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Served in an Italian villa-like dining room. Serving dinner every night, 4:30-9:30 p.m. 4231 E. Indian School Rd. • 602.955.1213 $44 Italian Treat Tee Pee Mexican Food Tee Pee’s Wall of Fame tells you everything you need to know about this family owned and operated eatery, which has been woven into the fabric of Phoenix for nearly 40 years. Tee Pee has served its home-style Mexican dishes to world-famous comedians, athletes and even Presidents, and they all come back for more. 4144 E. Indian School Rd. • 602.956.0178 4121 N. 44th St. • 602.840.0630 Pete’s Fish & Chips Pete’s Fish & Chips has been serving up tasty burgers and their famous fi sh and chips since 1947! Family owned and operated, Pete’s has eight convenient locations throughout the Valley waiting to serve you and has earned the title of Phoenix’s fastest fi sh! Arcadia Tavern It’s All Good In The Hood! Stop by Arcadia Tavern for our tasty selection of appetizers, mouthwatering entrees and salads, delicious pizza and classic American sandwiches. You will experience food the way it should be; delicious to the taste, oversized and fairly priced. Stay happy this summer with our Happy Hour Specials. Open 7 days per week, check out our menus at arcadiatavern.com . 4801 E. Indian School Rd. • 602.840.3950 5632 N. 7th St. • 602.680.4040 Culinary Dropout Culinary Dropout serves the very best in unique gastro- pub fare that quietly seeks out future musical superstars who wouldn’t mind being paid whiskey and pretzel bites. We’re not easily definable and even harder to forget. And we did that on purpose so you could come and hang out. Stop by our new location at 5632 N. 7th Street or visit our original location at the Scottsdale Waterfront. 2 Valley Locations. Culinarydropout.com 8 locations to serve you • www.humblepieusa.com Humble Pie Experience our amazing ‘wood-fired’ pizzas with unique and traditional ingredients, fresh starters and salads, a truly great wine selection, seasonal cocktails & beers, and polished yet unpretentious service. Hilton Village 149 N Scottsdale Rd 480.556.9900 Desert Ridge 21050 N Tatum Blvd 480.502.2121 Central Phoenix 2333 N 7th St 602.229.1289 C 2 w w w . H U M B L E P I E U S A . c o m Hilton Village 6149 N Scottsdale Rd 480.556.9900 Desert Ridge 21050 N Tatum Blvd 480.502.2121 Central Phoenix 2333 N 7th St 602.229.1289 C 2 w w w . H U M B L E P I E U S A . c o m 7135 E. Camelback Rd. • 480.751.2200 Olive & Ivy Old World meets new at Olive & Ivy Restaurant & Marketplace, which blends the f lavors and timeless elegance of the Mediterranean with contemporary California chic. Olive & Ivy’s upscale casual restaurant showcases Fox Restaurant Concept’s trademark passion for craftsman cuisine. The menu celebrates the cooking techniques of the Mediterranean resulting in a menu that offers a fresh, updated selection of slow-cooked, flavor drenched Mediterranean classics. 4925 N 40th St. • 602.324.5600 North Arcadia Simple preparations of stunning dishes at North allow the fresh ingredients to speak for themselves. House-made pasta, rustic antipasti and pizzas are created from scratch in the bustling exhibition kitchen. Located in Arcadia, North is the perfect spot for any dining occasion. Breakfast is served 10am-4pm on Saturday and Sunday. 7051 E. 5th Ave. • 480.699.8001 5th and Wine Downtown Scottsdale’s favorite restaurant disguised as a wine bar, located in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. We pride ourselves on serving a wide array of simple, flavorful food at moderate prices. Our atmosphere is comfortable, warm and equipped with an extensive wine bar, complete kitchen and fabulous dining space. Open at 11am daily. www.5thandwine.com . 