Thirsty's Neighborhood Grill — Restaurant in Tucson

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!! First time in for dinner on a Sunday night. Assumed I'd be walking into your typical neighborhood sports bar. Expecting loud, cramped and busy. You know what they say about assuming!!!!! It's a seat yourself place where you do not have to turn sideways to walk between tables!! It's clean and the chairs don't match. Which I love. You can easily tell that the owners care more about the neighborhood and the neighbors than spending way too much money on matching chairs. There was only 1 server tonight. Yes, 1. Her name is Isabelle and she was AMAZING!!! There is a pool table, a pinball machine and CORK dart boards!!! Quirky and interesting decor, it was not freezing cold inside, the bathroom was clean, the bartenders helpful and friendly (don't skimp on liquor in drinks) and holy God the food..... The FOOD!!!! Mozzarella sticks, Garlic Butter Burger with wedges and Ugly Steak Sandwich with tots. My 19 year old and I love Mozz sticks and the ones at Thirsty's are by far, the BEST we've ever had. The Burger was perfection on a bun. The ugly steak sammie..... WOW! Those tater tots? I was to full to finish them, had like 6-8 tots left on my plate....Guys, I asked for box and took those glorious 6 tots home. This is a place I can take my 84 year old Mom to, a place I can take my 4 & 6 year old nephews to and this is a place that I would feel completely safe being alone warming a bar stool as a woman. As a past server and bartender myself, I'm picky. Really picky. Thirsty's is a spot that my normally social anxiety riddled 19 year old daughter said she would be okay to chill alone at a table, enjoy amazing food and actually pull out her sketchbook and get lost in her art for an hour or two. I'll be going back. Often. I must try all the things, play all the games, meet all the people and finally be able to say "my home bar...

We ate here while visiting some local friends. The food was very good. My wife and I got the BBQ burger and the green chile (Tucson?) burger and then each ate half of the other's burger. I also had a few bites of my son's patty melt. All 3 were juicy and delicious. My wife and I both ordered waffle fries as a side. Hers was a healthy portion while mine consisted of exactly 3 waffle fries. The food also took a LOOOOOONG time to come out, enough that we were considering cutting our losses and driving somewhere else. It did come out hot, however, so at least it wasn't sitting under a warmer somewhere.

The service brought the review down another star. Not because of the waitress, who was incredibly friendly despite being seriously overworked. It was because she seemed to be the only person working the entire establishment. When we initially started ordering, we found out the advertised special was out (c'mon, how hard is it to erase a white board at your front door?) and we asked for another minute to come up with a new order. We finally had to chase the waitress down 20 minutes later to ask if we could go ahead and order our food.

All-in-all we totally enjoyed the taste of the food, but if we lived here we'd skip this place for one with more consistent service. Unless of course we had 3...

Howdy from TEXAS!! Yeeehhaaww! Just want to acknowledge the fantastic accommodating staff and restaurant of Thirsty's Neighborhood Grill. My family planned a 50th wedding anniversary dinner for my parents (15-20 folks). Unfortunately, I could not be present. Reservations and behind the scene coordination was made. Amy and her staff graciously made accommodations for the party size and a dedicated server-Katie. Although, I wasn't there, I received feedback that Katie was phenomenal at managing the orders. I heard she actually provided service for the rest of the restaurant as well. Anyone in the food service industry knows things can happen beyond your control, especially unpredictability of being short-staffed. Nonetheless, Katie barreled through it all. This makes Katie the Wonder Woman of the Day! I am glad my family chose this location. It was for a good reasons too. Thirsty's is the place that once you have been there, you will keep coming back. A personal choice over those other cookie-cutter chain restaurants. Food, Service, and Atmosphere is exactly what patrons look for. Thirsty's knocked it out of the park. Thank you Amy, Katie, and the rest of the Thirsty's staff for hosting my...