Maria's New Mexican Kitchen – Santa Fe New Mexico

March 13, 2016

 

I had a tip from my pastor that this place was very good. So since we eat somewhere in Santa Fe every year on the way back from Phoenix we planned a stop. When we arrived it was not very full, but it did take a couple minutes for us to be seated.

 

Once we were our drink orders were taken and chips and salsa was delivered. I didn’t think the chips were all that good and the salsa tasted good, but it was a bit too hot for me. After a bit we ordered;

 

mom had green chile stew and dad and I both ordered the cheese enchilada plate Christmas style because I can’t ever decide if I want red or green chili, so I just usually get both. This also came with rice and beans and a sopapilla.

 

These enchiladas were blue corn stacked enchiladas like they should be in New Mexico. They were excellent to begin with but the red and green chili were both amazing on top with the perfect amount of heat. I don’t even want to try to pick a favorite I thought it was perfect with some of each the beans and rice were all right as well.

 

When we were about done our waiter brought out a fresh basket of sopapillas. I hadn’t had a sopapilla for quite a while and it was hot and delicious and perfect with the honey. This was a great meal to end our trip with and I would definitely go back and would recommend it to anybody that wants a good place for New Mexican food in Santa Fe.

 

 

 

Address: 555 W Cordova Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505

 

 

SanTan Brewing Company– Chandler Arizona

March 11, 2016

This place was packed on a Friday late afternoon, nearly dinner time so we waited out front and checked the menu that was posted outside. After quite a while of a wait we were seated and shortly after drink orders were taken and soon after that our waitress was back to take our orders.  I ordered the Chipotle Bacon Cheeseburger and so did dad and we both added onion rings as our side for a dollar more and mom got one of the more basic burgers. Then we waited a little bit but not too terribly long considering it was really busy and eventually our food arrived.

 

The burger was which was 75% Chuck and 25% Short Rib and was great on its own.  Then it was topped with smoked chipotle bacon, pepper jack, aged white cheddar, chile lime mayo, lettuce, tomato and red onion.  This was absolutely amazing especially the chipotle bacon which was rather thick bacon and had some chipotle smoky kick. The onion rings were big and also really good, but there was something kept tasting that I wasn’t sure about some sort of herb maybe Rosemary.  Despite that I still enjoyed them quite a bit. 

 

I really enjoyed SanTan Brewing Company, I can’t tell you about their beers but I can tell you that they have big burgers that are amazing and one of the best burgers I’ve found. And maybe the best bacon too.

 

 

 

 

SanTan Brewing Company

Address: 8 S San Marcos Pl, Chandler, AZ 85225

   

Pomo Pizzeria– Gilbert Arizona

March 9, 2016

After a spring training game in Mesa we stopped in here for dinner. We had visited the one in Scottsdale previously. We arrived just ahead of the dinner rush so we were seated right away quickly or drink orders were taken we all three ordered cokes. We then took a look at the menu but mostly know what we wanted  

 

I ordered the peppino that had spicy salami and ricotta,

 

 

mom ordered their Margherita

 

 

and dad had the Pomo which had italian sausage, onions, bell pepper, mushrooms. These cooked quickly and were delivered soon after mine was excellent in just about every way; the toppings, cheese, the sauce and crust. Mom’s margarita was simple like it should be. I really liked it too and it was maybe even better than mine.  I think it might be a case of simple being better. We all really enjoyed our pizzas and this was a perfect way to end a great day.

 

 

 

 

Address: 366 N Gilbert Rd #106, Gilbert, AZ 85234

  

Las Glorias Mexican Grill– Phoenix Arizona

March 8, 2016

We were early so the place was mostly empty. We were seated quickly and chips with a bean dip and salsa was dropped off.

 

I typically don’t like being dips but this was very good and it chunks of I think green chilies, onions and maybe something else. I also enjoyed the salsa. On this night I wasn’t sure what to get, so I took my time with the menu but eventually I settled on the green chile burrito, dad had the red chile burrito and mom had a chile relleno and cheese enchilada combo.

 

 I really enjoyed this burrito it had large tender chunks of pork and green chilies and some tomatillos. It wasn’t very spicy, but it had really good flavor.

 

Dad also liked his red chile burrito as well it had the red sauce with chunks of beef in it.

 

 Mom said her chile relleno and cheese enchilada combo was good but didn’t elaborate. All these came with rice and beans which I thought were decent and mine also came with guacamole which I thought was pretty good too.  This was another successful try for Mexican food in Phoenix and while it wasn’t the greatest Mexican food, I would be more than happy to return.

 

  

 Las Glorias Grill

7835 N 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021