Located in McCormick Ranch in mid-Scottsdale, Buster's is a great place for either casual dining with friends and family or for a lunchtime business dinner. The restaurant sits right by Lake Margherite, a placid but pretty man-made lake in my neighborhood, and I like taking visitors or associates to lunch or dinner here in the spring and fall months and sit in the outdoor dining area overlooking the lake.
Buster's serves a wide variety of fresh seafood, steaks, chicken, prime rib, pasta and baby back ribs grilled over pecans. There is a full-service bar and there is seated dining here too, so on occasion when I only wanted a snack at lunch I've just dropped in here and ordered something small like the breaded zucchini to fill up on. The mood is light in here with pictures of Charlie Chaplin and W.C. Fields covering the walls.
The range on the lunchtime and dining menus is extensive, however, with everthing on the seafood side from chilled shrimp, shucked oysters and smoked salmon to meat dishes such as the sirloin steak, prime ribs and baby back ribs which the restaurant seems to have a stellar reputation for in this part of town. And while a-la-carte pricing often seems to bite you hard in the wallet in many eating establishments, this one can work out very well value-wise for you: for instance, a home-made soup (clam chowder, French onion or daily selection) or salad (spinach, garden or Caesar) won't add to your tab at all. Same for the fresh vegetables, choice of potatoes or rice pilaf on the menu. The wine list is predominatly California vintage and by the bottle priced in the $30 range. Casual but elegant, a great menu and service, a dreamy lakeside view, Buster's provides a great taste of contemporary urban southwest.