La Fuente is long out of business. Michael Farmer
> On Jan 12, 2015, at 7:24 AM, John Teague via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > 5th Annual Eating Your Way Around Tucson - 2015 > > Hey, List Members! > > I have it on good authority that Tucson is fast approaching! With that in > mind, I am once again giving my “Annual Eating Your Way Around Tucson” list, > a slight name change from last year. This list has been put together with > over twenty years of attending the shows. These are my opinions (well, my > wife, Cookie, too!) only. I have no vested interest in any of these > establishments, no free food, etc! I just like good food! Maybe you will > find my/our tastes different from yours but all of these are worth a try! > > Again this year, I am leaving for Tucson mid-January! This will be my fourth > year to make the 2200 mile (each way!) drive to Tucson. Cookie is flying out > later! Guess that she is a bit smarter than I! But better days are ahead as > Cookie is retiring July 2nd and will be ‘able’ to drive out with me in 2016! > > I am adding some new locations suggested by list members last year after > prior posts. We did get to try some of them and enjoyed them VERY much. I > hope to add more this year! > > NEW FAVORITES for us! > Fist, a BIG “Thank you!” to Terry Sayther from Austin Texas! Terry sent us a > couple of suggestions for breakfast … or ANYtime! We are calling them > “MUSTS”! > > MUST #1: Bobo's Restaurant, 2938 E. Grant Road, 520-326-6163 > http://www.bobostucson.com/ We at there ‘more than once’ in 2014! > Everything is GREAT! I have to be gluten free but try the pancakes! They > are the size of a plate! The omelets are WONDERFUL! Check out the deserts! > > MUST #2: Robert’s Restaurant (closed Sunday), 3301 East Grant Road, (520) > 795-1436 http://www.robertstucson.com/ We also visited Robert’s a couple of > times! Robert’s is just down the street from Bobo’s but on the opposite side > of Grant! You cannot go wrong with either choice! > > If you are looking for GREAT ‘diner’ eats, give Little Anthony's Diner (, > 7010 E Broadway Blvd, 520-296-0456) a try http://littleanthonysdiner.com/ I > know this is not food/eating related but check out The Gaslight Theatre > http://thegaslighttheatre.com/! During Tucson show time, the Gaslight offers > a old west themed, hilarious melodrama! We have attended each year for > several years and have enjoyed each performance! This year’s production is > Two Gun McGraw. You can order your tickets online for best seat selection > and then pick them up in Tucson. > > > Now, a ‘Classic’! > > * Pat's Drive In, 1202 West Niagara Street, 520-624-0891 > I should not list this first, but I AM! I first read about Pat's in Arizona > Highways magazine. It is a tradition in Arizona! It is on a side street off > N. Grande Ave, between Speedway and St. Marys. It is near the condo that we > rent each year. I had driven within half a block of it for years and did not > know it existed! If you like the old drive in restaurants, this IS the place > for you! If you like greasy fries by the pound, this is for you! If you > like GREAT chili hotdogs, this IS the place for you, please note that they > have three degrees of heat for their chili! > > We have "favorites" that we think everyone should try at least once. In no > particular order: > > NEW! NEW! NEW! This is our NEW “favorite” from 2013: > * Guadalajara Grill was suggested by good friend, Dennis Beal, XTAL, (Room > 120, Hotel City Center, Marty Zinn’s Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show). We have > learned that if Dennis suggests a restaurant, you BEST try it! He has never > sent us to a bad one, not even a mediocre one! > Guadalajara Grill – West, 1220 E Prince Road-520-323-1022 (also 2nd location: > East, 750 N Kolb Road, 520-296-1122. We went to the one on Prince the very > last night we were in Tucson 2013. Large parking lot that was FULL! It took > us 15 minutes or more to find a parking place … then about 30-45 minutes to > get a table … BUT it was more than worth the wait! HUGE portions of GREAT > food at reasonable prices! You WILL enjoy it! > > * La Fuente Restaurant, 1749 N. Oracle Rd., 520-623-8659 > REALLY good Mexican/Tex-Mex food. The lunch buffet is very good and very > reasonable. If you're there for dinner, be sure to order the Guacamole made > table-side. It is VERY GOOD! > > * Silver Saddle Steak House, 6th Ave. & I-10 (310 E. Benson Highway), > 520-622-6253 > This place is near downtown and has some of the best steak that I've had in > Tucson. If you're going for dinner, it is best to get there early or be > prepared to wait 30 minutes to an hour. It IS worth the wait! I do not > think that they take reservations. We ate at Silver Saddle at least twice in > 2013 … and probably will top that this year! > > * Lil Abner's Steakhouse, 8501 N Silverbell Rd., 520-744-2800 > This is a MUST for Tucson show visitors. I remember going there a lot of > years ago when this place was truly "in the middle of nowhere"! If you go > this year, you'll she how that has changed. It use to be a drive out into > the desert! Any of the show weekends will have tons of show folks there! > The steaks rival Silver Saddle but everything is served with a salad, beans, > and bread! LOVE the atmosphere there! > > * Daisy Mae's Steak House, 2735 W. Anklam Rd., 520-792-8888. This is just > down the street from the condo we rent while in Tucson. Great steaks! > > Other recommendations: > > Breakfast recommendations: > * Blue Willow, 2616 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 520-327-7577 > If you want to take time for a nice, leisurely breakfast, this