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Road Trip to Tucson
Not the local scoop, but I'm married to a native so that's gotta count for something.
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L'avis 5 étoiles de Katie On a recent visit to Tucson my husband's father brought us to the Etherton Gallery to browse. What a wonderful space! I can't believe nobody has Yelped it yet. Located above a restaurant in downtown Tucson, Etherton is a large loft space. Most of the art is in one main room, but there are a few smaller rooms that house photography prints and Native-American art. On our visit there were several different artists showing contemporary drawings and paintings. Something for everyone I'd imagine. A quick visit to their website shows that exhibits tend to stay up for around four months. I'm excited to see what new things they have up the next time I'm in Tucson. Oh, and a note. Sometimes I feel awkward going into galleries knowing full-well I have barely enough money in my bank account to pay my mortgage, let alone buy a painting. Etherton was not one of those galleries. Nobody followed us around (or even came into the gallery from their lobby area while we were looking). It's a very mellow space and I'd imagine that you would feel comfortable coming just to browse. -
L'avis 4 étoiles de Katie This is probably not news to you if you live in Tucson, but restaurants here close really dang early on weeknights (like the place we were originally hoping to go to closed at 7pm). Zinburger is open until a reasonable hour (9:30), so my husband and I ended up here when we were stopped in Tucson for the night. The atmosphere is actually really great--it's a huge open space with booths, tall tables (that actually have a place for your feet to rest!), and modern, less comfy looking tables in the center of the room. There also appeared to be a large patio outside, which we did not take advantage of in December. Since we'd been holiday binge eating for days, my husband opted for the reasonably healthy veggie burger, while I went for the roasted chicken & goat cheese salad. We also split an order of truffle fries. The truffle fries were great, particularly with the aoili. Would order them again. My roasted chicken salad was awesome. I added avocado (which I'm pretty sure I didn't get charged extra for), and it made the salad. The goat cheese dressing is genius and is something I will try to recreate at home. Since my husband's dad lives close to here, I anticipate coming back for this salad. The one mediocre part of dinner was the veggie burger. The bun almost immediately fell apart and the patty itself was nothing special. My husband ended up leaving a lot on his plate and helping me finish my huge, far superior salad instead. While I'm growing a baby right now and couldn't partake, the wine and beer selection looked great. -
L'avis 4 étoiles de Katie When driving around Tucson, my husband and I stumbled upon Barrio Brewing Company. We didn't really need a beer at three in the afternoon, but we liked the look of the place and were lured in. To start with, Barrio is in a sort of unlikely location. The area is really a warehouse district, but is on the edge of a neighborhood. Regardless, it's quiet, and we weren't really expecting a lively brew pub. It's in an old warehouse, which they've spruced up with a nice outdoor seating area, complete with a fence made out of artfully welded rebar. We ordered one stout and one IPA. Both were very good. My IPA was hoppy, but lacked the overwhelming hoppiness that some IPA's can have (the kind that make you feel like you're drinking a joint instead of a beer). We ordered the soft pretzels to soak up our beer, and I was kind of disappointed to find that they were the generic ballpark, from CostCo, prefrozen kind. But then I remembered how much I love anything doughy, got over it my pretzel snobbery and enjoyed it. Our waitress was great, and checked in frequently. While we didn't get to enjoy it, it looks like they have live music here too. -
L'avis 4 étoiles de Katie I have to admit that I was lured here by the recent mention in Sunset Magazine. I'm one of those. But! When we went over the last weekend I realized that on another recent adventure in Tucson my not-yet-husband and his drunken friends (all Tucson natives) tried to take me here, unsuccessfully, as they were closed for the night. So, point number one is that while El Guero Canelo would make excellent drunk-food, they aren't open those kind of hours. They are open Sunday afternoons, which is when I ended up trying the infamous Sonoran hotdogs. We ordered them with all their toppings, which means: pinto beans, mayo, onions, tomatoes, and of course, bacon around the dog itself. And then there's the condiment bar which is chock full of other goodies including salsas, radishes, cheese, sliced cucumbers, and grilled yellow and green chilies and onions. Yum. I piled a bit more salsa onto my hotdog and then ate a plate off cucumbers sprinkled with salsa and lime juice on the side. The chips my husband ordered were way, way too salty for me to indulge in. The atmosphere isn't exactly the roadside stand you'd be expecting if you only read the Sunset article or knew much about the other location. This location is huge, sparkling clean, has TV's on the wall, and was packed full of people. While I'm pretty set with living in California, the existence of places like El Guero Canelo in Tucson, make me momentarily consider what it might be like to live in the desert. -
L'avis 4 étoiles de Katie The whole time I was at Plush I kept thinking that Sacramento needs a good indie bar/venue fixture like this. With the velvet wallpaper and the comfortable lounge seating and the smoking patio. Maybe they should franchise? -
L'avis 4 étoiles de Katie It's always a good sign when you walk into a bar for the first time and two of your favorite (but random) songs play in a row. The bartender was nice (not surly at all), the drink was good and cheap, and the booths are comfortable. I also have to love a pub where you aren't getting harassed by jocky, frat boys the whole time you are there. -
