So I’m sitting in the Star Alliance Lounge in at the Los Angeles International Airport and thinking about my favorite Phoenix trip past-time. I have to tell you, one of the reasons I decided to go to Phoenix before the Africa trip was to check-out the recently renovated JW Marriott Camelback Inn. The Camelback Inn renovation introduced Arizona to a fantastic Steakhouse whose locations usually dominate the East Coast. The steakhouse, you ask? BLT.
By no means, will this be a professionally written restaurant review, but I’m hoping that my very positive experience could possibly serve as a reccomendation for a pleasant steakhouse dining experience. I’ll be blunt, you have most likely never been to such a unique steakhouse.
Basically, the dining experience is not only about enjoying a delicious piece of meat, but it’s all about customizing and trying new things. Along with your cut of meat, you have the option of selecting many steak sauces and enjoying every single piece of meat with a different sauce. I have to say, it was very fancy and I enjoyed comparing the many options. I didn’t order the steak, barbeque or mustard sauces since I’ familiar with those, but I tried chimichura (brazillian w/ olive oil), peppercorn, bouilabaisse. red wine sauce and blue cheese. The red wine sauce was my favorite! Alongside the 12 oz. piece of well done filet mignon, it was a match made in heaven.
Side dishes are shared, which reminded me of an Asian restaurant. I really enjoyed that option since I could try many more sides and regulate the amount of each that I ate. Since my excersize and healthy eating “regime” I bestowed upon myself, I opted for veggie sides: glazed carrots, grilled asparagus, creamy spinach. I also tried mashed potatoes and and potatoes au gratin with gruyere, which my parents ordered. All great sides. One interesting bit- they also serve a side dish of cactus fries. And that’s no nickname! Those are actual fries made from a cactus. I’m assuming this is only a specialty served in Scottsdale.
Unfortunately, no room for dessert after this meal, but I’m sure one can look forward to something creative and unique.
Here’s me dining with my folks at BLT. Notice how full our table is!
I normally don’t write restaurant reviews, but I still hope this helps.
Have a nice clicK life,
-Mark
KingOrb,
Wow, that meal looks great! Nothing enhances a great dinner like having the waitstaff take your photo, eh?
I just enjoyed BLT at the Ritz-Carlton, San Juan. You sound like an old pro, though. I bet you like to have a nice, juicy, delicious piece of meat in you as often as possible…just like me!
From time to time, yes, I do enjoy a delicious piece of meat! Aside from BLT, I recommend you try Roy’s, Gibson’s and/or Hugo’s Frog Bar. All excellent!
-Mark