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| - I really liked Mesa Grill. Yes, I went here because of Bobby Flay. No, I don't think he's pretentious (but maybe he is, I've never met him :P).
They first brought out some breads -- blueberry spice muffin of some sort, jalapeno corn bread, fruit scone, coffee cake. I was surprised that it wasn't just regular bread and butter but I liked it more! Jalapeno corn bread was a bit bland though so it could use a little something. The blueberry spice muffin thing was a bit strange. The coffee cake was pretty good!
To drink, I got the cactus pear iced tea. The waiter wasn't hesitant to recommend this one, and I'm really glad I got it. Tastes mainly just like iced tea but has a subtler sweetness from the pear, though I have to admit I didn't taste the "cactus." They also brought out liquid sugar and knowing how much I love sugary iced tea, this was ideal! Free refills too :).
Next, I got the pork tenderloin sandwich with Southwestern mesquite fries. The pork wasn't pulled pork (don't know why I expected that), but it was juicy and tender (not dry at all) and had a good kick of a spice to it! Bread was grilled panini-style and the sandwich was really good! The fries were well-seasoned but still needed ketchup.
Ended with a chocolate corn bread pudding and it tasted pretty good, good amount of spongey-ness to the corn bread pudding and was drenched in some chocolatey sauce, though I have to say I think I tasted a bit of cheesiness to the sauces (like a cheesecake thing) and I didn't like that too much since I don't like cheesecake, but maybe that was just me.
I didn't finish most of my fries and didn't finish half my sandwich and had to force myself to eat the dessert and I was sooo full. It's pretty pricey for a sandwich and fries ($16) and dessert ($11) but I'm really glad I went. Definitely more affordable for brunch than dinner.
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