This was my first time dining at Pizzicata (Mesa location), and the live music is what initially…read moredrew me in. The patio views are beautiful, and the weather made it such a great spot to sit outside in the evening. The live music was a perfect touch...not too loud, so you could still have a conversation comfortably. The owner even walked around and spoke with guests, and both he and his wife were incredibly friendly. You can tell they really take pride in the entertainment they provide and in making sure customers have a great experience. As for the food, it reminded me a lot of the pizza at A Modo Mio Cucina Italiana, which is just a few streets away. If you've had and enjoyed their pizza, you'll likely enjoy Pizzicata as well. I ordered the Jennifer calzone, and it was okay. I would try a calzone again, but with different toppings. I added a meatball for an extra $3, and honestly, it didn't quite hit the spot compared to homemade meatballs. The calzone had a lot of ricotta and not a lot of other ingredients in it, so if you're not a big ricotta fan, this probably isn't the best choice. That said, the ricotta itself had a different flavor than other ricotta I'm used to. The calzone doesn't come with sauce inside, and the side of sauce is pretty small. I was charged $0.50 for an extra... I probably could've used two or three sides of sauce since the calzone had none. That being said, the sauce itself was excellent... very close to the flavor of sauce that my family makes. This sauce really gave the calzone a good Taste, it just needed more! We also tried the mozzarella sticks, and those were good. Overall, the atmosphere is beautiful, the space is a nice size, and the staff is warm and welcoming. It seems like a good place to bring kids, although when we went (Thursday around 6), I didn't see many. The decor is lovely, and the overall vibe makes it a place I'd come back

Decided to try this place because of a post on Cave Creek Infamous Bulletin Board. Shout out for…read moreposting about it! Our first time in there JC was our server. She was awesome and encouraged us to try the pizza. The pizza was awesome. JC was so nice and so welcoming. The food did not disappoint. It was delicious and the pizza crust was the best we've had in the USA! JC told us that their flour is shipped in from Italy so it's much more healthier and TASTIER than the flour out here. Since it was so good we couldn't wait to bring our kids there. We were greeted immediately by Randy and sat immediately. Randy was an awesome server and our food came out very quickly. She checked on us enough to make sure our food was good and our drinks were always filled. She was very friendly and welcoming as well. Before leaving, we decided to get some gelato and Noah helped us. He was very patient with our chaotic family and gave us good recommendations on the gelato. This place is so cute, very clean, has awesome food, but most especially wonderful customer service. Good representation of Carefree and Cave Creek!!! I can't wait to bring out of towners here.

Everything about this place is first rate: first, it's quiet. That's harder and harder to come by…read moreanymore. Second, it's in the neighborhood. Third, extensive menu and excellent preparation.

A friend wanted to try & we went along since that's we do... Can't believe we've lived here almost…read more5 years and last night was our first time! This place is an awesome find! So cute & quaint. Perfect and it's so close! Kelly was our server and she was personable & pleasant! All the team was so attentive. Started off with a bottle of their Montepulciano ; because that's what we do! - 'simply fabulous'! Both of us had a salad: he- the garden & me- the Cesar; both wonderful! I chose the Salmon Piccata w/ linguine and he chose Linguine w/ Clams & red sauce. Mine was fantastic & perfect. Can't wait for my supper tonight as I will have leftovers!! Maybe, I will share!! We will definitely be back!!

Food, service and atmosphere was great. We totally enjoyed our evening there with friends.read more

We returned to this restaurant last night after a year or so. We were shocked to find major…read moredeterioration in food quality with high prices! 1. Melon and prosciutto Hard unripe melon and prosciutto older than me and far more dried up! 2. Spaghetti bolognese. Tasted very old and refrigerated. Mushy tasteless nameless meat. Sent back no offer to replace or refund 3. Lamb chops ordered medium rare arrived well done with a small nameless and tasteless watery white veg. 4. They had no alcohol zero beer 5. Sprite sent back as it was yellow 6 . Told me the line was dirty. 7. 3 small lamb chops $54 (no potato) 8. Inedible spaghetti bolognese $24 (Thank goodness a very small portion) So sorry to see what once was a delightful restaurant fall into such neglect. There are many fine Italian restaurants from which we can choose. THIS IS NO LONGER ONE OF THEM.

