Joe’s farm Grill – Gilbert Arizona

March 10, 2017

Joe’s farm Grill was featured on Diners drive-ins and dives years ago and we did visit quite a few years ago in 2011. So I thought it was about time to return. When we arrived the line was basically coming out the door and the line area was very crowded. Once we finally got through the line we ordered at one of the windows. I decided to get the farm burger ($9.17 including choice of side) and picked cheddar for my cheese and I also got French fries and a drink (to go along with this. My parents both got a burger as well and my mom also tried out the Asian slaw. Once we ordered we took our cups and found a table inside the building, but there was also plenty of outdoor seating as well. And once we filled our drinks and waited for a bit they called our number.  Mom went to get the food and brought it back to our table.

 

I thought this was a very good quality burger and the veggies on top; lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion were all pretty good and pretty fresh. I didn’t really like the pickles a ton because they were a little bit too sweet for me. My fries were pretty good hot, crispy and salty. Once we were done one of the employees that was cleaning some of the tables took our tray away and we were ready to go.

I enjoyed Joe’s Farm grill very much and would be very happy to return.

http://joesfarmgrill.com/

Address: 3000 E Ray Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85296

Anaya’s Mexican restaurant – Glendale Arizona

March 9, 2017

On this night where a tad early for dinner, so the place was completely empty so we were seated immediately.

 

Chips and salsa arrived just after that, this was pretty tasty but the salsa was a bit hot after a while and sure got my nose running. After enjoying this for a while our waitress was ready to take our order;

 

dad ordered some sort of burrito, I did the build your own combo and chose a beef enchilada with ground beef and a chile relleno. Mom also build your own combo with a chicken enchilada anise chile relleno. These combos came with rice and beans. These were not really exciting but decent and the rice had mixed veggies carrots corn peas and a couple green beans mixed in with the rice which I thought was a little strange, but was all right I guess. The beef enchilada was pretty much a basic beef enchilada it was pretty good and I don’t usually like soft chile relleno but I figured I’d give this one a try and it was really pretty good although if I had a choice I probably still take a crispy chile relleno. 

 

Dad thought his burrito was alright.

I’m not sure if they just had smaller portions or if I was really hungry but I completely cleaned my plate and had just enough room for some more chips and salsa. I would probably return to Anaya’s Mexican restaurant, it was pretty good Mexican food and a decent price.

    

9240 N 43rd Ave, Glendale, AZ 85302

 

Niccoli's Italian Grocery-Deli – Phoenix Arizona

March 9, 2017

When we arrived for maybe bit late of a lunch there were no other customers inside. The owner lady was kind of in our way telling another employee were to put something and another lady said “mom you’re in their way”. Eventually we made it inside to the quite crowded area by the counter and meat counter and by all the other Italian items to buy. Normally you would order at the counter, but the owner just gave us a menu and told us we could just go sit in the dining area and she’d come take our order. So that’s what we did. All 3 of us decided we wanted a half Italian sub, so she wrote down one and a half Italian sandwiches because she wanted it to be cheaper for us ($9 for the whole $6 for the half). And she also told us all the kinds of drinks they had in cans, so we all three ordered a can of Coke to go with our sandwiches. Fairly soon after this another lady brought out our sandwiches on paper plates along with some napkins. And we were ready to eat.

 

 

This sub I thought was very good and had all your basic Italian meats Genoa salami, Capicolla, Mortadella, Ham with provolone and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, Pepperoncini and dressing and the bread was pretty good to go with it all, so pretty much a basic Italian sandwich that tasted quite good. The owner here was very nice and she made sure to come thank us again and see how everything was. As well as when we went to pay at the counter before we left. I really enjoyed this family-run Italian deli. The sandwich was really good and the service was good and all the staff was very friendly and helpful and I would sure be happy to return for another very good sandwich.

Address: 6102 N 16th St #9, Phoenix, AZ 85016

In-N-Out Burger – Phoenix Arizona

March 8, 2017

My once a year Double Double!
 

