I stayed in downtown Phoenix for a week and tried some new
restaurants. There are so many
great restaurants downtown and all within walking distance of our hotel at the
Renaissance Marriott downtown.
(Sorry the pictures were from my phone and didn't turn out that great.) Here are a few of the restaurants that I visited:
The Arrogant Butcher - http://www.foxrc.com/restaurants/the-arrogant-butcher/
This place was so good. We wanted to celebrate my coworker’s birthday while we were
all traveling for work. You need
to get the house soft pretzels and provolone fondue appetizer! It really is a must and was recommended
by some other coworkers who had it there. You get these soft pretzel rolls and you dip it in
this little fondue pot, I wish I could have some right now! For dinner, I ordered the crab stuffed
chicken and I enjoyed the flavors of lemon and capers. Some of my coworkers had the Thursday
special which was a meatloaf dish and they would not recommend it and said it
lacked flavor. We got the warm
peanut butter cup with chocolate gelato as a birthday dessert for my
coworker. She was nice and shared
with us and it was to die for.
Pretzel Fondue - the little cast iron fondue pot was so cute!
The Tilted Kilt - http://www.tiltedkilt.com/locations/phoenix/
We had no idea what the tilted kilt was but my boss picked
it and she was surprised! Its
definitely tilted. I would
describe this place as an Irish Hooters!
It is typical irish pub foods.
I got the BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger based on a coworker’s recommendation
and it was one of the best burgers I have had. I also could only eat half of it since it was
ginormous. (It’s 10 ounces of
beef, yikes!) I even boxed it up to see if maybe I’d be hungry when I got back
to my hotel room but I ended up having to throw it out the next morning because
I was still stuffed. I would
definitely get that burger if I ever go to another Tilted Kilt restaurant. I had no idea it was a chain, since I
haven’t seen one in the DC metro area.
BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger - see how ginormous it is!
Sticklers - http://www.sticklersaz.com/
I went here for lunch twice since it was nearby where I was
working during the day. Their
sandwiches are really good and are served warm and toasted. I got the Italian which has provolone,
spicy capicola, mortadella, hard salami and pepperoni. I liked that they had fresh baked
wheat French rolls. They asked if
I wanted a milkshake when I made my sandwich order, I declined but they looked
really good and I love milkshakes!
I was trying to be healthy while on travel J
Crazy Jim’s - http://crazyjimsaz.com/
This was the first place I went to for lunch once. It has Greek and American diner type
foods. I got the gyro pita and it
was really filling. The pita bread
was warm and soft and the strips of gyro were good. Overall a decent lunch but it took longer since their lunch
hour gets really busy. You also
had to pay when you leave by walking up to the cashier instead of paying the
waiter/waitress.
Steve’s Greenhouse Grill - http://www.stevesgreenhousegrill.com/
We went here for dinner our first night in Phoenix since it
was really close to the hotel. I
just got the Santa Fe Chicken Salad and it was decent. I wasn’t that hungry and wanted
something lighter. They actually
have a large menu so it was hard to decide at first. I think I would have gotten a burger if I was feeling more hungry
at the time. Overall this place wasn’t
memorable as the other restaurants.
I think I must have written them in order of how much I liked each
restaurant!