Drive, She Said

Gas 'n' go to the Valley's most far-out restaurant

A A A Comments By Carey Sweet Thursday, Aug 10 2000

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Leah Fasten

Ridge Cafe customers feast on grilled paillart of chicken and a soba noodle salad.

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480-551-1018

Appetizers:
Crab cakes: $8
Chile relleno: $7.95

Entrees:
Grilled trout: $16
New York steak: $20
Rigatoni: $7.95

Desserts:
Lemon tart: $6

Hours: Lunch, Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; dinner, Tuesday through Sunday, 5 to 10 p.m.; brunch, Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

11675 North 136th Street, Scottsdale

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It takes just one bite of Ridge Cafe's lemon tart to bring our taste buds back to full attention -- lip-curling citrus slams like cymbals over whisper-light crust. The tart's more exciting than the cafe's chocolate cake, a standard presentation of triple-layer cake with chocolate mousse, ganache (chocolate butter cream) and chocolate ice cream. If the chefs have prepared their special, though, rhubarb and apple tart with strawberry ice cream, pounce. Finally, an operation that can serve a hot dessert as it should be: hot, not lukewarm.

Part of me doesn't want the rest of the world to discover my new treasure. But, at the risk of never again being able to commandeer a table for myself, I've got to let people know. At Ridge Cafe, the secret's just too good to keep.

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