Arizona 2008 Official State Visitor's Guide - (Page 35) © Delux Burger © Delux Burger © Delux Burger © Bisbee Breakfast Club man behind the griddle. They exude enthusiasm and dedication, and Pat relies on many years of experience in restaurants throughout the West to come up with a wide array of tasty morning fare. The “B.B.C’s” open only Thursday through Sunday, for breakfast and lunch, a fact well known to their die-hard fans. The standard menu offers a pleasing roster of tasty morning fare, from hot-buttery cinnamon rolls to spicy huevos rancheros. A favorite with the lunch crowd is the coffee-charred breast of chicken salad served with artichoke fritters. But my eyes focus on the specials board, which describes Belgian waffles chock full of dates and pecans and topped with Myers Rum-flavored whipped cream, and the amusingly named “Bert omelet,” named for a frequent customer and packed with bacon, sausage, ham, Jack and cheddar cheeses and “a little onion for flavor.” Clearly, the specials reveal Pat’s creative spirit. Devotees have been known to drive four hours from Las Cruces, New Mexico, to sample his home-style cooking. Budgeting for the long haul, we request a relatively healthy breakfast dish. Pat peers up from the sizzling grill. “Eggs Zorba,” he declares. I sneak behind the counter to watch him whisk a couple of eggs and blend them with sauteed red onions, spinach, black olives, tomatoes and tangy feta cheese. It’s a perfect, and surprisingly light, start to our day. MidnighT Snack: Delux Burger, in Phoenix I’ve chosen a sleek, post-industrial take on a classic diner for our ideal midnight snack. It’s Delux Burger, and it’s aptly located in Arizona’s nightlife hub, Phoenix. We happen to be visiting our midnight dining choice midday. It’s a gorgeous afternoon, so Alison and I zip through the cool dining room, with its mod LED lighting, and snag a table on the breezy patio. The restaurant’s young general manager, Robbie Craig, joins us, and I ask him to describe the crowd we would see here at night (Delux is open until 2 a.m.). “All types - tourists, club kids, staff from other restaurants, you name it,” he says. On this particular afternoon we observe happily munching customers of every ilk, including young kids delighted by Delux’s whimsically plated sweet-potato fries (they arrive in a miniature stainless-steel grocery cart). We order our own basket of fries – half regular, half sweet potato – they’re crisp and fresh, served with both ketchup and a piquant, seasoned mayo. The quality surpasses even the imaginative presentation. Delux serves what Craig calls “true American food, right to the core,” but with an upscale sensibility. There are grilled-veggie panini sandwiches, beet salads and old-fashioned ice cream floats made with high-grade Thomas Kemper-brand, pure-draft root beer. Y can also quaff from a long list of ou w w w.ari zonaguide.com • 35 http://www.arizonaguide.com
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