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| - On the recommendation of a co-worker, my husband and I decided to try this out. We had checked out the website and menu, so knew what we wanted to try.
First thing, in a lot of pictures, the place looks really cramped and small...wrong! When you first walk in, there's a narrow hallway with a bar on one side and small 2-seat tables on the other. But, if you walk around the corner, it opens up into a pretty large dining room (there's also a bar in here), as well as a nice sized patio.
We seated ourselves, and were immediately met by Hannah, our server. She was friendly and made us feel welcome. We perused the menu, but we both pretty much knew what we wanted.
I ordered "The Pilgrim" and my hubby ordered "The Reuben". While we waited for our pasty's, we were able to enjoy the music playing. Lots of our favorites, so the wait didn't seem like too long.
"The Reuben" is basically exactly what it sounds like...a reuben sandwich in a flaky wrap. It was served with a side of 1000 island dressing. My husband loved it, before I had a chance to ask for a bite...it was gone!!
"The Pilgrim" is like a Thanksgiving dinner in a pasty. It had roast chicken (during the holidays they serve it with roast turkey, but honestly, I couldn't tell the difference), sweet potatoes, stuffing and grilled onions. It was served with a side of cranberry sauce. OMG!!! It was delicious and moist. The chicken was so juicy. Each bite reminded me of the day after Thanksgiving sandwiches...only this wasn't leftovers. I devoured it! My husband, who doesn't like stuffing, kept saying that when we go back, he's gonna order it. Delicious!!!
The flakiness and flavor of the dough is wonderful. Honestly, it's so moist and flavorful, you don't even need a sauce or condiment. Most of the meals come with a red wine gravy on the side (and so did mine), but it definitely wasn't needed. If I had ordered something with beef, it might have been a nice sauce to dunk a bite into, but like I said, it may not even be needed.
We're definitely going to make our way back to Tempe for another taste of a pasty, and there are a lot of very interesting ones on the menu. We can't wait to try more!
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