Frog & Firkin — Restaurant in Tucson

STUPID COLLEGE KIDS TRYING TO RUN A RESTAURANT. Seriously, went there with a group of colleagues. The waitress was in training (sweet girl, she did a great job), but her trainer and manager were both like 17. The food took forever to come out (and it was during lunch, and we were one of two groups there). The food was good, but ridiculously priced for what we got! One of my colleagues wasn't able to eat her burger because of the house sauce she was pressured to get. The absolute WORST part of the whole experience, though: one of our colleagues had brought a lunch for various reasons (cost, personal dietary needs, etc.), and patiently waited until the rest got their orders (which, again took for.e.ver!) and then brought out their lunch. The 17-year old trainer forced the new waitress to come over and "take care of the situation". She did a stellar job of being democratic about it, but (as you would imagine from a restaurant run by college kids) they made up the reason. She said, "It's a health code violation to eat outside food." First - we weren't IN the restaurant, we were sitting outside in the patio. Second - what these people don't realize is that, as full-fledged adults, we know what the laws are and aren't (some of us even having been in food service), and we know that the only way outside food would be a health code violation is if it were brought in to the kitchen and opened. My "offending" colleague was polite and put away their lunch, but it really made the rest of us feel bad, it embarrassed our friend, and it really just ruined our experience. So - the food wasn't too bad, was only semi-expensive, but the workers were completely ludicrous! If this were run like an actual business, this experience wouldn't have happened. Even if a senior member of the management came out and said, "We're so sorry, but we have a policy that we can't allow outside food. Would you like a chance to order something from the menu?" or something like that, it would have been more acceptable. Don't LIE about the law, and treat us like we're stupid. I will never eat here again, and neither will my colleagues. (At least until someone over the age of 30 is...

Overall decent experience. The food was good, but not spectacular. We had the pheasant firkin pizza and the frog firkin pizza. Good deep dish, thick cheese, a bit sparse on the toppings. The Fish Piss (cocktail) was good, but the chocolate raspberry martini was disappointing (watery and no chocolate taste). The Bavarian pretzel itself was crispy on the outside, soft in the middle, and was served with a hummus/pesto spread in addition to the mustard/horseradish sauce. It doesn't scratch the itch if you're looking for a cheesy soft pretzel, but I'd recommend giving it a try. The big disappointment of the evening was the cookie. It looked so promising, but wound up going mostly uneaten. The flavor came mostly from the sauces drizzled on top, it was fairly dry despite still being chewy, and the texture was all wrong. It more closely resembles a muffin or cobbler topping texture than a cookie. The ice cream on top was clearly a plastic cup ice cream that had been placed on top and was hard as a rock, meaning it didn't melt into the cookie as it so needed to.

The service was passable only because of how crowded it was. It was slow and you had to ask for stuff twice.

Overall, a decent meal, a bit overpriced for what it was. Wouldn't wait in line...

Space (indoors)- The indoor environment felt crammed. Our booth was ok, enough for 4 people, despite the fact that we sank deep into our seats (it was hard to get out of there to step to the bathroom). There are 5+ televisions in there playing a variety of channels all at once. It is exceedingly distracting from the quality time I wanted to spend with the others. I understand having televisions at the bar, but the ones on the walls surrounding the seated guests was far too much.

Food- What we ordered~ Green Fries: Too little brie, we had to scoop out for it. The pesto tasted okay. The fries were overdone. It felt like we were biting into oil. Don't order for the fries, you will be disappointed.

1/2 lb Firkin Cowboy Up Burger: Not the biggest fan of the pretzel bun, I felt the taste clashed with the rest of the burger. HOWEVER! If you enjoy pretzels, then you'll likely be okay with it. There was one taste overpowering the rest- wasn't sure if it was the bacon? I wish there were more balance in the flavor. And again- the fries were overdone.

Kings Revenge Sandwich: Overpriced for the small amount of meat it had in it. It also lacked flavor.

Service- Our...