Joe's farm grill, Gilbert Arizona

March 11, 2011

Joe's farm grill, Gilbert Arizona

We decided to go to Joe's farm grill after seeing it on Diners drive-ins and dives on the food network, where they described the onion rings as capital K crunchy and that is enough to get me there. At Joe's farm grill you wait in line and then order at a window, they give you a buzzer that buzzes and flashes when your meal is ready. There are places to sit inside and outside with shade. All three of us got the farm burger for $7.99. This came with the choice of cheese and fresh out of the garden vegetables. I had mine with cheddar cheese and I added grilled onions. This came with lettuce tomato and onions that were fresh and very good, and homemade pickles which I didn't like since they were sweet pickles. I thought the burger was very good too. My dad and I both substituted onion rings for the fries for $2.50. They were panko and Rosemary breaded these were as crunchy as advertised and I like them a lot since the onion broke when I bit it, and the whole onion didn't come out.

Joe's farm grill was very good, it was kind of fast food but a lot better. I really enjoyed all the fresh ingredients for the burger and the onion rings were very good. Diners drive-ins and dives was right again.

3000 East Ray Road
Gilbert, AZ 85296-7832

Haus Murphy’s, Glendale AZ

Haus Murphy’s

 March 10, 2013 update

 

Again I ordered the paprika schnitzel ($13.95) this was just as good if not better than last year. Mom also tried this schnitzel after trying some of the others in the past and said they were all good.

 

Dad had the Schweizer Schnitzel (16.95) which was a pork schnitzel with ham and Swiss cheese.  This was like a Cordon Bleu. He thought this was really really good.

 

UPDATE:

March 8, 2012

We had to come back to this place after last year and it was still great.    

I had the paprika schnitzel again which was a pork schnitzel with a bacon onion and paprika gravy which was delicious as it was last year. One thing I did notice was it seemed like the sides were kind of small compared to the schnitzel.  I finished my sides and still had half of my schnitzel left.  The sides were very good though; fried potatoes and some kind of creamed cabbage dish. This is also a neat place because of all the things hanging on the walls, German stuff that was just interesting to look at.

2011

After going to a spring training game that had a very exciting finish and getting to meet the Nuggets coach George Karl at the game I thought that my day couldn't get any better, but then we went to Haus Murphy’s. We decided to go to Haus Murphy's after seeing it on food network on diners drive-ins and dives and because I had never been to a German restaurant before.

It was so good, I forgot to take a picture first

We chose to sit inside and were taken to a table. I decided to get the paprika schnitzel, which was a fried pork loin, similar to a chicken fried steak. This was topped with a paprika, bacon and onion sauce. This was very good nothing in the sauce was overpowering, everything went together well. It was served with wirsing, which was cabbage with some kind of white creamy sauce that had some kind of cheese in it. It was also with fried potatoes which were good.

My dad had the steak schnitzel which he enjoyed. My mom decided to get the sauerbraten. She was concerned that it might be too sour, but the waiter said it wasn't too overly sour or sweet just an even balance. She was happy with it and enjoyed it very much. All of our meals came with a cup of the soup of the day which was potato it was excellent.

We are usually not to into desserts, but we decided to split a slice black forest cake it was also excellent.

I didn't think about taking a picture first, I was distracted by how good it was

My whole meal at Haus Murphy’s was excellent, it had to be best place we went to on the whole trip. I can't wait till next year so we can go back again.

5739 West Glendale Avenue

Glendale, AZ 85301

Crackers and Co.

March 10, 2011

Crackers and Co.

we enjoyed this restaurant so much the first time, and with it being close to the hotel we stopped by again this time for breakfast.

All three of us had the traditional breakfast, with two eggs, choice of meat, choice of toast and potatoes. I had bacon on mine, which I thought was excellent. It was crispy and had really good flavor, it wasn't soggy like most breakfast places give you. I also really enjoyed the potatoes that came with it. They had some kind of seasoning on them that I really liked, but I couldn't tell what it was.

