Author Archives: Tonto Bar & Grill
Harvesting Fire from Horseback
Ocotillo is truly one of the most strange-looking plants in the southwestern desert nearby Tonto and Cartwright’s. It looks like something from Mars or another extraterrestrial world. But, I think this plant is beautiful, and as useful (and edible!) as … Continue reading
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My beef with PINK SLIME
What is “pink slime” anyway? A new rock group? A low-budget horror flick monster? Or a hidden menace? Brace yourself. Pink slime is the yucky-looking, oozy ammonia-treated filler used to beef up ground beef. Lately, the stuff has been surrounded … Continue reading
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Super Bowl Sunday
We will be open from 11 AM – 3 PM on Super Bowl Sunday. We will be closed for dinner from 4 PM the rest of the evening and will reopen for regular business the following day. Our sister restaurant … Continue reading
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New Spring Menu and Wines
Here at Tonto, we’ve put on our thinking caps as well as our chef’s hats lately to come up with some irresistible seasonal dishes we know you will love. And, we’ve updated our Wine Spectator Award-winning list with some knockout … Continue reading
Have a Southwestern Holiday
We could brag about our Southwestern celebrations for Christmas and New Year’s, but let’s hear it from Heather Schlichting, the Phoenix Getaways Examiner. Read her article here. She does a great job outlining all of our tempting specials and gives … Continue reading
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Getting the Christmas Goose
Tonto co-owner Eric Flatt is out hunting for his family’s annual Christmas goose. If you’ve never hunted geese and wonder how it’s done, here’s a fascinating recounting: I go almost every year to shoot my Christmas Goose at a hunt … Continue reading
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Year in Review
We had a banner year here at Tonto Bar & Grill and Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House, and we want to thank our loyal customers for supporting us. Here is a rundown of our accomplishments in a “year in review.” We … Continue reading
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Santa Has a Secret
Psst … Santa has a secret up his big red sleeves this year for all of you bosses out there. He says you don’t have be a Scrooge – treat all of your employees to a festive night out at … Continue reading
Posted in Cocktail, Dinner, event-calendar
The Cowboy Gathering “Ballads & Stories”
Last night we hosted the Cowboy Gathering “Ballads & Stories” at our sister restaurant, Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House, in the Ranch Room. It was a benefit dinner for the Cave Creek Museum put on by Wild West Days’ Johnny Ringo … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, event-calendar, History
Uniquely Arizonan? That’s Us!
If you saw the Things to Do section of today’s Arizona Republic, you might have seen restaurant critic Howard Seftel’s “Top 10 restaurants unique to our state.” Among the “unique” offerings: sticky buns at El Chorro, cochinita pibil at Barrio … Continue reading