Ticoz - Phoenix

We went to Ticoz Friday night for a rare kid-free evening. The atmosphere was very cute, I got a little glowy bracelet when we gave them our name for the list. At 730 or so, there wasn't too much of a wait. We started at the bar with their house mojitos. They were simple, elegant, delicious. I could have done without the little fabric flower on a skewer garnish, though. I keep thinking I'm going to get splinters in my drink. We moved to a teeny tiny table DIRECTLY under an air-conditioning vent. Freezing, freezing, freezing. We started with the standard chips and not-so-standard three salsas. One was a delicious pineapple salsa, one was a simple, standard salsa fresca, and the other was unremarkable. We ordered an appetizer of "guacummus" which is what you would expect if guacamole and hummus had a baby. It was very good, served with chips and grilled pita wedges. We were very pleased with the wide selection of vegetarian entrees. At the waiter's suggestion, Husband got the Coconut Ginger Curry Rice, which was lick-the-bowl good. I should have asked for a recommendation as well, because my Chicken Torta Sandwich was foul. Imagine that someone made the dryest tuna-fish sandwich in the world, with really cheap brown tuna, added a couple slices of fresh jalapeno, and put it between two pieces of grilled flatbread. That's what this 'shredded chicken' sandwich tasted like. It was disgusting. I ate about two bites of it and pushed it aside. The waiter didn't even ask if I liked it, let alone offer to get me something else. Luckily, by then I was on to the sangria, which very very nicely washed the grossness out of my mouth. Despite my notably nasty dinner, I am actually hoping to go back again soon, because there were so many things on the menu that looked good, and the other things we ate and drank were exceptionally good. So the sandwich, the inattentive waiter, and the bathroom (single occupant, with a 'my Sun City grandma went to ikea' look to it) will be forgiven with another visit, I am quite confident.