My friend's daughter asked if there are any fast food places that are only in Arizona? They mentioned a few and I told them we have those in Texas too. Pete's Fish and Chips was mentioned as an original. We happened to drive by one on the way back to the house. Today I decided to walk the few intersections down to Pete's. It all was downhill from there. There was a line so I had plenty of time to review the menu. The main thing I wanted to try was the fish, only one piece came in the #1 combo along with shrimp, fries, and a drink and one sauce. At this point I'm curious about what the sauce is and notice the sign offers a tart and pink sauce as well. I opted for the #2 Seafood combo since it included two fish and three sauces. The guy at the counter was abrupt with the order. He was peering out from a dark screen and could barely hear him to notice he was talking to me. I asked for a bottled water as the drink - he asked if I wanted just a plain cup of water (bottled water was priced less than the 32 oz drink on the menu so I thought I could at least get that). I just agreed and moved on. No asking what kind of sauce or offering anything else. The food was ready relatively quickly, I barely got my hand out of the window as I reached for salt and pepper before it was slammed shut again. When I sat down and opened up the deli paper covered platter I was a bit taken aback. Two squares of obviously frozen fish product and nine prepared frozen shrimp. This looked like something from a food service supplier - except I've used Sysco's fried shrimp and they are infinitely better. The "sauce" turned out to be watered down ketchup with perhaps a splash of white vinegar. The fish and shrimp had no real flavor and way to much breading. Not awful, but the Ultimate Fish Sticks from Costco heated in my toaster oven far surpassed this supposedly famous fish. The fries were ok, and perhaps the only thing that seemed homemade. I managed to eat most of all the platter before I ran out of sauce. I wished I had tartar sauce and cocktail sauce AND that I had gone to Long John Silver's instead. LJS blows Pete's out of the water. I had to stop by McDonald's on the way back to get an apple pie to get the taste of Pete's out of my mouth. Overall, I give Pete's a "D" for disgusting.

negative

Had the Thai spicy noodle, it was baaaaad. I asked them for another dish to replace it and they had the chef come out and tell me it was my fault that it tasted "sour" because I put the red chili sauce on it. Obviously that was not the reason, but eventually they did replace it with the panang curry, which was delicious. My friend also had the spicy basil which was really good. Overall I was a disappointed in the service but selective dishes were good. Your call if you want to try this place out.

negative

All I can say to the people who think this place is expensive: You have never actually BEEN to a theme park that's expensive. Granted, we are Phoenicians so coming back on a season pass is obviously an option but even if you compare the other stuff to, say Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in NJ (we went a few months ago while visiting the family), this place is a WHOLE lot cheaper and so much easier to get around. Lockers: $7 here vs. $20 at SF Unlimited fountain drink wristband: $7 (our family used one and we all shared) vs. not available at SF (but they DO offer a $10 souvenir cup that's refillable for $1) Parking: $7 vs. $25 at SF (no, that's not a typ-o; and you'll feel like you walked to Philly by the time you get to the actual entrance) Food items were in line with SF but not as high as Disney/Universal. My sons, age 7 & 10 had a blast today! Also, I couldn't belive how quickly we got back to our car! Other places like SF and Disney you walk forever! Granted, they're a lot bigger, but I feel like there's so much wasted space around the entrance/exit points at those places.. Great park layout. Very clean as well. We'll be regulars now that the kids are old enough to enjoy all the rides.

positive

The atmosphere is nice and the presentation is unique and refreshing. The food on the other hand is simply embarrassing. The Asian dishes: Broccoli Beef was beef with broccoli stems Unlabeled Eggplant thing - not good Potstickers were beyond cold Pork had no crust and was bland Beef ribs were pretty good Pork ribs were ridiculous Mexican: Served in pots and neither attractive nor cohesive American Comfort Food: Inexcusable not to have white meat as an option for fried chicken The sweet potato fries were soggy The meat section while impressive to look at came up way short with bacon that lacked smoke, brisket that was dry and mediocre at best Sushi: Don't go to any buffet for sushi Dessert: Sorbet was good and earned a star on its own. Otherwise the taffy was rock hard and creme brulee was simply not good. The seafood is the mainstay and was good. If you want to spend $45.00 for all you can eat crab legs and shrimp then mission accomplished. .
negative