The Gladly

The Gladly has everything I want in a restaurant: great ambiance, amazing cocktails/​wine list, sensational food, and all under the umbrella of unbelievable service.
My favorite server is Kat. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable about the food and drink list, but she is witty, fun and makes you feel like you are all enjoying this amazing meal together. Pair her with with the assistant manager, Lex, and you have an incredible team. Lex is so passionate about everything The Gladly, that he could tell you every detail about how dishes are prepared, why they are done that way, how they created the new cocktail of the day… his passion is astounding. It makes you excited to see them and to hear about all the new things that have added to the menu.
And for the food and drinks, you honestly cannot go wrong in any direction. For food, I personally love the octopus small plate (and I’m not even that big of an octo fan, but the way they prepare it is fantastic!), roasted root vegetables, the short ribs, and the tender belly pork chop. And for drinks, hands down it’s the Pan Am Sour. I am a HUUUUUGGGE pisco sour fan (which is hard to find int he Valley) and this drink scoops up all my love for that cocktail with a twist. It’s even adorned with the signature Gladly «G» made of sprayed bitters in the middle. It’s amazing.
If there is one restaurant in the Valley that I can go to again and again for consistently amazing service and food, it is The Gladly. :) Cheers!

Baller atmosphere. Fantastic drink selection over crystal ice balls like you’ve never experienced. Well worth the added expense.

This was the location for the 2015 Spinners Christmas Dinner and it was amazing! The Duck Meatloaf was super tasty and more than one person enjoyed the Sea Bass. Apps, sides, mains, drinks, atmosphere… we all enjoyed what The Gladly was cookin’!

Finally went to The Gladly for the first time last week — I will definitely be back again! The décor was beautiful and also comfortable. Both my friend and the waitress recommended the Original Chopped salad… it was AMAZING! Speaking of our waitress, she was fantastic. She was friendly, knowledgeable about the menu, confident in her recommendations, and available for questions without being interruptive. The staff member who brought out our salads was also very entertaining and made the «chopped» experience fun! Highly recommended!

Such a nice atmosphere, servers are always super nice, and the food is great. Chopped salad is always the go to.

I’ve had my eyes on The Gladly since we moved back to Phoenix a few months back. Tonight we had our chance to try it.
As you walk in, you can tell the ambience is romantic. This would be a great place to take someone on a date or catch up with an old friend.
We started off with the famous Chopped Salad, boy was it delicious. I’m not big on fish so seeing the salmon did scare me a bit, but the smoked salmon in the salad wasn’t overbearing. All the elements mixed together were really tasty. I could drink that salad dressing straight up, very yummy.
The $ 18 Wagyu Burger was also enjoyable. The bacon-​onion marmalade had a sweeter taste to it. What was even more scrumptious was the onion ash fingerling potatoes the burger was paired with. WOW those potatoes were fingerling-​ing good! The garlic aioli dipping sauce was the perfect compliment.
My wife ordered the Mac & Cheese small plate, which was actually a pretty big serving. The mac was alright, nothing special. Not on the same level as the salad, burger and fingerlings.
This place is a little pricy. We were $ 50 all in for the Chopped Salad, Macaroni and Cheese small plate and the Wagyu Burger. Everything was really good except the Mac and cheese. I wouldn’t hesitate coming back, would love to see what they offer for happy hour.

