mixela — Restaurant in Phoenix

Excellent tapas and cozy atmosphere at this chef-owned restaurant - almost feels like it was plucked right out of a little town in Europe!

Every dish we tried tonight had balanced flavors, from the lamb parmentier to the green chile beef empanadas and Chinese five space chicken skewers. Lamb parmentier was unique and had great flavor!

MUST ORDER The highlight of the meal was the sushi. I’m always highly skeptical about getting sushi at a restaurant that doesn’t exclusively serve Japanese food, but WOW this chef knows what he’s doing. Yellowtail Aburi, Rainbow Maki, Salmon Avocado - ORDER THEM ALL AND THANK ME LATER. All the fried elements were perfect and the seasonings/textures were spot on. No joke, freshest fish in a roll I’ve ever had. (Tip: Eat all as served with no soy sauce)

For dessert we got the chocolate cake with black sesame and the honey nougat glacé. Both were delicious, but my friends and I felt that the honey nougat glace hit it out of the park. It was nutty, smoky, and complex. I would eat this dessert literally everyday if I could.

Go visit before this place...

Going to try and be as fair as possible with this place. The folks at the bar were nice. Good wine selection. Good cheeses. Good atmosphere. But I was turned off at the first dish. Now, tapas are small by nature. And tapas restaurants aren’t usually the cheapest places to eat at. I acknowledge that. Our first dish was the focaccia with a sundried tomato spread and small ramekin of olives. It was two very thin slices of focaccia. I can’t convey how humorous this was. I wish I’d gotten a photo. For $9, it was borderline insulting. The next plate was a cheese platter. The cheese was good and i liked some of the candied beets. But at $16, again, it was anemic, even by tapa standards. At this point, I wasn’t going to spend on Las Vegas prices. And if you charge those prices, I’m going to judge you at that level. Unfortunately, despite the good wine and nice people, it’s just not worth the cost. I hope they re-evaluate the value proposition and it might be worth a repeat visit. If this is the standard they follow, there are...

Absolutely loved this place all around, atmosphere, service and food. My friend and I met our 2 other friends here at 4:00 pm right when they opened. Upon entering, we were greeted and seated by a very nice and friendly young man, who was our server throughout the evening. The restaurant is very small, no tables bigger than to hold a party of 4. The bar though was big, it could accommodate a lot of people. They also have outdoor patio seating which looked very inviting if the weather was cooler.

We started off with the smoking deal they offer, a bottle of wine and a Bruschetta Board for $30. We ordered through out the evening cocktails and beers. They have limited cocktails, but the ones they offer were excellent. I had The V and Serendipity. The 4 of us shared all the tapas orders which were the Truffled Hamachi, 12pc Sashimi Assortment, Green Chili Beef Empanadas, Chicken Skewers, Spicy Salmon Avocado Maki and the Yellowtail Aburi. All was EXCELLENT!

This was my first time here and definitely will...