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| - I live in Tempe and so don't venture into Phoenix too often for lunch. My trip to Keegan's was an exception. I had been chatting with a girl on-line for awhile and we finally decided to meet in person for lunch. Loretta suggested Keegan's as a nice place for lunch relatively close to her. I, of course, agreed immediately. I would have met her pretty much anywhere she wanted. I got there first and holy smokes it was hot outside. I waited in the shade of their outdoor seating area and listened to the music piping out of the restaurant. I thought with a name like Keegan's it was probably an Irish pub. The music didn't sound very Irish. In fact, I think it was the Scissor Sisters. I felt like dancing, but I kept it together and acted cool.
Loretta arrived and looked very, very nice. After a nervous hello and some small talk, we went inside and were seated. Everything on the menu looked good. It was hard to choose. For starters I went with the baked onion soup. I really liked it. I joked to Loretta that normally onions weren't a good thing to be eating on a date, but since this was our first one we probably wouldn't be making out.(Ha Ha!) For my entree I had the open-faced steak sandwich with sweet potato fries. I absolutely loved that sandwich. The steak was very tender and cooked medium just like I requested. It was seasoned nicely too. The sweet potato fries were delicious. I was extremely pleased with the meal.
Now to be honest, I will admit that I was so stoked that we were hitting it off that I may be overrating the whole Keegan's experience. Loretta had the grilled chicken sandwich and said she liked it. We traded a bit off each other's plate and I can verify that it was tasty and tender. The bread on our sandwiches was also delicious. I don't remember a whole lot about the look of the place. It appeared clean and the waiter was nice. There was a lot of wood and leather about. We talked and laughed for quite a while and had a great time. We walked to a nearby gelato joint and had dessert. Between the after dinner mint, the gelato and some polar ice gum - I managed to get rid of the onion breath from the appetizer. Just in time, too. Contrary to my prediction, there actually was a little bit of making out. That was also excellent. I'm giving Keegan's four stars, but be advised that I was in a fantastic mood and a bit flustered from the snogging.
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