Although the place was very busy as it was wine Wednesday for half price wine, the hostess put two…read moretables together to be able to see the four of us. Pizza was great as always, drinks came out super quick. All in all a great experience to have dinner with friends there!

Brugo's is our favorite pizza restaurant in the Cave Creek area. We especially enjoy their thin…read morecrust pizzas. Our two favorites are the Franktown and the Finding Nemo. The Franktown has chicken, bacon, roasted garlic, and a variety of cheeses while the finding Nemo is shrimp based with cheese. We typically eat at the bar while chatting with Patrick, a long-term bartender there. He's always good for a few laughs. While it sometimes takes a while to get your food, patience is a virtue. And especially during the snowbird season, the restaurant can be crowded so a reservation is in order.

We had a great experience at Patricia's Pizza for happy hour. When we first arrived, the bar was…read morefull, so we went to the small bar patio to find a seat. While some seats were available, it was a very warm day, and I couldn't manage sitting in the sun, as the one umbrella I saw wasn't opened, so we went back inside to see if any bar seating had opened, and fortunately for us, a couple of chairs at the bar were now available. It's super comfortable sitting at the bar here, with a nice open-air view across the bar to the outside patio area. The service was friendly, and the happy hour menu is plentiful. We were here for the food today, and there is no shortage of options at (by today's standards) pretty reasonable prices for the amount of food you get. And if you come at other than peak hours, you can even get happy hour in the main dining room and patio, so we hope to give that a try! We ordered three items: handcrafted meatballs with San Marzano sauce ($10) and rigatoni with pulled chicken ($12) from the happy hour menu and the half Tomaso's Sicilian salad from the regular menu (essentially a happy hour price at only $8). All of it was delicious, but the standout was the salad, which my wife said was even better than the salad she orders when we visit Little Italy in San Diego. That's a huge compliment! The atmosphere isn't quiet, but they didn't have super loud, blaring music when we were there, which was welcome. It's essentially a square dining room with a bar on the side. While the bar patio on the north side of the building isn't much and isn't shaded unless you score a spot with the umbrella or come at a time of day when the building blocks the sun, the main patio is nicely covered and shaded at all times. We look forward very much to coming here again and trying other items they offer, especially the pizzas. It's nice to have another dining option in this part of town. :)

Great food, great service, great atmosphere . It's super clean there and the servers have always…read morebeen very friendly. I love the patio and it's dog friendly. Peyton is an absolute asset to the restaurant. He's always upbeat and no matter what he takes the time to greet us and he always makes sure the patrons are well taken care off. We love the salads, the pasta, and the pizza! So basically we have not had a bad dish there. A+ all around.

Uncle Louie's has been around forever. A real staple in Scottsdale…read more Their pizza is excellent. They always give generous portions I tried 2 of their salads and they were great and had no issue altering the ingredients My husband had tried another pizza restaurant Patricia's Pizza and he was very disappointed too thin dry and no sauce or cheese at all Stick to Uncle Louie's

This is our go to for a quick bite. Friendly staff, good food, fair prices. A lot of locals eat…read morehere. That should tell you something.

I organized a private dinner, in their private dining room, for my husband's birthday. Julia was an…read moreabsolute joy to work with. She responds so quickly and always addressed every question, idea, etc I presented. I loved getting to work with Julia, she is such an asset at Keelers. I cannot say enough good things about her! Overall, we had a good experience. They were very nice to provide a vegan option for one of our guests. The food was hit and miss with some dishes (like the NY Strip) being great and others being not so good (like the Prime Rib (although it was massive in size!) and Salmon). Our server Maria was great! She had a full section on the patio and then us off in the private room and she did a great job providing us with good, quick service and we loved her banter as well. All the staff we interacted with were really nice. We enjoyed being in the private room and not having to worry about disrupting other dinners, but there were some quarks with the private room. Staff often came in to access some kind of storage room within the room, we would have loved the ability to control the music ourselves, which was on when we arrived but stopped part way through out meal. The room is also separate from the rest of the restaurant, I assumed it would have been inside the same building but it is off the patio in it's own building and down a very steep ramp.

