Made reservation for table on patio for 29th wedding anniversary....got table inside next to toilets! Â Shrimp under cooked so good thing next to toilet! Â They r also having rotary club meeting just down hall from table which also sits next to kitchen....only thing I hear is clanking plates and loud talking people.....horrible 29th dinner!!!!!!!
Review Source:I recently joined a networking group that meets here twice a month for a lunch meeting, so I have been here twice so far.
We've had the same server both times. While his service is efficient, both times he has seemed kind of bummed out or stressed or something. I haven't seen him smile or upbeat yet. Service is really important to me. I will take good service over happy service, but happy service sure enhances the dining experience. That being said, my iced tea never went empty and my plate was cleared promptly.
I had the Southwestern Steak Salad. It looked appetizing enough. The temperature of the romaine lettuce and spinach was not as cool as I like and they were lacking crispness. The baby tomatoes were ripe and the mushrooms were roasted to perfection. The pepitas added a contrast in texture and they tasted a teeny tiny bit spicy - maybe that was the "southwestern" part of the salad.
The steak was okay. The server did not ask me how I wanted it cooked. It came out cooked well around the edges and medium well in the middle. That's a little too done for my taste, but overall the steak was enjoyable.
We meet in the private dining room off to the right of the women's restroom, which is overall in acceptable condition. I've noticed pieces of the art on the wall askew. Also, there is a place on the west wall of the room that looks as if it had been repaired and the paint doesn't quite match. Stuff like that always catches my eye. Overall, this room meets our needs comfortably.
Went to OPG for Father's Day a few days ago. Â My dad wanted to go there for fish n chips cuz 'they serve cod'....haha. Â So my dad and husband both got the fish n chips and I got the tortilla soup. Â We were pretty easy! :)
When the food came out, I was really worried because their fish looked really brown and I was hoping that it didn't have a burned taste. Â But nope, the men just loved it! Whew! Â They loved the breading on it and said the cole slaw was great too...so as far as I was concerned, YAY! Â
My soup.....well......it had everything in it to be glorious! Lots of veggies and chicken, but as an avid cook myself, you MUST season more! Maybe some cajun seasonings...maybe some chicken stock....at the very least salt!!! Â I asked for limes and then for hot sauce, and kept squeezing and squeezing them and shaking hot sauce to give it some flavor. Â It had all the basics as far as the content, so it was shocking that it didn't have any flavor. Â Tortilla soup should have a little kick to it. Maybe I should have gotten the poblano soup? Â Anyway, between the 3 of us, my hubby rated his meal a 5, my dad a 4 and me a 3. Â
Last but not least, our server was Ricky, who was very attentive, very friendly, courteous and professional! Â He gave us 2 certificates for $10 off our next visit and I am hoping that we will get back soon and use them on the same visit!
Went for dinner with my stepmother and stepsister. Paid over 140$ for 2 appetizers, and 3 mains. The guacamole was ok, though slightly bland. The sampler platter was tasty. The chips were store bought and not exciting.
When the main courses arrived, my steak fajitas arrived with only 2 tortillas, not nearly enough for the amount of peppers I received.
My stepsister had a hair on her steak. When This was pointed out to the server, she said "oh, you're right". There was no apology, and the food was never taken off the bill.
The margaritas tasted like there was no alcohol in them at all, and overall the server was aloof an uncaring.
I will not be going back to Old Pueblo Grille. There are much better Mexican restaurants in the Tucson area for your money.
My networking group meets for lunch every month and we've hopped around central-ish Tucson a bit in the past 2 years after a few too many issues with McMahon's service (we'd been there for several years and always on a strict time limit - new general manager comes and it all goes to hell). I'm hoping we've found a home for a while after trying out Lodge on the Desert and the Viscount (not a fan of either.)
Today was our first lunch meeting at OPG and it went well. Our group was seated in a private dining room set up in a U-shape and the room was very appealing. OPG was able to keep our menu within our price limit and we were offered three different selections today. 1) chuck burger & fries, 2) chopped turkey salad and 3) was I believe a tamale plate with black beans. Nice selection for our dollars. Included was water/iced tea/soda and chips and salsa (pretty decent salsa too).
