Temptations Cafe

Stopped to get some breakfast to go. I’m pretty sure I received Salisbury chicken fried steak and eggs and the wife’s, who’s allergic to dairy, burrito had a huge chunk of cheese in it. Both meals we didn’t finish and both made us I’ll. Had high hopes for this place. The folks inside seemed very sweet but the food was some of worst we’ve had.

cozy atmosphere, service was ok, my burger and fries were pretty good. my mom’s breakfast was not what we expected. she ordered bacon and over easy eggs… the pancakes were a bit over cooked and the bacon was very, very crispy and eggs were very runny. the woman who waited on us said that’s how the bacon is always cooked. it seems like a nice place, but if you go there for breakfast and don’t want extra crispy bacon, you must be sure to let them know. and if you don’t like runny eggs, order them over medium and not over easy.

Good food nice atmosphere. Small café with hometown cuisine. Just a little higher priced.

I have been to this café a few times and it has been ok nothing special, the only thing I’ve ever ordered is a 2 egg breakfast, how can you screw that up right? Ok so today I want to order something more substantial so I get the Loaded Scramble and it comes with toast so here it comes and I can see that I will still be hungry when I leave. Also there is only 1 price of toast and I knew if I was going to get half full I would need that other price of toast so I ask doesn’t this meal come with 2 slices and the girl tells me if I want the other that I have to ask for it um ok so I asked for it. This was a 9.00 breakfast and I don’t think it would fill a toddler. So I ate and when I was at the register cashing out I wanted the lady to ask how everything was but she did not so I asked her if she was going to ask so the owner came and said” I’ll handle it what’s the problem?” So I told her what the problems were and she said «next time your here you’ll have to ask for your other slice of toast» oh the toast that I payed for I have to ask for! She was extremely rude and unfortunately I had to give 1 star and that is 1 too many. I hope this negative review gives her negative results. There will not be a next time.

This is clearly a family-​owned business, and I love supporting family-​owned businesses, but… I was not that impressed. We saw Temptations Café on Unilocal so decided to stop by for lunch. I had no idea that the restaurant was sports themed, and it honestly felt like a sports bar (minus the booze)! The walls were covered with sports memorabilia which I think is a little tacky, but what really irked me was the tv playing sports. The restaurant is way too small to have a large tv, and the volume was much too loud for a Sunday afternoon. There was only one other family eating when we were there, and they clearly weren’t watching sports. Why is the tv on? Who is watching it? Please mute it, or put the volume on low.
I ordered a grilled cheese and tomato soup combo. The menu says «add tomatoes for 50 cents» so I asked for tomatoes on my sandwich. I also asked for a side of hashbrowns because who doesn’t love all day breakfast? My boyfriend got a breakfast plate with eggs, bacon and pancakes. Sadly our waitress forgot my hashbrowns, and she also forgot to add the tomatoes to my sandwich! Not a huge deal, but annoying since she obviously didn’t write down my requests.
The food was good and filled us up, but it was nothing spectacular. Definitely tasted like a home-​cooked meal, and you can tell it was made with love. I will be back for breakfast at some point, but this won’t be my go-​to spot. I will sit outside next time to avoid the sports on tv. (I think the patio is dog friendly, so that’s a plus!)
One last note — our waitress was eating lunch behind the counter. The restaurant wasn’t busy so it’s not like she had anything else to do, but I found this unprofessional.
5 stars for being family-​owned, 4 stars for the food, 3 stars for service (friendly but forgetful), 0 stars for decoration, 0 stars for the giant tv playing sports loudly.

Love this place!!! It’s a cool local spot. Super nice service and awesome food. They are dog friendly on the patio and it has a cool diner feel inside. Always playing sports on the tv too!!!

A wonderful little place have never been disappointed in service or food. My favorites so far are the Tuna sandwich and Green chili burger. It’s also nice to have breakfast that is served all day.

Good service.
Solid diner food.
I’m a regular.
The chicken fried steak and eggs is one of my favorites. The club sandwich with homemade chips is one of the most popular items.

I came here for lunch with a colleague on Friday and I wasn’t super impressed but if you’re hungry, it will get the job done! You can tell that it is a locally owned, family run business and the staff was extremely personable. They get 5 stars! I got the parmesan chicken salad sandwich and it was good, not great. It was served warm with chicken salad and cheese only. It was very basic. The salad was also super basic and the Italian dressing tasted like Wish-​Bone from the grocery store. My colleague got the turkey club and it looked good! I wished that I ordered it when the food came. His looked much better than mine! There aren’t many restaurants near them so i’m sure they get business from the nearby corporations!

