This will be the third time that I have written about this restaurant. The other two were December 10, 2015...and March 8, 2022...I love the food here...and the ongoing changing of the menu.
Today Peg Hartman and I went to the Desert Botanical Garden to see the Ferando Botero Exhibtion within the gardens...and it was lovely. He is one of my favorites because he draws, paints and creates bronzes of chubby people.
Peg and I always have lunch at Gertrude's when we visit the Botanical Garden.
Peg and I started with drinks: Diet
Coke for me. Pinot Grigio Ramato, Sun
Goddess, Italy for Peg…she gave me a sip…excellent…the best pinot grigio ever...Peg
is on the hunt now.
Starter – Elote Fritters – roasted
corn, fermented chilis, cilantro-lime aioli, cortjja and achiote. These were
just absolutely the best. I could have
just eaten these for my meal and had been perfectly happy.
Elote Fritters
I ordered the Lentil Chop Bowl –
lentil medley, red onions, grape tomatoes, herbs, achiote roasted carrots,
Sonoran nopales, crisp garbanzo, orange- sumac vinaigrette. It came just like a very fancy chop salad
with lines of ingredients. My favorites
were the carrots and the crisp garbanzo beans. Lots of lentils - served cold and highlighted by the great
orange-surmac vinaigrette which brough out the flavor of everything on the
plate.
Lentil Chopped Bowl
Peg ordered the Root Salad –
mesciun, root veggies, dried fruit, sunflower kernel, sunflower-Thai
vinaigrette. I tasted the dressing and it was marvelous.
Plus our added bonus was Michael
our waiter…who answered every question and gave all types of information…he is
a keeper. He made our lunch that more
enjoyable.
Gertrude’s Restaurant
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Pkwy
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(480) 719-8600
Hours: Monday
- Friday 10:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday 8:00 a.m. –
8:00 p.m
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