The Vig McCormick

This place has amazing food. I only get two items. Wings and Mac n cheese. Well three with drinks. Good every time. No actually is GREAT every time. Fun to lounge at or get ready for a night out.

The Vig’s newest location is located in the McCormick ranch part of town, thus the name. I went after the lunch crowd and at the start of Happy Hour, so it was kinda quiet. The crowd there is a little older, perhaps more laid back than the hipsters at the other Vig locations.
Nevertheless, the have a good craft beer selection and a decent Happy Hour menu to satisfy. I went with the fish tacos with were outstanding.
Good place to chill.

The Vig has 4 locations in Phoenix:
Arcadia
Fillmore
McCormick
Uptown
This was my first visit to the McCormick location, to have casual drinks and snacks with some friends.
The Vig McCormick has a super sophisticated vibe with a gorgeous main bar, as well as a comfortable, flowing seating area. (see pic)
The staff were all extremely attentive, without being intrusive. There was never a time where any of us were out of a drink or were searching for a server, but we didn’t feel hounded either. The perfect wait staff that can anticipate without interrupting is unfortunately rare these days.
The food was amazing. The Vig has a very original and creative menu. My favorite is the vanilla braised short rib tacos.
The Menu:
Appetizers
Artichoke Kale Jalapeño Dip
Steamed Edamame
Guacamole & Chips
Flatbreads
Nachos
Hot Wings
Salads
Sandwiches
Burgers
Mains:
Vanilla Braised Short Rib Tacos
Fish Tacos
Mac n Cheese
Grilled Salmon
Pad Thai
Desserts
There is plenty of parking out front.
Hours:
Sat/​Sun 10am — 2am
Mon — Thur 11am — 2am
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I ⁵⁄₅ highly recommend The Vig McCormick!

The Vig is one of my all time favorite restaurants here in Phoenix. Their food selection is wonderful and you cannot go wrong with any choice. I love their burgers and wings and their mac and cheese is to die for.

Braised short ribs and ahi tuna salad are great. We enjoyed 50% off all bottles of wine on Sunday! Skip the tater tots and save room for dessert.

My boyfriend and I live very close by and wanted to go some where when he got off work to grab some food. We went on a Saturday night around 10:00 pm. They had bar seating and limited menu options. That’s fine, but what shocked us was the which music playing. This classy new resturant basically goes to crap after 10:00 obviously. They had non stop rap music playing… I must of heard the N word more in two hours then in my life time. Seriously very disturbing!!! I don’t know if if they just screw off at night or change managers or what?

Wow!!! Just attended an amazing Cartel beer & food pairing dinner. Chef Justin Woodward blew it out of the park! The dinner featured 4 beers from local craft brewery Cartel/​The Shop that complemented the 4 course meal incredibly well. The most transformative experience was the Biere de Garde — on its own somewhat sour but paired with the sweet pork tenderloin the perfect counterpoint. Loved it all & can only sing the praises of Chef Justin & Cartel Brewery/​The Shop!

Not impressed at all. This place came recommended to me. We had the sliders, which had far too much bread and not enough flavor and the fish tacos which were fishy and clearly not fresh. We didn’t like the seating arrangement either. So sorry Vig, never again.

The service is good but the food is amazing. The mac and cheese is shockingly good but the edamame is a *must have*.
Only warning is the place is extra loud.

Four of us went to The Vig on a Saturday in October at midnight to close out the night, and Jonathan took excellent care of us. His exuberance, professionalism, and great service made for an awesome hour! Come to The Vig if you’re looking for some fun shots and great deals to close out a night — ask for Jonathan.

It strikes you as a nice lounge-​slide up to the bar and unwind after work or grab a table for some face to face convo. But I stopped in for a lunch after a flight to PHX, and needed something to tide me over until a massive dinner.
I ordered the Tuna Nicoise Salad, which uses fresh Ahi tuna, seared tataki style, with a mixture of greens. I was not expecting tuna that good and a blend of veggies and crunchies that make this a memorable salad.
Also, I ordered an iced tea, or «sweet tea» in American. Normally a restaurant will serve you an unsweetened iced tea and then have you add sugar that can’t dissolve in the cold liquid. I asked for a liquid sweetener and the waiter obliged happily with a shit glass of simple syrup. Simply great!

Started off the night here at The Vig in celebration of a birthday, so it called for a girls night out. This place was the perfect spot, the interior and environment wasn’t too loud and had a loungey feel to it. They have huge portions that are easily shareable, good price point and great service.
Our group of 9 gals managed to squeeze into a tiny booth, but made do and understandably could not have a chair placed in the main walkway due to fire hazard reasons. Items we shared:
— Artichoke, Kale & Roasted Jalapeño Dip served with Pita and Chips: absolutely amazing, creamy, rich, not too greasy. Seriously addicting!
— Nachos del Norte (Chicken): typical nachos with chicken, beans, cheese, guac, jalapenos, sour cream, salsa, olives and green onions
— Hot Vings (Thai Sweet Chili): these are sticky, sweet and savory! chicken was cooked well, I loved the crispy coating!
— Mac N Cheese (with Broccoli): rich, but not uncomfortably so. definitely a well cooked comfort food, the broccoli made it a less guilty treat! (At least I’d like to think so …)
Others ordered (about 5) entrees due to dietary restrictions or due to appetite level. The portions of the apps and entrees were so large we actually had to take left overs home. Everything looked great and tasted good. The table also had about 5 alcoholic beverages. The total bill for 14 items came out to be around $ 130. Talk about an amazing price and it wasn’t even Happy Hour!
The service was great, despite our large party. Waters were refilled, we were checked on and they even gave the birthday gal a complimentary drink. It was fantastic! The customers dining here were also very pleasant which made the entire atmosphere so much more. There is a wide range of ages here, so no worries on that! You can bet I will be back for their famous happy hour and I can’t wait!