The Gladly
Smoked Mozzarella Fondue cherry wood smoked pork butt, toasted country bread, Korean pear
Hillbilly Egg Roll featuring Little Miss BBQ Porchetta
Coffee
Banana Crème Jar vanilla pudding, bananas, salted caramel, whipped cream, peanut butter cookies
Tres Leches Rum Cake — salted vanilla bean pineapple, coconut streusel
Chocolate Chess Pie — chicory ice cream, salted pecan praline sauce
Impressed by the cooking and vibe at Citizen Public House during a prior visit and an outspoken believer that Tracy Dempsey’s desserts may be an even better reason to visit Phoenix than Pizzeria Bianco I could not help but stop by The Gladly during a trip to the city I used to call home, and although the pseudo-​upscale environment and a scraggly server who kept calling me «bud» weren’t exactly ideal the food remains competent, particularly anything and everything sweet.
Located on East Camelback, the two tiered space with large windows that look out onto nothing but a patio and parking lot occupying a large footprint within one of several nondescript business parks, entry to The Gladly sees guests greeted promptly at the hostess stand and quickly ushered to a teensy two top a menu was presented, the first «bud» quick to follow as water was poured while mixed drinks were deferred.
Perusing the carte, some interesting items like duck meatloaf joining the «signature» chopped salad, but opting for only two appetizers as I’d just finished dinner down the road at Okra it was with another quick «sounds good, bud» that the waiter disappeared, back-​servers left to do the heavy lifting thereafter with water refills frequent and empty plates quickly cleared.
Starting with a fondue that has apparently become a Gladly ‘must-​order’ of sorts and following up the smoky cheese, sausage, fruit and dried bread with an overpriced $ 12 eggroll whose greasy skin did not do justice to Porchetta made by a highly acclaimed local Barbeque spot, it was with locally roasted coffee refreshing the palate that a short wait passed by, desserts soon delivered to a table now quite dark besides candlelight but thankfully more than enough to justify their costs and thereby rectifying the night.
Quite literally a menu that looked written for me, half of my favorite «styles» of dessert represented in the distinctive style of a Chef I truly miss from my mere 15 months in town, one would be hard-​pressed to find a single flaw in any of Tracy’s trio, the rum soaked cake finding levity in its piña colada fruit and streusel topping while the dark chocolate chess was bold and well textured, the Banana Pudding upstaging anything served down south in terms of taste as well as complexity, potentially the best Originals creation tasted to date and a very early contender for one of 2016’s best.

First off. Always do the chopped salad. It’s so much closer for me to get the here too vs cowboy caio! I was happy to discover this.
The reason for 4 and not 5 stars is I have had a couple poor drink recommendations from staff for or a reccomendation on a drink that hadn’t even tasted (special)
Love the food. The salad. The loli-​pops. Etc. Dinner is right up to par with the apps.
I like the drinks too once I just trust my gut. The location is fun for people watching and great patio when it’s warm out.

Brought the wife here for a special night out. The food and service were both amazing! The serving team really worked as a team.
We got a salad that was so unique and amazing, that it would have made for a good meal alone rather than just an appetizer. We will be back!
Funky name, great food!!!

I had the most amazing dinner at The Gladly. It’s tucked in to the location formerly known as Ruths Chris steakhouse and boy have they transformed the place! It’s so fun and they managed to figure out how to put a bathroom IN the restaurant as opposed to when Ruths was there and you had to use the building’s bathroom.
We shared the sausage, pretzel, and cheese appetizer. We shared the chopped salad, my husband had the mac and cheese and I had the chimichurri chicken. In a word… OMG. The chicken was perfectly done, juicy and flavorful. The chimichurri sauce was not overpowering and if you combined that with a forkful of mac and cheese – holy cow. The chopped salad, while you might think is a simple easy peasy dish was complex, flavorful and HUGE. I will definitely order that as my main next time we go. My husband and I could not believe how delicious this salad was. We were so full we didn’t get dessert but next time… and there WILL be a next time.
Service was outstanding… friendly, polite, and very helpful to newcomers. The place was busy but there was no lapse in service at all. We were very impressed. Can’t wait to go back with friends.

Im finally posting a review after 3 visits to this wonderful establishment. First off, i love the Biltmore neighborhood. Theres some really nice restaurants and bars here and this is number 1! The Gladly has a very large patio overlooking camelback road which is great for patio season. Easy to catch a movie after at the AMC close by or finish drinking the night away at a near by bar (check out merc bar for later hours, but only after The Gladly has closed!!) Moving on. Lets start at the bar as i usually do :). Whether your a wine, beer or cocktail type individual, this place succeeds in something wonderful for everyone. Ive had a few of their cocktails and a couple glasses of wine. Everything was outstanding. The individual wine glass prices can fit any budget! They do not have a soda gun, so they use the «real» coke out of a bottle, which i adore. The manhattans are top notch, using ice from a block press so its not watered down too quickly.
I thoroughly enjoyed my service experience from Will at the bar. He was very informative and new his pairings and can pick up quickly on his guests tastes. Will also lead me in the right direction with food and he was spot on! I always have so many questions and he happily answered them. I was very hungry, and as a foody i want to try everything but also dont want to roll out of the place, so i started with the seared tuna, excellent and refreshing and light to start. The charred octopus was also very tasty and only a bit heavier with added fingerlings, great second course. I used a side of brussel sprouts on top of super creamy grits and the famous chopped salad as my main entrée and it was comfortably filling. My friend ordered the scallops which i’ve previously ordered and they were excellently prepared like before.
Just like the service and food, the atmosphere inside has an upscale feel in a casual manner. Great for first dates, last dates (lol) no date, family or friend dates, its overall an amazing place! Cant wait to go back!

