Ocotillo is among one of my favorite restaurants in Downtown Phoenix. It might be a one mile square compound filled with multiple patios, an outdoor coffee bar and an outdoor cocktail bar in addition to the restaurant.
115 degrees F today
empty at 115 degrees F
Ocotillo offers a large ever changing menu that’s broken down into salads, vegetables, small plates, sandwiches and large plates. Everything is quality and much of the menu is locally sourced.
They were very busy today at lunch time and the dining room was full since it was too hot to dine on the patios in the 115 degree F heat today. They asked us to wait an hour or to sit at a lone table they added to the bar so we sat there.
This seat wasn’t bad. We are away from the dining room but we gained full view of the kitchen and bar.
We started by sharing a Tomato Tartine off the Vegetable Menu….I sort of forgot what a Tartine is…….I was thinking tart……but I was wrong a Tartine is really a French Bruschetta. Anyway is was delicious.
It started with quality toasted bread that was topped with what tasted like fresh made ricotta cheese and fresh herbs. There was shaved squash, nuts and the sweetest grilled tomatoes ever. This was very good!
I tried the Korean Style BBQ Brisket Sandwich.
Wow! What an enormous portion. This is enough to feed a lumberjack. It smells delicious. Here’s a better look at the sandwich.
It’s a generous amount of tender and not too fatty brisket topped with kimchi slaw, lettuce and Sriracha mayonnaise. It’s very tasty and I get to bring home the other half for another day. The fries are very above average and are very good. Really super fluffy moist interiors and crispy and seasoned well on the outside. I think they were fried at least twice to make fries this good.
My husband had the Roasted Pork Torta.
The sandwich came with a spicy sauce.
I’ve always been to full to think of dessert at Ocotillo so sadly I’ve never tried dessert here.
Here are some but not all of the plates we tried in the past at Ocotillo.
Salmon and spinach salad
Thai Style Chicken
Tandoori Style Chicken Sandwich
Japanese Style Fish and Chips
Chicken Mole Salad
Ocotillo is Worth a Fork!
www.OcotilloPhx.com
Worth a Fork! You might travel across town to dine here because it’s a very nice restaurant that offers a very nice menu.
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