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| - I had the opportunity to visit Culinary Dropout at The Yard earlier this year as part of a Yelp Elite event and I have been looking forward to coming back ever since. If you've never been to The Yard, then you need to check it out. Located in Central Phoenix close to Missouri and 7th Street, The Yard offers three distinct restaurants and a common patio area - a GREAT place to hang out with friends. On this recent visit, I took a small group of customers there for lunch. While I was leaning towards Barrio Urbano (SO amazing!) one of the guys in our group had just had Mexican food so we decided on Culinary Dropout. We were glad with the choice!
We started off with a few small bites: brussels sprouts, roasted beets, and truffle cheddar potato chips. The brussels sprouts were perfect roasted with a nice char on the outside. The beets were small cubes served with light balsamic finish. They had a deep, earthy flavor that hit the spot. The chips were also very good, crisp and salty with shaved cheese on top (can't go wrong with that!) All in all, the snacks were very good - only $3 each but a little on the small side. I'm glad we got them all as starters.
For my lunch, I went with the seared tuna salad, a large bowl of greens served up with a light ginger vinaigrette, cashews and crunchy wasabi peas, topped with petite, delicate seared ahi medallions. The smooth taste of the tuna mixed with the fresh greens and dressing (with the occasional crunch) was wonderful and I was very satisfied.
The sandwiches also looked very good. One of my customers ordered the chicken club and it looked like a monster bacon cheeseburger with a grilled chicken breast in lieu of a beef patty. Cheese was oozing down all sides and it looked amazing. I might need to try that next time!
If you are in the Central Phoenix area and are looking for a cool place to hang out and enjoy some great gastro-pub fare, then look no further than Culinary Dropout at The Yard!
Enjoy!!
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