Great service& even better food. The meatloaf was dense and decadent. The dash foie gras was a nice touch. Sweet cherries really brought it all together. This place is must when visiting.
I missed Sunday brunch. The chopped salad & sorbet mimosa are next on my hit list.
And if you like whiskey, this place is has more than you can imagine!

The food and drinks are great. The view of the busy street is about the only downside.
The Conflagration Nation. One of my favorite bourbon/​whiskey drinks ever. The glass is smoked with a Barbados pipe smoke first which makes it both olfactory and gustatory perfection.

If you’re a tourist, this place is really a no brainer and one of those must go-​to places. Actually, even if you’re a local, you should go, and especially if you just want a well-​crafted drink.
It is always a little surprising to see a 4.5+ star restaurant with hundreds of reviews, it makes me wonder just how good that place really is. And I always secretly hope the place will amaze and dazzle my taste buds in a manner of which I have not previously experienced. So I would like to thank The gladly for doing precisely that.
First and foremost, the service is spectacular, the staff is very friendly and extremely knowledgeable about their dishes.
Now onto the food which made the cut:
CHOPPED SALAD — sounds boring, chopped salad, who wants that… well you do, you just don’t know it yet.
CHICKEN LIVER PATÉ — a heaping portion good enough for 2 – 4 served with house made mustard
CONFLAGRATION NATION — just spot on, the perfect amount of peatiness, a good smokey flavor, smooth yet bold, made by one of the bartenders for a DC competition, this drink is a must (also one of their most expensive cocktails).
Honestly though, the food was around a 3.5 to 4 stars as I was not a huge fan of the main dishes, but the appetizers, dessert, service, and drinks are 6 stars which gives this place an overall score of 5 stars!
I was waited upon by Tim, fantastic guy but it looks like all of the staff are top notch here so you probably can’t go wrong.
TIP: Happy hour daily 3−6pm & all day Sunday: half off draft beers, and a few appetizers including the famous chopped salad
TIP2: The outdoor patio seating area is fantastic, call ahead to see if you can reserve a table there.

We thoroughly enjoyed our evening here. First, the setting at the Biltmore was very cool and has the look and feel that reminded us of places like this in Manhattan. You feel walking through the door that you might be in store for something special. And for us it delivered with great service, and well executed dishes with unique twists to classic dishes.
The service was first class as well. I like dhow we entered awkwardly through the back but the front of the house immediately identified us and came up to greet us. Nice touch!
Their signature chop salad is worth going there for alone. I would have liked a full explanation but their philosophy of the restaurant is tied into the salad. Must get more on that next time. But it was probably one of the best if not most interesting presentations for a salad. And just very appealing to the eye. It ate just as well!
I ordered the duck meatloaf. Why? Because when someone offers you duck meatloaf you should take it. I did. And it was spectacular. Juicy and moist with a wonderful sauce. And not gamey tasting if you are wondering but the duck did come through. I don’t mined the gamier more ducky tasting dishes but this one was nice to get a more subtle duck flavor.
Wife had chicken with a pan sauce that was perfectly cooked, juicy and sauce went well.
Desert we had a samplig of chocolate cake and a banana bread pudding that hit big time.

First time to The Gladly and brunch was fantastic! We tried all sorts of items from the chilaquiles to the waygu burger. A standout item at our table was their current special (picture attached to this review!) which is a poached egg and hollandaise on top of asparagus, Little Miss BBQ turkey, and a pretzel roll. Isn’t it beautiful?! Tasted just as great as it looks. :)
We also got to try the famous Chopped Salad and boy we could definitely see why it has its own Facebook page! :P Incredible mix of ingredients and very unique.
Live music, nice patio, friendly service. A+ all around!

