At Lakeside Bar & Grill, your dog can order grilled chicken while you work on a burger. O.H.S.O. Gilbert builds an off-leash break into the outing. Around Greater Phoenix, bringing a dog to lunch can mean actually sharing a meal with your canine child rather than finding a place to tie the leash.
These 10 restaurants welcome your favorite four-legged dining companion. Keep dogs leashed outside designated off-leash areas, and check the patio setup before heading over.
Weft & Warp Art Bar + Kitchen
Your dog is welcome inside Weft & Warp as well as on its patio. The Andaz Scottsdale restaurant has Camelback Mountain views and offers a dog menu to locals and resort guests alike.
The choices run from Rover Easy ($8), two scrambled eggs, to Chasing Tails ($15), seared Gulf Coast shrimp. There’s also a grass-fed Bow Wow Burger ($12), while Canine Chicken ($9) is a seven-ounce boneless grilled chicken breast. Bow Wow Bacon ($9) is on the menu, too.
For you, the Mediterranean menu moves from small plates and salads to homemade pastas and seafood entrées. The Mafaldine pairs beef short rib ragù with whipped ricotta, and the Branzino comes with romesco and fennel. The Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta finishes dinner with natural sweets in fresh fig and honeycomb. It’s a setting for taking your usual walking partner along for the evening. 6114 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, weftandwarpscottsdale.com
Uncle Bear’s Grill & Tap
The dog connection at Uncle Bear’s starts with the name. Founders Todd and Liz Carey named the business for their black Lab mix, Bear, and photos of customers’ and employees’ dogs continue the family story on the walls. Living, breathing companions are welcome on the patios.
The grill-and-tap locations serve American bar food and Tex-Mex, with choices from wings and burgers to tacos and fajitas. Coco’s PB&J Burger combines crunchy peanut butter and serrano jelly with bacon and Jack cheese. The Original Bear’s Burger keeps to mustard, onions, lettuce, tomato, and pickles. Order a house beer and make a meal of it. This is a restaurant that built its identity around a very good dog. Multiple locations, unclebearsaz.com
The Farm Kitchen
The Farm Kitchen turns lunch with the dog into a picnic beneath the pecan trees at The Farm at South Mountain. The counter serves sandwiches and seasonal salads, with soups and baked goods to add to your picnic basket. Pick up your order and find a picnic table or spread out a blanket in the Pecan Grove.
The Pecan Chicken Salad sandwich folds toasted pecans and golden raisins into roasted chicken, with pesto mayonnaise and arugula on a baguette. An Old Fashioned Turkey sandwich takes a different route, adding cranberry relish and spicy mayonnaise to slow-roasted turkey. Keep in mind that dogs must stay leashed and with their owners, and the Soil & Seed Garden and Learning Garden are off-limits to pets. Still, there’s still plenty of space to enjoy in the grove. 6106 S. 32nd St., Phoenix, thefarmatsouthmountain.com
Morning Squeeze
Morning Squeeze lets the dog participate in the breakfast offerings. Its Tail Wagger menu includes Chow Hound Scramble and Pup Cakes, with Doggy Biscuits & Gravy rounding out the options. Dogs are welcome on the patios at the breakfast restaurant’s Scottsdale, Tempe, and Phoenix locations.
The kitchen serves American diner breakfasts and lunches. Banana Macadamia Pancakes arrive with praline sauce, bananas, and nuts, while a Bangin’ Breakfast Burger adds cheddar and an egg. Breakfast arrives both on and under the table, so those puppy-dog eyes can cast their gaze on the food instead. Multiple locations, morningsqueeze.com
O.H.S.O. Brewery + Distillery, Gilbert
For the dog who simply can’t sit still, O.H.S.O. Gilbert has a solution. The Park behind the brewery includes an enclosed off-leash area, with picnic tables nearby for the humans. Dogs remain leashed in the rest of the space, so playtime and mealtime have their own ground rules.
