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| - While attending a conference at the nearby Fort McDowell Resort, we wandered over to downtown Fountain Hills. There is a nice collection of shops and restaurants here and as our original destination, the Water's Edge Restaurant, was "seasonally closed" as the sign on the door informed us, we looked for another candidate for dinner. One block down, we discovered this corner sports bar on the first floor of a generic office building.
Sports bars are generally not my first choice when I'm seeking out a quality meal, so we decided to have a gander at the menu before taking a seat. The bill of fare (including beer and wine selections) fills both sides of a sheet, which for me is an encouraging sign that the chef is focused on producing a delicious product. Too often restaurants disappoint by overpromising and underdelivering with a laundry list of offerings that ultimately are mediocre, freshly defrosted imitations of authentic dishes.
All American is a comfortable and casual spot for a drink or two and a nice meal. The restaurant occupies the site of the former Overtime Sports Grille, with a new owner and menu. The menu features typical pub grub, sandwiches and pizza, along with several enticing dinner entrees including fish and fowl. We opted for some Wisconsin cheese curds to start, followed by grilled filet and a cobb salad. The curds weren't very impressive (my dining companion being a genuine cheesehead from the Dairy State, I have a credible expert to evaluate them), served piping hot but little else to recommend them.
Dinner entrees were surprisingly good. The two filets (4-6 oz each) on plate were cooked almost perfectly, slightly overdone yet they were very tender and flavorful with a competent demi-glace icing each. The steak crowned a bed of large, sweet tender asparagus spears, carefully prepared to give a satisfying gentle crunch. A small caesar side-salad wasn't particularly remarkable except for the light dressing, which was made in-house and was quite tasty. The cobb salad had a interesting presentation, with the components laid out in parallel rows across an oval platter. It was a very generous portion and the bleu cheese dressing was freshly prepared.
Service here is friendly and fairy attentive, with frequent checks on drinks. There were a couple of miscues (forgot to give the kitchen the appetizer order, side salad for steaks served with the entree) but nothing unforgiveable.
For entertainment you can watch one of the nearly three dozen HD monitors scattered overhead, or check out the town's amazing namesake water fountain through the large picture windows on the front of the restaurant. As it turns out, the fountain is the world's second largest, its enormous 500-horsepower pumps capable of shooting a stream 560 feet into the desert air.
I was pleasantly surprised by All American. I enjoyed my visit very much and judging by the many immaculate plates left by other diners, they did as well. It's definitely worth a try if you're looking for a cozy place to unwind or take in a ball game while enjoying some good food and drink.
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