Dining Out With DOGS in Metro Phoenix AZ March 2023 Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese Eatery, Cucina Tagliani, Salad and Go, Twisted Italian

Dining out with DOGS in Metro Phoenix is just a “FLUFF” story about taking my dogs out to eat. It all sort of started with my dog Louie. He was elderly and he was diagnosed with aggressive cancer and was expected to only be around for another three months or 6 months at the most. Louie couldn’t do a lot at that time but he always enjoyed going out to eat. So I took Louie out to eat as often as I could. Louie made it another 17 months instead of the 3-6 month diagnoses.Today I take my current dogs out to eat when the weather is right and when I can.

You need to know a little bit about dining out with dogs. Do you know that just because a restaurant has a patio doesn’t necessarily mean that you can bring your dog to dine there with you. You need to see a dog friendly sign or call the restaurant and ask first. Weather is also a factor. Dogs are not as heat tolerant as people (remember that they wear fur coats) 90 degrees F and above is too hot to dine out with dogs. Also much of the food and drink that you enjoy can be harmful or even TOXIC to dogs. It’s best to educate yourself about safe and non-safe foods for your dog from your veterinarian.

We regularly go to Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese Eatery in North Phoenix. They are a Pho-Free Vietnamese Restaurant that offers around a dozen different Banh Mi Baguette sandwiches, rice plates, salad noodle bowls, and more! Portions are always large and prices are very reasonable.

Today my husband got a grilled pork rice plate.

The dogs also got to enjoy some of the pork.

Look how happy she is!

He is also happy to eat.

I got the small lotus root salad and the chicken potstickers.

I don’t eat shrimp so the dogs get all of the shrimp.

The dogs always LOVE going to Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese Eatery.

Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese Eatery

602-843-3637

2340 W Bell Rd PHX AZ

www.BanhMiBistroAZ.com

We also made it to Cucina Tagliani in North Glendale. They are an American Italian Style Restaurant that has been in business for over thirty years.

They are usually extra nice to dogs here. They served my dogs a bowl of water to start out with.

Today I got the strawberry and goat cheese salad with chicken. Our server said that it came with soup. I didn’t want soup today so my husband volunteered to get the minestrone soup.

Then the nice waitress offered a plate of cheese for the dogs.

My smaller dog inhaled the cheese so fast that you can’t see anything. I think his favorite food might be cheese……

Next they get chicken from my strawberry and goat cheese salad.

Both dogs enjoyed the chicken.

My husband had a Stromboli today. He gave some sausage to the dogs and they enjoyed that too!

Not one but TWO other dogs dined out on Cucina Tagliani’s Patio today….My dogs kept eating and stayed quiet.

We did OK at Cucina Tagliani

17045 N 59TH Ave Glendale AZ

602-547-2782

www.CucinaTagliani.com

We were off to Twisted Italian…..We got there just as they were opening and BOTH of their two outdoor tables were already taken….So we had to go somewhere else…..We drove threw a Salad and Go and went to eat it in a nearby park.

Both dogs enjoyed the chicken and most of the chewy steak.

Salad and Go

2006 W Pinnacle Peak Rd PHX AZ

(no phone# listed)

www.SaladandGo.com

This week we made it to Twisted Italian in North Peoria. They offer their spin on Italian Foods that is a little different. They offer things like pierogis and Italian rellenos. Whatever you get they start you off with warm bread and olive oil embellished with balsamic.

The dogs are always excited to try some bread.

But when the meals come out they get more excited.

My husband got the Italian Relleno (stuffed poblano pepper with house made Italian sausage, provolone, mozzarella, sauce, peppers, onions, with jumbo fried ravioli covered in tomato cream sauce)