Text - I've made my one and only visit to this restaurant.  I wager it will be gone by the end of 2012, if not before.  The food was mediocre.  There are too many competing pizza places that serve better pizza for Mellow Mushroom to stay afloat.  Despite boasting 40 on-tap beers, we were served beer from a CAN and they actually brought the can to the table, rather than just pour it into a glass at the bar.  If you're going to have 40 taps of draft, at least ONE of them should be a domestic light beer.  Duh!  These factors, however, are not the worst of it. \n\nThe music was so loud we could not hear the server talking to us, so we asked to turn it down.  The server said alot of people complain about how loud the music is.  If that's the case, maybe mangement needs to just turn the music down and leave it down.  If you don't create a pleasant dining experience, people don't come back.  And not being able to have a conversation at the table is a really bad dining experience.  \n\nBut wait, it gets worse.  An employee (I'm guessing a manager since he was not in uniform) stood about 4 feet from the table, dancing and singing aloud the words to the song.  Then another employee joined in and they did a dance at the register in the middle of the dining room.  While our service was excellent, I am reading alot of complaints about slow service.  So maybe management needs to stop practicing their memba and start servicing customers.   \n\nHence my opinion that Mellow Mushroom is not long for City North.  Only time will tell.
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Text - At first glance, the Whinnig Pig doesnt look like much and is very unassuming, but this place delivers big on wine and experience.\n\nHere are 5 things you should know about this place:  \n\n- Seating is limited (maybe 12-15 seats at the most)\n- Wine and beer menu is pretty expansive and written on a chalk board (list changes frequently)\n- They give you Smart water instead of tap (thankfully)\n- They dont really serve food aside from a meat & cheese plate, chips, etc.  \n- Environment is super fun so be prepared to have a great time (you could go there alone and easily come out with 5 new friends)\n\nIts located in the middle of small strip mall next to a salon and few other stores.\n\nParking is available in front and back of the building\n\nThis is one of my favorite places in Phoenix...definitely check it out!\n\nBTW they have happy hour all day Sunday!
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Text - I really like the concept of Brgr and the menu sounds great on paper.  But Brgr is sort of like the new age pizza joint that is everywhere.  The toppings and menu are fantastic and the decor is nice, but they gloss over the most important thing: the basic foundation.\n\nI ordered the \""Button Buster\"" which is a burger topped with braised short ribs, white cheddar cheese, bearnaise, and \""crispy onions.\""  The crispy onions turned out to be house-made onion rings which was a pleasant surprise!  That's about the only good thing I can say about this burger.  The braised short ribs were rather tough and not flavorful at all.  The bread at this place is definitely not house-made, which is surprising considering that it's an up-scale burger joint, and is bad and dry.\n\nThe worst part?  The burger itself.  Three of us ordered med-rare burgers and ALL of them were WELL DONE.  I mean, c'mon, even Red Robin and Denny's can do better than that.  Could it have been a misplaced order?  Not likely considering the wooden toothpick skewering my dry, dry burger said \""MED RARE.\""  After my first bite, I lifted the bun so I could cut into the burger to check the center.  To my surprise, it looked like the cook had already done that, confirmed that it was to his/her liking, and still served it to us overcooked.\n\nWe also tried the spiked shakes which were quite tasty but that's a given with Dave and Andy's.  I wish there had been more milkshake like at a diner where a typical milkshake is really 3x the volume necessary.\n\nI'm not sure if our burgers were a fluke as the restaurant was pretty busy for a Sunday evening.  So I'd suggest going to Brgr at a really off-hour, like maybe 3pm on a weekday, so that you have the kitchen's entire attention.  Or if you prefer well-done burgers, then this place may be okay for you.