We decided to return to The Gladly when we saw it on the list for Restaurant Week. Since we had an awesome experience the first time we were there, we of course had very high expectations! I had made us reservations for the night so we were seated promptly upon arrival. I remembered receiving large portions the last time we dined & they had a pre-​fixed meal so I was contemplating whether or not to go for the $ 33 three course meal or rather just order an entrée. After browsing the menu, I thought sure, why not! Three course away.
I had gotten a Moscow Mule previously & thought it was rather refreshing so I got the one this time as well. It was the Orange mule — very good! My date ordered a Japanese Whiskey on the rocks & enjoyed that. If you’re a whiskey drinker this is definite the place for you as they have a huge selection!
For our food, my date & I both started with the Original Chopped Salad. It was just like last time — very good, although I wished mine had more of the crunchy dried corn on it! I ordered the Chimichurri Chicken for my main meal & my date ordered the Pan Seared Scallops. The chicken had nice crust on it but was a little bit on the dry side. The potatoes were a nice addition on the dish & probably the saving grace. The scallops were okay, a little bit on the squishy side almost like they should’ve been cooked longer (but my date had asked for them to be medium rare) & the portion size felt much smaller than the chicken. I was pretty full after eating only about three-​fourths of my meal but was excited for dessert.
This was probably the biggest disappointment. Firstly, when our desserts arrived, we realized we had no silverware to eat them with & enough time passed that my date got up and found someone to get us spoons. I had gotten the Banana Caramel Bread Pudding & my date got the Chocolate Tart. I’m a HUGE fan of bread pudding and was so let down by how dry this one was. It had a sauce drizzled on it but I didn’t find that it was enough and it lacked any kind of banana flavor. The tart on the other had was good; it was very rich and the ice-​cream was a tad too salty but if I had to pick again, I would’ve probably went with the tart.
Overall, for the price, I felt this experience was disappointing. The service wasn’t as good & the food just seemed to be lacking the pizazz it had last time. It’ll be a while before we return, if at all.

Visiting Phoenix for the weekend. I needed to find a place to meet up with friends in the middle. So glad I picked The Gladly.
We started with the Brussels Sprouts. You must get these, the corn grits were amazing with them.
The Spicy Bloody Mary was fantastic!
Feedback from the table.
Burger: big, juicy, cooked as ordered, heavy on the blue cheese, great fries.
French Toast: berry compost was delicious and so was the whipped cream.
Fish Tacos: overall good dish, found a few bones in my fish, great flavor.
I was to go back and try the chopped salad, it looks amazing.

(The review is more 3.5 stars instead of a full 4.) The restaurant is absolutely beautiful, and there was live music during our Sunday brunch which was lovely! The musician played great covers of old school songs like Blackstreet and Michael Jackson. They were very accommodating when we asked for a table of 12 (even though only had 10 seats, we ended up only have 10 people show up anyway).
The food was pretty good, but not one of the better brunch meals I’ve ever had. I did really enjoy the all day happy hour deals for Sunday especially the Brussels sprouts! They were on a bed of grits and I could taste the drizzled truffle oil. For $ 5 on happy hour, it was absolutely delicious and you should definitely try it.
The pork hash I ordered wasn’t memorable, but the ambiance was lovely. Service was also quite slow (e.g. coffee took forever to come out) even though the restaurant wasn’t packed.

One of my new favorite things to do now will be enjoying happy hour here. From 3 to 6pm, it’s fun to sit on the patio, have a cocktail and eat the Stetson… Opps, wait no! I mean the Original Chopped Salad. Prior to my first Gladly visit, I did not do my research and was upset thinking the recipe for what may be one of the most epic salads ever created was copied! But alas! To my relief, it was not. I merely followed the same delicious food right to The Gladly where Chef Kantak continues to create memorable food, (and apparently Citizen Public House too — another «go-​to» for me)!
Both times I’ve been here, the service was great! I went with a friend on a Friday for lunch and it was busy, and the only seats outdoors was the patio couch with a coffee table, but we were happy to chill on the couches and relax. Brandi, our server, was cheerful and very attentive the entire time. As busy as it was, we never felt rushed and enjoyed catching up while eating.
This past Friday, another friend and I tried the happy hour. We arrived at an off time of 3:30pm so we had the entire patio to ourselves at first. Our server Phillip was like a comedian commenting how fancy of us to reserve the whole patio! The patio was shaded around this time of day so it wasn’t too hot just yet as temperatures are starting to climb steadily. Big surprise, my friend and I ordered our own discounted HH Original Chopped Salads. We also ordered the Sausage, Pretzel, Cheese appetizer and the Smoked chicken wings with blue cheese dressing. The pretzel bread had the perfect texture and flavor and stood up well to the spicy cheese served with it. The sausage was oily and decadent as expected from rich deli meat. As far as the wings go, the blue cheese dressing is what brought out the flavor of the seasoned wings.
The cocktail I enjoyed during happy hour was a perfect summer drink. It was Jameson whiskey with ouzo foam on top and garnished with citrus — very refreshing!