Best Family Style Restaurants in North Central Phoenix

From beginning to end, our experience with Steak44 was amazing. We celebrated our 3rd anniversary here and they treated us as if we were the only couple in the whole restaurant, despite the moderate amount of noise. It all began a month prior when I was contacting the team to plan out our evening, asking for seating that could facilitate an intimate setting for my wife and I. We found out that they ended up sitting us in a booth that had a view of the kitchen! Hazel even followed through with placing rose petals on our table prior to our arrival. Made me feel like I was husband of the year planning this out lol Food was spectacular as expected, and our waiters (Nick and Giovanni) assured that our drinks were full and made recommendations for our entrees. My wife got the Scottish Salmon and I got the 45 day dry aged rib eye w/ 3 sides. Our eyes got bigger than our stomachs and we ended up taking a lot of food home, and they even comped our desert! All in all the team performed amazingly that night, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. Husbands, take note: with a little bit of planning they can help you take a dinner night out into stories your wife will brag about to her friends. Thank you everyone for your help making our night unforgettable.

Our party had the Gucamole, Pasta Baconora, Green Chili Enchiladas, Taco Baconora, and Tacos Birria. The baconora and birria items flavors were really great.the enchilada was a bit more bland than expected. Server was very nice but it was a bit slower to get drinks and initial order. Overall a good experience and somewhere we will visit in the future

Very tasty, high quality food. Excellent atmosphere/environment. Friendly, helpful staff who are not intrusive, but very on-the-spot. Great craft cocktails. Super fun to walk around exploring the empty rooms and one staff member saw us and gave us a very short, impromptu tour. Bonus! Wonderful views!

Having worked in the restaurant business, you have a higher expectation of what an experience should be. Food becomes bland, poor service is the norm, and you pick everything apart. My wife and I have elaborate discussions during most dinners about how everything has no care or love anymore, and eating is just passing the time. Nothing stands out. I will say this dinner was one of the best overall meals I can remember. The food had flavor for days, and the service was exceptional. Thank you for having a Chilean wine on the menu! That banana ice cream was unreal and was a great finish to the dinner. Thank you for letting me be a part of your culinary journey.

Great new spot! Give yourself time for parking, or Uber, or Waymo. Totally recommend THE SPIRIT PHOENIX, our new local siganture cocktail…With homemade Chiltepin mesquite honey syrup, prickly pear fruit, and lemon juice from lemon’s !!!! Atrue garden-to-glass experience. 🍹💥🌵