Food, Food and More Food.

I love food. The fact that I love it so much is probably the reason why I’ve often been called ‘husky’. Even as a little kid I have been a big eater. Being always active and athletic has prevented me from falling into the category of morbid obesity. I guess that’s until 3 months ago when I broken both of my arms and when all activities ceased. It’s a long story involving a hill, a sharp corner, a skateboard and a concrete sidewalk. If you are really intrigued to read more about it, check out this blog post and see it from Ava’s perspective.

This was a bad idea. A fun idea, but a bad one…

But I digress…

We ate at a lot of restaurants during our Arizona visit. I want to give you guys a little photo tour of the kinds of food we had and where we had them. Specifically the local restaurants and a little review of our experience:

The Cup Cafe at Hotel Congress – Tucson, AZ

Hotel Congress is a historical landmark in Tucson. We wrote about it on a previous post so I will save my breath here and stick to the food at the Cup Cafe.

The Locals Only Burger

Grilled half-pound certified Angus beef patty, topped with fresh roasted green chilies and melted asadero cheese on a toasted bun. $9.50

The Queer Steer

A savory house-made veggie burger served on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, sprouts and sliced red onion. $7.50

Smothered Brie Parisian

Oven-baked brie, with marinated fire roasted red peppers and sun-dried tomato pesto on a toasted Parisian baguette with fresh tomato and field greens. $8.00

Kid’s Cheesy Pasta Plate

This is an off menu item that they made for Ava. Melted Parmesan with spinach on penne pasta. It was quite delicious if I can speak for her.  She ate it all up! $3.75

El Zarape Mexican Restaurant – Bisbee, AZ

El Zarape was a tasty little Mexican restaurant right in downtown Bisbee. The prices were very reasonable and the salsa was spicy. The portions were not big so if you are just looking for a nice meal on a budget, give them a try.

The Bisbee Grille – Bisbee, AZ

We have eaten here before and we decided to go back. It has a great atmosphere and a friendly staff on top of very good food.

Once again I ordered a burger. What can I say, I have a little thing for burgers.

Here’s Marlene’s pasta meal which she shared with Ava.

David decided on some fish and chips to satisfy his craving for a little malt vinegar.

Carrie was the winner with the broccoli cheese soup. It was one of the best soups she’s ever had even though she’s normally not into broccoli cheese soup. The bowl it was in was 3-times the size of her head. She wanted to order garlic bread to go with her soup and the waiter gave her a strange, perplexed look when she asked for it even though every other dinner item comes with a side of garlic bread. What she got in return was the world’s smallest slice of bread with butter on it. Or maybe it just looks small in contract with the world’s largest soup bowl.

Little Italy – Gila Bend, AZ

We ate here for Marlene’s birthday dinner on our way back to California for a couple of reasons. First being that it was touted as authentic Italian cuisine and second because there really wasn’t much going on in Gila Bend, AZ. We did have a good time there with a couple of glasses of wine and a nice meal. Marlene’s spaghetti with meat sauce was very tasty but unfortunately it was very very late. The waitress who took the order had to convince the chef/owner that we indeed ordered the item which finally came after all the rest of us had nearly finished our meals. So much for a birthday dinner. We didn’t get around to take photos of the entrees at this meal and I blame either the late spaghetti meal or the copious glasses of vino… you decide.

Sofia’s Mexican Food – Gila Bend, AZ

We ate at a great little Mexican restaurant called Sofia’s on the main drag at Gila Bend the morning we headed back home. The food was delicious and the price more than reasonable. There was a motorcycle gang already grubbing down inside when we got there and you can see the menacing bunch in the background in this picture.

Once again I forgot to take photos of our food but take my word for it, it was delicious. If you ever decide to spend some time in Gila Bend (why would you do that to yourself?) make sure to stop at Sofia’s Mexican Food for a sonoran enchilada.

over and out,
dan