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| - My boyfriend and I went to Spoke & Wheel for lunch after a bike ride, the day after it officially opened. We were greeted and seated immediately at one of the curved seating booths. We decided on the outdoor patio seating instead. The patio was covered, had lights, and we could see misters set up. There was also a fire pit. The smoking area was set far back on the northernmost part of the patio. There were no smokers so we don't know if that would have affected our outdoor dining experience.
We were served by Rachel who made some beer suggestions and took our drink orders. I had the vanilla pomegranate, a virgin cocktail of pomegranate juice, vanilla, and lemon. My bf ordered a Sleepy Dog Irish Ale because Lagunitas wasn't available. Both drinks were excellent. For lunch we decided to try a 1/4 lb burger (the "smash burger," not to be confused with the 1/2 lb "phat burger"). They grind their own meat on site and cook it to your desired doneness. We both preferred medium rare for our burgers, and they were cooked just right. The seasoning we both selected was the Black Truffle burger, which had truffle oil, bacon, and port wine seasoning. Phenomenal. Our sides were the cactus salad (another great suggestion by Rachel), and waffle cut sweet potato fries. We couldn't finish everything but we were extremely happy with our lunch experience at Spoke & Wheel. For only being open for two days we were pretty impressed. We would have liked a stronger bike theme (a few random cruiser bicycles were scattered for bike theme decor) and for the owner to actually subscribe to Pandora (ads in between songs??). Beer selection was decent - while choices were limited, they were good quality beers. The menu had some great appetizer choices as well as a broad selection of side orders. We love that it's right off of the Arizona Canal so accessibility is great for a beer after a bike ride, though we didn't recall seeing a bike rack outside. We will definitely be coming back here to try some of the other menu items, and we will definitely recommend it to friends.
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