Another Trip to Joe's

Craig and I made a trip to Joe's Farm Grill last night for a treat to celebrate a good first day at work for me! The weather was just beautiful, sunny and 80 degrees, with lots of families eating outside on the patio and at the picnic tables under the trees. While we were waiting in line, I decided to try something different. The BBQ pork sandwich and slaw. Craig had his usual, the Farm Burger and fries.



Both were great! Lately, Joe's has been crowded due to the fact that they've been featured on the Food Channel once again. I actually tried to stop by for a mid-afternoon meal last week when Craig was in Philidelphia, but the line was out the door and extended to the parking lot. I was flabberghasted, but maybe it was a special event? I just drove right on out of the parking lot because I'm too impatient to wait in that kind of line! Tonight wasn't quite as bad, but it was a pretty good crowd for 5:30 p.m. on a Monday night.

This video on YouTube is a clip from the show that's been rerunning on the Food Channel. I watched it tonight and it makes me want to run back out there and order the BBQ Chicken Pizza. Or the Ahi Sandwich or Salad! Anyway, take a look at this video! This is what I'm talkin' about!

Joe's Farm Grill Revisited!

This weekend is the start of Craig and I's little anniversary 'staycation'. We were going to take a weekend trip down to Bisbee, but I know the last thing Craig wants to do after working all week is take off and drive three hours south. We decided to eat out, swim, watch movies, and just have a fun weekend at home instead.

Craig's request for Friday night out was a trip back to Joe's Farm Grill over in Gilbert for the burgers. And this time I made sure my camera had fresh batteries. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm. I have to say, this is the best burger I've had in this area!

Looks like a 5-star burger to me!

Craig had his loaded and was ready to bite in before I could finish taking a picture!

Joe's Farm Grill

Craig and I decided to try someplace new on Father's Day -- a restaurant a friend told me about a year ago. Joe's Farm Grill! It's a 60's style barbecue/diner grill located in what was formerly a 60's style ranch house on the edge of a new retro-style neighborhood called Agritopia. We looked at homes there when we were house shopping, but decided it was too close to the new 202 freeway.

The 60's style sign!

Plenty of seating inside, outside, and at picnic tables under the trees.

We were sitting under the misters on the patio when I noticed this sign by the tree next to us.

The thought of a scorpion infestation made me want to move, but Craig pointed out that it was probably a good way to keep kids from climbing the huge trunk of the gigantic old mesquite.

The restaurant is surrounded by flowers and garden patches. There's an actual farm onsite where they grow their own organic greens, veggies, and herbs. There's also a coffee shop and farm produce stand. Almost makes me want to move to Agritopia!

This a/leaf symbol is the insignia for the neighborhood Agritopia. I always get a laugh when I see it because last year the cops busted a grow house in the neighborhood. Does that look like a pot leaf? And the name Agritopia now reminds me of the fictional suburbia, Agrestic, in Showtime's Weeds.

I fully intended to take photos of our food, but the batteries on the camera went dead. Craig had a BBQ combo with baby back ribs, barbecued chicken, pulled pork, coleslaw, and onion rings. I had a farm salad with fresh greens and veggies topped with curried chicken salad. Yummmm. But we both agreed that the wide variety of hamburgers and sandwiches look like the best items on the menu. So we'll be back one of these evenings when the place is less crowded to sample those burgers with fries and onion rings!

And I'll bring the camera with some extra batteries next time!

If you want to check it out, go to http://www.joesfarmgrill.com/!