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| - Cheap Beer. Strip Mall Bar. Big open space and tables. Tons of small TV's with no sound.
Tasty, greasy bar food.
I came here on a Thursday night. Beer seemed really cheap... clearly this is a great place to go if you want to drink with friends for not a lot of money. I had a microbrew bottle special for $2.50, for example, that was delicious.
Because everyone raved about the wings, I tried some (Jess Jess, $9.50 for a dozen). I felt, like many do, that they are not "saucy" enough. Almost no sauce. But they are good. Not great, not otherworldly, and not the best I've had in Phoenix. But they are good, fair priced, and worth ordering if you are drinking beer and looking for an appetizer.
I ordered the Candlestick Carver, recommended by many. It was good. Decent to good cuts of roast beef on sourdough (texas toast like) bread, with melted cheese and roasted peppers. Here's a hint: ASK FOR NO MAYO. I like Mayo, but they put like 5 tablespoons on, and it kind of ruined it, and with the dipping au jus suace, you don't need it.
I finished mine, enjoyed every bite, was stuffed, and ate a few of the curley fries (these are just the cheap frozen premade stuff you find at most restaurants).
My son ate the Mac & Cheese. I didn't try, but it looked fine.
Anyway, will I be back? Perhaps. It's kind of a dive. Parking is fine. Serivce was nice. Beer selection and pricing is the strength of this restaurant. Food was good for a bar, maybe great.
But this isn't a gastropub. Not gourmet. Check those expectations at the bar.
I'd think this is a great place to go with a group of coworkers for happy hour. Or a guys night out. It's casual enough for the family if you are looking for greasy food.
Order the wings. But don't expect best of Phoenix. Just expect solid wings.
If I was coming here again with just one other person, I'd likely try a different appetizer to share, order a couple of their cheap beers, and probably eat their Buffalo Chicken sandwich to get the flavor of the buffalo wings without all the fatty skin.
And I'd go home a pretty content man after signing the bill.
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