is THE place! > Food is great, prices are reasonable. It is in a house converted to a > restaurant. > > * Los Betos Mexican Food, 3680 East Grant Road (520) 318-4787 and 2100 West > Grant Road (520) 624-7751, plus several other around town. > If you're looking for something that will keep you going through MOST of a > day visiting shows without having to stop to eat lunch, try the burritos at > any Los Betos! There are many breakfast burritos available and VERY > reasonably priced. Last year the one on Speedway was closed for remodeling. > I hope it has reopened as it is so convenient to several of the shows. Look > for a Los Betos! > > Traditional choices: > El Charro Cafe, Bar Toma! & Gift Shop, 311 N. Court Ave., 622-1922 > This place has been in business since 1922 in Tucson! That says it all! The > restaurant is located in the original family home in the El Presidio > Historic District. > > El Minuto Cafe, 354 S. Main Ave., 882-4145 > This is my wife's favorite for Mexican food! > > Mi Nidito Cafe, 1813 S. 4th Ave.; 622-5081 > I have not visited this one but it comes HIGHLY recommended by locals. We > tired to get in a couple of times and the wait was between 1 and 2 hours! > > I'm sure there are other great places to eat. We are open for suggestions! > I hope others will offer their suggestions! (I am including some suggestions > from others at the end of this e-mail. I am certainly going to try some of > them this trip!) > > Bon appétit! (Being from Tennessee, I'm not quite sure what that means ... > but it sounds good!) > > Hope to see you in Tucson! (Look for the bearded guy wearing a Tennesse > orange "T" cap, and with a hungry, bewildered look on his face ... and with > the Tucson 'stoop'! If you don't understand that last one, you've not been > to Tucson enough!!!) > > Suggestions from other list members! > ---------------------------------- > Suggestions from Jim Baxter: > Anyone who doesn't want to put up with the hour plus wait at Mi > Nidito should at least order the cheese tostada with guacamole as take > out. About the size of a medium pizza with a thin really flaky crust, > a thin layer of melted cheese and radial 'spokes' of guacamole. > Simple..... and..amazingly good!! > ---------------------------------- > Suggestions from Paul Head: > Poco and Mom's on Kolb Road just north of 22nd Street. They specialize in > Hatch Chile dishes. 1060 S. Kolb Road. 520-325-7044 > ---------------------------------- > Suggestions from Elayne (sorry, I’ve lost your last name!): > Breakfast-Lunch: The Ajo Cafe on Ajo and Country Club by TEP and the sister > cafe Bread and Butter on NW corner E. 22nd St. and S. Columbus Picture Mel's > diner and Flo is there taking your order at the counter or booth. Home made > pie and cinn. rolls!! > > Great Italian: Caruso's.... on N. 4th Ave at 6th. Do not miss the spumoni... > fabu. Gavi's on Broadway at Pantano out East usually a wait at both.. go > early. > > Great Sushi: Kampai Sushi... NW corner Swan & Speedway Also Sushi Cho on SW > corner Broadway and Campbell/Kino look for Carl's Junior. > > Mexican: I agree with El Minudo on Main close the the convention center not > the other one. But then I got turned on to Rosa's Mexican Food on SW corner > Fort Lowell and N. Campbell set back in the SW corner look for it.. It is > worth it! Pick up a dozen tamales at Tucson Tamale company to take back to > the hotel... don't eat there too small. And for the very best go to Nogales > Mexico. > > Indian: Gandi's on Fort Lowell at Stone.. good spicy food and nan wonderful > nan > > French: Le Rendez-Vous on Fort Lowell at Alvernon real French food.... heaven. > ---------------------------------- > Suggestions from Michael Mulgrew, So. Cal.: > You forgot the Sky Bar, best pizza in town! > > Suggestions from Paul Swartz: The pizza at Sky Bar comes from Brooklyn > Pizza, next door to the Sky Bar and owned by the same people. Order at BP and > they'll deliver to the SB, where you can have a beer with your zah. > > A restaurant I like is Mariscos Chihuahua. The original is on Grande just > south of Speedway and there are others around town. Seafood only, estilo > Mexicano. > ---------------------------------- > Suggestions from Carl – Meteoritemax: > Chuy's on Speedway is now Native New Yorker and they sell Pizza and Wings > that are just OK IMHO. There is a Chuy's owned by a different person way east > side. > > Chuy's on Speedway is closed due to immigration violations. But right next > door is a wine shop called the Rum Runner that has it's own restaurant inside > called "The Dish". It is fine dinning at it's best and many consider it to be > Tucson's Finest restaurant. > see here; > http://www.rumrunnertucson.com/thedish/index.html > Mi Nidito is Tucson's finest Mexican restaurant. Try the "presidential > platter". This is actually what President Clinton ordered when visiting > Tucson a few years ago. And easily worth the long wait. But, Rosa's is a > close second for Mexican. Too many celebrities to list eat here when in > Tucson. Check out the pictures on the walls. > On the East side at Broadway at Wilmot the best breakfast is at Brawley's. > Low Low price for amazing food. > My 2 cents. And I'm lucky enough to live here in Tucson. > ---------------------------------- > Suggestions from AL Mitterling: > Also add In and Out Burger. 257. 3711 BROADWAY BLVD. > TUCSON, AZ 85716, 1978 E. AJO WAY TUCSON, AZ 85713. > Mag Pie Pizza and Old Town Pizza are also good pizza places. > > New suggestions are ALWAYS welcome! > > John Teague > Volunteer Gems > Melbourne, FL > (Formerly Knoxville, Tennessee!) > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