For those of you who grew up in the Midwest, I think you will enjoy this place. I grew up with old diners and places where the servers were scurrying around behind the counter and making fun of the customers, talking sports, and locals coming in and the cooks automatically seeing them and just start cooking their favorite meal.
If you’re looking for some sort of out-​of-​body breakfast experience, you won’t find it here. This is old-​fashioned breakfast cooking. No frills. With that said, they also aren’t back there pouring eggs out of a carton either — no — they are back there cracking eggs just like you’d do at home.
They are fast at getting you your food out too.
In general the servers aren’t going to chat you up a lot, but don’t be surprised if when you walk in people at the bar do talk to you, especially if you are sitting at the bar.
I’m guessing the owners are from the Chicago area and transplanted here. Lots of Chicago memorabilia on the walls that is peppered with Arizona gear here and there. So if you have a problem with the Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks, or any other Chicago sports team… this is clearly not the place for you.
NOTE: Each time you check in you get a 10% coupon.

Service is great. Prices are fair. Food is delicious. I love the quiet local vibe this place has.

This is the epitome of an A-​OK kind of restaurant.
It’s nothing like a lot of other breakfast spots in Scottsdale, and that’s good and bad.
It’s very much a diner at heart. A handful of tables inside, a few tables outside, and some seats at a counter.
The food is fine. It’s nothing you’ll rave about, but it’s fine. My Burrito was good (though a bit lacking in Ham), and I was a bit surprised the side of Bacon only came with 2 pieces (though they were very tasty). My wife got an omelette and said it was good, but something she could probably make at home.
The service was good, but you could definitely feel how small the restaurant is since you could overhear every conversation the staff was having with one another.
It’s around $ 7 or $ 8 per entrée, so overall I’d say if you’re looking for a fairly inexpensive, simple breakfast, this is a good choice.
Enjoy!

It was my hope that this would be a great new breakfast place for my guy and me… Yeah, no. Not going back even though I have the coupon. After reading previous reviews, I went in with hopes. I could easily identify the good waitress from the previous reviews and the grumpy one… To be fair she was a tad better than grumpy and when pressed to engage in talking she did loosen up more. Upon entering you think I was crazy looking or a tad the wrong color by the glares I got from almost everyone there. Awkward!
I decided to ignore that and proceeded to order. I ordered one egg, sausage and French toast. I looked at other food for customers around me and noticed their food was either burnt looking or raw. I decided that perhaps that was the way they liked it… Until I got my plate with burnt French toast and raw looking sausage. The egg was cooked well though!
For one that loves hidden breakfast treasures, this place? Yeah no…

Very nice little café. They have a simple menu with about 30 items on hand and they all seem great. There is Something for everyone at this café.
I ordered the grilled chicken sandwich and it caught me off guard at first because the breast was sliced up into pieces on top of the bun, but I then I took a bite and again I was caught off guard… It tasted great! well seasoned and juicy. The fries I got with the sandwich were great too.
I was just visiting from Los Angeles for a few days and this café caught my eye and I was impressed with all the Chicago spirit and most importantly the food!

This is our new weekend brunch spot. The food is delicious and reminds me of a good home cooked meal. I’ve only tried the breakfast food here, and the coffees. They can make you any kind of coffee drink you can imagine. Some people stop by just to buy coffee. I always get good service and the food tastes delicious. Will definitely keep going!

My son loves the BLT. Good Fries. Nice People, Cute Bar.
Nothing exciting, just basic breakfast. Sometimes that is hard to find.

Quiet and friendly with delicious food. My husband and I have been regulars since we moved here 2 years ago and they always make us feel like family.
Order a hot Chai tea (even if it’s hot out). Then, try to get the person you are dining with to share so you don’t have to feel too bad when you order both the Eggs Benedict and the Chicken Fried Steak. Home fries are crispy and well seasoned.
I always end up ordering breakfast, but their lunch menu is proper too. Great sandwiches and soups. I will keep coming back!

This is a good neighborhood café for breakfast. Been driving by for a few months and decided to give it a try 8 AM and not busy. Had the two egg breakfast with sausage and potatoes $ 6.99 good price. The quality of the food was good and service decent, but considering I was the only one seated hard to judge.
I probably won’t go back because I didn’t find any distinguishing qualities to draw me away from my usual spot Jims Coney Island Café on Scottsdale road. I found the chairs to be uncomfortable inside the café. And I was perched at the edge of the chair to eat and read the paper, important to me as I don’t eat out that much and like to feel comfortable when I do.

Wonderful, quaint and subtle American diner espresso bar. Filled with snow-​birds and tucked away in an isolated strip mall. Enjoying a triple shot vanilla latte. Obviously going for the Chicago esque neighborhood vibe.
Vanilla latte was decent, nothing too amazing but also nothing inherently bad.
Will come back and I’m glad to of been a patron here.
Doing ⁴⁄₅ stars because nothing screamed unique or out of the normal. Overall I’m satisfied and will finish enjoying my coffee.
Update; no WiFi was strange BUT after the chef, owner and cute little barista introduced themselves I was really pleased. Bump it up to 5 – 5 stars.
–Thanks

Average café fare.
With few reviews and not enough detail, there was not much to go on for making our food choices. The reuben was ok. Not great. The breakfast burrito the same. Nothing wrong but nothing that I will remember tomorrow either.
If I wasn’t in Phoenix Scottsdale area but rather a small town, I would be thankful. It felt small town good. Unfortunately I will be tempted to go elsewhere.