Came here on a Friday without a reservation and they were nice enough to seat us right away but…read moreafter that the experience was unpleasant. We didn't feel like eating steak so I ordered the burger and my BF ordered the prime rib dip. My burger was really good but the onion rings and fries were over fried or it just tasted old and dry. Also they take forever bring out drinks and food. We received our bill and my BF noticed that there was something on the receipt that didn't look familiar which was $60. The server charged a bottle of wine table next to ours on our tab. Probably won't be back, not the best experience and the server never really checks on you to see if you need anything, more like trying to get her attention.

It's been a long time since I've been up to Cave Creek, so imagine how pleased I was to find an…read moreOregano's right off the main artery running into town. Oregano's always has banging pasta, and they did not disappoint here. I had a wonderful Bowl O Pasta which is Angel Hair with a meatball added in for good measure. Served with a slice of garlic bread toasted to perfection. I was just stuffed with a single bowl, so it's nice they give you multiple servings if you want, but who can do that? They have a nice outdoor seating area to enjoy while the weather is nice, which won't be for very long, so get out there and try out their patio while the weather permits.

I hate to write a bad review of Oregano's because we truly love this place, but unfortunately this…read morevisit was anything but something to love. Oregano's is always a tradition for us when my dad visits, we typically go every time on his last night in town. We usually order the Oregano's Favorite salad and a large Bistro Classic, and it's something we always look forward to. We went on a Monday night and were seated right away. Everything seemed fine at first. Our salad came out, but shortly after we overheard a waitress telling a table behind us that there were issues with the pizzas and that theirs would be delayed. Since they were a large party, we didn't think much of it and assumed the kitchen was just backed up. After finishing our salad, the wait for our pizzas became very long. We had ordered a large Bistro Classic and a smaller pepperoni and black olive pizza for the kids. After a while a manager came over to apologize and explained that two of their pizza cooks had called out and the remaining employee was still in training. They eventually brought out the kids' pizza, which looked off, the crust was much thicker than Oregano's usual thin crust. We were told the Bistro Classic was still going to be a wait. When the Bistro Classic finally arrived, the manager apologized again. The pizza was burnt all around the edges, the tomatoes were thick instead of thin-sliced, and they didn't even cover the entire pizza. It looked and tasted nothing like the Bistro Classic we always order. The pizza was thick and doughy, and after trying a slice, it was clear it wasn't salvageable. The manager told us we wouldn't be charged and asked if we wanted to keep it, but we declined. She explained the employee in training was having trouble. We asked if they could make another one to go, hoping someone more experienced could prepare it. They also offered me a glass of wine on the house, but it never came. A few minutes later we were told an oven had gone out, so at that point we just said forget the pizza altogether. Our waitress had disappeared during the chaos so we actually thought maybe she was back there rolling pizza dough. When we saw her again she apologized and mentioned they were out of certain ingredients. The manager offered a free dessert, but my husband and dad declined. Given how long everything had already taken and knowing the kitchen was struggling, we didn't want to wait even longer for something else that might also come out wrong. We asked for the check. When the bill came, the Bistro Classic was removed, but our waitress brought out another Bistro Classic to go -- the one we had asked for before being told the oven was out. That was nice. We took it home and unfortunately, it still wasn't much better. While it wasn't burnt, it was very doughy and the ingredients still weren't what they should have been. Overall, it was just a bad experience from start to finish. Clearly, everything that could go wrong did go wrong in the kitchen -- staff calling out or no-showing, an oven going down, and running out of ingredients. We will come back during my dad's next visit and hope this was just a one-time issue, because Oregano's is usually a place we love and enjoy

Wine flights, charcuterie, and French onion soup are our favorites. Truthfully everything on the…read moremenu is delicious. Staff are attentive, friendly, and helpful. Not a bad seat in the house- indoor and outdoor. Parking has expanded and we've never had an issue. Perfect out of the way spot.

This place is in a high rent, rural neighborhood with no other options for miles away, which I…read morethink has something to do with its popularity. Everything I saw online, and based on the name, gave me the impression it had a nice view of the valley. It doesn't. The view is some bushes in front of it immediately next to the road. The food was just okay. I had the Cubano. The meat was dry and there wasn't enough condiments to overcome it. I was going to ask for some thousand island, but our waiter was more interested in visiting with other staff than being attentive to customers. The chips that came with it (house made?) were pretty basic and added nothing to the meal. Wife liked their house made sangria, so we asked for a bottle to go. It's available on site in a carafe only. I get why it's a local favorite, but it's not worth the drive otherwise.