Best Contemporary Italian Restaurants in Phoenix / Arizona

The staff was warm and welcoming. They made sure our experience was a perfect one.

We dined this evening at the Fat Ox after hearing good things, so we had high expectations. When we arrived the service was quick and attentive and we were seated right away. At this point our server Brandt greeted us and walked us through the menu, providing very helpful recommendations. He took a lot of time and was clearly very passionate about the food and the restaurant. I won’t highlight everything we had, but Brandt was absolutely spot on with his suggestions. Our group agreed that it was one of the best meals we have ever had. The chicken was absolutely incredible. The food was perfect, the service was amazing and it absolutely resulted in a memorable night with my family. I cannot recommend the Fat Ox enough, and if you’re lucky enough to get Brandt as your server, you will have an incredible night. He made the night extremely special. Go to the Fat Ox. You will not regret it.

We had brunch. All the food was outstanding So delicious! We love it! Lexus our server is always excellent and very knowledgeable about everything!!!

We had the Tortellono and Chicken Parmesan sandwich. They were both fantastic. I also had a small Caesar salad which was tasty! The quality was excellent and we will be back!!

Bradley did an excellent job as our server! He was friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. We enjoyed our evening in this buzzy, unique atmosphere - akin to dining on a small street in a European town.