56 East Bar & Kitchen
Chandler, AZ 85226
Phone: (480) 705-5602
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- 54th Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-10pm
Editorial Description for 56 East Bar & Kitchen
Restaurant in the Casa Paloma Shopping Center serves filet mignon, sea bass, cheesecakes and sorbets; wine and cheese specials available.
Insider Tips
Know Before You GoCall ahead for live jazz showtimes.
When to Go56 East also offers our daily "Unwind" from 4:30pm to 6:30pm featuring an array of unique events from wine and cheese specials to a "Martini's & Manicures Night!"
User Reviews for 56 East Bar & Kitchen
06/27/2007 Posted by zueco
I have to say that I do really enjoy the experience of dining at this restaurant and have been there numerous times. I will share a few of my constant irritations with you however. The place is rather small and intimate which you would think lends an air of romance to the scene. This kind of upscale place is sorely needed in Chandler. Their problem however is that they are trying to combine 5 concepts into one small space. There is a patio which is comfortable and hoping with singles, they have a TV blaring sports themes at the bar which is right in the middle of the dining room and sometimes they have a couple singing live music as well. Put all of this together in one small room and you get a lot of disraction from the really fabulous cusine and comfort of the outer booths that could lend to a very romantic encounter with someone you want to spend some intimate time with. The wine list is very good and the food fabulous, but please guys, tone down the happy hour and the sports bar activities and consentrate on what you really do best... food and a nice romantic setting...
Pros: Great food and wines
Cons: Noisy and cluttered with too many differnt themes.
06/14/2007 Posted by foounke
Beware- this review is about our experience at 56 East on an early Monday night when we went for drinks and appetizers during happy hour. The hostess was surprisingly non-snobby, she promptly seated us at the patio-exactly where we wanted to be on a pleasant and warm summer evening. We started off with Mojitos ($5 -a house special on Mondays) - delicious and potent, and only lacked a fresh stick of sugar cane. This was a good sign...we thought. We tried “Warm Mushroom Brie” a tiny puff pastry filled with warm cheesy goodness. It was much smaller than expected. We should have gotten the hint, but we were eager to try more. We ordered the “Ceviche,” in a tall martini glass with fried plantains. Plantains were tasteless, not as sweet as hoped. I expected more vibrant flavors, but the seafood didn’t stand out, only tartness of the marinade did. We ordered the “Crab Cake,” they said it was jumbo, but when it came out it was smaller than my palm, and I have a small palm. Disappointed with the size of the crab cake, we were surprised by the flavor of the crab cake. It was pretty tasty. All of the above appetizers were originally $13 or so, luckily we were there during happy hour so they were about $6. I think I would cry if I ordered them at regular price. Due to the mini-portioned appetizers, we were still a bit hungry. So we tried the “House Salad” ($8) although I had ordered the Strawberry Salad. It was super tiny and paled in comparison to other restaurants’ $8 salads. I think the restaurant could have given us a bit more lettuce. It’s not that expensive is it!?! We also tried “Seafood Linguini.” The mussels were sweet and yummy, but we were saddened by the smallness. Linguini, the last time I checked at the grocery store was pretty cheap, so I don’t know what their problem is. Tiny, tiny, tiny portions, beware! There’s nothing too special here that other restaurants don’t offer. Other restaurants give you more food for about the same price.
Pros: service was friendly, nice atmosphere, drinks potent
Cons: pricey even during happy hour, and small, tiny, mini portions
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