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Text - Personally I love this place. Its small, trendy, has a bar area, plenty of seating, big windows, a great menu and friendly staff! I went again yesterday, for lunch with my son, mom, and brother. \n\nMy mom and I both had the Acapulco Cheesesteak. Its got roast beef, some kind of Mexican cheese, red peppers, onions, and chipotle sauce! The sandwich was so good. Rich. Flavorful. Stacked. Fillings falling out of the sandwich! It came with a \""salad\"" on the side. It was some lettuce with dressing on it. The balsamic was really good though. \n\nMy brother had the Sheridan. Which was also stacked with turkey, salami, cheese lettuce, tomato and some spicy mustard. My brother can put down some grub but he was only able to finish half of his sandwich and half his side of kettle chips. \n\nAlisa was our server and she was really sweet and helpful. She was super with my son. Its always cute to watch my 7 year old flirt with a waitress haha. Okay so the only reason this place didn't get 5 stars is because I didn't go here alone. Based on the opinions of the company I was with saying that our server should have come around more I have to drop one. I think if our table as a whole had been 100% satisfied with the service it would be 5 stars. \n\nI love that the soda pop comes out in bottles with an ice filled glass to kind of self serve. My son kept his bottle.\n\nI have also had the Jive Turkey sandwich from here which has turkey breast, tomato and lettuce with this amazing jalapeno cream cheese. The Mindy's Mac & Cheese is amazing also! My son had the quesadilla from here which is pricey for what it is considering he orders it plain, but the cheese is yummy and the rest of the food makes it totally worth it! Plus it comes with a side of cream cheese, guacamole, and salsa. \n\nWe four way split the Triple Chocolate Brownie for desert and seeing as how none of us could finish our plates it was just enough! \n\nThis place will always be on my list of go-to restaurants in CenPho!\n\nXx,\nReesie
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Text - Last time we were here was a year ago for a bottle of the Ellis Island Eggnog.  They were out, but we stayed for drinks and a meal.  Made it back a little sooner this year and the eggnog was still in stock.  The evening also served as a sharp reminder as to why this is a once a year, at most, dining experience.\n\nThe bar was relatively empty and service was prompt and courteous.  Appetizer nachos were good.  It was maybe 10 minutes after we ordered before we were informed that my wife's onion soup was in fact unavailable.  Not a huge deal.\n\nWhen entrees arrived my Greek Penne Pasta with \""vegetables\"" included some huge chunks of mushroom (neither vegetables nor mentioned on the menu), and the consistency was that of a pasta salad.  Twice as much chicken and under-cooked carrots as pasta.  I pointed out my dissatisfaction and the bartender informed me that that was a \""penne pasta.\""  There literally could not have been more than fifteen pieces of penne on the dish - and one would expect pasta to be the cheapest part of the entree!  It was not a pasta dish.  And I seriously doubt my concerns made it past the defensive bartender.  My wife's salad was perfectly mediocre.  Kinda feels like a place that survives on the gaming and doesn't care about the quality of the food.\n\nOur server was nice enough to take the missing onion soup and dissatisfactory 'pasta' off the bill.  But next year it will just be a pit stop for the eggnog.
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Text - Outstanding customer service, super friendly and very welcoming! Nate was our bartender and did a great job taking care of us. Honestly, it was super dead in the Ox when we were there but the staff was fantastic and we'll definitely be going back in the future. Great locals watering hole.
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Considreing the above, classify the following: * italian pizza with fresh ingredients and perfect crust *\n\n(FUN FACT: back when pizzeria bianco was brand, spanking new...it was called 'the italian restaurant'.  searching for it didn't yield the results desired, so they renamed the restaurant 'pizzeria bianco')\n\nI MADE IT!!!  after reading all the reviews about how long the wait was, i didn't know if i was going to be able to eat at pizzeria bianco on a short weekend trip. we were walking around downtown phoenix in the heat. it was uncomfortable...and only the end of march. we were going to pass by to see if it was possible to eat there...\n\nit's near ASU in an area with cute little brick buildings. NO LINE!!\n\nSCORE.\n\nokay, we're eating here. it's LINNER -- lunch dinner circa 2:30pm. nick bianco, himself,  was at the restaurant at the time. he's personable and friendly. \n\ncomplimentary bread that was soft and chewy on the inside with a crunchy crust served with EVOO. we ordered the tomato, mozzarella, basil salad. the flavors and textures were ultra delicious. the curds are from wisconsin, but they stretch it out themselves to make the mozzarella. tomatoes were ripe and sweet. they go local with whatever they can. the flour is made in arizona.\n\nwe opted for a pizza that was half margherita and half rosa.  now for the taste test of the long awaited pizza. WOW!!!  fresh ingredients in the correct amount put together with the  MOST AMAZING CRUST. \n\nloved the margherita!!  the rosa was very unique as it had no sauce just great ingredients of chopped pistachios, onions, etc. \n\nI WAS IN PIZZA HEAVEN.\n\nfor comparison's sake since we are from socal.  we did have pizzeria mozza before.  well, pizzeria bianco is many times better than that. but don't take my word for it, try it yourself.\n\nTIP: \n1) the reason why there is a line most of the time is because the restaurant is small. people who know better come in 2s. 2 or 4, no more.\n2) if you don't want to go to the original location, there is another pizzeria bianco...also pane bianco serves the pizza also.