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| - I was part of a very large group that descended upon Rick's this past Saturday evening for an "after-party" following a Raiders fan convention in Phoenix.
Rick's is a very clean, spacious and welcoming establishment. I was very impressed with the physical appearance, set up and back patio. We arrived ahead of the majority of the over 200+ fans that planned to make their way to Rick's and were immediately greeted warmly and taken to our seats by a friendly waitress. The pub's namesake Rick kept the joint jumpin' that night and he was very nice and very accommodating.
My lack of enthusiasm and three star rating is for the food. The menu is extremely limited, consisting of a couple of pizzas, wings, maybe 2 or 3 salads and a couple of sandwiches. I could live with that I suppose and I imagine it keeps food costs down when you specialize in only a few items. Our selections included the cheesy garlic bread, an order of wings (flavor: hot) and a large pizza advertised to have over 100 pepperonis on it. Over 100 pepperonis??? That's a no-brainer for me and my guy!!
The cheesy garlic bread lacked flavor. Yes, there was cheese and yes there was garlic but I don't know how else to describe it other than blah. The cheese was nicely melted but not crusty or with carmelized edges, just lightly cheesed. It was served with a side of marinara which I felt it really needed.
The wings were flavorful and oh, so tender. I just love tender wings where the meat just slides off and right in to my mouth. But these might as well have been Cornish game hen wings. They were very tiny. And at 10 for $10, I felt they were not worth my money despite the tenderness and flavor.
And that large pizza with over 100 pepperonis that we could hardly wait to sink our meat lovin' mouths in to? They were MINI-pepperonis. I fully expected to have a meaty, greasy, delicious pizza and I was disappointed in what I got. Sure, it was good (not great) but wouldn't you expect a pizza advertised as having over 100 pepperonis to be COVERED in them with just little glimpses of cheese coming through? Yeah, not the case.
I really did have a great time at Rick's Pub & Grill and the crowd was A-MAZING. Rick, thank you for allowing the craziness to descend upon your establishment. RAAAIIIIDDEEERRSSSS!
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