My chopped turkey salad was actually very good and included bacon and bleu cheese crumbles and was dressed lightly...nothing worse than a salad drenched in salad dressing. The server assigned to us kept the glasses full and was very good about not intruding or being obvious when helping particular diners during the speaker's presentation.
I'm hoping we've found a new home and the service continues to be as pleasant as it was today.
Went there last night per my friends recommendation. She had gone for happy hour before and had great reviews on the beautiful patio, which it was.
From the happy hour menu:
For last night, my friend ordered 3 margaritas (which she insisted was the best kind of dinner)- all were consistent and GREAT and super TASTY. not overly strong, not overly sugary. They came over ice (who likes blended anyways- gross! might as well go to AppleBee's then)
My other friend had the chicken lettuce wraps. She didn't say much to be nice as our margarita loving friend recommended them but I could tell she wasnt a fan. I tried them and I think it was more personal preference because it didnt hit me that were in a southwestern restaurant and i kept expecting asian flavors when i think of "lettuce wraps" a la PF Changs or Cheesecake Factory. Â If anything, I'd say just add a bit more seasoning to them. But that's the Indian in me that likes BOLD flavors and zing. We figured, silently to ourselves, not bad for $5 happy hour, right?
I ordered the Pecan Quesadilla. I love new types of food and pecansin a quesadilla sounds different so I was ready to give it a shot! It came out and was delicious! I had mine extra spicy with jalapenos made in it too. Definitely one to try! Don't let the "pecan" part scare you. WORTH IT! and great portion size!
The young waiter was very nice, helpful, professional and hands down a great guy to be waiting on us.
When we got our bill we noticed it was regular price. Double checking with the waiter, he said happy hour was only at the bar. Okay- I get it. Most restaurants are like that. So my $5 quesadilla was $10, the lettuce wraps from $5 to $9, and margaritas from $5 to $6.75 or something..... okay. not bad still .... however my friend informed us that when she comes, they let her have happy hour on the patio all the time!! :( Wish they had a better and consistent policy.
We didnt argue or say anything after that to the waiter. Just paid and gave standard good tip because he did his job well. I guess what my complaint is- consistency. They had it with the margaritas! Why not with happy hour policy :(
Apparently Old Pueblo Grille was/is known for their 42 ounce margaritas, but it looks like I missed the boat on this one since they no longer serve their famously over sized drink. That's cool, I can live without a super sized cocktail. Just make me a good drink. Their cocktail menu boasts quite the list of margarita variations and for some reason I went with their skinny margarita. Definitely not the smartest decision. They take skinny margarita to a whole new level....zero sweetener. It was so sour it tasted like warhead sour candy! No biggie, I drank it. I was thirsty! Next round. I order the skinny again. This time requested more agave syrup. Drink number two was much smoother than the first and almost an entirely different drink. So, I'll never really know what their skinny margarita is supposed to taste like. Old Pueblo serves up heavy duty tex-mex cuisine. The calamari was my fave, the chips and guacamole were your standard dish and for dinner I ordered the Southwestern Steak Salad served with Arugula, spinach, Â poblanos, toasted pepitas queso fresco in a sliced bistro tender steak, shaved red onion, roasted poblanos,
baby roma tomatoes, toasted pepitas, queso fresco and cilantro lime vinaigrette. For $12.95 the porion was quite generous. The flavors were all nice and the steak was cooked to the temperature I requested, however, I found the dressing very sweet considering it was a cilantro lime vin. And the salad was totally over dressed, making the greens super soggy. With a little less dressing and a little less sugar in the dressing I would loved this salad.
Overall, the dining experience was decent. Our server was really nice and handled our group well. OPG is not really on my radar for stellar food, but I may return to try out their happy hour sometime.
After getting a recommendation from a local friend to eat here, I was somewhere skeptical after reading the reviews on Yelp. Â I can tell you that my fears were unfounded - my daughter and I had a wonderful meal. Â Our waiter, Adam, was attentive and helpful without being obtrusive, which is not an easy thing to do. Â His recommendations were spot-on. Â We started with the sampler platter and split a salad, and the combination of food was perfect - hot, mild, warm, and cold. Â I had the pulled pork sandwich, which had a nice smoky flavor, and my daughter had the combination platter. Â The cornbread muffins were excellent - we could have (and almost did) fill up on them alone. Â Adam told us the chili mac & cheese had a "cult following," and we both had that as a side - the only thing I can say is that this is a "good cult." Â The only disappointment were the chipotle fries - they were a little on the greasy side and a little heavy. Â Overall, 4.5 stars - somewhat disappointed in the fries, and they were unable to seat us outside despite a request in the OpenTable reservation. Â But I would ignore the naysayers and give this place a try - hopefully your experience is as good as ours was.
