selection isnt the greatest and that speaks for the staff as well. the rent a cop takes his job a little too seriously.

negative

Hard to believe this is a Chris Bianco restaurant, at least tonight. I ate here a month ago and loved it and was so excited to come back tonight with friends for a belated birthday celebration. I am writing this from the parking lot -- that's how bad an experience it was. The sausage pasta dish was nothing like the last time, when it was the hit of the night. . The texture was like paste. We sent it back and when the server returned with a new order she said: chef wants you to know we are experimenting with different wheats and it's all matter of personal taste and palates. In other words, if you don't like it you don't have good taste. We chewed through the toughness -again - because we were so hungry. The only good part was the sausage. Service was a comedy of errors. We got our neighbors' appetizers, much to their dismay. It's 114 today and was over 90 degrees in the restaurant. The hostess just said she "thought" the AC was out. The people next to us were fanning themselves with their menu. Other people moved tables to try to get cooler but the hostess told us we had one of the best spots in the house. Our waitress made no attempt to apologize for any of this mess and dropped the check off with no comment or even the slightest bit of recognition -or discount /free meal - for the troubles. Not even an acknowledgement that this place was firing on NO cylinders tonight. Absolutely stunning. It was like the whole place was in an alternate universe where everything was peachy keen tonight. There were some high Profile PHX area biz and foodie diners there tonight whom I will not mention. We can only imagine what they thought, or maybe the kitchen was lavishing all of their attention on them. I was embarrassed I suggested it for my birthday dinner with friends.

negative

We decided to have dessert here on a whim. We had not been here in years. Upon arrival Saturday night at 8pm for dessert there was no one In the restaurant. This seemed very odd. we chose Coconut cream pie and carrot cake. The carrot cake was very congealed. Not really cake at all. The coconut cream pie was really falling apart and was more liquid rather than solid. We have always loved this place for dessert. Won't be returning anytime soon. Just wondering if this place is on the decline.

negative

Believe it or not, the best thing about Cestone's is their ice cream, which like Darren said, resembles a mousse in taste and texture. It's really thick and holds up well in the heat. The pizza was pretty good. My burger was a little dry, though. The regulars are "nebby" as Pittsburghers say but are nice.
positive