Sur La Table

Lovely selection of kitchen supplies. One of the best selections of Staub cookware can be found here. The service here is a lot friendlier than at the Scottsdale mall.

It has just never went wrong when I come in here. how is that even possible? There is a tool and gadget for everything that my culinary mind can imagine. As I walk along the aisles and shelves, my mind wanders off into creative song. I start holding things that I don’t really need, but want. Some essentials, some toys. Ah, love.

This is the REI for the Kitchen Enthusiast!!!
I aboso-​freaking-​lutely love this place. What is there not to love. Whatever you need it’s here and whatever you don’t need but want… Yep it’s here also. Everything from picnic napkins, top shelf cookware to amazing Olive Oil for 9.99.
Every gadget you may need to make your cooking experience a master chef experience. The same way an auto mechanic needs the right tools for the job a home cook needs (4 different styles of Whisk) ;-). Fish spatula, uh how did I ever cook fish before this!
They are always super friendly and on weekends will usually offer you a free coffee sample while you shop.

This store is great. The managers are awesome and all the employees are so helpful. It is fun to shop in a store where the staff is extremely knowledgable about the products and is enthusiastic about cooking and baking. Excellent choice of quality products too. Thanks Sur la Table staff for consistent great service.

Purchased Staub product online and went to exchange the item. I walked from the front door to the cashiers desk and placed the item on the counter area. As soon as I approached the cashiers desk, I was asked are you walking around? Are you looking? She never asked, «My I help you» or «Hi are you doing a refund or exchange? Note: The Staub item is heavy cast iron packed inside a thick corrugated box; so I wasn’t walking around nor looking for an item. This cashier was snarky, fat and obnoxious. I looked at her as if she was nuts. I told her that I had purchased this item online and the color of the inside had looked faded and not kept the consistency with surrounding areas so I am requesting an exchange. Instead of being Then all of a sudden a short old bald man stated, «I’m faded», I will look to see if we have this item in stock. While waiting for the old man, I shopped around and browsed. This was a crowded store and it seemed as every time I looked at an item, there was some clerk over my shoulders telling me about the item as if I dont know HOW TOASTERS PERFORM. After several trips from the show floor to the store room just to check the color and size, he stated he only had the grenadine and black. I said I will take the grenadine. He then placed it on the cashiers desk. She approached me and stated that she had to call the online store to see if there were any other promotions that needed to be granted I said ok. Not once had I saw her pick up a phone to call anyone. She only helped other customers and left me standing there… waiting. She acted as if she did not want to assist me. As she was checking other customers, she talked about her break and that will be on lunch. So after that, she decided that I wasn’t leaving, so she stated, «Are you still working»? My response was «I am not working, you are supposed to be working to resolve this transaction». Then she said, «Come over here and I will refund to your bank». Without speaking to other customers that were ahead of me, in line, she allowed me to stand there another 5 minutes. She did not check out other customer nor inform them that I was ahead of them.
It is a shame that there are only 2 stores; One in chandler and the other in Commons, AZ, which is 80 miles from me. As I like Sur La Table merchandised items and have been a longtime customer, I will not visit this store again. I felt that I was not welcomed nor encouraged to purchase other items. This woman should have been in the warehouse or stockroom with unprofessional behavior. The accusatory, surveillance, mocking reactive customer service, Sur La Table Chandler store can keep. I will buy items online. The store in Chandler has low inventory and the courtesy, expediency and overall attitude is equivalent.

Really great helpful staff, loads of kitchen gadgets. I finally entered into the coffee pod craze with Nespresso and they have several model options available. Now to become the home barista!
Check them out!

As someone who enjoys cooking, Sur La Tab is what easily can burn my bank account faster than you can say «40%+ off Le Creuset!» and, «Oh, we totally need some summer placemats, towels, napkins!»
Seriously, how can you hate this place?!
Almost any Culinary gadget you need can be found here.
I’ve found a fantastic garlic peeler roller (dishwasher safe, what?!), julienne tool, grill tongs for my Dude and some newer salt and pepper mills here recently.
And I’m still eyeing some cutting boards we used at a cooking class at Scottsdale Fashion’s location. Oops!
Never a bad experience here with an associate, always more than helpful.
Now to practice some self control, as I work less than half a mile away.

Good selection of products, helpful staff, but pricey stuff. Some sale items are reasonable but others don’t seem to even qualify as sale price. I like to come here or William Sonoma when I’m looking for specialty items. Today however Cost Plus has what I want and for a lot less too.

Although this place carries some of the highest end kitchen and professional cooking utensils, they still make you feel like your right at home. The staff are very friendly and personable, not conceded at all. I went in to get some knives sharpened, and was treated to a Nespresso demo with complimentary espresso while I waited. The staff was very knowledgeable about all products that I asked about, especially their high end knives. I’m definitely going back next time I need anything kitcheny!

This is a pretty cool store to shop in! They have a ton of interesting, high end kitchen appliances available. It seems like everything is chrome, very high end, and awesome looking. Plus, they will give you a coffee while you’re shopping when they are demonstrating their high end coffee maker. It’s a fun experience for sure.

Bought a short chef’s knife here. Decent prices. Friendly staff, but there only seemed to be two employees in the store, including the one running the register. They could have used a third person I believe. Price was decent, staff was helpful, no real complaints save that they seemed understaffed for 5:30 on a friday.

