Dining Out With DOGS in Metro Phoenix February 2019

Dining out with Dogs in Metro Phoenix is just a “Fluff” story about taking my dogs out to eat. It all sort of started when my dog Louie got diagnosed with aggressive cancer and was given only a 3-6 months estimate. I thought the nicest thing I could do for him was to take him out to eat as often as possible since he enjoyed it and instead of the 3-6 months he made it another 17 months. Today I take my current dogs out to eat and they also enjoy it very much!

Most restaurants in Metro Phoenix have patios for dining but not all patios are dog friendly. It’s always best to call a restaurant before dining there with dogs and ask if it’s ok to dine with dogs. Even if the patio is certified Dog Friendly it could be booked for a party. Sometimes restaurants suddenly go from being certified Dog Friendly to No Dogs allowed suddenly.

It’s always best to AVOID PROBLEMS and dine at off times to avoid other diners and other dogs. Some people don’t share your love of dogs and complain. Others are allergic. Often dogs will bark at other dogs and both parties will be asked to leave. So call first and ask the restaurant if it’s ok to dine with dog(s) and it’s best to avoid others so dine at off times.

There are some rules for dining out with dogs. Dogs are to be close to your side at all times. Dogs are not to sit on restaurant furniture or to eat off restaurant plates. Most food and drink you consume can be harmful or toxic to dogs. You MUST get a list of recommended foods and Foods to Avoid list from your veterinarian. Usually a safe bet is a small piece of lean un-sauced meat. It’s also IMPORTANT to KNOW that DOGS are NOT as heat tolerant as you. Individual dogs do differ in tolerance to heat. Over 90 degrees F is TOO HOT FOR DOGS TO TOLERATE. I’d say for most but not all younger healthy dogs might be able to tolerate up to 90 degrees F but ONLY IN FULL SHADE. Hopefully you know your dog well enough to figure out their heat tolerance. When there is any doubt leave the dog(s) home.

I think we are ready to Dine Out with Dogs in Metro Phoenix now! I’m turning The Forking Truth over to my Dogs Now! The Forking Truth has gone to the DOGS!

“We are on our way to Angelina’s Pho & Grill in Glendale

“Angelina’s Pho and Grill is a Modern Vietnamese Restaurant that offers a changing Asian Fusion menu along with a variety of Flavorful Pho.” “Angelina’s Pho & Grill was recently featured in the Arizona Republic by the food critic as serving officially GOOD PHO and is included in the top 14 Metro Phoenix Vietnamese Restaurants for beef noodle soup!”

“Angelina’s Forking changed the menu again as they usually do.” “Today my female human companion went with the “NEW” Smoked Salmon salad.”

“The egg is prepared nice and forking jammy just how I like to “woof” them down.” The smoked salmon is pretty darn good too!” “Our male human companion got the fried rice plate that has shrimp and chicken on it and he added the lap suong (sausage) to it!

“We enjoyed everything we ate at Angelina’s Pho and Grill!” They don’t have a website but you can find them on Facebook.”

“Culver’s is a National Fast Food Restaurant that specializes in serving hand battered fried cod, butter burgers and frozen custard.”

“I really like Culver’s battered Fish and Butter Burgers!” “Culver’s was so generous and put out a buy one get one so I got to share a burger with my dog companion too!”

“I love butter burgers and battered fish too!”

“We enjoyed ourselves at Culver’s”

www.Culvers.com

“We are on our way to Phila Deli in Glendale.”

“Phila Deli is a small sandwich shop in the Arrowhead section of North Glendale.” “They offer a limited menu of cheesesteaks and hoagies.”

“The patio is pretty nice for a small sandwich shop.”

“Dogs get complimentary beverages.”

“They Forking offered us meat scraps too!” “DID YOU HEAR ME?” “Meat SCRAPS, MEAT SCRAPS….WOOOOOOooooooooooo!”

“Our male human companion (and us) had a large cheese steak.”

“He picked out the onions for us and gave us lots of meat.” “We LOVE MEAT!” “Our female companion had a small fried chicken sandwich with sauce and hot and sweet peppers…..We don’t know know why the Fork she’d get a small when she could have shared a large.”

“We enjoyed our fried chicken.” “I’ve could have eaten more!”

“We Forking enjoyed ourselves at Phila Deli!”

www.PhilaDeliAZ.com

“We’re on our way to Cucina Tagliani in Glendale!”

“Cucina Tagliani is an American Italian Restaurant that offers your usual American Italian Favorites and also offers healthy spins on American Italian foods like a spaghetti squash lasagna, about half a dozen fresh vegetable sides and healthier pasta options too.”

“Today our female companion got the Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad.”

“Today the chicken is a little dry but usually it isn’t.” “We don’t mind because we are dogs and we usually get to eat more when the meat runs dry so that is a WIN for us!”