L'avis 4 étoiles de Katie Since I haven't spent any real time here, this review is just based on a quick stop in for coffee and a scone while I was in town. For what that's worth, both my decaf Americano (they don't keep decaf coffee brewed) and oatmeal scone were quite good. Cheap too. For three coffees and a scone the total was around $7. But we did bring our own cups which I believe made it a bit cheaper. The overall vibe seemed nice as well. It's not a huge space, but they have a good amount of seating, interesting art on the walls, and the barista was nice. -
L'avis 3 étoiles de Katie I don't think it's a good sign when I like a breweries' bottled beer (specifically the blond and the pale ale) more than I like the beer fresh from the source. But that is the case with Nimbus. Maybe it was the sweaty, dark brew pub, but the beer here lacked the malty punch that the bottles of Nimbus have. Most of the beers in our sampler were flat and maybe just a little stale. Just funky for drinking beer at the source. I'll stick with bottles from now on... -
L'avis 3 étoiles de Katie This is one of those occasions when three stars looks like too few, but four would be going overboard. The setting is beautiful if you like desert landscape. This isn't close to downtown Tucson, so you might want to reconsider staying here if that's what you are looking for. But golfers and country-club types will like it. Staff was very nice and helpful. Rooms were plenty big and have giant tubs in the bathroom (seriously the size of my entire bathroom at home). They have good products in the rooms too (Bloom). On-site food isn't very exciting and was very expensive. I'd skip it and go elsewhere. One plus to their food service was that they have a large 24 hour room-service menu. Room prices were very low in August, but I hear that they can normally get much higher. -
Tucson, AZ, États-Unis
L'avis 3 étoiles de Katie The sign remarking that the Center for Creative Photography has one of the largest collections of photo art in the world is deceiving for the casual visitor. Without a scheduled viewing, you are only able to visit the temporary exhibit. In my case this was a collection of work on love (fitting since we visited on Valentine's Day). The art in the exhibit didn't exactly speak to me (mostly modern nudes with computer editing), but for a free museum this is worth the visit. -
L'avis 3 étoiles de Katie Based on one experience, here's what I gather about Magpie's. The pizza was good...nothing fancy or gourmet (at least what we ate...sounds like they might have fancier stuff). Your basic thick crust pizza. Our vegetable pie did have zucchini on it, which was scandalous to some of our dining companions, but I thought was actually a nice touch. I didn't enjoy their chicken wings. They were too greasy, and the spicy sauce was very...drippy? They were a pain to eat. But maybe that's the point. The folks who placed the order also ordered a spinach salad, but a green salad showed up instead. I ended up eating it and it was your standard pizza place salad--iceberg lettuce, decent toppings, cheese, etc. Doesn't seem like a bad choice for pizza in the Tucson area. If I lived here I might like to try some of their more interesting sounding pizza toppings. -
L'avis 3 étoiles de Katie Holy crap. For most things in Tucson having just a few reviews, Beyond Bread certainly has a ton. I wasn't expecting that when I pulled it up to review. For those of you from outside Tucson, Beyond Bread is basically Panera Bread. You don't come here to buy bread, you come here to eat giant sandwiches, salads, and soup. I tried the Gobble me Up turkey salad and the Chicken Salad. Both had a good topping to lettuce ratio (if you like your salads topping heavy). And the salads are massive. If I had known I could, I would have ordered a half. Even my husband, who is a big eater, didn't finish his chicken salad. The quality of the food was good, but nothing about it particularly blew me away. It's your basic salad and sandwich place--reliable, lots of options, but nothing special. -
L'avis 3 étoiles de Katie I'll admit right off the bat that I'm dropping this review one star because it's a chain. I'm just not a fan of the chain. But aside from that, the bbq I ate from Famous Dave's was actually pretty darn good. I was at a party, so I can't comment on the location, but I did get to sample a variety of things. The ribs were the highlight. They were very flavorful and tender and the Texas Pit sauce had a good spice to it. The salmon was overcooked, but who really eats salmon at a BBQ place? I suppose it's nice that they have a healthy option though. The sides were overshadowed by the ribs, but were all decent. I particularly liked the cornbread, though it may be too sweet for some. -
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L'avis 4 étoiles de Katie I've currently got a bun in the oven and my most common pregnancy craving thus far has been cheesy, thin-crust pizza. My husband is still thrown for a loop every time his normally melted-cheese hating wife requests NY style pizza, but he's more than happy to oblige my cravings. On a recent stop in Tucson we were doing the 4th Ave walk, and we decided we needed a snack. When you order a slice at BPC, you get to pick your own toppings from a very long list (each topping is 60 cents and they don't skimp). I added artichoke hearts, sausage, and eggplant to my slice, and it was covered in topping. Each slice is heated post-topping. While my husband had been pushing for Magpie, both of us were more than happy with our Brooklyn Pizza Co slices. Although take this review with a grain of salt, as I'm obviously under the influence of a pizza-addicted baby and my husband is soaking up every chance he can get to eat greasy pizza before I revert back to my grease-hating self!