| The Sonora Brewhouse is the epitome of a good, | | | | get. The problem here is that they can be so much |
| clean, moderate, Phoenician pub/restaurant. Which | | | | more. Food + Ambiance (personality) = Greatness. |
| means that I was really hoping for more. I was hoping | | | | Sonora Brewhouse is missing the heart. |
| that this place would be a little lived in, a little less | | | | They're polite and not offensive in anyway, walking the |
| polished, a little less new Phoenix. It's kind of odd that | | | | definition of middle. |
| big box chain food spots work at trying to get that | | | | This is both surprising and disappointing since they |
| aged look by throwing junk up on the walls and | | | | have been around for a while, but also because just a |
| hanging it from the ceilings. Not at the Sonora | | | | block to the east, Rosie McCaffrey's is overflowing |
| Brewhouse, they'll have none of that here, but that's | | | | with heart and soul, more than you can imagine. If they |
| okay. | | | | can find it, tourists probably love Sonora, but |
| Yes, they brew their own beers and yes it's good and | | | | remember, tourists often love going to another branch |
| more than decent. The food is better than average | | | | of the same TGI Friday's that they have in their own |
| and always cooked. Even when you ask for your | | | | suburbia, while on vacation in a different town. |
| Kobe burger to be cooked medium with the hope that | | | | Okay, so Sonora Brewhouse isn't anywhere near the |
| you'll see some red, it'll come out with no pink at all. | | | | low level of a TGI Friday's, but it's almost as clean, |
| Sadly, I wasn't expecting anything different. | | | | boring, and devoid of personality, being almost |
| Do I sound disappointed? Do I sound like I'm sitting in a | | | | completely unmemorable. Oh. They also probably have |
| box of self pity? Oh woe is me, they FULLY cooked | | | | the thinnest Kobe burger patties I've ever seen, at |
| my burger. Oh woe is me, the beer is good and the | | | | least the steak fries and beer are good. My advice? |
| steak fries have the perfect crispness on the outside | | | | Go a block east to Rosie McCaffrey's and actually |
| and mashy-goodness on the inside. The quality at | | | | have a good time worth remembering. |
| Sonora Brewhouse is what I expect at any of the big | | | | Review Summary: 3. |
| box chain restaurants like Gordon Biersch, but never | | | | |