I’m a foodie & I love to cook, so of course, I love places like this. All kinds of gadgets and cool culinary items. What I love is that most of the stuff here is quality and for the true culinary wanna be or is/​been. My favorite wine opener came from here as did my favorite Le Creuset pot. The girl the last time I was there and admittedly, dove in the store knowing it was about to close, was so sweet. I apologized for my tardiness but needed a last minute gift and she said it was fine because she had stuff to do anyway. I was testing out the Nespresso machine and she even made me an espresso to try and schooled me on it’s efficiency. Wow. No rude clerks here and since I love this store. That’s a 5:-)

Excellent service, friendly staff AND they always have what I need to make cooking and baking even more fun! Love the unique gadgets. Found the very hard to find locally, fiori di Sicilia that I needed for my cannoli! Amazing!

We bought or second Jura Compressa coffee machine from Sur La Table. It was an expensive model priced over $ 3K. After 2.5 short months it stopped working. The only option they offered was to send it in for repair. When I asked to have it replaced I was told the turn around was 48 hours. Its actually 4 –5 weeks when all is said and done. I high priced item and thats the kind of customer service. Not to mention an expensive product that cant make it 90 days. Extremely bad customer service on this one.

This place is like the crack store for crack heads. If you have someone in your life who loves to cook like Witney loved crack, this is the place to take them!
I’d never been in one of these until last week. My girlfriend, who knows that I love to cook and do dumb things in the kitchen, has been on me about going here for some time. I finally gave in as an offering to get her to go to the gun store with me.
And I’m really, really, really glad I did.
My credit cards aren’t going to be too stoked when I max them out in this place buying every cooking gadget known to man, but my belly and mouth will be delighted.
My girlfriend ended up buying a Zoku 3 Pop Maker. The mind recoils in sweet horror thinking of all the frozen delights I can make with this thing. Let me tell you, July is now «pudding and booze pop» month.
The sales associate Anna is the one to go to for all things in this store. She was so helpful it was a bit insane. Before going in here my disposable income was going to guns and bike parts, but now I see my money filtering out of my wallet and into the accounts of Sur La Table because of Anna’s infinitely great suggestions.
We’re all going to die someday, but Sur La Table and Anna will make sure you die fat and happy, and that’s the way to go out in my book. Nothing says love like cooking for someone, and this place has the gadgets that’ll help you convince people you barely like that you think they’re the cat’s pajamas because of how good your food will be.

I looooove this place.
Where else can you shop upon entering you are offered an espresso, capuccino or latte? The sales girl even offered my son a warm frothy vanilla drink.
This place is definitely where I splurge. My hubby says that I just need a bigger kitchen… do I sense sarcasm?
Himalayan salt block? Yes, they have it here. Have you tried baking on it? No? Then you need to visit soon!

After visiting this store and a couple other locations, I can officially say I’m a Sur La Table girl rather than Williams Sonoma. Sur La Table has a much better selection and better service. If anything, SLT people tend to be overly eager to help, but I’ll take that over being ignored at Williams Sonoma.
During my last trip to SLT, I needed an apple corer so my husband could make some culinary abomination called a «potato bomb.» The salesgirl showed me no less than 5 versions and helped me select the best one for our needs.
I also got a mini loaf pan (their brand) that is now my favorite piece of bakeware. The pan is nice and heavy and coated in silicon so you don’t have to use any butter or spray. The coating makes it very easy to wash too.
Another reason I prefer SLT is because they carry scharffen berger chocolate. It’s the best stuff, and you can’t tell me otherwise. I can’t see myself buying other food items there however. Their cake decorations were ridiculously over priced, as in $ 15 for sprinkles.
What really draws me in at SLT is the clearance sections throughout the store. I picked up a 4qt Staub in a SLT-​exclusive green color for $ 50 off. I’m a sucker for a good bargain, and that one made me giddy.

This is pretty much my favorite place to shop for very specific kitchen gadgets or cook ware (yes, they’re better than WilliamsS because they have a ton of variety). Yes, it is pricey if you’re buying the big name brands, but the gadgets are priced competitively and they always have a great and well-​stocked ‘clearance’ section in the case you want to grab some great deals.
Their baking tools are varied and they carry a lot of sizes (from HUGE to tiny) for your baking and decorating needs. Their SLT white porcelain is moderately priced (though World Market may be cheaper some times).
Their staff here is helpful and not pestering. there have been very few times that I’ve not found what I wanted or needed for our house/​kitchen or for a gift. I like getting their catalog because you can find great cooking courses (at the Keirland location, though) and they occasionally send you $ 10 off coupons!

After consistently crappy experiences at Williams Sonoma, I came here. I dropped a considerable chunk of money on a Breville machine, accessories and a few other items.
Needless to say, I was informed throughout the entire purchase and felt my money was appreciated. I was greeted with a smile and no one even mentioned I was there after closing. I love this place.
Every weird gadget you could imagine plus every vanity item you could ever crave.
I will be back. Enough with those snotty competitors.

I visit SLT on a regular basis (love to browse the sales for unique bowls and plates), although I shouldn’t as it’s so easy for me to lose track of time when I’m here! (I can say the same about shopping at Costco or IKEA!) I still smile when I need to use one of my Kohn paring knives that come with their own protective sheaths (chose the royal blue, orange-​red, and canary yellow); not only are they so adorable to look at and to use, but they’re rust-​resistant! I would advice others not to buy the OXO (or similar brand) plastic-​end turners. Mine melted after first use, even though it was heat-​resistant to 450 °F and the range temp was only mid-​to-​low.
I haven’t had any problems returning items here, but then again, the tags were still on them, and I keep my receipts.