Review Source:Visited for lunch with some co-workers on a Thursday afternoon. The parking lot seemed very full but upon entering the restaurant we were seated quickly with plenty of available seating. This was my first visit to the Old Pueblo and was expecting more of a authentic Mexican restaurant. Much to my surprise they offered sandwiches, soups and salads with very little Mexican dishes. I guess you could call this Southwestern food.
I had the Berry and Nut Salad which consisted of spinach, candied walnuts, strawberries, blueberries and boysenberries tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette. I enjoyed the salad but it didn't "wow" me. My co-workers had some kind of turkey wrap and another had a burger. Everyone said their food wasn't bad, which tells me that the food wasn't great either.
I wasn't sure what to expect when coming here but it certainly is not a Mexican restaurant. You should come here if you want traditional American faire with a slight southwest flavor mixed in. I had the agave nectar shrimp for an appetizer. They were ok. Just some fried shrimp covered in a diffusely sweet sauce - No distinct flavors. I also had the guac and chips. Guac was middle of the road - not bad but not memorable. Chips it was served with were cheap looking and greasy. Â Both dishes were served with a Jicama Slaw as a side/garnish. I was delighted when I found one lovely stick of jicama among the sad looking, dry cabbage. I don't need to come back here.
Review Source:It's still just a good place for happy hour, but I've had more of the food and thought I'd update my review.
We came for lunch one day and it was over salted and over cooked. Â Thank goodness my boss paid!
Happy Hour:
Chips and Guac: 1 time out of 4 the guac is frozen, but it's a generous portion and always tasty (when thawed)
Calamari: Awesome and delicious. Â You get calamari and zuccini fried in light tempura batter, served with a nice and spicy ranch dipping sauce
Spicy Chicken Lettuce Tacos: SKIP THESE. Â It's basically ground chicken with grocery store taco seasoning served in iceburg lettuce leaves.
The food and drink prices are decent, but somehow I always leave feeling like I wasted a bunch of calories and money that could have been better spent elsewhere.
Worst service I've experienced in my life. No one even acknowledged our existence for five minutes. There were, what appeared to be, two servers and a manager that walked by. After we waited another minute with not even a glance we got up and left. I told the hostess what had happened and all she could muster was a meager, "I'm sorry." Needless to say, my girlfriend and I will never be back there.
Review Source:Went for lunch. Â I loved the building. Â I understand it's an old ranch home from near the turn of the 20th century. Â The setting is great. Â The food? Â Well.
I ordered the chopped turkey salad. Â The menu says it's oven roasted turkey. Â Okay, sure. Â Who's oven? Â Sysco's when they made turkey roll is my guess. Â And the greens? Â Quite obvious the line cook had taken week old greens out of the bag and just plopped them into my bowl without pulling out the semi-rotten leaves. Â Half of my salad was left in the bowl as I refused to eat those skanky leaves.
It was a business lunch, so the real reason I was there concerned some high level planning, or I would have complained. Â As it is, I just plan on never going there again unless I'm in the mood to point out how low quality the food is.
So I was in Tucson visiting a client and they mentioned how much they loved this place...they raved about the fish tacos especially.
We got out of the car and it was really a lovely place. Lots of outside seating which is always nice (Its Arizona!) and the inside was pretty nice also...they sat us in a booth that fit the 6 of us comfortably. I ordered the fish tacos and while they were ok, it lacked quite a bit of flavor...it came with rice which happened to have more flavor.
The service was great as the server made sure our glasses of water stayed full.
It's a nice place to go for outside dining. Inside is ok. Lunchtime is absolutely dead, but you get more attention.
Chipotle fries are good.
Overall you get what you pay for from this locally owned chain.
It has a nice atmosphere and I've always had good food and service at a reasonable price.