All of us really enjoyed Crackers and Co. so much so that we went twice and had two excellent meals.

Crackers and Co.

535 W Iron Ave Ste 131

  Mesa, AZ 85210

in n out Burger

March 9, 2011

in n out Burger

Before heading out to another baseball game my mom and I stop by  In n out burger.  Neither of us was very hungry, and last time I didn’t like the fries too much so I just got a double double, and my mom just got the single.  I had mine with onions, and they must of put half an onion on, so I picked some out and kept on eating.   I thought the burger was really good and cheap, maybe not the best burger I’ve ever had, but definitely the best fast food type burger.

Crackers and Co. Mesa, AZ

Crackers and Co.

March 8, 2011

We started out in the morning thinking breakfast, but by the time we got there I felt like lunch.   We got here for a late breakfast/early lunch at that time it was fairly empty inside.  Our waiter was very good; he made sure we knew about everything on the menu like what choices you had. I had the turkey melt on sourdough. This was very good I especially liked the bacon in it, it was very good. The fries with it were crispy, but were a little different than most, but I liked them.

My mom got the half sandwich and soup, which was white chili. The waiter said this was hot and spicy and made sure that was okay. She didn't think it was all that hot though. She enjoyed both the sandwich and soup. My dad got the Ruben sandwich which he really enjoyed; he thought corned beef was excellent.   

By the time we paid and were leaving the place was filling up with a lot of people waiting in the front area by the door. Our bill came out to be $37.66 with tax and tip which I thought was an good price for a very good lunch.

Crackers and Co.

535 W Iron Ave Ste 131

  Mesa, AZ 85210

Los dos Molinos

March 8, 2011

Mexican food was one of the things I was looking forward to most on our trip to Phoenix, after baseball of course.  Los Dos Molinos was one of the places on my list to try out. 

We got there in time for an early dinner. It wasn't very crowded at all we got there but it was starting to fill up. Many of the people eating there seem like regulars, since some of the employees were joking with them and talking to them like they knew them. They first brought out some salsa both red and green. After eating a few chips with both kinds I was crying. I thought the green had a pretty good flavor with the tomatillos, but was very hot. The red was just hot. The salsas were just too much for me to handle, and you couldn't really enjoy the taste of them.

I got the chicken chimichanga with the red sauce which I like the taste of. I thought it was kind of bland though, but I don't know if it was because the salsa was so hot before or if it was just bland. So I added some of the salsa to it which helped quite a bit. The rice with it I thought was good and I thought the beans were just average.

The bill was $55 after tax and tip.  Here you really got a lot for your money; I didn't come close to finishing all of it.

Los dos Molinos

260 S Alma School Rd # 137,
 Mesa, AZ

Monti's La Casa Vieja, Tempe AZ

March 7, 2011

Every Trip we take I try to find a good steak or prime rib, so I did some research before we left and found one that I thought was reasonably priced since most of the well-known steak houses were fairly pricey. So I found Montis

We got here fairly early right after the game probably about five o'clock. They said there'd be a little bit of a wait about 10 min. I went to find the bathroom and by the time I got back out they showed me to where we were seated. After not very long the waitress came, she explained about all the history and how old the building was then she explained the food. We all ordered the Monday prime rib special for $11.99. I got mine with a baked potato and salad. It also came with Roman bread which was basically a focaccia with plenty of Rosemary. Which they brought with the salads, I enjoyed the ranch dressing on the salad, it tasted homemade. The salad was fairly good as well. My dad had the salad with the Roquefort blue cheese; he thought it was very good.

When the prime ribs came out, I thought they were good, but not the best I've ever had. It was a little tough but not too bad, I did really like the blackened edge of the meat it was very good and I also like the Au Jus to dip the meat in. The baked potato was okay just a regular baked potato.

I really liked this place; it was old and had a lot of history with pictures and various other things on the walls. The service was also very good, the waitress explained everything well and was on top of everything. The food was pretty good, it wasn't the best prime rib but it sure was good and reasonably priced.

Monti's La Casa Vieja
100 South Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