Insanity in the afternoon - Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale AZ

OK, so we're doing a little sightseeing in greater Phoenix and decide to go to the Scottsdale Fashion Square, just because it sound like it's so "over the top". It is. I check out a few of the shops like Betsy Johnson, and Jimmy Choo (we don't have these on Maui) and I think I need some medication - who can afford these clothes?

Culture shock. I look around. There are more sales people in this mall than consumers. We cruise through the 3 levels and make a few small purchases and decide it's time for some pupus. As luck would have it, there's a Kona Grill - ah, a touch of the islands, we'll go there... and it's early enough for the happy hour specials. The hostess point us to the upper level... we luck out and get a table just as somebody leaves. It's the only vacant seat in the house... this place is hopping. In fact it's nutty. I guess this is the place to be at happy hour in Scottsdale. We must be the oldest people in the place, it's filled with well heeled young girls, and their boyfriends. Who are all these people? I think they can afford to buy second homes on Maui - Wailea Maui would be a great vacation destination for the Scottsdale crowd.

KONA GRILL

I have to say the pupus were really delicious. We had the chicken satay - 4 big skewers of chicken breast with a yummy spicy hoisin sauce and served over a bed of coleslaw, and the sweet & spicy shrimp - lightly battered shrimp tossed in a Thai garlic chili sauce. And some Margaritas too! All this for under $20 - that's more like it.

Listen up Scottsdale ... if you ever get tired of conspicuous consumpton, and long for a simpler lifestyle, where it's lush and green, with sandy beaches - think about owning a home or condo on Maui.

Aloha from Maui Scottsdale - Georgina M. Hunter - your Maui Realtor