Scale of 1-10 (multiple visits):\n9 Food\n10 *Drinks*\n10 Service\n10 Atmosphere\n6 Value\n\nGive me some tots, mixed nuts, and a Floradora (or 3) and I'm a happy man.\n\nDowntown Phoenix's restaurant hotels all miss the mark, some more than others, until now.  Because Blue Hound compensates for all the rest of them.\n\nDon't come here looking for big portions or sloppy drinks.  Because you won't find either.  (Note that the lower 'value' score is mostly driven by the food prices, not the drink prices.)\n\nThe food is great and should be savored.  I know that both \"tater tots\" and \"mixed nuts\" sound pretty basic, but just trust me and get them.  If you end up not liking them, then we're just not friends.  I also enjoyed the mac & cheese and the sopes.  The deviled eggs were also amazing, but 5 halves?  I know odd numbers are 'balanced' (or something, I'm not a design guy), but I'll take that 6th half at the expense of presentation, please.\n\nThe tortilla ice cream actually tastes like... a tortilla.  I think I appreciated it for its novelty and the unique experience more than I actually liked it, but I'm glad I got it.  But the accompanying cheesecake is something I want to see back in front me.\n\nHeathen Child, Floradora, Golden Gate, You Call It: vodka, The Darkness, Absinthe Fizz, something else I can't remember the name of -- i love the drinks here.  And I also hear brunch might be coming soon....\n\nSo save up a few bucks and make this place happen, because they just raised the bar in downtown.