years ago before Turley blew up and became a trendy wine, I used to enjoy bottles there for $45!!! Crazy, I know... 4. Their food is fresh and divine. Their dinner menu changes seasonally and their creative chef always offers very inventive specials that you wish would be put permanently on the menu. Some of my favorites are the Ahi tuna and the oh so tender Petite Filet Mignon. 5. They recently added a Happy Hour!!!! (Multiple exclamation points because we all know I like the sauce : ) ) 6. House of Tricks became the first restaurant in all of Arizona that my food snob of a mother insists I take her to every time she comes in town to visit. I have to take one star away (well, really only a half a star if I had my way) because their lunch prices are a bit steep and it upsets me that my wallet prohibits me from eating there as often as I'd like. If you've never been there, run don't walk. It is truly a gem in one of the dullest dining parts of the Valley.
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Problem: The Chinese food is good here, however their staff is sometimes rude! They don't have the courtesy to let you know they will be right w/you if they're busy. They'll just have you standing there until they're done basically. Also, there's a really rude girl in there that wears contacts that's very short w/customers! I guess they don't mind that it hurts their business. But I was a regular & have stopped going there.
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Problem: I am shocked at how many good reviews are on here. This place is very overpriced for what you get. The service was terrible, our waiter ( or the owner?) was un-friendly and abrupt. The food was really mediocre. I find it hard to believe that this restaurant received an average of 4 stars. The only good thing was the garlic bread This restaurant was a major disappointment
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Problem: I love Z'Tejas, but just not this Z'Tejas. I've been to the one in Scottsdale several times, and I've had great experiences and great food every time. Here...unfortunately not. Came here with the boyfriend for happy hour, and ordered the Tejas Trio, Blackened Catfish Tacos, and Grilled Shrimp and Guacamole Tostada bites. 1. Tejas Trio: The cheese, guacamole, and salsa were so good! Especially love the queso dip :) Would definitely order this again. 2. Blackened Catfish Tacos: Ehh...wouldn't order it again. If it was free, I might eat it. 3. Grilled Shrimp and Guacamole Tostada bites: Had this at another Z'Tejas location before, and it is good! Unfortunately...the order came out wrong, and we got something different. So the guy who brought the plate out apologized and took it back to get us the right order...honestly, at least 20 minutes went by....our waiter comes back and asks if we got our tostada bites......uh NO. So he goes and brings it right out. Yay right? NO. It was cold. My guess is that it's been ready and just sitting in the kitchen, and it got cold by the time it got to our table. And speaking of our waiter...all he did was take our order and filled our water every so often. He didn't ask us how our food was, didn't apologize for getting the order wrong, didn't ask if we wanted dessert, didn't ask us anything and then just gave us the check without saying thank you or have a great day. What?!!? Come on....first, we're nice people. Second...even the guy that brought us the food is nicer than our waiter. He filled our water, gave us more chips, apologized, and changed our order. Writing this brings up a bad memory. Never again! So instead of giving this place 3 stars...I have to go down to 2. :/ Anyways, besides that, the cornbread is delicious!!! I would recommend going to another location though.
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