My new favorite medium scale Mexican restaurant in Phoenix. Very high quality and simple. The oxacan cheese, fresh herbs and spices, grilled chiles, the 10+ salsa bar options and the homemade horchata with berries and nuts are all you need to know. Vegan and vegetarian options!
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Made it to E on Sept 2nd, 2011. Get to this restaurant. It's worth the wait/money/chance/effort to eat here. 20 servings, most of which I loved. When you have that many servings, you are not going to like/love everything, it's impossible. Loved most, loved that when you get the alcohol pairing, it is part of the meal as well. Started with frozen Gin and Tonic, hated gin, but I love it now. Where E feels better than all, is that you have a host that takes you thru the dinner and wine/cocktail/beer pairings. The atmosphere was so comfortable that the entire evening was an event as opposed to dinner. At anytime you can talk to the people plating the food, and talk to the host, and they felt so comfortable with you as their guests, it was like you were at your friends house for dinner. The only pretentious thing may be the other diners and with groups of 8 only twice nightly you should be in good company. We were in a group of 4, another cool couple from D.C., and a couple from Los Angeles. 4 people with pairing will be about 360.00 per person incl tip. If you can do it....do it, it lasts about 3 hours and you will depart fulfilled. 5 Stars is for overall experience. Food is amazing, but don't expect to like everything, but the people that present and feed you are why this restaurant is a must.
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Hana is the only Japanese restaurant I will eat sushi in Phoenix. Their prices are quite reasonable, and the quality and freshness is always exemplary. I dine in sometimes, but I often get it to go, since I live nearby. It's pretty busy in the nights, especially the weekend. The nigiri and sashimi are my favorites on the menu. My usual run to Hana includes eel nigir, tuna sashimi, yellowtail sashimi, and sometimes salmon sashimi. They are very generous on their cuts of sashimi, and I don't feel ripped off as I have at other restaurants with paper thin slices of fish. They are always mindful if you have any food allergies and will ask you up front if you have any. So all you lactose-intolerant folks, definitely check out this place. Expect to pay around $40 for a nice amount of sushi, but you will leave satisfied and know you're paying for fresh and great quality food.
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Whenever my girlfriends and I need to go to HH we always choose Ra. They have a BIG HH menu and it goes until 7 which is the latest Ive found. After dinner there is still time to shop around at the stores. It is a great spot and can get busy but they will take reservations which is a huge plus for organizing a successful Happy Hour. The food is always great and we never have to wait too long for our food.
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