Best Restaurants for People Watching in Tempe

Excellent food, fantastic service, beautiful ambience… ONLY complaint is that the servings sizes were SO SMALL that my husband and I had to order two entrees plus an app to have enough to eat. (And we don’t eat a lot, we’re not large people) Our server actually recommended that we did and we’re happy we ordered more. So because of the multiple entrees plus an app the bill was naturally higher than it could have been so I don’t believe the value was great.

My girlfriends and I went for a Valentine’s lunch and we all loved it. Been here numerous times and always have a great experience. The wait staff is always. So sweet and friendly. The food is beautiful and tasty. The place is beautiful and hopping.

An absolute phenomenal experience. The service was seamless from the moment we got there until we left. Everyone was so attentive to our table and our drinks were never empty. Highly recommend the queso as an appetizer and the cheese crisp was out of this world. Can’t wait to go again!

The Ends is an incredible restaurant. I love that they don’t use any seed oils and instead focus on cooking with tallow. The food is amazing, and I think their pasta is better than any Italian restaurant here in the Valley. I know everyone says this, but the Cacio e Pepe is definitely something to write home about. It’s really, really good. Almost equivalent to the one I had at Osteria Da Fortunata in Rome. The thick noodles and sauce are very similar. Absolutely delicious. We also had the mushroom pasta, meatballs, Hamachi crudo, and beet burrata. All excellent. The only downside was that they were out of multiple dishes, which was a bit disappointing. However, they made it up to us by giving us a $45 gift card, which we appreciated. Overall, it was a great experience, and I would definitely recommend it to friends and family.

We had a very nice lunch experience. Friendly service , excellent food , and reasonable prices provided great value. Coconut shrimp appetizer was excellent as was the pad thai and drunken dragon. Will definitely return.