great huge park!
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This place is great! I mean great! I have long been a fan of Bobby Flay. Since I am a die hard Food Network fan I have had the opportunity to see a lot of Bobby. I like his style and I really like the fact that he incorporates a lot of different chiles and southwestern flavors into his food. I came here with my wife Shelly and two of our best friends. So we decided to try several different items. We started with the appetizer of the Barbecued Ribs that are finished in a peanut chipotle sauce. Lip smackin' good! Very flavorful and cooked perfectly. We next moved to the Blue Corn Pancake with bbq'd Duck and was finished with a habenero star anise sauce. Very good. It was small so we each got one bite but we enjoyed it nonetheless. We also enjoyed the Blue Corn Lobster Tacos. These were fantastic!! The flavors were spot on and this was my favorite appetizer. Last but not least was the Burrata and Grilled Radicchio salad. Not bad but not spectacular either. For the entrees we ordered three of them. I ordered the Fire Roasted Veal Chop. Shelly and I split this dish. This was finished with a maple-horseradish glaze and got a "wow" reception from the entire table. I love veal and this did not disappoint. I ordered it medium rare and it came cooked to perfection. My buddy Dave ordered the Coffee Rubbed Filet Mignon that was finished in a mushroom-ancho chile sauce. This also received rave reviews (I had this on my previous visit) and was cooked to perfection as well. Fork tender and flavorful. Our friend Brenda ordered the Cornmeal Crusted Chile Rellano. This was stuffed with roasted eggplant, manchego cheese and then topped with a sweet red pepper sauce and balsamic vinegar. This dish was outstanding. This may have been the least enticing dish for me but was very memorable for the outstanding textures and flavors. I tend to go more toward meat dishes when I dine out but I would not hesitate to order this on my next visit. It was that good! For the sides we had the Roasted Corn with chipotle aioli, lime and cotija cheese. Awesome! We also had the mashed potatoes with the green chile queso sauce. This was spectacular as well. This was my second visit to Mesa Grill and I was just as wowed as my first. If you like Bobby Flay and his take on southwestern food this place is not to be missed. As a side note...what made this a most enjoyable experience was the company that I was with. Great friends and great food cannot be overstated.
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Good food. Good prices. Good specialty bar drinks. One of the better 'chain' steak joints, for the price.
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I used to like this place... Went in for a quick lunch around 1:00pm. We sat in the bar (I like to avoid screaming children). Our server was friendly and he is the only reason this place is getting two stars. The bread arrived screaming hot and lovely. I ordered the warm spinach salad which was supposed to be spinach, roasted garlic, prosciutto, lemon, olive oil and topped with toasted goat cheese. (sounds good right?) My friend ordered the half sandwich and salad combo. It took OVER 35 minutes for our salads to arrive! Really?? When I saw mine I actually laughed. It was a pile of spinach with a cold, greasy half breaded medallion of goat cheese with one clove of garlic and a small mushy ball of prosciutto. It tasted like dishwater. The server never checked on us and I had to go find him. He took the salad and offered me something else. I got the Mozzarella Alla Caprese. Cant screw that up right... The tomatoes were so hard and pink they were borderline inedible. They were topped with one basil leaf and half of a mini mozzarella ball. It sucked. I'm done with this place. If you go, have the bread and leave!
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