Reviews Culinary Dropout

I learned that this is a chain restaurant with most of its locations in Arizona, and thought it was a spot with lots of great atmosphere along with good food! Many of the items are conventionally found in other New American restaurants, while other items are relatively innovative in such a place, and I happened to try one of them and was very satisfied with what I had! I ordered the spicy vegan curry and I was delightfully surprised because it tasted very much southeast Asian style with the curry they used along with the spices that I was able to taste! I enjoyed having the black rice in there which was something I didn't think about before but knew right away that would work upon seeing it. Some of the vegetables like snap peas, eggplant, and cauliflower are mostly used to complement the vegan aspect of the dish instead of for authenticity purposes, which is more than okay because the curry is the main star and it most definitely is! I tried some of the dishes my friends have gotten as well. The fried chicken portion was good and had good flavor! The seasoning didn't quite penetrate into the chicken and there's a bit too much breading at certain parts. The prime skirt steak dish and the roasted salmon both taste good with a good amount of seasoning. I think given the prices they can both benefit from having a bit larger portion on its sides, like the vegetables included or the fries, etc., or even a larger steak itself because a skirt steak tends to be thinner which already makes it a bit less worth it when a customer orders a steak that's over $30 and it's a skirt steak rather than a sirloin, if that makes sense. The strawberry and spinach salad was also surprisingly amazing! I am not a salad person so I ordered it due to my friend's recommendation and it was the right choice! Having smoked almond, goat cheese, raisins, and vinaigrette definitely did the work, because the combination of all of these along with strawberry slices, spinach, and lettuce just created this savory flavor that one normally wouldn't expect from a salad. Totally enjoyed it! I also want to say we had a very friendly server who was very humorous! I didn't get his name, but he definitely enhanced our good experience at Culinary Dropout!

Love this place! Service was outstanding from valet and our waiters (except the greeter). The ambiance is fantastic, hip, trendy with rustic modern feel. Entrees were all fresh and made from scratch. Fried chicken and pork rib were excellent. This place actually reminds me of Napa restaurants.

This was an amazing place with great food and service. This is more of a college hangout, but no matter how mature we get, we love a spot with games. It was absolutely beautiful and had ping-pong, corn hole, etc. We had a great time visiting family at this hang out. Highly recommended.

Ayshia was an amazing server and the food was delicious. Would happily return. Would've given 5stars but kitchen messed up order but was made right. Thanks for a great lunch

The Culinary Dropout is one of our favs! Today I tried the Egg Sandwich which is my first order off the brunch menu. It was awesome, definitely recommend. Even with our large group the food came out quickly and accurately. They are always so friendly and have a family friendly environment, our kiddos can run and run in the patio space.

Loved this place ! Such a Cool environment and the chopped chicken salad was delicious! Great drinks. ! The only down side that needs to be mentioned is, the girl that seated us definitely needs to work on her customer service skills or find another job perhaps. The place was pretty empty in the area where we were seated and she sat us at a table right next to another couple... I had driven in from Las Vegas to see my friend and we had a lot of catching up to do so I requested a different table (plenty to choose from) so we could talk. The hostess got such an attitude and was so put out. She begrudgingly sat us at a different table, but the very next couple they came in she sat next to us despite so many empty seats. Passive aggressive much? I think there is a word that describes girls like her perfectly 😉 Pretty strange that she could be so impacted by this and actually quite rude. We were there to have a good time and relax and her attitude was so uncalled for. It is unfortunate because the waitress and bartender were great, so maybe on another day the service could be a 5!

A very large place very a great meal and entertainment. Went as a large corporate group with a fixed menu. The fixed menu had everything chips, salads, pretzels balls, and I had the salmon.

We had dinner here and made reservations online for 6pm on a Saturday. When we arrived there was no parking but free Valet but we opted to park on the street since I just didn't feel like tipping the valet. It was a short walk to the restaurant but in the 115F heat it was not exactly pleasant. The restaurant seems to be a combo of outdoor area seating with activities such as Cornhole with TVs with sports playing on them. The inside was a very club like space with big tables for large groups. They also had live music there as well and that started around 7pm while we were just finishing up dinner. The food was good as we split the ribs and each got a drink. The crowd definitely trends younger college types as ASU is just literally around the corner.

Such an amazing experience! had a wonderful and knowledgeable waitress that gave my and my friends awesome cocktail recs. literally loved ALL our recs. Had a well crafted charcuterie plate that completed our hangout vibes and the salmon dip was to DIE for. I will say that for some it'll be a bit pricey BUT for hand-crafted and farm to table style foods, its WELL worth it. im absolutely coming back!