I said I would never go back but alas after a year I met  co-workers there for happy hour. the service is ATROCIOUS. Slow does not even begin to define it. Stale chips, frozen guacamole, and some sort of leathery-like jalapeno wrapped with what  tasted like the pre-cooked bacon you get at Costco.
I watched a server carry a large tray of food that as he walked his hair dragged across the plates, Pretty nasty. Â
Crappy food, HORRIBLE service (still), This is a don't bother place.
 fool me once shame on you---fool me twice shame on me.  I won't be going back a 3rd time,
My husband and I came here on date night to try their appetizers and listen to some jazz. The hostess was pleasant and we took our seats promptly, since there weren't that many people there yet (in the lounge). The waitress came over and we told her we wanted to start with two glasses of water. She brought us two glasses of water and then did the most amazing thing-she performed a magic trick and disappeared for 15 minutes. When she came back from wherever she was, she ignored us for 20 more minutes until my husband got furious and I tried to remedy the situation by getting a different waitress. She, fortunately, was quick and got us our food and drinks quickly. Looking back, we should have walked out because it was the most horrifying service I have ever received at a restaurant.
The Food-was actually pretty good. We got the spicy chicken tacos and the calamari, both of which were pretty good. However, the service really did ruin our night and even though the food was good, we left with a pretty bitter taste in our mouths.
mmmeeehh.
definitely the feeling i left with and (unfortunately) the feeling i had the entire time i was in there.
the girl at the hostess stand set the mood for the evening. we had a party of 13 for a birthday dinner and it was a pretty warm evening. i just wanted to see if it was a possibility to see if we were able to get a table inside. they didn't look very crowded (and i know my opinion on that doesn't mean much seeing as i don't know what is on the books for the night). the girl stared at me and i asked "would it be possible to be seated inside?" her response *blank stare* "for what?" FOR WHAT? for the party i just checked in with, you nim-wit. apparently, it was too hard of a task for them to figure out.
we were left waiting to be seated outside for about 10 minutes. usually, i wouldn't have much of a problem with this if they were super-busy-hectic. but, when we sat down (outside) there was enough time from when the table was set (with menus, silverware, etc) for leaves to settle all over the table. (obviously it was set quite some time ago)
after being seated, it took 20 minutes for any staff (our waiter, who was over-the-top-quirky) to acknowledge that we had been seated and -----ask----- if we would like some water. seriously? you have to ask if we would like some water? at a restaurant as "nice" as they advertise to be, water should come automatically.
the rest of the evening went a little smoother. the food wasn't anything i can speak of.
i definitely will not be going back, and probably would never recommend it, either.
My review is based on two visits:
1st visit: 2 stars
We went to Old Pueblo Grille for a late night snack at the bar (lounge). Â The bartender was just rude! Â First he pretended not to see us. Â When he did get us a drink, he made inappropriate comments. Â We took our drinks, left NO tip and went outside to the patio.
There we had to wait for almost half an hour to order some appetizers!
Luckily, the appetizers tasted amazing.
2nd visit: 4 stars
The only reason we went back here, was because it was within walking distance of our hotel.
And we were glad we went back (dinner this time). Â Our waiter was very friendly and honest! Â We were about to order 2 of their biggest margarita's and he suggested to share one. Â We were grateful for that :-)
The food was as good, no even better, than the first time...
So our two visits combined result in a 3 star review :-)
I'm a fan favorite of this local spot . The happy hour rocks ! Bacon wrapped jalapeños stuffed with cheese? Yes please ! I LOVE the patio ( dog friendly) , nice ambience . The happy hour prices can't be beat ... Dinner is also a great experience , I've had the salmon & it was very tasty . A great tex- mex spot!
Review Source:Old Pueblo Grill is a Texy Mexy sort of place with what I would call latin inspired Americana comfort food.
I've always had good food, but I tend to stay away from the steak house type fare. The sea bass and mexican shrimp was delicious, spicy and savory with cheesy polenta. The fajitas are yummy (not traditional fajitas but tex mex ones with hatch green chile mac n cheese on the side). The hatch green turkey burger is always good too.
