several years ago i made a dinner reservation for my fianc\u00e9's birthday at kai. if you know anything about that place you'd know it's the only five diamond restaurant in arizona, so it sounded like it would be an amazing spot for a birthday celebration. \n\nlong story short, we had a TERRIBLE time. like, super infuriating i hope this place burns to the ground five diamonds are you kidding me terrible. we actually walked out before we even got a chance to eat because that's how bad it was. \n\nsince kai is about 45 minutes from our house, by the time we got back to our area of town it was 9:45pm and practically every nice restaurant was closing. i figured my fianc\u00e9's birthday dinner plans were completely ruined and i felt god awful. that is until i turned to yelp and saw that citizen public house was open late and still serving! \n\nthe service we received was a complete 180 from what we experienced at kai and the food was absolutely amazing! even with a $100 celebratory bottle of champagne (seriously needed after what we had experienced), our bill was half of what it would have been at kai.\n\nsince this initial dinner, citizen has become one of my favorite restaurants in the valley. the chefs/owners/bartenders are constantly pushing themselves to create amazing things and they always succeed! \n\nwhether you're in the mood for a romantic dinner, late-night snack, or a cocktail at the bar, this is a great place to go. and if you're there on thursday-saturday, head upstairs after dinner to citizen r+d; their cocktails will blow your mind!
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