Tom's Tavern, Phoenix, Arizona Restaurant Details

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The reason my wife and I came to Tom's Tavern was to celebrate her retirement after twenty years of working in the Maricopa court system. I was hoping this would be something we would remember with fond memories, but what we experienced was not that.
We arrived shortly after opening on January 6, 2015. I ordered a brisket sandwich and my wife pulled pork sandwich. We received our food in about twenty five minutes. After taking the first bite of my brisket sandwich I realized it was extremely tough. Ugh! I took a closer look and noticed that the meat was DRY and did not look good. I then cut the meat with a knife (hard to do) and tried just the meat. It was tough and had little taste. Certainly not what brisket should taste like and definitely the worst I had ever had... period. I thought okay this could just be a bad menu choice, but then I looked at my wife and after a bite of her pulled pork sandwich she removed the bun and started "picking" around with a fork. I asked her what was going on and she said no worries, it's okay. She is a very kind lady and would never complain, so I inquired further and she said the sandwich was almost all fat and quietly said nothing else. My wife is NOT a picky eater so this was to take note of. After some time I realized she just pushed the plate to the edge of the table and a server picked it up. What are the chances both our lunches were a fluke. Hence my review and know that I do this just to forewarn others and to say shame on you (management) for allowing "food" like this to be served. Needless to say we were sorely disappointed after dropping $35. here.

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My Favorite watering hole downtown Phoenix!! History along with great people. Chilli is the Bomb!! The service is tailored to your liking. Dave, Nisha, Zack, Ernie, Miarah….people you should ask for when you get their and tell 'em I sent you.

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Great food! Buffalo chicken salad is a can't miss.

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For food, their fish and chips were the stand out. Everything else was just mediocre. Food is overpriced for the area/quality. The drink prices were reasonable.

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There's nothing especially wrong with Tom's from what I could tell. The food is standard and straight-forward. You're not going to get the most knock-out food you've ever had, but it's decent and above average. Price is a little bit of an issue, I thought the portion size was good but my meal probably could have been $2 cheaper. The beer selection was pretty basic, a few local microbrews mixed with some bigger national brews, but not a lot of choice. Tom's is a good place for a quick sit-down lunch with work colleagues or friends, or as a dressed-up after work happy hour spot that's not a dive bar but also not a cocktail lounge. If you don't feel like going the Copper Blues route, and aren't into the Tilted Kilt, but want a spot to kick back with a cold one and shoot some pool after 4:30-5, this is a good spot for that. The service was fine, no problem there.