text: This is one of the prettiest outdoor dining locations in the valley, right smack dab in the middle of Tempe. The food is quite good. I regularly order the special and am always please...honestly the food is top notch. Unfortunately Tricks is slow. I come for lunch regularly and occasionally for dinner, but only when I have time to burn. This drives me a little crazy...at this price point I'd like my waitstaff to be a little more tuned into their customers and the standard approach should not be that people are coming to your restaurant for a long, European style sit and talk all afternoon meal. I would eat here more often if I felt that it was possible to get in and out. The service is quite good...just too meandering.