18 Dec 29th, 2022–Jan 4th, 2023 phoenixnewtimes.com phoenix new Times | music | cafe | film | culTuRe | NighT+Day | feaTuRe | NeWs | OPiNiON | feeDBacK | cONTeNTs | lobster and steak specials to guests this New Year’s Eve. Starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, steak and lobster, as well as seasonal favorites including duck breast, braised beef short ribs, and cedar- planked salmon are on the menu. The steak and lobster dinner will cost $68, and other items on the menu can be purchased a la carte. For reservations, call 480-947-0795. Don Woods’ Say When Rooftop Bar 400 West Camelback Road Join a ’70s-themed bash at Don Woods Say When Rooftop Bar on Saturday, December 31. The event includes a welcome cocktail, hors d’oeuvres, a raw bar, and a midnight toast. Enjoy your libations and take in the view from this bar’s perch atop the Rise Uptown Hotel on Camelback Road. Tickets cost $125 per person. Pedal Haus Brewery 214 East Roosevelt Street 623-213-8229 How about some disco to usher in 2023? The Pedal Haus Brewery location in downtown Phoenix is celebrating with a rooftop disco bash on Saturday, December 31. Guests can enjoy a complimentary Champagne toast, a buffet, and a ball drop. General admission is $20 and a ticket for a table for up to six people costs $180. Prime, A Shula’s Steakhouse at Gila River Resort & Casino 5040 Wild Horse Pass Boulevard, Chandler 520-796-1972 On Saturday, December 31, at 5, 7, and 10 p.m., Gila River Resort and Casino’s steak- house, Prime, is serving a prix fixe menu with three courses. Highlights include a choice of crab salad, lobster bisque, or wedge salad for an appetizer. The second course is a choice of beef carpaccio, gnocchi, or foie gras and the last course includes a selection between halibut, lamb chops, duck breast, or beef filet. Dessert is the chef’s creation and the dinner costs $199 per person. Hearth ’61 5445 East Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley 480-624-5458 Hearth ’61 is welcoming the celebration this New Year’s Eve with a special four- course dinner and of course, Champagne. To start guests will begin with squash soup, followed by beet-cured hamachi, a leek and shiitake mushroom tart, Wagyu surf and turf, and black velvet and hazelnut cake. There are two seatings, one at 6:30 p.m. which costs $159 per person, and the other at 9:30 p.m. which costs $199 per person. Party favors and a Champagne toast are included with both seatings. Live music will be playing from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Reservations are required and can be made at 480-624-5458. Terra Tempe Kitchen & Spirits 11 East Seventh Street, Tempe 480-968-8885 On Saturday, December 31 from 5 to 10 p.m, Chef Mario Ventura at Terra Tempe Kitchen & Spirits is serving a five-course tasting menu. After the Champagne toast, highlights include caviar and smoked salmon, white heirloom baby beets, butter- poached lobster, and potato gnocchi. Desert includes a pistachio and drunk- cherry bomb with vanilla custard and pistachio cookies. The cost is $150 per person and reservations are required. ZuZu 6850 East Main Street, Scottsdale 480-421-7997 If you’re looking for some special attention on New Year’s Eve, ZuZu offers VIP packages. The festivities begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, and continue through 1 a.m. General admission is $150 per person and includes three drinks and food options. A VIP table starts at $500 for a table of two and features a bottle of Champagne, a seafood platter for the table, and bottomless food and dessert from various stations. Reservations are available at 480-421-7997. Cheer from p 16 A special four-course dinner will be served at Hearth ’61. Hearth ‘61
