Do not go to Mabel's at 5pm when they open unless you are into a mildew smell that is just an overpowering stench...mmmm, makes my water mouth even writing that.\nOK, made the mistake of going at 5 pm. Was told it would be packed. It was not packed. It was boring.\nService was good as we had a sweet, young waitress who really tried, and, why not? There was hardly anyone there.\nOrdered the meatballs to eat which were okay. Also ordered the hamburger this happy hour for $8 which came with a gigantic order of side fries. The burger is on sourdough or flatbread (too dark to see) or something very thick and bready. Didn't like that, but the meat was average, kinda bland but hit the spot since I forgot to eat all day. Any food in a storm is ok then to me.\nLeft about 7 pm cause this was definitely not a happening place. \nI cannot understand all the wonderful reviews here. Did I miss it?\nSome grande dame from Scottsdale in her searsucker muu muu--with some of the prettiest costume jewelry aplenty (this lady never heard that you take off one piece of jewelry before you leave home...no her philosophy is the reverse of that and she looked like a gypsy with all that stuff on)--came in, plopped down at the biggest table by herself (uh..did she never hear of a smaller table? Definitely knew she was one of the Scottsdale spoiled brats then), and this babe had to be in her 80's!!! God bless. Maybe when I'm that age I'll sit my ass at the biggest table, too. She did tell me she \"loved\" this place, so someone likes it.\nMaybe I will go again and see if I like it better later on in the pm. It surely stinks (literally!) at 5 pm - 7 pm, and I ain't kiddin'.\nAll those wonderful reviews and no peeps at Happy Hour Friday night????? Really? Where are all those geezers I was promised????
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