Mel’s Diner, 1747 NW. Grand Ave Phoenix, AZ – (602) 252-8283, was like “time travel”, back to the days of the TV show Alice, however, the surreal part was that the service and food were terrific, so unlike the show. Here are some fun photos of the remote. Paraskevi Stamatouli, and her husband, Emmanouil Stivaktakis, , owners of Mel’s with Rebecca and the other gave great service and delicious food. They really had things humming. Check out all the photos.
Owner Emmanouil Stivaktakis,
We had a great time at the Black Forest Haus, 4900 E. Indian School(602) 957-0152. The room we broadcast in was huge, we could have had a polka contest in the center of the dining room, but everyone was busy enjoying the wonderful food that Klaus prepared for us. Many listeners had to sit in another room at the Black Forest Haus, we had a terrific crowd. Thanks for coming, you are the BEST! Here are some photos of our remote.
Jeff and Don
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Tammy from Glendale loves Popo’s Fiesta Del Sol Mexican Restaurant 6542 West Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ (623) 846-2636 and 17037 N. 59th Ave Glendale, AZ 85308 (602) 354-7738. She loves everything, but has been trying to eat healthy so she ordered the Chicken veggie plate with Roasted or sauteed Veggie Plate with chicken $10.99. She doesn’t know what they do with the veggies, but she absolutely loves it, so low carb or not she eats it and swoons every time. Been around for years.
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Popo’s Mexican Foodhttp://maps.google.com/?cid=1648057269616278405s=9739901913025732707Popo’s Mexican Food |
6542 West Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85033-3329
(623) 846-2636
MaryAnne from Scottsdale called in about her experience at Happy Hour at Trader Vics at the Valley Ho 6850 East Main Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480) 421-7799. They enjoyed being around the fire place on the patio. They had great drinks and loved the $5.00 appetizers. Their favorite sounded like the Crispy calamari. They had 5 orders. They loved the wings. Everything was delicious and no one wanted to leave. It was a great place!
Donna in Chandler loves to go there for a special occasion. T. Cooks is at the Royal Palms 5200 E Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85018
(602) 808-0766. Voted the most romantic resort. The property and dining room are spectacular and Chef Lee Hillson is not only talented, but a great guy. Check it out for breakfast, lunch or dinner. A treat any time of the day.
Last week we had a wonderful dinner at the new Black Forest Haus -4900 E. Indian School, Phoenix (602) 957-0152.
This is a large restaurant with many rooms and an inviting bar area. The service is friendly our server, Leah, knew the menu well and had great advice on pairing wines & brew. There is also entertainment regularly. Check out their website for special events, they even have date night!
We enjoyed the German style salad and bread basket of warm rolls to start. To see our dinner….. Read More→
We had two great sandwiches as Market Bistro 6501 E Greenway Pkwy, Suite 123, Scottsdale (480) 291-1010 and 777 E Thunderbird Rd, Suite 107, Phoenix, AZ (602) 942-2200. We had the Arizona tri-tip which was Grilled chili rubbed tri-tip, smoked paprika mayo, shaved pickled peppers, radishes, queso fresca, with romaine tossed in oregano vinaigrette on ciabatta.
Arizona Tri tip sandwich, YUM!
We also tried the pesto chicken which was also wonderful. It is grilled pesto chicken breast, tomato and corn remoulade with arugula tossed in oregano vinaigrette on foccacia. This is a great place that you should definitely add to your list of Deliciousness in Arizona.
We had our reverse radiothon. Don and I donated $10.00 for each call on our show today. We had 85 calls in the two hours. Listeners called in and told the name of a restaurant they are grateful for in the Valley. We rounded up and donated $500.00 to the St. Mary’s Westside Foodbank Alliance and $500 to the United Food Bank . Here is the list of restaurants the listeners called in about.
We would like to thank these people for helping us:
Donn Rogers Called and is grateful for too many restaurants to mention you can call her directly with a donation to the United Food Bank at 480-926-4897 ext. 212
Ross from Salernos 3921 East Guadalupe Road ,Gilbert, AZ 85234 (480) 892-0040 who called and and said that he and John Bentley show producer who produced the EV Home and Garden Show that we broadcast live. They together donated – $100 to the food bank. We had the most calls about Salernos. Everyone loves the food and family at this great family owned business. These are the dishes people were raving about. Vince in mesa love the pizza - Bob in Chandler enjoys the Scrambled eggs, Joseyann from Mesa goes for the Angel Hair Pasta with any sauce, John in Tempe, Lynn in Goodyear loves anything on the menu, Ron in Mesa is a big fan of the pizza. Jeannie in Chandler couldn’t decide what her favorite is at Salernos ,she likes everything. Cheryl in Chandler really loves the Veal Parmigiani
Two listeners called in McCormick & Schmick Seafood Del in Tempe he loves the service at the Camelback location 2575 E Camelback Rd # 175, Phoenix, AZ – (602) 468-1200 Dover sole is his favorite dish The other location is 8777 N Scottsdale Rd # 308, Scottsdale, AZ -480-998-2026 Beverly in Scottsdale also called in with a praise for McCormick & Schmick Seafood. She goes to the Scottsdale location. Read More→
Cowboy Up! We had a delicious meal on Saturday night at the Waddell’s Longhorn Corral at 1629 N. 195th Ave. Buckeye – 623-853-0395. I have never seen steaks that big. I had the 24 oz. Prime rib for $29.99 , Don had the 24 oz Ribeye for $28.99 and our friends shared a special a two pound steak divided on two plates with 4 scallops, 4 shrimp, salad and 2 sides for $41.00. Everyone went home with a doggy bag. The steaks were tender and delicious. Marcie was our server and couldn’t do enough for us, she was fantastic. Chef Don came out to meet us and showed us the pork chop he makes, YUM! He really loves his job. You can see the passion. They only serve steaks and pork chops on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, the rest of the week they serve great burgers like their 1 lb. juicy Lucy stuffed with cheese, the olive burger and of course plain burgers. They haave Sandwiches, fish fry and broasted chicken. It is a real Southwestern Saloon with a live band on Friday and Saturday nights. Line dancing lessons on Thursday night, kiaraoke Tues and Thursdays and horseshoes all the time. Eric the owner is terrific and makes sure that everyone is happy. What a great find. Here are some photos.
They do have a great sense of humor
Chef Don
The Prime Rib
The 28 oz.Ribeye
Mary Anne from Scottsdale and talked about her delicious experience at Famous Dave’s BBQ. She loved it and so did her companions. They love the St Louis BBQ Ribs. Check them out they have many restaurants throughout the valley.
The Culinary Confessions cookbook for charity is here! Recipe Confessions contains secret family recipes, chefs' favorites, award-winning dishes, and more.
At just $25.00 -- with the net proceeds going to St. Mary's Food Bank in Phoenix -- even the price is tasty!
