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| - It's hard to rate Pete's. You HAVE to love it, but it's not like the food is out of this world, the closest thing to atmosphere is watching birds chase after crumbs and you know it's not at all healthy for ya and yet... Pete's has been in business since 1947 so it's quite an Arizona tradition to go at least a few times.
Pete's Fish and Chips are all around the valley, but I happen to think pretty highly of this location. It's not far from my house so we're often running errands in the area or I can pick it up on the way home. But also, it has more of an old-school neighborhood feel - even though you can sit at a table facing Central Ave. Really great diverse crowd pretty much every time we go. And so far everyone has been fairly friendly when waiting, which can be so important in a hungry crowd.
Plain fish and chips are all good, as are their fish sandwiches. Their shrimp is actually my favorite I think. The sauce that comes with all fried goodies has some spice to it, but has enough ketchup-y ness that even the wimps at our table (cough-my girlfriend-cough-cough) can enjoy it. They make a pretty mean burger too. Prices are pretty cheap, though if you go hungry and think "Wow, this is cheap! Maybe we should also get sides of this and that too!" it can get more expensive, but in a deep-fried-yummylishious kind of way that somehow makes it all ok.
It's generally service with a smile, but sometimes, well, folks might have gotten a bit of extra grease splashed their way or something. It's never hurt the quality (Can I use that word here?) of the product.
And just to mix things up, my location at least also serves corn dogs, chicken and steak sandwiches, horchata and an assortment of Pete's goodies like bumper stickers, t-shirts and beanies. And don't forget a quarter fed merry-go-round for the kids. Gotta love it.
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