First Impressions

Streets of New York occupies a space amid a surprisingly broad restaurant row, backed against the 60, near Superstition Springs Mall.  While it’s not the most elaborate facility there– with free-standing restaurants and a tall hotel nearby– it seemed clean.

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Today we wanted somewhere close and somewhat fast. We decided we would try out Streets of New York located on Superstition Springs Blvd. & Power in Mesa, AZ. They serve pizza, sandwiches, & salads. We were a group of about 10 so we decided to just get some pizzas to share. We went with three thin crust. We had a pepperoni, a new york combo, and a ham and pineapple.

The pizza was good. Not the best pizza I have ever had, but it was pretty good. The place has a good atmosphere. Would be a good place to go with some friends and catch a game. I believe their sandwiches and salads are pretty good as well. If you are in the area, go ahead and check it out.

There was a toss up today as to where we should head for lunch. No one had any ideas or was too enthused to make a decision as to where we should. In the end we settled on the Streets of New York. This seemed like a fitting option for all as it was not to far away and had a little bit of everything so that we could all do our own thing. (more…)

So we decided to give them another round.

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First Impressions

They’re another option at an already packed corner (Power and Brown), sharing a corner with no less than two pizzerias, a Sonic, and the Hot Dogs and More franchise previously reviewed here.  I wonder how exactly one gets so many restaurants on your corner….

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For many years now I have been going to Citrus Heights farm (located west of Greenfield on Mckellips in Mesa, AZ). They have the best oranges, to die for cinnamon rolls, and orange rolls that taste amazing. I was excited when I heard they were going to start doing lunch. We decided to go during the opening week and try it out. And boy am I glad! This place is great. They serve an assortment of sandwiches on homemade breads.They all come with your choice of soup, and a homemade cookie.
I decided to go with the chicken salad sandwich on a homemade croissant with tortilla soup. The sandwich was great and the croissant tasted like it just came out of the oven. The tortilla soup was excellent and the sugar cookie at the end of the meal was amazing. I will continue to go to Saccy C’s and I recommend that you stop in for lunch. Make sure you grab some oranges and cinnamon rolls on your way out.

I am a pretty big fan of Asian dining, especially orange chicken, but lately I have been getting a little tired of it. After eating so much fried Asian food I start to feel a little sick. So today when I heard we were going to Tasty Joe’s Asian Diner for lunch I wasn’t too excited. I had been there before and from what I remembered it was nothing special, and in my opinion not nearly as good as Panda Express. (more…)

Last Friday we all went down the road to the local orange grove on Greenfield and McKellips that is now selling lunch. The orange grove is called the “Citrus Heights” and the small eatery inside of it is called “Sassy C’s”.

I was not expecting too much from Sassy C’s, maybe a sandwich and some stale chips, however I was delightfully pleased to see much more. The restaurant offers a variety of signature sandwiches and salads as well as a good selection of deserts. I ordered a Sassy combo which included a half a sandwich, half a bowl of soup, and a cookie of my choice. For the sandwich I went with the special sandwich of the day - the pulled pork. The description of the sandwich sounded different than any other pulled pork sandwich I’ve ever had, coming with lettuce, bell peppers, BBQ sauce, and more. I was a little worried about the sandwich but was open for something new and again, I was delightfully pleased. The sandwich was delicious and was clearly hand made with fresh ingredients.

For my soup I went with the tortilla soup, and like the sandwich it was delicious. I would not call it the best tortilla soup I’ve ever had but it was good enough that I would order it again. Perhaps if they added a dip of sour cream to the top it would be fantastic, then again not everyone likes sour cream.

The cookie I got was the sugar cookie. The cookie was soft and had a smooth layer of icing over the top. My only critique with the cookie is that I wish there was more icing for the amount of bread. This, like the sour cream, is most likely only a personal fault. I truly enjoy icing, so much in fact that some may consider it a bit disgusting.

Overall Sassy C’s is great. This don’t say this often but I highly recommend you check this place out. They have fantastic lunch offerings at a reasonable price so be sure to stop by and see them Monday - Saturday 11:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Last Friday we went to Sassy C’s  on McKellips & Val Vista in Mesa for lunch.  Sassy C’s is located in the Citrus Heights - a local citrus stand that has been around longer than I’ve been here.   The place has the look of a typical citrus stand in the valley so to be honest I wasn’t expecting much from the food.  We walked in and the place is sparcely furnished and has the look of a startup restaurant.  The menu however looked pretty gourmet considering the surroundings.  I ordered the Turkey w/ cranberry aioli & havarti cheese on crusty baguette bread w/ lettuce tomato & onion. Our food came very quickly considering we arrived with easily twelve hungry people. The bread was very fresh, the cranberry aioli was good and overall the sandwich beat my expectations. The proprietors were very friendly and obviously took pride in their creations. My only advice for them would be to upgrade their atmosphere, which I bet they will after they become a little more successful. I would highly recommend having them cater your event as the food is outstanding even if the atmosphere there is a little lacking.

Orange Farm/Restaurant place that serves up a pretty great sandwich. Kind of a “chick place”….not that there’s anything wrong with that…..I mean, I’ve grown to like “chick places”.

The baked goods are awesome, cinnamon roles, cookies,  bread, try it all, I did and it was all great.

The soup has that home made taste like grandma made, besides my grandma, she could even screw up tomato soup (from the can), she didn’t stir it enough. The soup’s good, so order that.

Go on a nice day and sit outside, like a man.

You won’t go wrong here for lunch…grab a box of oranges on your way out, best oranges in the world.