But honestly, what I look forward to is the HH specials. The drinks and sides are always what stands out. A humongous fancy 42-ounce (42 ounce!!!) margarita is like $12!! Â I get the prickly pear one and that's all I need! I also find you can't go wrong with the farmer market sides. I got a side of barbecue heirloom beans and they were the best part of the meal, very nutty, spicy and tasteful and an excellent compliment to all the heavier food.
I have been recently on several occasions for happy hour and I believe they have the bast happy hour in town. Â First off, HH prices last all night. Â Yes, you read it right. Â All night, instead of 4 - 6 pm. Â Seriously, 4-6 pm is a joke and a bait-and-switch. Â But ... back to OPG. Â While HH prices are great, the food leaves a lot to be desired. Â The chicken lettuce wrap is way too salty and everything else is typical artery clogging bar food. Â Words to the wise (restaurant manager) - if your bar food sucks, it doesn't entice me to go back and try your regular restaurant menu.
On the other hand, if you just want to get sh#t-faced and a few greasy bites to keep the stomach from making too much noise ... have a ball!
I have been a here a few times, and this last time was for a business meeting.
They have a decent set up for the meetings. In addition, they will work with you on the menu and set-up for separate checks. That is a huge bonus.
The food was just okay. Nothing special. I had the Steak Salad. My steak was cooked as I had requested, and was went well with the salad.
But overall, service was good. If the food were a little better it could have gotten four stars.
A solid three. Nothing bad, but nothing great. Another reviewer described the decor as 'Holiday Inn' and I would agree. This place was a short walk from where we were staying. It was a Tuesday night and it was pretty dead. Thankfully they stuck us by the kitchen door so we could be interrupted every 30 seconds.
The food was pretty good. I had the brisket sandwich and the green chili mac and cheese. The cornbread they give you is pretty good as well.
I have had plenty of bad experiences in McMahon restaurants, so it was nice to actually have a good experience at Old Pueblo Grill. I only give it three stars because:
1. The memory of previous mediocre experiences has not completely faded.
2. It is for happy hour only. Not sure if I am brave enough to go back and try the restaurant (see #1).
The wife and I stopped in on a Sunday after a trip to El Con. It was on our way home and we were both a little hungry. We were hesitant (see #1) to go here, but at the end of this visit, we were glad we did.
We sat in the bar and were promptly given menus by the server, who informs us it 's happy hour, with $5 appetizers and $1 off all alcoholic drinks. We ordered our drinks, a beer for me and iced tea for my wife. A small aside: we paid almost as much for her iced tea as we did for my beer.
The server returns with our drinks and we order a steak quesadilla off the appetizer menu. The server asks if we would like some bread, a nice touch, although we decline.
The quesadilla is delivered and the noshing begins. It's actually very good. The steak is plentiful, tender and cooked nicely. It also has roasted tomatoes and corn, which added a nice, but not overly, sweet element. The real kicker was the Oaxacan cheese, very flavorful.
We walk out happy for $15, with tax and tip. We will likely be back for happy hour, since we are always on the lookout for places yet undiscovered.
Old Pueblo Grille
I ate here several years ago for an office lunch. Â At the time I thought both the service and food were excellent. Â However, when I returned last night to take advantage of their happy hour in the lounge/bar, I was disappointed. Â
The food was hit or miss. Â The carne asada I ordered was overcooked and rubbery. Â The beef machaca quesadilla can only be described as incredibly bland. Â On the other hand, the Rocky Mountain oysters were good, but the greens on which they were presented were wilted and brown. Â (I posted a picture of them so you can see for yourself.) Â Most of the appetizer sampler was also good (the calamari was also overcooked). Â The Alvernon trio was tasty and properly prepared. Â
The service was terrible.  Our server waited on two tables (who arrived after us) before even taking our drink order.  We had to ask for the complimentary bread (as did the table behind us).  I had to get up at one point to get a pitcher of water because our server never once refilled our water glasses.  It took almost half an hour to get our entrees (and our server didn't take our entrée order until after the appetizers arrived).  I literally had more interaction with our server while paying the check than at any other point in the evening.  I will say that when I finally had enough and spoke to the manager, the manager did apologize and take steps to compensate me for the service. Â
I would try Old Pueblo Grille again, but I would definitely avoid the lounge/bar.
This is a good place for group lunches, rehearsal dinners (esp on their nice patio), maybe a business lunch in their bar area.
