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wanderer 2005
wanderer 2005
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Tiny Place with BIG Flavors

  • February 3, 2009
  • Rated 4 of 5 by wanderer 2005 from Phoenix, Arizona
Tiny Place with BIG Flavors

Down on 4th street, around Montano/Osuna there are a few restaurants..the most famous being Sadies, but if you continue North about 1/2 a mile, you'll come upon Sophia's Place. This truly is a dive and you know what that means...GREAT FOOD.

The owner and proprietor, Dennis is someone I know well. He was a chef at a place I worked at 15 years ago.

Anyhoo....the food is good, the place is small as well as the kitchen and it's always packed.

Bring some patience with you, because you may have to wait for a table.
Ordering is done at the counter, where you're given a plastic number and the server will deliver your food. Drinks are self serve, and there are sodas teas and coffee.

I had heard about the duck enchiladas, but sadly this day they were not on the menu. HEAVENS TO MERGATROY!

Always flexible...I ordered the green chili bacon cheeseburger on ciabatta bread. The green chili is described on the menu as a 'green chili relish' and man was it GOOD! The burger was juicy, the bacon crisp and the chili and cheese was wonderful. I had my choice of either fries or a salad. I chose a mixed greens salad that was really great with their house vinagrette. Seems that salad is served with almost everything.

Hubby had the Huevos Mexicanos which is huevos rancheros with carne adovada. SO good topped with green AND red chili.

We HAD to order the Sophie's Special pancakes which are to die for. Dennis makes his own butter from scratch. You heard me right...he makes his own butter for these pancakes. It's heavy cream mixed with pinon nuts, honey and dried cherries.
(Just between you and I...I can put this stuff on my foot and eat it.)

The pancakes were topped with berries, the butter and had a side of maple syrup. If you have anything on this menu, THIS is it.

The other people in our party had the huevos rancheros and the steak tacos...which are also very yummy.....but those pancakes....

Anyway...like I said, bring some patience and a book cuz once you order, you'll have to wait 30 minutes for your food. Not a bad thing...just enjoy the day.

The bathrooms are outside and around the corner of the building. Strange, but that just adds to the quaintness of the place.

You can pass it if you blink, so keep your eyes peeled when looking for it.

From journal Great Food in an Unlikely Place

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