The Dog-Friendly Breakfast & Lunch Place!

Have you ever been to Kashman's Deli? It is GREAT! As far as I know there are only 2... one on Scottsdale/Pinnacle Peak and the other is at the Summit off Scottsdale. I have been to both and they are VERY dog-friendly! But first, lets talk about the food... it is only open for breakfast & lunch (hence my title) and offer such a wide range of food. For breakfast they serve up omelets of all kinds and a smörgåsbord of BAGELS. And for lunch they have all sorts of salad, soups, cold and hot sandwiches. Probably the best thing on the menu is the "nova lox platter" which is exactly what you see above (YES, it is THAT good).

Now getting back to the "dog-friendly" part.... you are allowed to keep your mutt with you on the outdoor patio which has plenty of umbrellas to sit under. There is also a fresh icy cold bowl of water for your pooch and the very friendly waiter will bring you a milk bone to give to your mutt.

When we were there on a Sunday morning the place was crawling will all sorts of mutts... we saw a golden retriever, Schnauzer, Chihuahua, cocker spaniel and a bulldog all within the hour. Whiskey had a great time socializing with them. So next time you are in the North Scottsdale area, check out Kashman's. You won't be disappointed!

mmmmm... PIZZA

Have you ever been to Grimaldi's in downtown Scottsdale? If you haven't you should go because it is great! Last weekend we were looking for a yummy place for lunch in downtown Scottsdale and of course we had Whiskey with us. We stumbled upon Grimaldi's and notice they had a patio. Rene went inside to ask if our mutt was allowed and they gladly said yes. We were actually allowed on the patio in the back which was a very nice courtyard tucked away. The patio is brick and has nice trees and white lights... very nice ambiance!


AND best of all the pizza was out of this world!! We decided to build our own and we had one with marscapone cheese, tomatoes and sausage.... YUMMMO (okay, did I just quote Rachel Ray?)

Anyhow, the pizza had thin crust and cooked to perfection, I even think Whiskey got a try (shhh, don't tell). The waitress was very nice and was joking around with us which always makes it fun. There were no other dogs around but because we were so tucked away I can see how you would not think this place was so dog friendly. Whiskey was surprisingly relaxed and laied down most of the time (besides a little begging here and there). I think the difference was we where not out on a sidewalk (like most other dog friendly places) so it was a lot more quiet and had less commotion.

Funny story about the fountain..... well we had previously been walking around downtown and when we ate we forgot to offer our mutt some water (what bad owners we are)! So as we walked away from Grimaldi's Whiskey pulled us over to the fountain and we had no idea what he wanted (even though he is a water dog). He actually jumped his front paws up to the ledge and tried to drink out of the fountain! Unfortunately for him the water was a little too shallow even for his long tongue but it sure was a funny sight (sorry we didn't get a picture).

We have noticed a lot of people walking their dogs around downtown Scottsdale so I am sure there are more restaurants around there that allow us to tow our mutts with us. I will keep on the search. BUT if you are looking for GREAT pizza with your furry friend definitely try Grimaldi's!