Cholla Prime Steakhouse & Lounge

We have been here a number of times before tribute band concerts at the casino (also an excellent value!). The food is good, and always consistent. The prices are VERY reasonable. The appetizers, salads, and main courses are all good. They even serve an amuse bouche and a palate cleanser (sherbet) — suspiring given the prices! I am pretty picky about desserts and I have not really liked the ones I have tried so I have stopped ordering them.

We really enjoyed our dinner. The servers were very attentive, and the food was delicious. The best part: I don’t feel like I overspent. Great value all around. Wonderful experience; we will be back!
I wish the restaurant had its own door to the outside though. Walking through the smoky casino sucks! Hold your breath.

THIS PLACE IS ALWAYS ON REPEAT!!! My husband and I have been going here for the past 10 years! We’ve celebrated our anniversary’s, birthday’s and «just because we feel like steak days» here!!!
We are steak lovers and this place is the BEST out here in AZ! The prices are unbeatable for a great steak dinner and soup! OMG! It’s sooo yummy! The customer service is always great here! The menu has changed overtime but is still amazing! The actual menu used to light up but they changed it, I do miss that… lol.
The last time we went with no reservation it was going to close but they were wonderful and let us dine. The seafood bisque is always my favorite! You cannot go wrong getting this… Unless you’re allergic to crab, shrimp or scallops. The asparagus is perfect with mashed potatoes that are amazing! My favorite is the ribeye! So ono and cooked to perfection every time I eat here! It will be done just the way you want. Customer service here is on point! The waiter is so cool he knows we love this place! We always compliment the chief. My husband is a big critic when it comes to steak so eating here we have never experienced a bad sit in ever.
If you want a great steak dinner that tastes better than Outback and their outrageous prices? Than come eat here, you will not be disappointed!;)

Mhmm, what can I say about Cholla’s? Atmosphere: the ambiance was relaxing and classy. You can come here for almost any occasion. We were there for my friend’s birthday on a Saturday. Service: Great & attentive. From our hostess, who was friendly and funny, to our server, David, who was witty and helpful, to the kind people who filled out water glasses. The service here was good, keep up the good work. Food: i ordered the chorizo stuffed dates wrapped in bacon as my appetizer. They were so tasty, the only con is that they only served 3 dates. Ugh, no enough I wish it were 5 dates instead. I took a while to order my entreé, even though I did my research on the food prior to coming here. I ended up ordering the ribeye steak with asparagus & potatoes su gratin. The potatoes were okay, I really wanted to try the creamed spinach, maybe next time. The asparagus was great. Now the ribeye steak was amazing! I normally do not eat steak, but I decided to eat it that night because I was at a «prime steakhouse». The porcini mushrooms, brandy pepper cream tasted great with my well done steak. I wish I could have eaten it again. The food was fantastic. Miscellaneous: They gave my friend a complimentary slice of chocolate cake for her birthday with was nice. In between our appetizers (including the various breads and yummy corn bread), they served us complimentary sorbet, which was tasty and complimentary pistachio covered chocolate truffles at the end of our meal. Overall, I would definitely come here again for a nice steak dinner with an appetizer for under $ 30.

Service stands out at this place. You get the full Steakhouse experience as fine dining. A hot towel, great assortment of breads, and sorbet before the main course. Even better, you don’t have to pay a lot. My ribeye was a little over 20 bucks with two side dishes included.
You’d expect the food quality to suffer for this value, but you would be wrong. Steak was tender and cooked perfectly, shrimp and King crab cocktail was stellar, and the Chocolate coffee mousse was an unnecessary but wonderful indulgence.
The only downside is that I don’t live here and can’t come back for a while!

This was the first time we dined at Cholla customer service here was superb and on key. They really know how to make you feel special. When we looked at the menu we were so surprised on how inexpensive everything was. Our bill ended up be about $ 65 plus tip. We started off with the Chorizo Stuffed Dates. they were very tasty. We then split the Cranberry Spinach Salad which was awesome, the candied cashews is a great addition to the salad. Our main entrée was the Chateaubriand for two. It is a 16oz prime filet, it melted in our mouths! The lobster mashed potatoes were also incredible! Can’t wait to come back!

