After hearing about Searsucker in San Diego with Top Chef's Brian Malarkey we couldn't wait to try Searsucker when it opened here in Arizona. We saw a Groupon and decided to try it right away. If you haven't been, it is in an odd location in the edge of the mall. You have to mark at Neman Marcus or pay $5 to valet. In our opinion, if you don't have a parking lot for your restaurant, you shouldn't charge for valet, or at least validate. Also, I must admit the statues of animals out front are not our taste, but that didn't stop us from being opened minded about the food. \n\nThat being said, the first thing we tried was the cheese bread they give you before you order. We thought it was overly spicy and not very good. We hoped the tapas would be better.\n\nWe decided to go with a few different tapas. We tried:\n1. Meatballs - These were the best thing we tried. They are homemade meatballs in a tomato basil sauce. They are very nice, but they only give you 5 small meatballs in an order.\n2. Tuna Poke - This wasn't horrible, but it wasn't good. It also wasn't tuna poke. It was more  like a tuna tartare that looked like cat food. It wasn't fishy or anything seriously wrong with it, but there was nothing that stood out about it either. I've had it better at many other places. \n3. Duck Fat Fries - These were very heavy and not very good. You could taste the duck fat and it was overwhelming. We've had these at other places and enjoyed them much better. The tomato jam that came with it was sort of pretentious and not very enjoyable. I would have rather had ketchup.\n4. Cobb Salad - This was by far the worst thing we ordered. The dressing was some sort of cross between ranch and blue cheese and was super watery. Gross. The bacon came in the biggest pieces I've ever seen and basically took over the whole salad. The avocado wasn't fresh and it just left much to be desired. I could have had a better cobb salad from the Cheesecake Factory. \n5. Scallop - The scallop was cooked perfect, but the sauce was too sweet and overwhelmed the taste of the scallop. If you like that sweet asian sauce on your scallops, then this was good, but it was too much for us. \n\nI'd say the food here was very average at best. The reason I didn't not give Searsucker 3 stars instead of 2 is because of the prices. Everything is extremely expensive and for it just being OK, it is just not worth it. We won't be back to give it another try.