The Bark Bites menu gives canine guests choices such as unseasoned salmon or chicken breast. You can eat in The Park, too, choosing from a brewery menu of burgers and sandwiches, plus salads and seafood. For your own lunch, a sweet and spicy Hot Honey Salmon comes with quinoa and couscous, plus broccolini and roasted vegetables to fuel you so you can keep up with your leash-free friend. 335 N. Gilbert Rd., Suite 102, Gilbert, ohsobrewery.com
Lakeside Bar & Grill
Lakeside’s Tail Wagger menu gives the dog a choice between an eight-ounce Beef Patty and Grilled Chicken Breast ($7 each). Two pet-friendly patios let you eat together at the Peoria restaurant, with outdoor televisions playing whatever sports game is on.
The kitchen covers American bar food from wings and burgers to sandwiches and pasta. Try the Cuban Sandwich, with pork carnitas and roasted ham on a hoagie roll spread with dijonnaise. Both of you get your own order, though the one without a tail is still picking up the tab. 9980 W. Happy Valley Pkwy., Suite 1101, Peoria, lakesidebarandgrillaz.com
Pedal Haus Brewery, Tempe
A walk down Mill Avenue can end with a patio table at Pedal Haus, where leashed dogs are welcome outside the Tempe brewery. The shaded seating gives you a place to pause while you decide which of the house beers to try.
The brewpub menu includes burgers and sandwiches, plus salads and pizza. Order Doc’s Pizza if you’re meeting friends. Soppressata and pepperoni share the crust with jalapeños and spicy sauce, finished with a drizzle of honey for balanced sweetness. Those slices are for the humans, however earnestly your dog volunteers. 730 S. Mill Ave., Suite 102, Tempe, pedalhausbrewery.com
Four Peaks Brewing Company, 8th Street Pub
Four Peaks’ original Tempe pub welcomes dogs at its outdoor tables, making an afternoon brewery stop a little easier to arrange for anyone with a leash in hand.
The food menu ranges from burgers and beer-bread sandwiches to Southwestern plates such as Smoked Verde Pork ($17), braised in green chile-laced sauce and served with rice and beans. AZ Chicken Rolls ($12) wrap chicken and pepper jack in fried pastry with sweet jalapeño sauce on the side. Your dog may have opinions about who gets the last bite. But don’t turn to us, we’ll always vote for the dog. 1340 E. Eighth St., Suite 104, Tempe, fourpeaks.com
32 Shea
You can both order and settle the bill from your patio table at 32 Shea, which keeps the outing manageable when one hand is occupied by a leash. There are water bowls and a grassy area with a small hydrant hydration station, and the free pup cups come filled with whipped cream.
The north Phoenix cafe occupies a former drive-through photo kiosk and still offers its full menu at the window. Menu items feature breakfast burritos, sandwiches, salads, with bruschetta and pastas added at dinner. Pesto Chicken Ravioli comes in a creamy walnut pesto sauce. Bonus, the espresso bar operates all day, so a stop here can be as simple as coffee for you and a pup cup for your walking partner. 10626 N. 32nd St., Phoenix, 32shea.com
Pizza to the Rescue
A pizza order at this Phoenix restaurant helps dogs beyond the one under your table. Pizza to the Rescue donates 25% of proceeds from pizza sales to Almost There Rescue, which cares for pregnant dogs and their puppies. Visiting dogs can join their people on the open patio, where leashes are required.
The Good Dog Menu gives them a warm Good Boy Chicken Bowl with plain, unseasoned chicken, a Crunchy Carrot Cup of chopped raw carrots, and a Pup Cup made with unsweetened Greek yogurt. The Puppy Pack ($12) includes all three. Every dog order arrives on a Pizza to the Rescue Frisbee that your pup can take home.
The human side of the Italian menu includes wood-fired pizza and pasta. Going classic with the Margherita Pizza keeps the toppings focused on tasty pomodoro, mozzarella made in-house, and basil. 2601 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, pizzatotherescuephx.com
