text: On DC Ranch's Market Street, located in the same building where San Felipe used to reside, sits a new Italian restaurant...Mia Francesca.\nOnly Mia Francesca isn't a new entity. It's been around for a good long while in Chicago with twenty locations. In other words, they're a solid act.\nFinally.\nAfter all of its predecessors who've come and gone on Market Street, it would appear this place might have some staying power. I can only hope.\n\nThe service was all of five stars...friendly, enthusiastic, informative and fast. The fast piece of it was surprising given every table was filled both inside and out.\nThe food, even better with two nice surprises.\n\nThe rigatoni bolognese had a couple large chunks of braised beef, this in addition to the ground beef typically found in a traditional bolognese sauce. As I said, a nice surprise.\nThe other was the veal medallions. I was shocked upon their delivery.\nDescribed on the menu as simply medallions in a light cream sauce atop roasted veggies and mashed potatoes, these were no ordinary medallions.\nA medallion in most restaurants is a small, silver dollar sized slice of meat approximately half-inch thick...if you're lucky.\n\nThese 'medallions' were mini filet mignons...three of them, cooked to perfection. \nSeared and caramelized outside, medium rare inside. The roasted veggies looked like shitake mushrooms but they could have been another variety, not sure. The light cream sauce was truly that...very light cream with more of an au jus texture. So flavorful, it made me eat the mashed potatoes. And I don't eat mashed potatoes. Ever.\n\nThe pre meal bread was roasted and served warm. Crusty shell and moist crumb. \nThe house salad is large enough to spilt and I highly recommend the light balsamic dressing, slightly tangy but pairs beautifully with chianti or sangiovese.\n\nMeal with tip was ninety dollars with plenty of leftovers for todays lunch.\nTruly a pleasant dining experience. \n\nNice job on getting the 'bugs' worked out so quickly on your new AZ venture MF.\nKeep it up and I can see where it won't be long before you have twenty locations in Phoenix, just like Chicago!