Made a reservation for our Mother’s birthday and none of us were disappointed! From the bread, 4 different varieties in one inspiring basket– to the decadent but not too sweet chocolate cake with a candle– it was a great experience. Our server David was attentive and pleasant, he treated the birthday girl like a rockstar! Definitely will be back!

It’s my birthday and I was looking and looking on Unilocal to find the right place to enjoy dinner out with my sweetheart of 16 years! After much looking at menus online, I finally decided on Cholla Prime Steakhouse that is inside Casino Arizona. (I’m not much for casinos, but it’s sooo close to home and why not try it?)
We got there right around 5pm when they open and were seated and greeting right away. Each and every employee was very helpful and attentive throughout. The menu was exactly as the website had shown (some restaurants are totally off on what they have online vs. in the restaurant.) We each ordered steak meals. I ordered an appetizer of Seafood Bisque. OMG, I think it may have been the best one I’ve ever had! Luscious, creamy and chocked full of shrimp, small scallops and crab meat. Our server was Linda and she was so wonderful and was available and helpful and just perfect! The manager, Joy, was checking in too and that made it even more special… sometimes we can’t tell who is asking how our dinner is going.
We were served about 6 slices of three kinds of breads, along with a pesto and soft rounds of butter. Very nice. There was a sorbet in between the appetizer and the entrée! I can’t remember when that’s happened, it’s been so long! (OK, OK… we haven’t been to an upscale place in a long while…) But Cholla wasn’t the Putting on Airs type of fancy… it was a very comfortable place to be, and being waited on as if we were in a place that charges twice as much!
My partner had the Full House which was a Filet Mignon with Shrimp and she chose garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus. I had the Ribeye with asparagus and scalloped potatoes. The meat was cooked exactly to our requests. Everything was DELICIOUS!
Let me sing and dance about our truly truly delightful and scrumptious dinner at Cholla. We will definitely come back with friends and anyone who will join us!

Best. Bartender. Ever.
Seriously — great drinks, friendly and an interesting guy. Find out what he’s got infusing behind the bar and get that!
Sat at the bar and had the sliders. Very yummy. The antipasto plate is also really good. Nice snacky food if you aren’t up to the whole full blown meal experience.

Unbelievable! The service was impeccable. From the moment we sat down until we left. Yea! To guest service.
Okay, now for the food. Amazing and delicious!
Sat down and was served a sample of the Fillet Mignon with Béarnaise a lite sauce. It was so tender that was our choice for dinner.
Joy, the manager was hands on to make sure everyone was happy and enjoying their dining experience.
Our Server was excellent.
We will return for sure.

Very good place highly recommended a set of this is very good, The food is very tasty, New York Stake is awesome!!! and the place itself is very nice and elegant.

My husband and I came here for our first anniversay. Absolutely fantastic and you can’t beat the price! I paid $ 14 for the charbroiled chicken and it was unbelievably moist and tender. Topped off with shiitake mushroom sauce and parmesan mash potatoes! Yum-​my! My husband had the filet mignon with mushroom sauce. They first brought out a little sample of it on a small bed of lettuce with demi glaze on it and WOW! It was crispy on the ends and cooked medium. Delicious! I’m definitely getting that next time or maybe the elk tenderloin! Mmmm! We had David as our server and he was top notch. He picked a nice wine for me to pair with my dinner and it was also heavenly with the chocolate truffles. Hope to get back here soon to try out more on the menu.

Wow. Outstanding Beef dishes at reasonable prices with great side dishes and desserts.
Tell no one about this place ad they may raise their offices.
Chateaubriand fir Two out of this world.

Made reservations here with my family for my birthday after some research into Scottsdale’s tastiest steakhouses. The dining experience exceeded our expectations. I was dying for a good ribeye and got exactly what I wanted. The food was absolutely delicious, very reasonably priced, and the staff took care of our table the entire time. They served unexpected treats and made my birthday all the more special this evening. Highly recommended. Will be back again.

YUMMY!!! Went here with a group of 5 & had great service, great food & great atmosphere. Had the Filet Mignon… cooked to perfection and very tasty. Most dishes you get two sides and the sides are not small portions, but fairly large. They always have a special for a main dish as well as for a bottle of wine. Really enjoyed my meal and cannot wait to go back!

