Text - I recently moved back to Phx from San Francisco, so needless to say, I'm a little spoiled on the restaurant front. So far, I've been happy with the direction that Phx restaurants are taking and I really enjoyed Federal Pizza.\n\nA friend and I visited this weekend and we had the burrata appetizer and the Big Red pizza. Both were amazingly good. They had a great selection of local and craft beers and a good wine list. We didn't have dessert b/c we were full, but I certainly would like to try some of what they had on the menu.\n\nThey are down a star for one reason - OPEN TABLE - heard of it? For pete's sake TAKE F%#@ING RESERVATIONS, at least on the weekends. It's super good food and people are going to go there. It would be so much easier if one didn't have to wait 1.5 hours to get in. It takes the pressure off you guys. If I've been waiting for hours, it had better be some flipping good pizza. Reservations. Take them. We'll all be happier.
Group - helminth


Text - There was an extensive variety of baked goods wrapped in plastic wrap sitting on tables, but there was not way to tell how fresh they were.  We opted for sharing a flan from the dessert case.  It was neither light nor tasty.
Group - miscellaneousness


Text - The pig candy was AMAZING! We booked a 9:10 reservation (highly recommend) and had to wait a few minutes so we grabbed a drink at the bar upstairs. The restaurant layout makes for interesting conversation! We sat at the overlook on the second floor. The chandelier of the first floor was parallel to us which was made of deer antlers... very cool! The two-story whiskey bar-wall was awesome. They have an old-school library ladder to climb up and grab bottles. I would definitely recommend this place for a date to share plates because there are too many good options to just choose one!
Group - helminth


Text - I was looking forward to bringing home some delicious cupcakes and they really fell short. I was disappointment that they had no problem selling me 2 cupcakes that were oddly shaped. I bought 4 cupcakes for $10 and some change for that price I was expecting quality. Other than the birthday cupcake the others were regular store quality, I could have gone to Smiths for that. Piece of advice, take pride in your products and don't sell anything that you wouldn't be proud of having your name on it specially when it comes to presentation.
Group - miscellaneousness
Classify the following: Was craving crabs while in Vegas, but not interested in AYCE buffets or big crowds. Found this place on yelp and tried it out. Servers were friendly and laid back, atmosphere casual and no wait on a Saturday night (might worry some people, but i trust my fellow yelpers so I counted that a huge plus :) We ordered bacon wrapped scallops, onion rings, crab cakes, a lb of snow crab legs and a pulled pork sandwich. My date loved the scallops. I liked them, but would've preferred better bacon (the scallops were yummy and plump though). I will agree with the masses that the crab cakes were great and full of crab. Snow crab legs were delicious, pulled pork sandwich was huge and tender. If you're over the buzz of The Strip and looking for a chill place to get some tasty seafood (and other) grub, take a short drive and check this out.