Talk about a hidden gem. By chance, my wife and I discovered what could be the finest steakhouse in the Greater Phoenix area. After spending an hour exhausting our $20 allotment at the slot machines at Arizona Casino in the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale,...my wife and I decided to have a late-night dinner at the Cholla Prime Steakhouse and Lounge. Located only steps off the gaming floor, it looked every bit the part of a high-end restaurant, the recipient of TripAdvisor's Certificate of Excellence for two years in a row. To put it mildly, we were overwhelmed. What a wonderful fine dining experience. Chef Daniel Skaggs really knows how to satisfy customers, specializing in such dishes as crab stuffed prawns, New York steak and elk tenderloin. But we had a problem: What to order, Chateaubriand for Two or Porterhouse for Two? Believing a 32-ounce porterhouse was too much meat for us to consume in one seating, we opted for the prime tenderloin Chateaubriand for Two. We started with crab stuffed shrimp, seafood bisque, steak and mushroom soup and traditional Caesar salad. For sides, we chose a roasted sweet corn casserole with Southwest-style cornbread and creamed sweet corn and lobster mashed potatoes with lobster meet and parmesan mashed potatoes. For dessert, we shared large slices of coconut lemon cake with white chocolate mousse. Open at 5 p.m. daily, Cholla has become a go-to destination for locals and travelers who want to experience a great meal when they hear about it.More