Grimaldi's pizzeria, Gilbert Arizona

Grimaldi's pizzeria, Gilbert Arizona

March 12, 2011

I saw the original Grimaldi’s pizzeria in New York on the Travel Channel, and thought it looked really good.  I looked them up on the internet, and found out there are locations in Arizona. 

It was a Saturday night so it was a little crowded, but not too bad we had about a 10 minute wait.  We were seated at a table with a checkered table cloth.  We decided to get the large 18” pizza with pepperoni.  The menu was basically pick the size for one price and then you pay for your toppings.  After not too long our waiter brought out our pizza.  The pizza looked very good, it was a thin coal fired crust and looked very simple.  The crust was a little blackened, and made it taste even better.  All the toppings, sauce, cheese, and pepperoni were all very good, but I think the crust is what made it so good.  We thought that the 18” would be a lot to eat, but since it was thin and so good we didn’t have a problem finishing it.

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria was so good, the best pizza I have ever had, I can’t wait until next time I am close to one.

2168 East Williams Field Road # 102, Gilbert, AZ

Black Bear Diner, Gilbert Arizona

Black Bear Diner, Gilbert Arizona

March 12, 2011

After driving past another place for breakfast/lunch that had a line out the front, we stopped at the Black bear diner. They had a little bit of a wait but wasn't too bad. I was thinking I wanted breakfast but I changed my mind when I was reading the menu. I had a small club sandwich which was smaller than the regular one. It had two pieces of toast instead of three. It had lettuce tomato onion and pickle in the sandwich and on the side of the sandwich, which I liked having extra. The fries that came with it were also good.

My mom had the same thing but with potato salad for her side she thought was okay but nothing great. And my dad had the patty melt and he liked it.

I liked the Black bear diner, it wasn't the best sandwich I've ever had but it was good and after seeing some breakfast plates go past I think breakfast will be what to try if I get back to the Black bear diner.

1809 E. Baseline Road

Gilbert, AZ 85233

Rancho De Tia Rosas, Mesa Arizona

Rancho De Tia Rosas, Mesa Arizona

March 11, 2011

Being in Phoenix I wanted to make sure I tried some of the Mexican places. This place was on my list of Mexican places to try and it was close to where we were at that day.

We got there for an early dinner, so not many others were there. We were seated only brought green and red salsas and chips. I really like the red salsa and had a really good flavor and some heat, the green I thought was a little too sweet for me.

Then I ordered the beef enchiladas with red sauce, with shredded beef. There was some taste that I couldn't figure out where it was but it tasted good. The beans and rice were good and I especially liked the pico de gallo, lettuce, and cabbage that were on the plate.

My mom had the chicken enchiladas with green sauce and really enjoyed it and was the first one done, my dad had the beef chimichanga that had shredded beef in it and he also really enjoyed it as well.

This place was very good, the chips and salsa were good and so were my enchiladas, and having a Mexican Coke made it a good place to eat.  I really like good Mexican food and I found it at Rancho De Tia Rosas.

3129 East McKellips Road

Mesa, AZ 85213

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.