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| - Michael Martin Murphy might have said "it's a long way back to New Mexico", but in Phoenix, you can take a short ride down Hayden from Old Town Scottsdale to Carlsbad Tavern for a great taste of New Mexico.
this place is really cool. As you might be able to gather, the restaurant is "named after" the Carlsbad Caverns. (Did you know that a Cave is technically not the same thing as a Cavern but that a Cavern is a cave?) The ambiance/decor of the restaurant is a cavern theme. When you approach the building from the outside, it looks like you're approaching a "cavern". When you walk inside, the restaurant looks like a cavern! There is a moat with water outside that runs through the patio area.
I've been to CT for large lunches and smaller casual dinners. I love the patio outside for this! Oh, on the cooler spring evenings, that patio is addicting and intoxicating.
Now, for the food. I have ordered several things from that menu. I enjoy the Green Chile Stew. It was the first thing I ordered when I went there, and I'm one of those weirdo creatures of habit, I"ve probably ordered that 75% of the times I've been there. I've ordered the Caverns Chicken Salad and I think it was Lobster Enchilladas more than once. Their Sopas are very addictive. You've been warned.
what I like about their food is that every darn thing is so cheesy! They put a lot of cheese their food. If you're looking for HOT/Heat, they can certainly spice up your life. Their menu warns you about the spice level of certain food items. I would say heed it, but you won't listen to me, now will you. I tried that Habanero Burger and got half the pepper on the side... it was not that bad at all. hehe...
Give them a a try, you will like it.
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