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Kembara, by Chef Angelo Sosa, embraces the rich tapestry of Asian street food culture, exemplifying the tradition of cherishing time-honored recipes and their stories passed down to each generation, while also playfully innovating upon familiar flavors and techniques. Private dining room available for events.
Hours
| Friday | 4–9 PM |
| Saturday | 4–9 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 4–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 4–9 PM |
| Thursday | 4–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 5350 E Marriott Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85054
Phone: (480) 293-5000
Website: http://www.kembaradesertridge.com/
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Order and Reservations
Reservations: opentable.com
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Reviews
Raluca Kubaszky
Fantastic night at Kembara!
The food was outstanding — the shrimp siu mai, the perfectly seasoned asparagus, and the beautifully cooked salmon were all packed with flavour and beautifully presented. The Joy Luck Club cocktail was amazing, and the Vietnamese coffee donuts were warm, fluffy, and absolutely delicious.
Nicole’s service was exceptional — friendly, attentive, and great with recommendations.
Highly recommend!
… moreThe food was outstanding — the shrimp siu mai, the perfectly seasoned asparagus, and the beautifully cooked salmon were all packed with flavour and beautifully presented. The Joy Luck Club cocktail was amazing, and the Vietnamese coffee donuts were warm, fluffy, and absolutely delicious.
Nicole’s service was exceptional — friendly, attentive, and great with recommendations.
Highly recommend!
Halle
Located inside the JW Marriott where Roy’s used to be. Booked a reservation within 2 days. Came here for the lamb spring rolls, and James Beard award-winning chef Angelo Sosa! Did not disappoint
… moreCindy H.
The food, ambience, and service here is absolutely incredible. I highly recommend the beef rendang (approved by my Malaysian friend ), fried rice, and Thai tuna jewel . Our server Cole was super attentive and gave us recommendations for food and cocktails based on our preferences. Would 100% recommend and would love to come back again.
… moreF Liu
We had a fantastic experience at Kembara. The waiter did a great job tending to us. The food was extraordinary! Tuna Thai Jewel was the best dish I have ever eaten and I wanted to lick the bowl clean. The presentation was gorgeous. The pork fried rice was exceptional. When I made the reservation, I marked it was our anniversary. The waiter noticed the small detail and got us a free dessert for our anniversary celebration. Thank you for making our special night even more special!
… moreJim Averna
Just arrived at the JW Marriott for a conference. I decided to get dinner at Kembara. I’m glad I did. The service was exceptionally friendly. I decided on the Banana Leaf Icelandic Cod. I was going to pass on the side dish, but the server convinced me to give the asparagus with water chestnuts a try. Dinner came relatively quickly. Both were delicious! I recommend Kembara Restaurant.
… moreKyle Frashier
Shout out to our server Cole and chefs Stephanie and Penny for giving us one of the best meals we’ve experienced. Amazing food and amazing service, plus you can’t beat being at the JW. We absolutely LOVED the Tuna Thai Jewel appetizer (must get) along with everything else we ordered… Shrimp Shu Mai, Crab Fried Rice, Beef Rendang, Vietnamese Coffee Donuts, and Ube Delight. The cocktails were fantastic too. Hands down one of our new favorite restaurants. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
… moreroadtrip couple
This was our first time, there are certainly some creative spins on Asian dishes. By and large we enjoyed the ambience, and the dinner. The service could’ve been slightly better as it seemed like our server was engaged with multiple tables. You can endorse your parking ticket before you exit. The Lamb rolls were excellent. The kimchi rice was excellent too.
… moreSara Vergnes
Wonderful service, they ALL ensured my allergies were respected and communicated with every dish. Lo mein and fried rice were the best I have ever had, simple and full of flavor. Of course their most popular dishes were everything expected and more. Chef Sosa was absolutely charming-good luck on your upcoming competitions! , Lizzy our waitress was attentive, Daniel was absolutely passionate about the food and quality, Elizabeth recommended excellent cocktails and Maritza-great playlist! All of the staff really went out of their way to accommodate. 1000% recommended. Merci infiniment!
… moreDerek Caldwell
My girlfriend and I ate here for new years last night. We own a home in Desert Ridge, have eaten our way around Desert Ridge and High Street, and really enjoy Tia Carmen located directly across the lobby so we figured we’d give this place a try.
The positive – their cocktail selection was excellent, our server was personable, kind and attentive. The ambience was…fine; not too loud, typical resort crowd. The resort is nice. The fish tasted pretty fresh.
The ‘meh’ aspects – the beef rendang I ordered was greasy, but flavorful. The crispy sushi rice seemed expensive for 3 pieces considering OBON gives you a whole flight of 8 for the same price. Overall, I’d describe the food was average in taste and a little lacking in presentation. My partner enjoyed her food.
Something I’ll also note about our experience: We showed up an hour early for our reservation on an understandably busier night and, without high expectations, decided to ask if they had any room for us early. After sharing that we were early for our reservation, a woman who I assume to be a front of house manager at the front desk responded, without any emotion, with ‘Well, then we’ll see you at 8:30’. I couldn’t gauge whether that was meant to be condescending, so I responded with ‘Oh!..wait really?’, which was met with an education session that Kembara serves X number of guests a night, they’re very busy, etc., etc..
I’m going to assume this person was stressed, and that the interaction did not mean to come off as condescending and dismissive as it was received, but that could have been handled better coming from someone whose worked several customer-facing positions in the hospitality and restaurant industry. We would have been happy to be referred to spend money at Kembara’s bar rather than the lobby bar, or would have appreciated a ‘Nothing’s available at the moment but we’ll seat you as close to your reservation as possible’ – but ‘Well, then we’ll see you at 8:30’ with no emotion – really…? That’s how we treat guests at Kembara?
Anyways, everything but the aforementioned interaction was…fine. Tia Carmen is the better choice between the two.
… moreThe positive – their cocktail selection was excellent, our server was personable, kind and attentive. The ambience was…fine; not too loud, typical resort crowd. The resort is nice. The fish tasted pretty fresh.
The ‘meh’ aspects – the beef rendang I ordered was greasy, but flavorful. The crispy sushi rice seemed expensive for 3 pieces considering OBON gives you a whole flight of 8 for the same price. Overall, I’d describe the food was average in taste and a little lacking in presentation. My partner enjoyed her food.
Something I’ll also note about our experience: We showed up an hour early for our reservation on an understandably busier night and, without high expectations, decided to ask if they had any room for us early. After sharing that we were early for our reservation, a woman who I assume to be a front of house manager at the front desk responded, without any emotion, with ‘Well, then we’ll see you at 8:30’. I couldn’t gauge whether that was meant to be condescending, so I responded with ‘Oh!..wait really?’, which was met with an education session that Kembara serves X number of guests a night, they’re very busy, etc., etc..
I’m going to assume this person was stressed, and that the interaction did not mean to come off as condescending and dismissive as it was received, but that could have been handled better coming from someone whose worked several customer-facing positions in the hospitality and restaurant industry. We would have been happy to be referred to spend money at Kembara’s bar rather than the lobby bar, or would have appreciated a ‘Nothing’s available at the moment but we’ll seat you as close to your reservation as possible’ – but ‘Well, then we’ll see you at 8:30’ with no emotion – really…? That’s how we treat guests at Kembara?
Anyways, everything but the aforementioned interaction was…fine. Tia Carmen is the better choice between the two.
Matt Wegner
Came here for chef’s week for an anniversary, was highly impressed! Food was amazing, dessert was insanely good: the coffee donuts may have been the best dessert I’ve ever had.
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