The Genuine

6015 N 16th St, Phoenix
(602) 633-1187

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Wendy Miller

This is a hidden gem. Thursday are the best days for $5 Martini's

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alfonso Ponce de Leon

Me and my lady had been meaning to check this place out for quite some time now, and we were upset we hadn’t gone sooner. We were having a cozy Sunday and decided to do a lil P&P (pizza & pasta) night, so we got the spaghetti cacio e pepe w chicken and a hot pepperoni pizza, and we loved it. The service was great, didn’t have to ask for a thing. Staff was attentive and very polite. Pricing was also great, full dinner we even had some left over for a little over 50 bucks not too shabby. Will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sunshine Ellis

Great location and they gave a great happy hour! Love the inside vibes. Definitely recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Zakiya Murdock

Awesome happy hour, one of the best I’ve experienced in the city. Be sure to make a reservation though. We came at 4:30 and had to wait until 5 to be seated. Several people came in without a reservation and we were piled up by the door while the majority of the restaurant was empty. It was odd, but once we were seated everything was great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Courtney Grigsby

Timothy literally made our experience (give him a raise right neow) . He was so professional and so attentive. Can’t recommend him enough. Food was so good.
A Phoenix go to.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Megan Bennett

Walked in right at 10:30 AM on a Saturday for brunch and was seated immediately—no wait, which was a great start. They’ve recently updated their hours and now open at 10 AM. The space inside is cozy, casual, and modern, with a relaxed vibe that makes you want to stay awhile.

Our server was super friendly and attentive. I started with an espresso martini that had a touch of maple syrup—unexpected but totally hit the spot. We shared the Burrata Bruschetta as an appetizer; it was good, though the flavor profile felt like it needed a bit more salt or something to tie it all together—maybe a touch more sweetness or acidity.

Now, the breakfast pizza? Absolute standout. I’m always on the hunt for a solid breakfast pizza, and this one delivered. Slightly heavy on the onions for my taste (easy fix—I picked them off), but the combo of eggs, potatoes, and that Parmesan-based sauce was chef’s kiss.

They also offer bottomless mimosas, which seemed like a great deal even though I didn’t partake this time. Another bonus: the shaded patio is dog friendly—wish I had known that ahead of time!

This spot hasn’t blown up yet, which makes it even more of a hidden gem. I believe it’s a collaboration between the owners of The Vague, Woody’s, and one other local favorite. I’ll definitely be back for another round of brunch—and next time, I’m bringing my pup.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Susie

Celebrated my birthday with some friends here and had a great time. Service was awesome, our waitress was attentive, and on top of it. The food was okay, just decent. I do wish we could hear the music more, it wasn't loud enough to drown out the table next to us.

Artemisa

The martinis and appetizers were good. The entrees were not good. Steak was dry and flavorless. It was extremely hot in the restaurant. The staff allowed us to switch tables to a cooler spot in the restaurant.

Tracy

Want to shout out favorite server of any restaurant ever! Noel. She remembers us and our likes and dislikes every time.. even if it's been awhile. The food is also great, as is the atmosphere

Lisa

Took my husband for his birthday. Love the Happy Hour food and prices. Our waitress Noel was awesome!!

Tom

I really liked this place. The food was excellent. We had the Prosciutto pizza which was very good and the carbonara type of pasta which was excellent. The only reason I'm not giving it a 5 star is a couple of things. First we ordered the onion dip appetizer which was very good, but as always there wasn't enough bread to finish the dip. SO MANY restaurants are starting to do this. It's so annoying and disheartening. They know you will need more bread to finish and then provide you more bread to finish the dip as you request. Then you see a $4.50 extra charge. Other restaurants do this stuff and it's really really annoying and wrong. I'm not asking for extra food for free I just want the food I paid for to finish the dip. STOP with this!! It makes me want to never come back. Then if someone requests jalapeños on their pizza, Use FRESH jalapenos, not pickled ones from a jar. Jalapeños should be cut fresh for pizza, this isn't nachos. Just my personal 2 cents. Overall a great place, I wish these places just did these little things better. A hidden gem. Please to ALL restaurants, STOP charging extra for required items needed to finish an appetizer you already paid a lot of money for!!

Nicole

Bad experience sat us in a separate room all alone even had reservation. Slow service. Calamari was so rubbery had to send it back.

Philip

We have been there several times and this was the worst service we have ever had at a restaurant. We were seated right at the reservation time of 5pm. Ordered drinks at 05:05pm. At 05:15 we ordered dinner as drinks arrived and didn't see our server again until 05:55pm. That was 40 minutes. We finished our drinks at including all the water at 05:30. We would have ordered more if we had been checked on. Not once between time time a different server brought our food and the 05:55 did our server ask if everything was ok or if we wanted more drinks. We could visually see other table getting multiple drink orders after another and getting checked on. So at 05:55 we ordered more drinks. We didn't see our server again until 06:35. How is this even possible if other tables again are clearly seen getting more drinks and being checked on?

Kiyara

Dined on the last night of Spring AZ Restaurant Week 2025 & left completely stunned with satisfaction! Will absolutely be back for more

Yazi

We came in late Thursday for some tapas and 5$ martinis! Everything was to die for wow! Absolutely stop in for a Lychee martini. Great place for a girls night. However the kitchen closes at 9:45 even though we are able to make reservations up till 10pm. Our server took great care of us and got us our food anyway!

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