We had many errands to run today. We left about 10am and did not get back until after 4pm. While we were out we stopped at a place we had seen on tv's Diners, Driveins and Dives. It was Joe's Farm Grille. This located on the south east part of Chandler, AZ and is located on what appears to be the remaining of a large farm/ranch from years ago. In looking over the grounds you see gardens of all kinds of herbs, fresh vegetables and most of the items you will find in their restaurant and coffee shop. Where ever possible they use organically grown items, most from their own farm. The Coffee Shop serves breakfast and lunch items and the main restaurant serves a more extensive menu. You can eat inside or outside at many picnic tables and umbrella tables or just sit on the lawn, what ever suits your fancy. In the Coffee shop is a room where
you can just relax, log on to the wi-fi and surf the net, do your homework, etc.
You can see from the surrounding area that the homes and condominiums are being built everywhere and the city is growing in all directions. I admire the owners of the restaurant to hold their ground and stand on their principals when they could have sold out to the developers and retired wealthy and lived happily ever after.
They have also spun off another restaurant in downtown Gilbert called Joe's Real BBQ. We have eaten there on several occasions and really enjoy the food. They have their own
smokers and have pork, chicken and brisket as well as sausage. All is quite tasty and a treat to the taste buds. They even have a restored John Deere tractor inside the restaurant to add to the atmosphere.
The photos are of Joe's Farm grille. The grounds are well manicured and on all of the fences you find grape vines that are just beginning to leaf out for another season of production. The tree is huge and must be nearly a century old. It has had some supports
under some of the limbs as they are just huge. I do not know what the tree is, but it looks like a Live Oak tree you find in Texas. We found more of these huge trees around the grounds which indicates this farm has been around for generations.
All in all, a very enjoyable place to visit as well as a nice place to have lunch.