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Page 39 July 2013 The Bra T h aus 3622 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 480-947-4006 • brathausaz.com Brat Haus evokes memories of long-ago trip to Germany By Amanda Goossen Ten years ago, as a 21-year-old girl, I took a spontaneous trip the German city of Kiel. Few people have stepped on foreign land and felt so lost. All that changed, however, on the fourth day of the trip when I fell upon a German Christmas festival. People were celebrating. Laughter filled the air. And brats were being grilled to perfection. It was a party, and brats were the stars of the show. After three days of odd food and all things unfamiliar to this all-American girl, I was in heaven. So imagine my thrill when The Brat Haus opened in Old Town Scottsdale in the space that once housed Oregano’s. Sentimental as I am, I was excited to visit a spot that was not only casual and cool, but had a menu that promised pretzels, brats and beer, my favorite parts of that trip. Owned by local restaurateur Dave Andrea and Chef Payton Curry, former chef of Caffe Boa Bistro, the men shared their individual knowledge and skills to create great food and atmosphere. “After being out of the business for a few years I came upon the opportunity to take over the original Oregano’s space and just knew I had to do something with it,” Andrea said. What he’s done is exciting. Walking into The Brat Haus, guests will notice there are choices to be made right off the bat. Would you like to sit in the hip-and-happening patio area with strings of lights and a spectacularly colorful and unique mural painted on the wall, or in one of the two indoor spaces, each inviting and comfortable? With dark wood, both in the form of individual tables and picnic tables, the rooms call for a gathering of sorts whether with your 12 closest friends or the love of your life. The menu may be burgers and brats, but that doesn’t mean it lacks pizzazz. Handmade brats are spiced to perfection. The Haus Brat has parsley, oregano and allspice. The Spicy Brat is with cayenne, paprika and crushed pepper and the Southwest Chicken is made extra special with roasted chilles, cumin and cilantro. Other meat choices range from Moroccan lamb, rabbit and duck. Each brat is served on a crunchy French roll and topped with one topping: sauerkraut, spicy peppers, root beer onions, pickle relish, apricot onion chutney or pickled red onions. The pretzels are a must-have. Served with a selection of mustards or a three-cheese-beer dipping sauce, no matter how many you eat, you’ll wish you had one more. They are perfectly crisp on the outside, soft and fluffy inside, and the salt is done just right. The German potato salad contains sauerkraut, smoked fingerling potatoes and Haus Bacon. The tartness of the kraut and the salty, crunch of the bacon make this plate an ideal comfort food. If joining a group, the Charcuterie platters are an ideal choice. Served with toasted bread and mustards, selections range from sliced sausage and crumbled blue cheese to Haus bacon-wrapped dates and sliced pears and bee pollen. A Whole Pig is also an option for the group. Take it home or enjoy it in-Haus. With a little notice, Chef Curry will roast an entire pig for you and your friends, served family style with four sides. With 30 craft beers on tap and another 40 in bottles and cans, The Brat Haus admits “We didn’t create a beer list to complement our food…we created our food to show off the beer.” And for the kids there are a variety of vintage bottled sodas. The adults, however, can also find joy in these specialty sodas. “We like featuring items you don’t see very often or that invoke a memory from another place. Our bottled sodas bring back lots of childhood memories for many of our guests,” Andrea said The Brat Haus slogan states: “The Art of Swine Dining.” To me, it’s a comfort place, with comfort food. I most definitely will be back. VACATIONS & TRAVEL Due 8/30 / SUBMIT ENTRIES AT ARCADIAPIX.COM ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST 40TH STREET & CAMELBACK | 602.324.5600 | NorthItalianFarmhouse.com join us every saturday & sunday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm j j j jo o o oi i i in n n n u u u us s s s v v v t t t t t t d d d d j j j jo o o oi i in n n n u u u us s s v t t t t t d d d d m m m 4 4 4 4: : : :0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 p p p p pm m m m 4 4 4 4: : :0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 p p p p pm m m m m