Upon waking in Scottsdale, we found that it was much cooler than the day before. So, after JJ had his breakfast and had a short "food coma break", we decided to take a stroll and maybe get us something to eat.
We headed down East Main Street. Though all the shops were closed, we enjoyed wandering and enjoyed the public art.
And of course the Missus could not pass up a photo-op…..
As you cross North Scottsdale Road, the Galleries start giving way to a "Old West" look.
We walked all the way down to the Civic Center; there's a pedestrian path/mall with shops and green spaces.
And frankly, JJ seemed to be enjoying himself. He even found some new "paw-rents" that he threatened to leave with!
That's actually the Winfield Scott Memorial who along with his wife Helen established a homestead in what is now Scottsdale in 1888. Interesting fact; Winfield Scott eventually moved to San Diego and is currently interred at Mount Hope Cemetery.
From here we decided to head on back and took East 1st Avenue back. In doing my research on dog friendly eateries; I came across Arcadia Farms Cafe. It looked promising, so we decided to stop by.
The cafe also has a market across the street. They are open for breakfast-brunch-lunch daily. I poked my head in and was greeted and then we were seated in the quaint covered patio area.
The gal who Served us was lovely…she even brought a bowl of water for JJ! The items on the menu looked like it was French influenced and we decided to just get one breakfast to share. The Missus got a coffee and I got a fairly stiff Cold Brew.
She also dropped off two Madeleines….a very nice touch. The Missus saved them for later.
We asked the young lady for a recommendation; something not overly sweet and were surprised that she recommended the Gruyere and Parisian Ham Crepes ($20). She told us that the crepes weren't too sweet.
Good lord, this was just drenched in rich Mornay Sauce, which basically overpowered everything. Yes, the crepes didn't seem sweet because you really couldn't taste it and same with the ham. Being saturated with the sauce, the crepes got mushy quickly. This was a bit much for us…..and somewhat typical of many "American-French" places that just go a bit overboard.
Well, at least we absolutely wouldn't need to have anything until dinner!
Arcadia Farms Cafe
7025 East 1st Ave.
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
We rolled back to our room, packed, and headed off to our next stop.
Now, if you recall in my previous post I noted that Scottsdale had gotten record heat on the day we arrived. Would you believe as we headed up the 87 past Payson we saw snow alongside the road! We decided to stop and give JJ his first "taste" of the white stuff!
He was quite curious and entertained himself for a few minutes.
From here we headed to our next stop….along "Woof 66"…… to a very familiar place.
Stay tuned for that one!
JJ wishes everyone a great weekend and "Blessings to All"!
love these road trips!
Cool road trip. That’s interesting it was really hot and you found snow.
JJ is too Kat!
Yes, both mid-90’s heat and then snow Soo! Crazy!