Feedback please for Scottsdale visitor

[BStone1]

Hi,
I'll be in arriving in Scottsdale at the end of the week for a week of R&R. I've scouted out the following places via website menus and would appreciate any feedback offered. Thanks:

Bamboo Club
Malee's Thai Bistro
Jalepeno Inferno
Posh
Wildfish
Los Sombreros Cafe
Gallo Blanco
Citizen Public House
Beckets Table
Eddie's House
Carlsbad Tavern
Persian Room
Culinary Dropout

Also interested in any unsolicited suggestions , all cuisines and I'll have a car!!!!

Thanks

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Carlsbad Tavern
3313 N Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Malee's
21001 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050

Persian Room
17040 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Gallo Blanco Cafe
401 W Clarendon Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85013

Eddie's House
7042 E Indian School Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Culinary Dropout
7135 E Camelback Rd #125, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Citizen Public House
7111 E. 5th Avenue, Suite E, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

[AnonymousWaitress]

Bamboo Club - chain like chinese, you could find much better in town. Chinese is also not a strong suit of Phoenix so depending on where you're from you might want to go for something we're more known for.
Malee's Thai - solid thai food.
Posh* - one of my absolute favorites, amazing food and they strive to give everyone a different dish so it's a fun place to share dishes - not cheap but worth the $. Been mentioned on board many times so do a search for more reviews.
Wildfish - great happy hour otherwise it's a good seafood place but nothing you couldn't get anywhere else.
Los Sombreros* - little more casual, but not a dive by any means. You'll get some great Mexican/Southwestern food there. I have been many times and really enjoy, sit on the patio to enjoy the AZ weather. Also search on board for this one for other reviews.
Citizen Public House - link to discussion http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/766045
Beckett's Table - solid comfort food, depending on where you're staying might be convenient but I wasn't overly wowed when I went (this is a favorite of some friends though), however they had a great booth at a weekend food festival here and were offering to email $10 gift cards so I will be trying again.
Eddie's House - my one meal there was nothing special.
Carlsbad Tavern* - great for late night food, they have a lot of green chili dishes, good casual choice.
Culinary Dropout - Very trendy spot on the Scottsdale Waterfront, I get cocktails and apps there with friends occasionally but it's one of those places where the food is about $3 too expensive and not really a foodie spot. If you're going to be going out and seeing the nightlife it's a decent place to start out the evening though, from there you can walk to many places.

some good recs in this thread as well: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/768716
Try searching for "spring training" as well to get some relevant threads too

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Carlsbad Tavern
3313 N Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Malee's
21001 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050

Eddie's House
7042 E Indian School Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Culinary Dropout
7135 E Camelback Rd #125, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Beckett's Table
3717 E. Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ

Citizen Public House
7111 E. 5th Avenue, Suite E, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

[lascheck]

Haven't been to all of the restaurants mentioned but will give you feedback on the ones I have been to!

Bamboo Club - Not bad for chain Chinese Food. Everything is always very consistently tasty but keep in mind it is a chain...if that doesn't deter you, I'd eat there anyday over PF Changs.

Malee's Thai Bistro - Very delicious Thai food! Coco chili fish, drunken dragon noodles, pad thai, and tom yum soup are some great staples. Good dining experience in a good location. Another great Thai find is Thai Rama with multiple locations. This one may be a little bit more authentic.

Wildfish - like a McCormick and Schmicks, definitely not a bad dining experience, but you will not find any foodies dining here mainly because it lacks uniqueness

Persian Room- Very delicious persian food! I frequent this restaurant, their food is very flavorful.

Culinary Dropout - Menu looks more exciting than the actual food is. I've tried to go back a number of times because I like to keep an open mind and have had the same disappointing experiences with their food. Not cheap either.

Italian- Marcellino / Veneto Trattoria
French- Petite Maison
Pizza- Pizzeria Bianco / Grimaldi's
Thai- Malee's / Thai Rama
Sushi/Japanese- Hiro Sushi, Sakana, Pearl, Sushi Brokers
New Mexican- Richardson's
Lunch food- la grande orange
Modern Contemporary American- House of Tricks

let me know if you have any other questions!

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House of Tricks
114 E 7th St, Tempe, AZ 85281

Thai Rama Restaurant
1221 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013

Pizzeria Bianco
623 E Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Malee's
21001 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85050

Hiro Sushi
9393 N 90th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Veneto Trattoria
6137 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250

Persian Room
17040 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Sushi Brokers
17025 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Petite Maison
7216 E Shoeman Ln, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Culinary Dropout
7135 E Camelback Rd #125, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Marcellino
7114 E Stetson Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

[Dapuma]

malee's is very solid

posh i had an fun experience but wasn't wowed overall (although the foie is amazing) - many of the others on the board would disagree though and rank it higher than me, certainly fun if you have never done it before and have a few people with you - would count on it for a fun evening, very generous pour on the wine pairings :)

to avoid for food reasons alone: bamboo culinary, culinary drop out

nothing else on the list i would go out of my way for

what AA said good happy hour at wildfish nothing else you cant get somewhere else

I would add cowboy ciao and fnb in the area most of your restaurants seem to be located at

dick's hideaway / rokerji is worth the drive

la grande organge for a good lunch breakfast place, would also throw on daily dose, who has a great happy hour 4-8 every day and is good for breakfast or lunch