We were very excited to try the new Meat The Balls Restaurant in the Biltmore area of Phoenix Arizona. I don’t know what went wrong. Our newspaper listed the grand opening as the 21st of March. (photo is by www.vancitybuzz.com)

It is possible that sort of problem happened that couldn’t be avoided so they weren’t able to open today. I was told by people working there that they expect to open Tuesday at 4:30. Earlier today before I left the house I checked their website, Facebook page and even called Pomo (the owners other restaurant) for information but didn’t get anything not even a phone number for Meat The Ball. The woman that answered the phone didn’t have any information about Meat The Balls for me. I had a bad feeling that something might go wrong and did have a back up choice ready.

Well it’s not the end of the world! This gives me the opportunity to return to Muse and Market. I’ve been wanting to go back for a long time. I know Chef Dino the master chef winner is long gone with most of his vegan creative dishes and from what I read the restaurant swings to a more meaty menu now.

We pull up and four two top tables arrive just before us…..The restaurant is empty but we were told that they were just slammed and need a few minutes to get it together. OK no big deal…..We wait and eventually are seated. A waiter offers us beverages and we look at the menu. A waitress soon approaches the our table and also offers us beverages…I say the waiter just offered us beverages. She almost looks like she is going to cry and says.

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“If you want him to wait on you that’s ok.”

I say, ” I just didn’t want two people to bring us double beverages.”

Odd…It’s a possibility that maybe they were working as a team but I’m not a mind reader so I can’t say…..Or maybe the waiter was stealing all the tables?????

Anywho…..

We wait a long time for the waiter to return……Maybe he is the one waiting on all the tables?

I don’t know what happened but three of the four tables are leaving and then the waiter comes back to take our order. I ask for the hot chicken sandwich.

He says, “I don’t know if we have that.” Then he leaves and comes back and says, “We are almost out of food.” “We can only make breakfast.” He offers me a free pastry that I decline because I want to order lunch. The free pastry was nice to offer but that isn’t what I came for. We leave because I don’t enjoy breakfast food…..

So we have to pick a plan three. I noticed That Jewel Bakery and Cafe is nearby. I’m not familiar with the restaurant but yesterday I ate the most amazing smoked salmon, smoked poblano pepper on a bagel chip with quail egg at the “Smoked” Event at Ocotillo just yesterday from Jewel’s Bakery and Cafe so I thought this just had to be good stop.

Well I notice on the door that this is an all day breakfast place….(my heart does sink a little)…It’s kind of late now and we are tired and hungry and I just say I will order something.

I was going to order the chicken salad but the only dressing is ranch and I hate ranch dressing so I order the Hot Chicken and Waffles after all I like hot chicken.

The place is packed with people.

We wait….wait and wait.

After 45 minutes of waiting my husband ask the waiter how much longer because he isn’t sure if we should stay. It seems like a crazy wait.

The waiter says it was like this all day and said it should only be around 10 more minutes and offers us a free pastry. That was nice of them to offer us a free pastry but we declined because neither of us want a free pastry. Have you ever had two different restaurants in one day offer you a free pastry?

A few minutes later my plate of food finally arrives.

The chicken looks a little dark but is moist inside…..Oddly this isn’t spicy at all….The waffles are very good and fluffy for waffles. The syrup is sweet…After I eat one piece of my Hot Chicken that isn’t hot as in spicy. They have a few different chicken and waffles on the menu and it’s possible they gave me the wrong one.

Someone does ask how it is. I say that it’s good but isn’t hot. This person offers to bring me some spice dust…..instead of spice dust someone runs me a different syrup…It taste like bacon-ee, SWEET with an after burn………This might be great to most people but it’s not what I had in mind.

Disappointed after a disappointing long day already.

A few minutes latter someone is is running around the restaurant with a plate of Hot Chicken and Waffles not knowing where it goes….?????????? Ummmmmmmm?

It should be mentioned that for the long wait they kindly took 25% off our bill.

Did you ever get offered free pastry twice in one day?

Your Forking experience may or may not differ and EVERY FORKING THING is subject to change.