Food: 3.5 stars - Last time I was there I had the Avocado Chicken, which was very tasty.
Service: 3 stars - good service, nothing to complain about.
Ambience: 3 stars - nothing special about their dining room. The patio is nice if you have a chance to sit out there.
I would say dress is Tucson casual, but you will see people dressed up in business attire.
My colleague suggested this place, and I was just happy that it wasn't a kitschy steak house since that's the kind of thing he usually recommends, and I've had about enough of that. Â We got there right around noon on a Tuesday and were told that we could wait 15 minutes for the restaurant, or be seated immediately in the bar/lounge area. Â We of course opted for the lounge area, since there's really no difference at lunch time.
He kept saying how good it was, but it didn't strike my fancy as anything special until I saw  "chile mac and cheese".  Even though my reviews show that I'm highly critical of mac and cheese, that never stops me from ordering it.  When our waiter came round for our drinks, we were also ready to order, so I'd say the service was just prompt enough to be practical.  I opted for the chile dusted salmon sandwich with chile mac and cheese. Â
While waiting for the food, I amused myself by the trio of Cholula sauces available in the Tabasco branded holder. Â That's not something you see back in Atlanta. Â The corn muffin was moist, but a little too sweet for me - it was nicely mellowed by the fancy butter. Â I say fancy because I didn't ask the flavoring and I couldn't figure it out myself. Â I ate it because it was there and because I'm always hungry these days thanks to the little one.
The sandwich was beautiful and tasty, particularly the sauce, the bread, and the tumbleweed onions. Â The salmon was a little on the dry side - much helped by the sauce. Â Sadly, the chile mac and cheese was more like macaroni thrown in queso dip with bread crumbs on top. Â Remember the Kraft commercials years ago about how theirs should be called "Cheese and Macaroni" since it was so cheesy? Â That's what this was on steroids. Â The flavor was good, but it could have used 2-3 times more noodles for the proper noodle-cheese ratio.
Nothing really stood out about the service other than I'd asked for water with lemon and got lemonade. Â I didn't bring it to their attention though, so I can't complain. Â
All in all, I'll definitely recommend it for the next time we're working in Tucson.
"Meh" is really the best word to describe this place.
Actually, no, the best way to describe it would be to get all grandiose and let William Shakespeare do it. Â I think these lines from "Much Ado About Nothing" sum up my feelings pretty well:
BENEDICK. "Why, i' faith, methinks she's too low for a high praise, too brown for a fair praise, and too little for a great praise; only this
commendation I can afford her, that were she other than she is, she
were unhandsome, and being no other but as she is, I do not like her."
Old Pueblo Grill is not an awful place, by any stretch of the imagination. Â It just doesn't really have anything by which it can commend itself. Â Thus, I would classify it as both totally innocuous and thoroughly unremarkable.
It is the go-to, post-work watering hole of choice for my coworkers, due to its proximity to our workplace, so we will often find ourselves there on a Friday afternoon (as we did today). Â That said, if there was something nearby with more character, better service, or a more interesting menu, we would likely go there in a heartbeat.
The decor feels a bit like the southwestern Holiday Inn that time forgot. Â Whenever I sit down in there, I constantly have to remind myself that I'm not actually hanging out in a hotel lobby. Â The walls have the standard, yet muted "holy shit, the desert sunset threw up on me" look to them, and the bar looks like it was designed by someone who owned a lot of bolo ties.
The service is generally OK. Â Most of the waitstaff seems pleasant enough, but they sometimes seem annoyed at the idea of having to wait on a group of more than four people. Â They also seem chronically overwhelmed, even when the place is basically empty (as it seems to be on many afternoons).
As others have written, the food is standard southwestern-influenced American fare. Â Our group usually orders the appetizers when we go, which consist of things like "Rattlesnake Eggs" (bacon-wrapped, cheese-stuffed jalapenos), various enormous quesadillas, and fried calamari (which always smells like death and looks almost as bad). Â I have one coworker who swears by the jalapeno concoction, but it just looks like a fried heart attack to me. Â The rest of the lunch menu is an uninspired assortment of overpriced salads and wraps with cutesy southwestern names. Â
The dinner menu is marginally more interesting and contains some semi-fresh takes on old standards, like steak and salmon. Â Generally, though, the dinner food is significantly overcooked, which may have something to do with average age of the dinner clientele. Â Most seem to be in their 60s and 70s.
