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    Cory S.

    I work in the Downtown Phoenix area, and I regularly walk by Taste budzz. Today, I walked in for the first time, and I was impressed by what I saw. They have their regular menu of random menu items along with a snack shop. The restaurant itself has plenty of seating and even more fun decor plus a huge large-screen television. While I only got one item today, I'll be back for more another time. As I read online, "Whatever it is that you're craving, Taste Budzz probably has it!" I didn't know what I was feeling like when I arrived from pizza, mac & cheese, burgers, sandwiches...I ended up choosing a gyro. It was big and filling, though tasty, it was similar to other restaurants and nothing too special but it still was good. As I often crave different things, I will certainly try something different on my next visit. Other dishes that sound appealing include a Philly cheesesteak, a Chicago hot dog, a half dozen wings, a small pepperoni pizza, mozzarella sticks, cheese curds, mini pancakes, or a chocolate shake to name a few. While I'm not sure that the food is too healthy, it's got to be okay to splurge on calories every now and then. There are fun neon lights on display above the drink station and the cash register. There are skateboards on the ceiling. There are many snacks and different types of drinks on display to purchase. There is seating inside (plenty!) and outside (a few seats). The owner seemed to be hard at work on a ladder but the staff were there and very kind and helpful. I even saw a colleague of mine come in afterwards (though he has been there before). While they don't seem to have a website, they do have online ordering options at https://order.toasttab.com/online/tastee-budz. I'll be back!

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    At first when I saw this restaurant I thought it was going to be amazing. Especially after looking at the menu. I ordered the spicy jerk chicken dinner. When I first tried it I was a little thrown for a loop when I opened it. I was expecting jerk chicken but instead got shredded chicken with jerk flavor. The sides were good. I got the Mac and cheese and sweet yams. I figured that maybe there was a might've been a mistake with the chicken until I ordered again. The second time I ordered the Cajun chicken dinner. Well the problem with this one was again it was shredded chicken but didn't taste a Cajun flavor. Now I'm really wondering what is going on. Fast forward to last night when I ordered again bc I wanted to see if there was some sort of mistake with the jerk chicken and if it was corrected - I ordered it again and my daughter ordered the chicken gumbo- no no no!!! Everything was still the same with my meal as well as hers. Not sure what was meant by chicken gumbo and where the inspiration for any of these meals came from but they really don't need to do this anymore. And the prices are wayyyyy too high for what you get. I definitely won't order from here again. Fool me 4 times real real shame on me.

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    Wes H.

    The guy that runs this place is super cool. The pizza is extremely tasty, the cheese sticks are phenomenal and the dipping sauce is nothing less than amazing. I've got only good things to say about this spot. Top-notch! I would absolutely recommend taste buds to anybody. You won't regret it- absolutely fantastic!

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    Abhishek S.

    Super casual, ASU students frequent, ambiance is like a sports bar. Open till 2 am, good to grab some late night grub. Typical American junk food, great for a late night fix. The people running this place are friendly and have great customer service. No frills, easy going, hard working people. Stop by and grab a bite!

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    Michelle S.

    Place is always clean, food is good and comes out fast and they have a lot of cooler drink options. And you can't beat $5 slices of pizza and drink

    Flamin' Cheeto Burger

    Food was good, service was great, and it's not busy at all. Along with the waiting time is around 5-10 minutes, isn't bad. Overall, it's a good restaurant and the ambience is good as well. The employee, assuming it's the business owner let me refill my water bottle without a problem.

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    This place is awesome, so many choices of food I couldn't decide what I was in the mood for... the guy who helped me was super nice and suggested some things. I ordered late night at 2am the other night

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    amazing staff, food was deliciou. will definitely be back

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    Pretty decent dawgs I must say. I'll be trying the hot Cheeto one next. I think I had the Chicago dog and it was almost spot on tbh

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    This is one of the best places on the ASU campus that stays open súper late, 2am to be exact.

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