Dominick's Steakhouse sits at 15169 North Scottsdale Road in the Scottsdale Quarter, near Kierland Commons, and its bar is the social heart of a Sinatra-era supper-club concept. The signature feature is upstairs: rooftop poolside dining under a retractable glass ceiling that opens to the desert sky, a detail Visit Phoenix and the restaurant's own listing both highlight.
Who would love it: a drinker who wants a martini in a polished steakhouse room and the option of a rooftop seat under the stars. Who would not: anyone after a casual neighborhood bar, since this is a fine-dining address where the bar tracks the steakhouse price level.
The room runs to dark wood, leather and backlit bottles downstairs, with the retractable-roof terrace and pool deck above. The supper-club styling leans mid-century, and the bar is built for a classic cocktail before a steak rather than a long session. The Scottsdale Quarter setting puts it among the area's higher-end dining strip.
The drinks lean classic: martinis, Manhattans and an extensive wine list built to pair with prime cuts. The order is a well-made martini at the downstairs bar or a glass from the reserve list carried up to the rooftop. Prices sit at the top of the range, in line with the steakhouse menu, so this is an occasion stop rather than an everyday one.
The retractable glass roof is the citable headline and the reason to choose the upstairs seats. Few Scottsdale steakhouses offer open-air rooftop dining, and the mechanism lets the room run year-round, opening on mild desert evenings and closing in summer heat. It is the feature most reviewers mention first.
The crowd is Scottsdale regulars, special-occasion tables and resort visitors, with the bar drawing a steady pre-dinner and after-dinner set. It runs busiest on weekend evenings, and the rooftop books out first on pleasant nights. Service is full fine-dining standard, which carries through to the bar.
What guests flag, across Yelp and Tripadvisor, where the room holds strong ratings across more than a thousand reviews, is consistent: the steaks, the rooftop and the polished service draw the most praise, the room reads as a genuine occasion destination, and the only common note is the price level that comes with it. Reservations are essential, especially for a rooftop table.
The Scottsdale Quarter setting places Dominick's among the area's higher-end dining and shopping strip, an easy add-on to a North Scottsdale evening of browsing and dinner. The split of a clubby downstairs bar and an open-air rooftop gives a group two distinct moods under one roof, so a night can open with a martini at the bar and move upstairs for the view. The retractable glass ceiling keeps the upstairs room usable across the seasons, opening on mild desert nights and closing against the summer heat. It reads as a special-occasion destination rather than a casual drop-in bar, and the room is dressed for the part.
Best time to go: a mild-weather weekend evening with a rooftop reservation, or the downstairs bar for a martini before dinner. Dominick's rewards a drinker who wants the full steakhouse occasion. See where it sits among the best rooftop bars in Phoenix, and read our wider guide to rooftop bars by city for the national picture.
Pair this bar with
For a downtown rooftop with a view, compare Floor 13 Rooftop Bar Phoenix. For a Scottsdale whiskey-and-steak counterpart, try Bourbon Steakhouse Rooftop Phoenix, and for a foothills panorama Different Pointe of View Phoenix makes the natural next stop.
Sources
Dominick's Steakhouse official site (menu, hours, 2026) · Visit Phoenix: Dominick's Steakhouse · Tripadvisor: Dominick's Steakhouse · Google Maps and Yelp reviews (accessed 2026-06)
Reviewed by Marcus Webb, barsforKings. Published May 20, 2026 · Last reviewed May 26, 2026.
