content: Here's a tip: check the ASU game schedule if you're making reservations during football season!  Something I neglected to do, and we ended up being stuck in game traffic, re-routed around a bunch closed streets, and arriving 30 minutes late for our reservation only to have nowhere to park.  Luckily, there was an empty spot in the lot behind the restaurant, and they were still able to accommodate our reservation, so it all worked out in the end.\n\nWe chose this place because we wanted a fancy restaurant that wasn't a steakhouse or seafood place.  House of Tricks delivered.  Food was amazing.  Atmosphere is intimate and just what the husband and I were hoping for on our date night.  \n\nAlthough we'd been here to eat before, it was 6 or 7 years ago so I wasn't sure what to expect.  I will say that I enjoyed the outside ambiance of this visit much more than I did the inside ambiance I remember from the first visit.  It's just so pretty on the outdoor patio, especially in the evening when the weather is nice.  And despite the tree we sat under that kept dropping its giant flowers on me!  Just as we were finishing our meal, a large party was seated on the patio next to us, and I was immensely grateful that we were almost done, because they were very loud, drunk, and obnoxious.  One of the other hazards of eating there on game night!\n\nWe'll definitely be back.  Just not on game night!