The Genuine - Phoenix, Arizona

Scott Besemann

Your typical hip spot. Service started put great but fell apart at the end. Warm olives were a nice start but served with a fork...better to have a small spoon.

Housemate spaghetti was very good. Robust flavor and almost as good as Cafe Boa! Arugula salad was nice a fresh but too many tomatoes. Roasted chicken was solid and enjoyed the buttery char on the carrots. We would have had dessert but didn't see our server about 15 minutes after they picked up our dishes.

Grace LaTour

I’ve been here a few times and always enjoy my experience. I was craving a cheeseburger and popped in last night and was not disappointed. The burger and fries were delicious. April was my bartender and she’s super friendly. Highly reccomended

Victor Mann

My wife and I responded to a postcard from the Genuine for a complimentary Margherita pizza and bottle of wine. We are so glad we did. We went for their Happy Hour and got there just as they opened, so my pictures show the restaurant without any patrons. The decor is comfortable yet elegant their kitchen features a wood-fire oven, and their menu utilizes it perfectly. The lamb meatballs and pizza were delicious, fresh, and full of flavor. We enjoyed everything, and we can't wait to go back for dinner to enjoy the ambiance at night and sample more of their cuisine.

Brianna Green

Love the retro 60's throwback inspired vibe. Excellent attentive service from Caleb. Inventive Mediterranean dishes. Good brick oven pizza. The whipped feta was delicious!

Laura Cafiso

4.3.24: We've been jonesing for The Genuine for some time now. Apparently, they've been open since 2021, so yeah, we're a few years late to this party! But we lucked out & stopped in for dinner on the day they debuted a new menu. They've completely transformed the Vig Uptown space & it's now an homage to all things midcentury modern. Plus the Genuine is gi-normous: lots of different indoor seating arrangements AND a front & back patio for outdoor dining.

After scanning the new menu, we couldn't find the controversial Polenta Fries we'd read about in so many reviews. People either seemed to love them or hate them. We wanted in & our server informed us they actually had a few orders left & then were 86ing them! Cool - we'll be adding our two cents in then: were tasty and dense of course (corn meal that's fried). The marinara dipping sauce COULD have been zhuzhed up w/ a little more oregano or garlic. One member of our party had been to Happy Hour b/f us and he was ALL about these fries. I think they're good alcohol soaker uppers!

Moving on, we ordered:
* Arugula and Caesar salads: both super fresh/healthy. Arugula tasted delish w/ a nice mixup of avocado, fried capers! tomatoes & almonds. Caesar is simple but executed well & loved the "heavy on the pepper" dressing.
* Cacio and Pepe Pizza is a genius concept - parmesan cream? Yes please. However, pizza was lacking in "Pepe" aka pepper & could have borrowed some from that Caesar.
* Malfidini Fra Diavolo was unexpectedly a pasta dish with shrimp. I didn't ask what "malfidini" meant - ribboned pasta - & server didn't mention ! Malfidini was white & black (so squid ink pasta), combined with about eight shrimp, fennel and a sauce w/ a kick. Recommend if you like spicy!

The only two desserts were a Funnel Cake and Nutella Bread Pudding. I would have loved a Flan or Creme Brulee but we ended with espressos and decaf Americanos. So happy we made it here!

Maya Saren

Big fan of this spot! Delicious, wood fired pizzas and an awesome martini menu with a little something for everyone. We loved the cacio e pepe pizza! The patio is an absolute vibe, and the service was great! We will definitely be coming back

Gina

Decided to try something new and stop in here on a saturday afternoon. Not busy at all and the server was probably the nicest server we’ve ever had. The drinks are very yummy & the interior is unique and fun.

We tried the double smash burger which was very good & the meat & potato skillet which i wasn’t a huge fan of. it lacked basic seasoning and the potato’s were a bit firm. We will be back to try more!

Dakota Kildoo

Love their community support with a community beer handle where they give a couple dollars of the beer to a non profit. Their food and vibe is great. Wood fire pizza is awesome, this go around we had some different items and loved them all the same.