Give up your hidden gems for Spring Training in AZ

[WeatherWonk]

Hey guys, how about we get a discussion going about restaurants, bars and good deals on lodging you have found in the Phoenix area. I am going back for three days of baseball in early March and are always looking for recommendations. Been going about 12 years now,  and I got some great recommendations off the old Angels MLB site.

If it is a restaurant or bar, give us recommendations on signature dishes or drinks.

I'll start.

My favorite sports bar so far is Zips on Camelback. It's a really good place to view March Madness games, after watching baseball. Love their wings, burgers, beer and salads.

We always hit an Oregano's when we are there. Very popular, always a wait, but worth it. Really like their pizza and their signature salad. Very large portions. Several location in PHX but since we are usually based in Scottsdale, we hit the one in it's "new" location on Scottsdale Blvd, south of Camelback.

Best pizza, IMO, is at Grimaldi's. Several locations.

For breakfast, I prefer the Daily Dose over the Breakfast Club.

Can't miss the meat loaf at Citizen's Public House.

Not a fan of Charley's on Camelback, despite all the baseball memorabilia on the walls.

That's all for now. What YOU got???

[Taylor]

I've heard Dos Amigos is a great place to day drink.

[Troll Daddy]

The California Combat 10U will be playing in Tempe AZ Mar 17th -19th.

Free seating for all!

 

[Blarg]

Harlows is my favorite breakfast dive when I'm in town. I am a sucker for bad wood paneling, old memorabilia on the walls, counters with barstools and friendly waitresses. 

[halomatt]

Pizzeria Bianco.  One of the best pizzas in America.

Fried Chicken at Citizen Public House.  

At at this fancy place:  Virtu.  Pretty good, but hipsters taking pictures of their food.  Off putting.  

fnb is really good. 

 

Keith Law has a blog where he has done reviews of restaurants in the valley.  Pretty useful.  meadowparty.com

[eaterfan]

1 hour ago, halomatt said:

Pizzeria Bianco.  One of the best pizzas in America.

Fried Chicken at Citizen Public House.  

At at this fancy place:  Virtu.  Pretty good, but hipsters taking pictures of their food.  Off putting.  

fnb is really good. 

 

Keith Law has a blog where he has done reviews of restaurants in the valley.  Pretty useful.  meadowparty.com

Yep. Keith Law's list has some really good places on it.

http://republicaempanada.com/

I tried this place for empanadas and really liked it.

[halomatt]

7 minutes ago, eaterfan said:

Yep. Keith Law's list has some really good places on it.

https://law.legalexchange.com/invoice/lineitem/list.do?selSub=Invoice&selSubMenu=liListing&iam=1012083&selTab=2&tab=Notes

I tried this place for empanadas and really liked it.

The link is, I think, not what you wanted it to be.  

[WeatherWonk]

24 minutes ago, halomatt said:

Pizzeria Bianco.  One of the best pizzas in America.

Fried Chicken at Citizen Public House.  

At at this fancy place:  Virtu.  Pretty good, but hipsters taking pictures of their food.  Off putting.  

fnb is really good. 

 

Keith Law has a blog where he has done reviews of restaurants in the valley.  Pretty useful.  meadowparty.com

Thanks for the tip about Law's blog. Good read.

[ScottT]

InnSuites breakfast bar.

[mtangelsfan]

The title of this thread sounds creepy.

[eaterfan]

1 hour ago, eaterfan said:

Yep. Keith Law's list has some really good places on it.

https://law.legalexchange.com/invoice/lineitem/list.do?selSub=Invoice&selSubMenu=liListing&iam=1012083&selTab=2&tab=Notes

I tried this place for empanadas and really liked it.

Thanks. Haha. That is not correct. I'll edit and get the good link.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

15 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said:

The title of this thread sounds creepy.

I figured there was going to be some of this as well.. regarding locations of AMP's

[Ohtaniland]

If you're looking for a Big Unit..

There's Cooperstown in downtown Phoenix.

 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Is that  a foot long?

 

 

 

And then some!

[Ohtaniland]

Just now, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Is that  a foot long?

 

 

 

And then some!

Actually named after Randy Johnson. It should feed 3 people or two very hungry people. Great beers too.

 

[halodground]

Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. - way better than Four Peaks for both the beer and the food.

Pizzeria Bianco - it lives up to the hype.

The Farm at South Mountain is a cool place for lunch, especially with kids.

Hash Kitchen - in Scottsdale for breakfast/brunch. Creative food and a kick ass Bloody Mary bar.

Completely skip anything Mexican food wise in Phoenix if you grew up eating Mexican in California.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

30 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

Actually named after Randy Johnson. It should feed 3 people or two very hungry people. Great beers too.

 

old quote from Bachelor party with Tom Hanks back in the 80's.....

[WeatherWonk]

10 minutes ago, halodground said:

Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. - way better than Four Peaks for both the beer and the food.

Pizzeria Bianco - it lives up to the hype.

The Farm at South Mountain is a cool place for lunch, especially with kids.

Hash Kitchen - in Scottsdale for breakfast/brunch. Creative food and a kick ass Bloody Mary bar.

Completely skip anything Mexican food wise in Phoenix if you grew up eating Mexican in California.

I was wondering about that last line. I love SoCal style Mexican food. My wife is from Colorado and it is WAY different. She has to have everything smothered in green chile. I've had to convince her that that isnt authentic Mexican;  it's "southwestern" or Tex-Mex or something. It is good, though. Just not on everything, especially burritos. Not a fan of wet burritos. Burritos are for picking up.

I'm considering Los Sombreros for Mexican, but it's clearly not authentic.

[halodground]

25 minutes ago, WeatherWonk said:

I was wondering about that last line. I love SoCal style Mexican food. My wife is from Colorado and it is WAY different. She has to have everything smothered in green chile. I've had to convince her that that isnt authentic Mexican;  it's "southwestern" or Tex-Mex or something. It is good, though. Just not on everything, especially burritos. Not a fan of wet burritos. Burritos are for picking up.

I'm considering Los Sombreros for Mexican, but it's clearly not authentic.

The Tex-Mex influence is heavy and they can't figure out how to do salsa or red sauce at all for some reason.  It's not terrible food in general, it just pales in comparison to Southern California Mexican food.

[Blarg]

I also have to hit up Ted's for hotdogs because it's different.  Everything cooked on a char broiler,  milkshakes made from real ice cream. Yeah, artery cloging. 

[BaseballMom]

8 hours ago, ScottT said:

InnSuites breakfast bar.

Cups o' sausages!

[ELEVEN]

Cornish pasty in Tempe.

Sun Up brewery on Indian Hill in Phoenix

Rythm Room night club has an outdoor BBQ that rivals anything in KC. Good bands too.

[Stradling]

16 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

old quote from Bachelor party with Tom Hanks back in the 80's.....

"Is it Nick or Mr. Dick?"

[Jeff Fletcher]

Carlsbad Tavern is one of my favorite restaurants. It's near Scottsdale Stadium. It's southwestern, as mentioned. 

I also really like North Italia in the Arcadia Biltmore area. 

I could go on endlessly but that's my top 2 for now. 

[tomsred]

On 1/23/2017 at 1:18 PM, CALZONE said:

If you're looking for a Big Unit..

There's Cooperstown in downtown Phoenix.

 

Do you get a bottle of Tums with this thing?