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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

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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

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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

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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

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New Holiday Cocktail at Tonto

We have just created a new holiday cocktail at Tonto. It is called the “Apache Snowball” and is made with the following ingredients: Reserva de Don Julio Reposado, Fresh Pressed Juice of our own Rancho Mañana Bitter Oranges, Pomegranate Juice, … Continue reading

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