As part of our family's vacation in the Phoenix area Wednesday was scheduled as a spa day for the girls and a visit to Desert Valley Auto Parts and a burger at Joe's Farm Grill for the guys.
My nails looked fine.
Joe's was recommended by a friend from Waukesha WI. They saw it on Diners, Dives and Drive Inns.
I never heard of Fontina cheese before I saw it listed on the menu at Joe's.
The description read like this:
6 oz., roasted red pepper, grilled mushrooms, field greens, farm made pecan pesto and imported fontina cheese
Wow, what a combo. If the burger is good to great, these flavors are going to make it outstanding.
The place was packed when we got there. Maybe not too surprising, it was around 1:15PM. Upside of a crowd, fresh food!
We put in our orders and then took a seat outside in the little grove of trees out back of the restaurant. The farm was our back drop.
A short time later, the buzzer went off. Time to find out.
Fries and onion rings looked excellent. The burger, stacked and beautiful. I snitched a piece of just burger off the one side. Mmm. Pretty tasty. A little overcooked for my liking but, seasoned nicely. As I thought, the flavors all really came together.
The price was a bit steep but, it's really fresh everything. I won't pick at it too much. The staff was very helpful. They seemed to understand that not everyone has been to Joe's before. The outside area was clean and really just a great place to sit and take in the scene.
4 of 5.
Price and a little too done had an effect on my rating.
Monday, February 20, 2017
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Super Bowl & Burger at the Attic Ale House, Phoenix AZ
Our team wasn't in the Super Bowl this year but, we thought that we would like to see the game and get some eats and local craft beers. There are many choices in the Phoenix, Scottsdale area.
We actually saw the Attic while heading to the Stand Burgers & Tacos earlier in the day. It's upstairs in a kind of deck porch space. Plenty of televisions to view the game. There's a fireplace with a seating area and a table to set your drink on. Camelback mountain is the backdrop view. Nice especially when the sun began to set.
On to the burger.
I chose the Ivan Burger. I didn't get the background on the naming. Sorry.
No regrets with this one. The pretzel bun was toasted just right, meat was almost perfectly cooked and all the stuff piled on, excellent. It was quite large so, I cut it in half and took some home with me. Here's a different kind of test, as a leftover-warmed again, it still tasted great. Actually, maybe even better.
Our Brie Buschetta appetizer was incredible. My son and his girlfriend shared a pizza. Also excellent.
These guys get a thumbs up for atmosphere, staff, view of the mountains. The list goes on. Even though we were part of a fairly large crowd, our space felt private.
Only one thing didn't go well. The first three beers that my wife wanted, although listed, were not available.
4 of 5 or more.
We actually saw the Attic while heading to the Stand Burgers & Tacos earlier in the day. It's upstairs in a kind of deck porch space. Plenty of televisions to view the game. There's a fireplace with a seating area and a table to set your drink on. Camelback mountain is the backdrop view. Nice especially when the sun began to set.
On to the burger.
I chose the Ivan Burger. I didn't get the background on the naming. Sorry.
No regrets with this one. The pretzel bun was toasted just right, meat was almost perfectly cooked and all the stuff piled on, excellent. It was quite large so, I cut it in half and took some home with me. Here's a different kind of test, as a leftover-warmed again, it still tasted great. Actually, maybe even better.
Our Brie Buschetta appetizer was incredible. My son and his girlfriend shared a pizza. Also excellent.
These guys get a thumbs up for atmosphere, staff, view of the mountains. The list goes on. Even though we were part of a fairly large crowd, our space felt private.
Only one thing didn't go well. The first three beers that my wife wanted, although listed, were not available.
4 of 5 or more.
The Stand: Phoenix AZ
The Stand has a cool throw back kind of vibe. The staff is a lively group that works their, well you know what I mean off. They take your order quick and get you moving on.
The menu is quite expansive considering the size of the shop. Everything looked great. But, I had to have a burger. All the stories on the internet, Triple D etc.
The one thing that really attracted me was the fact that they grind the meat fresh daily.
I chose the Standard with cheese.
One of the staff brings the food right to the table for you, no need to get up when your number is called.
The sandwich arrives in a paper carrier. Looks great! Fresh veggies, enough juice. The side of fries is almost too much (I said almost).
The burger was a little too well done for my liking. Flavor fell short. The bun was fresh and tasty. All the other condiments, etc were fresh and complimented each other well.
The fries were yummy. Like I said, large order. I forced myself to eat the majority of them.
Price on the order was very reasonable for what I got. Especially with the way so many other burger places are jumping on the "craft" pricing.
I didn't get one myself but, I'm not sure that charging $1.89 for a gluten free bun is valid.
3.5 of 5
Great vibe, decor. Staff was friendly and working hard to get orders out in a timely manor. Clean dining room/patio.
My son and his girlfriend had tacos and thought they were pretty decent.
The menu is quite expansive considering the size of the shop. Everything looked great. But, I had to have a burger. All the stories on the internet, Triple D etc.
The one thing that really attracted me was the fact that they grind the meat fresh daily.
I chose the Standard with cheese.
One of the staff brings the food right to the table for you, no need to get up when your number is called.
The sandwich arrives in a paper carrier. Looks great! Fresh veggies, enough juice. The side of fries is almost too much (I said almost).
The burger was a little too well done for my liking. Flavor fell short. The bun was fresh and tasty. All the other condiments, etc were fresh and complimented each other well.
The fries were yummy. Like I said, large order. I forced myself to eat the majority of them.
Price on the order was very reasonable for what I got. Especially with the way so many other burger places are jumping on the "craft" pricing.
I didn't get one myself but, I'm not sure that charging $1.89 for a gluten free bun is valid.
3.5 of 5
Great vibe, decor. Staff was friendly and working hard to get orders out in a timely manor. Clean dining room/patio.
My son and his girlfriend had tacos and thought they were pretty decent.
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