The sliders are killer ! It’s a must do ! And only $ 6 for happy hour!
Everyone that works here are nice and friendly. Been here a few times and always greeted by everyone.

Thank you to «The Vig» owner for personally contacting me regarding my complaint of the service fee on «to go» orders. They have taken the service fee off for good– WOOT!
Incredible customer service, I’m a loyal customer from here on out.

I was first introduced to the Vig Arcadia and wasn’t nearly as impressed as I was with the Vig McCormick Ranch. Their food is on point as well as their service. They have extremely nice staff and fantastic bartenders! Marty and Jonathan are the best! Marty is great at recommending food and Jonathan is great at pairing food with cocktails. The two together make an awesome duo. We’ve had them the last 10+ times we have been here and each time they have never been short of excellent.
An added perk of this place is the plugs underneath the bartop. It allows many to work and drink. What could be better?

I’ve heard so much about The Vig for awhile now, finally having had a chance to try and it was well worth it. We were in the area of this location and stopped by for lunch. We were greeted right away and seated by the hostess. The restaurant had a modern layout with a trendy ambiance. We sat on the outdoor patio which had window/​doors that opened into an open atrium where there were tables too (very nice). Water was poured and our waitress introduced herself right away.
We started off with a couple of beers and the Gauc & Chips. The Gauc was excellent fresh and spicy though the chips were a little lacking though they were fine. We ordered 2 entrees and told our waitress wanted to share the dishes. The Grilled Fish Tacos (blacken whitefish, spicy slaw, pico de gallo, tomatillo-​avocado salsa) and the Chicken Pad Thai (chicken or shrimp, spicy tamarind sauce, rice noodles, egg, tofu, bean sprouts, peanuts, lime). I was pleasantly surprised that when we told our waitress we were going to share, the kitchen split the 2 dishes into 2, which was great. I thought the food, service, and ambiance was great, absolutely no complaints. I will definitely be back.

Great food and drinks, great atmosphere, friendly service and almost always a bit of a crowd. A terrific addition to the neighborhood and an excellent example of a VIg restaurant.
We’ve been here a few times with large parties, and the service, food, drinks and atmosphere are terrific. The place is super cute (really interesting architecture/​layout, typical of a Vig), and the patios are really nice. It’s a bit on the loud side, and tends to be busy, so if you’re trying to run in and out, it’s not your best bet. But, for a fun night out, it’s perfect!
This location is really close to our house, so we pick up veggie burgers, fish tacos, mac n cheese, and various other pescetarian-​friendly options on a regular basis. They really know how to pack em, and they’ve never messed up an order (I always ask for small modifications, and they always nail it). The one time it was excessively delayed, they comped half of it and gave a genuine apology — really classy move.

The Vig’s lamb belly salad is one of my favorite salads anywhere. Really, the food is pretty good in general here, but that salad… Amazing.
Imagine my surprise when this Wednesday I showed up and they had a new menu sans lamb belly salad. Odd.
I mentioned it to the bartender, and she said the chef took it off the menu because they kept running out of lamb belly.
Now, I suppose I don’t have the best business acumen, but isn’t it better, from a margin perspective, to always run out of something, than to consistently have leftovers? Isn’t that an indication that the lamb belly salad is really popular? Isn’t that how you achieve maximal utilization?
I mean, I don’t know what it takes to run a restaurant, but I do know this — without the lamb belly salad, the Vig is dead to me.

Great and horrible. That pretty much sums up my experience at the vig. We showed up on a Friday night and the hostess said there is a 30 to 40 minute wait. Since it was a Friday, I expected a wait. As I looked to my left, there were two empty booths and when I walked in to get a drink, I probably saw three to four empty tables. I then walked to the hostess and ask can we still there, or anything that is available, she said no, they are reserved. Anyways, I sat outside and we waited. We were seated about 25 minutes and noticed the booths were still empty!
The apps were on point and great! We ordered the Nachos and cheesy tater tots, both were delicious and flavorful. I was impressed with both. The entrees, not so much. I ordered the Vigazz burger with fried egg, medium rare and my girl ordered the black bean burger. The burger was more on the well side and the egg was done, wasn’t even running in the center. Black burger was plain terrible. So that pretty much sums up our meal, we took the good and the bad. Probably would go again just for the nachos though.

My boy and. I called around 9:30 to make sure kitchen was still willing to make food for us (we hate being storming in last min demanding food). Nice ambience, and server was super friendly, though maybe kitchen was a lil angry at us because they served a sort of dry steak and their prime rib priztle bun was completely burnt on top .
The fries were good, prime rib is interesting but I could only taste then burnt bitterness so I can’t say much :(Still cool looking place, we didn’t say anything as coming in late already anyways on Tuesday night so I took off the entire top and bottom off, probably won’t be back for food.
Server was attentive, friendly so I’d give 5 star if only on service.