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6850 E. Main St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251

480-421-7997

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Phoenix New Times
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BEST COSMOPOLITAN
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Cuisine(s): American, Brunch

Hours: Fri-Sat 6am-11pm, Sun-Thu 6am-10pm

Price: $$, $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, Diners Club, cash
Attire: Resort casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, ATM

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Valet

Description

If Scottsdale had a couple more Ho's like this one, it might be on its way to outclassing La-La Land. The hotel is pure George Jetson-Googie-Mid-Century swank, a cherry spot, with the kind of finger-poppin' pizzazz that cost $80 mil to re-create. Ho's Café ZuZu aims to put you in the way-back machine, with nostalgic noshes like mac 'n' cheese, meat loaf and mashed pots, and chicken and dumplings. The results are hit or miss, but the hotel's so bleedin' hip that it makes up for the menu's occasional errors. Sort of like a V-8 '57 Chevy that gets 10 miles per gallon, but is oh-so-sweet a ride.

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5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. every Wed.

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Dinner Menu

Small Plates

$7.00

Zuzu's Soup Du Jour

$7.00

Chicken Noodle Soup

$8.25

Border Chili Warner Family Recipe
shredded cheddar, red onion , grilled flour tortilla

$16.00

Giant Shrimp Cocktai
chilled, served with cocktail sauce (4 per order

$14.00

Today's Artisan Cheese Selection
your server will describe

$7.00

Organic Greens
tomato, cucumber, balsamic vinaigrette

$7.50
Add Bacon $1.50

Iceberg Wedge
grilled; red wine vinaigrette, creamy maytag blue cheese

$7.50

Classic Caesar

$8.00

Chilled Beet Salad
medjool dates, goat cheese, pickled shallots, fennel, basil vinaigrette

$8.00

Chopped Salad
cucumber, tomato, celery, carrots, gruyere cheese, toasted almonds, green onions, sun-dried cranberries, sweet peppers with green goddess and bacon dressings

$8.50

Tomato Caprese Salad
fresh mozzarella, basil vinaigrette

$10.00

P.E.I. Mussels
spicy spanish chorizo, tomatoes and fennel in a white wine broth, toasted baguette

$12.00

Fried Green Tomatoes
jumbo lump crab meat, spicy remoulade

$13.00

Orange and Ginger Seared Ahi
asian slaw, soy mustard vinaigrette

$10.00

Grilled Lamb Sausage
shaved zefa fennel and cucumber salad, tzatziki

Roasted Tomato and Goat Cheese Casserole
baked in an iron pot with spinach, red peppers kalamata olives with toasted baguette

$14.00

Ahi Sliders
seared rare marinated cucumber, pickled beets ginger wasabi aioli

$9.00

Truffled Grilled Cheese
fontina cheese, arugula, oven roasted tomatoes

$10.50

Chicken Quesadilla
mango, roasted sweet peppers jalapeno jack cheese

$9.50

Panko Crusted Chicken Matchsticks
chipotle ranch

Entrees

Today's Feature
your server will describe

$25.00

Grilled Salmon
roasted corn grits, fresh tomatoes, water cressfennel lemon butter sauce

$20.00

Grilled Chicken
double chicken breast, basmati rice, baby spinach, spicy spanish chorizo, chickpea and roasted tomato sauce

$29.50

Filet Mignon
bacon, braised greens, yukon gold mashed potatoes

$24.00

Braised Beef Short Ribs
oven roasted vegetables, creamy grits

$18.00

Steakhouse Salad
petit filet with arugula, cucumbers, tomatoes, scallions, crispy onions, blue cheese balsamic vinaigrette

$19.00

Beef Stroganoff
buttered noodles, mushrooms, onions sour cream

$18.00

Slow Roasted Chicken and Penne
oven roasted tomatoes, spinach, pesto cream sauce parmigiano reggiano

$14.00

Hoisin Glazed Tofu
with steamed garden vegetables basmati rice

$14.00
Add Rock Shrimp $4.00

Angel Hair Pasta
garden fresh tomatoes, spinach basil

$13.00

Roasted Spaghetti Squash
with braised greens, tomatoes, toasted pine nuts parmesan crust

Burgers
Substitute Zuzus Twice Cooked Crispy Fries Add $2. served with Homemade Potato Chips or Coleslaw

$12.00

The Famous Zuzu Burger
virginia bacon, stewed onion

$12.00

Barbeque Burger
virginia bacon, tillamook cheddar barbeque sauce

$10.50
Add Tillamook Cheddar $0.50

Hamburger Ground Fresh Daily

On The Side

$5.00

Todays Farm Fresh Vegetable

$5.00

Spicy Broccolini
with parmigiano-reggiano

$4.00

Macaroni and Cheese

$4.50

Onion Rings, Thinly Sliced

$5.00
Add Chili Cheese $2.00

Zuzus Twice Cooked Crispy Fries
served with spicy sriracha aioli

$4.00

Creamy Grits

$5.00

Truffled Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes

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Cafe ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho

6850 E. Main St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251

480-421-7997

Description

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. every Wed.

2007 | BEST COSMOPOLITAN

2006 | BEST PLACE TO TAKE YOUR DAD TO BRUNCH

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