October 16, 2014 - The Landmark Restaurant - Mesa, Arizona

I ordered the Chicken Fried Steak…and it was delicious….it was steak and tenderized but not like they usually do by running it through the machine that makes cube steak..the breading was a homemade cornmeal based breading

…all of this set on a bed of more smashed than mashed potatoes covered with a white gravy….I liked it.  Cooked carrots were also served with the entrée.  I love cooked carrots. These had a very tasty sauce that spoke to be more than just brown sugar and butter…maybe a maple syrup base….very good..and cooked to perfection..they were not mushy.

                                    

I also decided to try the dessert – a 3-Layer Pistachio cake…it was moist and has a wonderful pistachio flavor…almost like a pistachio extract had been used.

Howard Marble sat next to me and he ordered the Crab Cakes so I had to take a picture of that also because it mine had been served with brown gravy instead of white….I would have switched to the Crab Cakes.

Our group ate in the Clock Room.

The Landmark Restaurant

809 W. Main Street

 Mesa, AZ 85201

 (480) 962-4652

Hours:
Lunch, Monday-Saturday: 11 AM - 3 PM
Dinner, Monday-Thursday: 3 PM - 8 PM
Friday-Saturday: 3 PM - 9 PM
Sunday: 11 AM -7 PM

Family owned and operated since 1981
Owners: Don and Candy Ellis

History of the building:

The distinctive gable roofed building which houses the Landmark Restaurant today, began its life in 1908 as a Mormon Church. Extension Road, the street that flanks the building’s east side, had an open canal. Large cottonwood trees grew on each side of the canal, with the branches touching in the middle. It was a favorite swimming spot for children in the summer.

(This restaurant closed after the winter season in 2015.  I will also miss this lovely place for dinner.)