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Dish
March 2, 2008 Posted by Chris Tingom Filed under Coffee
There is a new restaurant / grocery store in Scottsdale called Dish. They have an interesting tagline: “A food experience.” Most of the time when my food is an experience, that’s a bad thing.
But alas I didn’t try the food. I went to try the coffee because they have a dedicated coffee bar inside the store. Before I got to that though, I decided to walk around and see what else they have. I noticed a sandwich bar (I’ve been meaning to give it a try), a sushi/fish area, a bakery and plenty of meats in the deli. The food looks awesome.
Then I made my way over to the coffee area. I decided to order a latte straight up. They didn’t have any porcelain cups so I had to settle for a paper cup. Honestly, that bugs me. What kind of a coffee shop doesn’t have real cups?
They have a trendy digital menu.
Notice how the countertop is 90% covered with stuff for sale? Why is that? Lots of places do this and it really adds to the clutter.
My latte was average. The foam wasn’t done right, but I rather expected what I received because they don’t have a professional barista. I didn’t even finish my latte. I feel like giving Dish a second visit, but my standards are fairly high when it comes to lattes and so if I return, I’ll probably try an iced coffee… something I can “fix” to a certain extent by adding cream and sugar.
Dish
www.mydishmarket.com
8977 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85253
Phone: (480) 584-6190
Michael T says:
Chris Tingom: drinking bad coffee, so you don’t have to.
Two things: covering the counter with stuff for sale is probably a similar concept to the grocery store impulse zone. Xylitol gum, anyone? I agree that it just creates clutter.
The other thing: I can’t even get a decent mocha from SBucks anymore, so my one and only coffee order is going to be drip. So if I make it into Dish, that’s what I’ll be ordering.
Bill Gray says:
The latte is embarassing! The impulse purchase idea works very well, but use jars with biscotti and cookie…not the mess they have going on. Ok, so I didn’t hold back.
Artur | Phoenix Real Estate says:
The coffee is not very good, indeed but the french toast for breakfast is splendid. It’s too bad they don’t open until 9am. This could be a great place, the concept needs to be refined and the coffee improved.