Starting Up: May13, 2009

After great hesitation and much procrastination, here is my first blog entry. I'll

be writing about the restaurants Ken and I visit, good and bad, and probably throw in

some recipes too.

I should have started writing on a day when I had a fabulous find, but I'll go with

where we ate last night. It was Buffalo Wild Wings at 7000 E. Mayo Blvd. (at the 101

and Scottsdale Rd.). A pre-movie dinner.

The place was packed, as usual, and noisy. It's a sports bar, so all the TV's were

on. We probably should have eaten outside, but it was a little warm. Service was prompt

and friendly.

It took a while to decide what we wanted, as the menu is quite large and packed

with lots of my bar-food favorites: flatbreads, salads, wraps, ribs and much more.

Since we ate wings on our last visit, I opted for a burger, one called Big Jack Daddy.

It's a weirdly wonderful thing - a burger topped with pulled pork and onion rings. Ken

couldn't resist and ordered the same thing. I asked for my burger to be medium rare,

but they only do medium well. It actually turned out to be still juicy with a nice 

charcoaly flavor. My fries, which I wanted extra crisp, were perfect. Our friend ordered

wings, which he seemed to enjoy.

The food is reasonably priced give the portion size. Our burgers were about $9

and Walt's dozen wings were around $5. We'll come back again, especially if we're 

going to the movies.

The website is www.buffalowildwings.com. There are 5 restaurants scattered

through out the valley.