Schezuan -- Excellent chinese food with an authentic tingle for the taste buds. One of the nicest interiors to any restaurant in Sedona, especially impressive considering that the prices are not bad at all. You can eat for between $8 and $18 per person. Service is hit and miss. Most of the staff seem eager to please, but I've had a couple of occasions where I got a less than enthusiastic waitress and had to wave down a manager to get my water glass refilled. The attached martini bar is cute but small -- The Tuesday night bartender is excellent and personable.

Cafe India -- I had dinner at the this Indian Restaurant in Sedona today and was not impressed with the service. Although the waitress cracked a smile once or twice, she most often looked annoyed. In fact, everyone who worked there appeared to be wishing there were anywhere else. It wasn't the worst service I've ever had. Hey, they DID refill the water, etc. But it was certainly NOT friendly service.

Pizza Picazzo -- Super pizza. My friends always want to go there. But noisy. Service is usually great, especially if you like the young chicky-types. Best to eat outside on the patio on a nice evening.

Pizza Picazzo - great pizza but you'll be waiting at your table for a good bit before your food arrives. Have a beer and bring someone you don't mind staring at.

PJ's Pub - Better food than the average bar. But it's still a bar. Good community feel. Not a place for a suit and tie. Now that the smoking ban is on, you have to go to the patio which is a bit cramped but I shouldn't be smoking anyway.

Oak Creek Brewery in Talaqapaque - Great beer. Good pizza. But too much on the menu to specialize. I'd prefer to go to the Yavapai Dr. version and just have a beer.

Hideaway - Good lasagna, OK price Italian food. A bit dark if you're not on a date. And feels a bit dated inside.

Sedona Memories - Great sandwiches at a fair price but if you don't want everything including the kitchen sink on your sandwich, you better tell them. They automatically put avacado and sprouts and mayo it seems. Or maybe they were just being nice to me.

Wildflower Bakery - Good, but not a lot of variety. Soups, sandwiches and pasta dishes. Easy on the wallet and they have a great glass sculpture thing in the dining room. Best dining is on the patio if it's not cold. Remember, too, you have to stand in line to order here, so it's like a cross between fast food and sit-down dining.

More from me later, too.

2) A friend got sick after eating at a place in West Sedona I will not name, but which has an alien theme. Could be coincidence that she got sick after eating the tuna there, could happen anywhere, but since the service was not great anyway I'll blame the restaurant.

3) While I'm complaining. Heartline Cafe is great food but I was served a dessert there that had almonds in it AFTER I told the waitress I was allergic to almonds. Could have killed me! I had to flag the waitress down and tell her to bring me the check quicly so I could go get my medication. Then they charged me for the desert that almost killed me! I haven't been back -- ashame because the food is mighty good.

4) Never had a bad experience at Reds, and always love the food. Can be expensive, but has a nice feel to it. Have heard complaints occasionally about the service, but have never had a problem with that myself.

The Sedona restaurant I really want to try soon is the place at King's Ransom Hotel / Motel. It's a tiny Mexican place, and I don't even recall the name. It's only been open a couple months, but it's getting best word-of-mouth any place in Sedona has had in years.

Best Chinese: Szechuan (by RavenHeart Coffee and NY Bagels)

Best Bagels: NY Bagels and Donuts, best and only decent bagels in town.

Best Coffee: Jimmy Beans(or some coffe name), right of the Movie Theatre/Art Mart

Best Breakfast: Kieser's, no more smoking smell, cheap, good food, not crowded like coffee pot rest.

Best Family Friendly: Red Planet Diner

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