I am also picky about where I eat. I love great food and can't stand the bad. While I won't mention the bad for this blogs purpose, I will talk about the good, super great and the mouth watering! SO, we just went to a restaurant I've never tried before over the weekend. It's called The Rokerij (sounds like roker-eee) off 16th Street and Glendale in Central Phoenix. It was good!
I first ordered a pomegranate marg which was sweet, tart and potent, actually. I liked it. Then, we had some crab tostadas for an appetizer which were served on five little chips but packed a serious mouth punch, in a good way. Also, some fries and calamari which were good but not special. Even though we were already full I ordered a salmon dish topped with pesto and Brie. Now I know that's hard to screw up, with 3 such scrumptious main ingredients, but, trust me, it can be done - this, however, did not disappoint. My kids had some sliders that were very tasty and my husband enjoyed a crab louie salad with mounds of the crab slapped on it! All in all, very good and we'd go back! A warning though: it's pretty pricey. Especially if you're taking kids. There's no children's menu. View it on line.
One last mention, on a day that I think the high was around 115 degrees... maybe they shouldn't put on the fireplace...? I saw one couple walk in, who was seated next to it, by the look on the woman's face, she was not happy!
I first ordered a pomegranate marg which was sweet, tart and potent, actually. I liked it. Then, we had some crab tostadas for an appetizer which were served on five little chips but packed a serious mouth punch, in a good way. Also, some fries and calamari which were good but not special. Even though we were already full I ordered a salmon dish topped with pesto and Brie. Now I know that's hard to screw up, with 3 such scrumptious main ingredients, but, trust me, it can be done - this, however, did not disappoint. My kids had some sliders that were very tasty and my husband enjoyed a crab louie salad with mounds of the crab slapped on it! All in all, very good and we'd go back! A warning though: it's pretty pricey. Especially if you're taking kids. There's no children's menu. View it on line.
One last mention, on a day that I think the high was around 115 degrees... maybe they shouldn't put on the fireplace...? I saw one couple walk in, who was seated next to it, by the look on the woman's face, she was not happy!