34850 N North Valley Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85086

Laguna burger – Albuquerque New Mexico

March 8, 2017

Laguna burger was featured on cheap eats on the cooking channel for their Laguna burger combo which is a green chili cheeseburger with fries. Once I saw this I knew we had to stop. The only problem was the timing because they don’t start selling burgers until 10:30 AM. But they do serve breakfast including breakfast burritos before that. So on this morning I woke up and almost felt more like having a breakfast burrito. We drove from Albuquerque about 20 miles west on I-40 to Exit 140 and found Laguna burger which is in a gas station at the same exit as a casino. When we got there it was about 10:20 and they said they would start selling burgers in about 10 minutes. So we just decided to get breakfast burritos which were up on the counter in the warmer which you grab and then go pay for I got mine with bacon which I got the last one and mom and dad both got theirs with sausage.

 

 

This burrito just came wrapped up in foil and was just pretty much a basic burrito and with no sauce or anything to put on top, but once I bit into it there wasn’t any need for any more heat or anything.  There was already a good amount of heat in it because of the green chiles.  Also inside was potatoes and eggs. This was a pretty good burrito and I enjoyed it very much although I thought the filing was a little dry.

 

I thought this was the perfect thing to start our long day of driving. However I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t get to try the item they’re famous for, but it gives me something to look forward to. I am not doing a star rating for this place because I want to try with their famous for before doing that.

 

14311 Central Ave NW, I-40, Exit 140, Albuquerque, NM 87121
 

Anthony’s pizza and pasta – Denver Colorado

February 28, 2017

My parents and I stopped here for a pretty early dinner at about 4 o’clock. So as you would expect the place was empty, but a view people came in while we were there. We went up to the counter to order and we had a coupon for five dollars off if you bought two one topping 18 inch pizzas. So we figured we would just eat what we could and take the rest home. So we ordered a 18 inch sausage pizza ($18.10) and a 18 inch pepperoni pizza ($18.10). Along with three fountain drinks ($1.79 each). So we went to fill our drinks and sat and waited a little bit and then out comes

a huge pepperoni pizza which covered a large amount of the table along with some paper plates. I was really surprised at how big the pizza was and knew it definitely wasn’t an 18 inch pizza and was quite a bit bigger. They also said the other pizza would be out in a bit, but I was wondering where they were going to put it. Then we started to try to figure out how to eat it since the slices were so big and way bigger than your plate so it was kind of interesting and I ended up having to cut off the end off to make it easier to eat and then had to definitely fold the rest and it worked okay. A little bit into eating this they brought the other pizza out and just sat it on the next table. I ended up just having two slices of the pepperoni and mom and dad both had some of each. This pizza I thought was all right, but not really that special it was nice and thin and the crust tasted all right. The cheese and pepperoni on top was all right the cheese and toppings weren’t piled on too thick but the slices were just so big that you got plenty of cheese and toppings. There was also a decent amount of sauce which tasted all right too. Everything about the pizza I thought was just about average or slightly above. The only thing I thought that stood out was just the size of it. I was expecting the pizza to be an 18 inch pizza but it was definitely bigger than that, so I did an Internet search the next day and found straight from their website that they stretch their pizza out to 22 to 24 inches for their eat in customers. So we ended up quite a bit more pizza than we could handle, but there’s always tomorrow and maybe the next day to eat the rest.  The leftovers turned out pretty good and maybe even better than the first night. Anthony’s pizza might not be the greatest pizza ever but you can get a decent pizza that is even bigger if you eat in the restaurant and had a very good price for that much pizza.

 

 

 

 

 

 http://www.anthonyspizzaandpasta.com/location/gateway-park

 

16221 E 40th Ave C, Denver, CO 80239

Jerico’s restaurant – Omaha Nebraska

August 11, 2016

Last time we were in Omaha we stopped here for a delicious prime rib and we decided to stop in again this time. We were here for a pretty early dinner so we could get the early bird prime rib special for only ($14.99). This came with an 8 ounce prime rib, a salad, soup, a roll and a baked potato.

I really enjoyed this prime rib. It was very tasty and was salted and well-seasoned along the edges. Before the prime rib cage our,

salad came it was a rather plain salad but I did enjoy the ranch dressing very much.

The soup this day was beer cheese with bacon and green onions on top this was very good I thought.

Address: 11732 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE 68154