Arcadia Tavern: Sports and Food

Arcadia Tavern is located in Phoenix, near the Arcadia District and backed by the Camel Back Mountain. During the cooler seasons of Arizona, you will often find the main entrance lined up with bicycles adding to the booming local business look. There is also an outdoor patio which wraps around during the nicer times of year. Once you walk in, it is clear that this sports restaurant is a great local community supporter; they hang local children’s jerseys from the ceilings. Arcadia Tavern also offers a gaming station equipped with the Wii and Xbox gaming systems. The walls are lined with large plasma screen TVs and a there is picnic style seating for large groups.

As with any locally operated restaurant, the staff are friendly and always ensure the customers are satisfied. Arcadia Tavern also offers a upbeat bar where you can sit down at a butcher block styled bar top and relax as you watch the game.

Tavern Burger

Now aside from all the glitz and glamour of a sports bar, the menu is actually very diverse. Chef Rob can cook up anything from hot pizzas, American sandwiches, ribs, steak and so much more. However, I came across this restaurant because of the almighty American burger. Arcadia Tavern showcases their house burger known as the “Tavern Burger”. First, the Tavern Burger is compiled of two 1/4lb patties combined with a layer of cheddar and jack chess in the middle. The patties are then crimped together making a hot cheesy pocket. Then the burger is topped with crisp lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles all inside a toasty artisan bun. Along with the burger come the sides. You can choose from crispy fries, tots or sweet potato tots, onion rings, spicy cottage cheese and more. This burger is definitely hashtag worthy.

The overall experience of visiting Arcadia Tavern makes for a great night out that would meet the needs of any person rather that be a sports bar, or a great local restaurant with a diverse menu. And the best part is, though Arcadia Tavern carries the name Arcadia (which can often been misleading for expensive) it extremely fair price to pay for such a great meal.

Hashtag Consensus: #yes