Compass Arizona Grill Is a Dessert Revolution in Downtown Phoenix
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| JK Grence |
| The sweets are fine, but this is the real reason to head to Compass. |
Dessert up at Compass has almost instantly become my favorite affordable luxury in town. The decor is tastefully done in late-1970s brown and orange (likely to recall the 30-year-plus history of the place), but if you're not looking out the window, you're doing it wrong. What can I say, that view is magic. Being 24 stories above the glittering lights on the desert floor is already nice. When it's a revolving restaurant, with tables taking 55 minutes for a full trip around downtown's sights... They could serve me a mud pie made with real mud and I probably wouldn't mind.
Thankfully, the desserts come out of the kitchen just fine. Offerings are familiar, with whatever subtle playful touches that the kitchen could get past the corporate overlords' radar. Berry cobbler (actually a berry crisp; does anyone use proper baked fruit dessert nomenclature?) gets a garnish of popping sugar (i.e. unflavored Pop Rocks). Chocolate ganache cake was pleasantly dense, with just enough zing from wine-macerated dried cherries. The fare isn't jaw-dropping amazing, but it is certainly enjoyable. The decent sweets and stellar view come together to leave me feeling like everything is right with the world.
I should mention that the service can be on the leisurely side at times. But let's be honest: If you're in a hurry, what are you doing at a place which has the view as its main selling point? Take it as a good chance to enjoy the view some more.
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Compass Restaurant
122 N. Second St., Phoenix, AZ
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