I'll say this about the food, I have never tasted anything that was out-and-out bad, per se, but I've also never had anything that made me say, "Great googly moogly, I simply must have that again." Â The salsa is harmless and fresh, if flavorless, the salads are a touch on the limp side, and the wraps are OK, but they're nothing you couldn't just make in five minutes at home.
For what you get, the food prices are pretty whack. Â Salads are in the $10-$12 range, and I think there is one app. on the menu for under $10. Â And that's the lunch menu. Â Frankly, the dinner menu has 4-star prices for 2-star food. Â On the boozy side, alcohol prices are par for the course and are nothing to either cry bloody murder or write home about. Â
While we're talking booze, the beer selection is fine, if a bit tepid in the inspiration department. Â At least they don't limit themselves to Bud Light and Banquet Beer. Â There's usually Kilt Lifter, Fat Tire, and a rotating microbrew on tap. Â Mixed drinks are also on the strong side, which is pretty nice. Â A well-liquor vodka martini ran me $4.50 and was sufficiently alcoholic to the point that the rattlesnake eggs started to look kind of tasty. It wasn't brilliantly mixed, but it was fine.
Old Pueblo Grill is a mixed bag, indeed. Â Too low for a high praise, to high for a low praise, too middle-of-the-road to be considered interesting, too nontoxic to be considered Lucky Wishbone. Â If it were demolished tomorrow, I likely wouldn't miss it. Â At the same time, though, I wouldn't slip the wrecking crew a Benjamin to "speed up the job and put some stank on it." Â Take of that what you will.
Apparently I ordered the wrong thing at this place. Â 'Tis what you get when you go somewhere to eat without first consulting Yelp...
The place has a nice relaxed atmosphere, and staff were friendly. Chain restaurants seem to have overtaken the surrounding few blocks, and it's decent as a non-chain restaurant option.
Food wise? Â Turkey sandwich was pretty blah - looked like prepackaged turkey slices that were grilled + some cheese on white sandwich bread. Â Was improved with a dunking into chipotle hot sauce.
Take away?
Check it out, unless you have an affinity for Applebee's.
Check Yelp BEFORE you go, so you know what to order.
Skip the turkey sandwich.
I love OPG! It's part of the Metro Resturants chain (with Italia), but doesn't have a chain feel or taste. The outdoor patio is lovely and the food is reliably good. The service on the other hand can be hit or miss. Last night we had a first night waiter who forgot everything we told him and was visibly shaken by pretty much everything. But I can't let that change how much I love OPG. Everything I have eaten here is y-u-m-m-y! The rattlesnake eggs (Bacon wrapped jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese) and blue corn calamari are both unique and worth a try.
Portions are large and can be split between two people. Prices aren't bad and the drinks are good too.
The Old Pueblo Grille has been around awhile, and used to be an old ranch. The gated grounds are large and feature a large patio, perfect for those warm spring or fall evenings in Tucson to dine outside. The adobe architecture creates a nice ambiance. It is part of the Metro Restaurant Group, which has about a dozen fine restaurants in the area.
The food is American with a decidedly Southwest influence.
A large appetizer of Guacamole and Chips ($8.5), and Salsa ($5) is a good starter, but they have a lot of others more esoteric, like Rattlesnake Eggs ($9), or Coconut Shrimp ($9.5)
Our group of three tried the AZ Spiced Flat Iron Steak (Garlic butter, chipotle garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables $14.5); Cilantro Cream Stuffed Chicken Breast (chipotle garlic mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and sweet pasilla chile cream $14.5);
and the Chile Dusted Salmon (honey mustard glaze, chipotle garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables $15.5)
All were very good and tasty, with a nice blend of southwestern flavors that didn't overpower the main entree. Grey Goose Vodka Tonic ($7) and Metro Margaritas ($6.95) followed us from the bar.
Service was attentive if not a bit forward; the young waiter needed to relax a bit more rather than push us on his assertive timetable. (He was from Minnesota, you betcha!)
This is a great place for a good meal, at reasonable prices. There are some good menu choices to choose from. They offer lunch and dinner, and on Sundays have live Jazz.
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