YESSS this place is awesome. I can’t wait to go back. The prices here are super reasonable for what you get. Shrimp and crabmeat cocktail was good. and so were the stuffed bacon wrapped chorizo dates.
My ribeye steak was even better.
I tried my boyfriend’s scalloped potatoes they were creamy and delicious. Had I not been so naughty with food this past christmas season, I would have easily devoured the whole side of potatoes. but too bad my conscious got the better of me this time.
The complementary piece of fillet when we sat down was great, and so were the complementary bacon cornbread+bread basket.
Cholla’s also gave us a small scoop of the sorbet as a palate cleanser which was a nice touch. For the price this place is legit. Honestly, the food, the service can’t be beat.

On the outskirts of Scottsdale, in the Arizona Casino is Cholla, a small classic American steakhouse.
Price vs value at Cholla is excellent. Never before have I had white tablecloth dining at a steakhouse, and paid less than $ 60 for 2 steak meals. For $ 22, the filet mignon is a super deal.
Santi and his serving assistant provided excellent service. If I lived in Phoenix I would try to make dining at Cholla a weekly occasion.

Our anniversary dinner couldn’t have been better. 5-​star food, service and environment. Ask for the drink specials because there is always one on wine, liquor and beer. You may substitute both your included standard sides for one prime side; The lobster mashed potatoes were incredible. The amuse-​bouches, specialty breads, entrees and desserts were exquisite. We had the Chateaubriand with béarnaise sauce and natural au jus which was prepared exactly as we asked. They brought us a crème brûlée with a chocolate disc which said happy anniversary.
There is limited seating, so reservations are recommended. We made our reservation online right through Unilocal without issue including the fact that this was a special occasion. The bar area opens at 4:30pm while the restaurant area opens 30 minutes later.

Out the door… tax, title, and license we paid $ 54 for two meals.
A 14 oz ribeye with two sides (asparagus and scalloped potatoes), then an 8 oz filet topped with crab meat, sauce, two sides (garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus), and a Caesar salad.
We also had a nice tea for just $ 1 (way better than McDonald’s haha).
We were given a complimentary bite of filet when we sat down, pepperoni bread, cheese bread, and bacon corn bread (I wasn’t find of this though) and between courses, they gave us a tiny scoop if sorbet to cleans thy pallet!
Best steak meal for an awesome price! Come check it out!

I have heard quiet a lot of positive reviews of this place which is adjacent to the Showroom at Casino Arizona. I am very pleased to review that the solid reviews do hold up! We dined in a beautiful quaint restaurant with excellent service and the food was wonderfully delicious. He had the ribeye medium rare with a choice of two sides for only $ 20. She/​I had the filet mignon with shrimp and choice of two sides for $ 26.
Both dishes were cooked as ordered and I especially loved my filet. It was extremely tender and flavorful, the asparagus spears where lightly grilled and crisp the way I like it and the garlic mashed potatoes, YUM! Unfortunately, the potatoes au gratin was raw and not cooked. But, they brought out the mashed potatoes to substitute and apologized. We were also served fresh baked bread in a variety of flavors: white, wheat-​oat and a spiraled pepperoni bread, bacon cornbread and with a side of their Amaze-​Balls pesto! I loved it so much they gave me a hand printed recipe! Say what!!! Who does that? Sweeeeet! We also received a complimentary raspberry sorbet prior to our entrees and raspberry chocolate truffles at the end of our meal. Not only is the food at an incredible deal, it’s flavorful, great portion sizes including the meat cuts. Super delish and you get waaaay more than what you pay for!
I cannot believe this is our first time here. We have normally dined at Willows inside the casino after a show, but now this is another favorite in this small casino. I found it very interesting that the manager of Cholla informed her husband is also the manager at Willows. I’m like score! They are obviously doing something right with both places and married. So cool! Excellent staff all around from the wait staff to the management. We will definitely return. You can’t beat this incredible deal! Extreme value! I’m bringing my family here when they visit!
Thank you Cholla for a wonderful dining experience! :)