Thursday, January 15, 2015

The best pizza in the area was up on the mountain in Peeples Valley, AZ, some 20+ miles away, but it was worth the drive. The Thunderbird Cafe closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so people were ready for their pizza on Thursday! It was nearly standing room only in the place. We (Loren, Sharon, Joani and I) found seats at the bar which meant we were close to the oven. The heat felt nice considering the high desert chill outside. You can see the wood fire inside the pizza oven - must be what made the pizza so good!

Our chef, Gary, left a career in engineering to make wood-fired pizzas.

We ordered the antipasto plate as an appetizer (on our first visit some deer hunters had it) - looks good, huh? (Side note: we knew they were deer hunters because they were dressed in camouflage and their truck was covered in mud and there was a ten point buck in the truck bed.)

It was cold and dark outside, but Joani wanted a picture of the Thunderbird - so she took a picture of the restaurant's postcard. I thought the color was a little more coral, so maybe the sun had faded the red a bit. Our chef, Gary, said the car runs but was in need of a little bit of maintenance.

 I snapped this photo of T-Bird Cafe's postcard. The T-Bird is a real beauty!

Lucky thing we behaved ourselves!