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| - I love that the Indians are out in Arizona now for Spring Training. It gives me an excuse to get out of Phoenix and travel out to the oasis that is Goodyear. Following up a few hours of people-watching at the Renaissance Fair in Apache Junction, the Kaufmans and I went to the opposite side of the state to check out the Tribe v. the World Champs. We wanted to pre-grub a bit, and saw a sign for Auggies (or Aggies, whatever). Either way, it was a wasted trip. Big sis laid it out in her review, but the place was packed, understaffed, and soon to be forgotten. After being ignored for 10 minutes, we rolled out to Native New Yorker.
That ended up being a great choice. The place was pretty busy, but we walked right in, grabbed a seat at the bar, and were welcomed in about 34 seconds (yes, I timed it). I forget our server's name, but she was pretty fantastic, even after a nameless member of the family dumped a third of her beer on the table. Party foul after 2 minutes? No good, AK! It was ok though, no one else noticed. The place was pretty loud for the UA game, and there were a number of TVs that distracted everyone else from her shame.
Anyways, our girl was on top of things during the whole visit, keeping our Fat Tires full of amber goodness. AK got the chef salad (she's the healthy one), the bro-in-law ordered the buffalo chicken sliders (yes, he IS the spicy one, how did you know?) and I was the difficult one. The Strippers sounded great, basically chicken tenders in your choice of sauce, so I ordered half a pound, half Oriental Garlic and the other half Asiago Parmesan Dusted. All three meals came out pretty quickly, accompanied by more Fat Tire; it just makes everything better....
The food was impressive. AK loved her chef salad, which looked a little out of place on our table, but highly delicious. BK burned through his sliders, and the curly fries satisfied both Kaufmans. My Strippers came out in separate baskets, which was greatly appreciated. The Oriental Garlic was fantastic, a sweet and sour sauce with some bite to it. The garlic wasn't overwhelming, and it was spicier than I was expecting, but in a good way. The Asiago Parm were solid (I did it again, Amy!:) ); the dusting was tasty but not very strong.
All in all, the experience was very satisfactory. It would have been nice to hit a happy hour, but it was well worth the stop. Also, as an ASU alum/employee, I got to watch UA lose, which is always fun. If you are ever out west in Goodyear, definitely make a drop-by.
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