Food In Havasu - Dave's opinions

[DWC]

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[RiverDave]

Ok so I’m gonna let you guys in on the best burger in havasu. Granted that is a hard toss up because Hangar 24 has amazing burgers, jerseys does as well, and burgers by the bridge..

That said though THE POUR HOUSE is (or rather was after this) the best kept secret in lake havasu.

They opened the doors not that long ago.. menu is smaller but everything is ridiculously good. It has that kinda run down late 80’s feel to it, with the shitty tables and chairs etc.. but inversely it has burgers from the 1980’s that just can’t be beat.

I don’t know where they are getting their meat from but it’s better than anything else in town.

To top it all off? Giant burger is 10-11 bucks.. by comparison Hangar 24 is like 18.00

These pics are actually from a couple of different trips over the last week or so.

The tempura shrimp was good as well.

As I said don’t expect fancy ambience or anything like that…. But if you want a legit “holy shit” burger this is the spot and it’s priced extremely reasonably.

Most have never heard of it or know where it is.. Go behind Jerseys in that back parking lot.. it’s one building up the hill. Currently they do not have a sign up but look for the little neon open sign.

 

[DRYHEAT]

Are these folks related to the original poorhouse here in town?

 

[RiverDave]

Azul agave

I love this place.. the food isn’t quite as good as Chicos but chicos salsas suck donkey balls and this place has the best salsa in town.. (by far)

Now that said you dump enough of the salsa on a taco and ya now have surpassed chicos by technicality. Lol.

Overall my favorite place was Blondies (not blondzees). It has switched to Locos now.. fun place for Sunday beers and food.


Anyhow here’s pics of a “ok enchilada” and a decent taco….

Salsa is a 10/10 though and is worth the price of admission. For albondigas chicos..

Best thing AZUL is gonna have that I have tried is the fajita burrito wet. I Jist have had a lot of them lately so switched it up.

 

[RiverDave]

Are these folks related to the original poorhouse here in town?

No idea

 

[78Southwind]

Did Havasu ever get a good BBQ place?

 

[RiverDave]

Did Havasu ever get a good BBQ place?

Rebel is pretty much the only one..

I’m not a huge bbq fan to begin with.

 

[82daytona]

Now I’m hungry

 

[mjc]

Ok so I’m gonna let you guys in on the best burger in havasu. Granted that is a hard toss up because Hangar 24 has amazing burgers, jerseys does as well, and burgers by the bridge..

That said though THE POUR HOUSE is (or rather was after this) the best kept secret in lake havasu.

They opened the doors not that long ago.. menu is smaller but everything is ridiculously good. It has that kinda run down late 80’s feel to it, with the shitty tables and chairs etc.. but inversely it has burgers from the 1980’s that just can’t be beat.

I don’t know where they are getting their meat from but it’s better than anything else in town.

To top it all off? Giant burger is 10-11 bucks.. by comparison Hangar 24 is like 18.00

These pics are actually from a couple of different trips over the last week or so.

The tempura shrimp was good as well.

As I said don’t expect fancy ambience or anything like that…. But if you want a legit “holy shit” burger this is the spot and it’s priced extremely reasonably.

Most have never heard of it or know where it is.. Go behind Jerseys in that back parking lot.. it’s one building up the hill. Currently they do not have a sign up but look for the little neon open sign.


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Just had a patty melt there last night and it was good. Patty melt+fries+3 beers under $19.

 

[Flatsix66]

We tried Jerseys for lunch the other day. It was great sitting out on the Mculluch and watching the traffic go by. Burgers were the best we have had in town. Will try the Pour House next.

 

[ultra26shadow]

Ok so I’m gonna let you guys in on the best burger in havasu. Granted that is a hard toss up because Hangar 24 has amazing burgers, jerseys does as well, and burgers by the bridge..

That said though THE POUR HOUSE is (or rather was after this) the best kept secret in lake havasu.

They opened the doors not that long ago.. menu is smaller but everything is ridiculously good. It has that kinda run down late 80’s feel to it, with the shitty tables and chairs etc.. but inversely it has burgers from the 1980’s that just can’t be beat.

I don’t know where they are getting their meat from but it’s better than anything else in town.

To top it all off? Giant burger is 10-11 bucks.. by comparison Hangar 24 is like 18.00

These pics are actually from a couple of different trips over the last week or so.

The tempura shrimp was good as well.

As I said don’t expect fancy ambience or anything like that…. But if you want a legit “holy shit” burger this is the spot and it’s priced extremely reasonably.

Most have never heard of it or know where it is.. Go behind Jerseys in that back parking lot.. it’s one building up the hill. Currently they do not have a sign up but look for the little neon open sign.


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It was good as well when it was the No name. Clean old school feel and reasonable. I assume new owners? Glad the food is still good will have to stop by soon. The clam chowder was awesome there.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

We tried Jerseys for lunch the other day. It was great sitting out on the Mculluch and watching the traffic go by. Burgers were the best we have had in town. Will try the Pour House next.

We love Jersey's.

 

[angiebaby]

Interesting. We had breakfast at Jersey's and were not impressed at all. Maybe we will have to give it another shot during lunchtime. I am a huge fan of a hand-pressed 1/3- 1/2 pound cheeseburger. I haven't had the opportunity to try too many places yet, but I think the one at the Turtle has been my favorite so far.

We loved Chico's when they were in Temecula decades ago. We were VERY happy to see them here in Havasu.

 

[Rondog4405]

I've been thoroughly impressed with THE CHAIR. Food is awesome.. great views..and some great free entertainment.

 

[F.U.IRS]

Azul agave

I love this place.. the food isn’t quite as good as Chicos but chicos salsas suck donkey balls and this place has the best salsa in town.. (by far)

Now that said you dump enough of the salsa on a taco and ya now have surpassed chicos by technicality. Lol.

Overall my favorite place was Blondies (not blondzees). It has switched to Locos now.. fun place for Sunday beers and food.


Anyhow here’s pics of a “ok enchilada” and a decent taco….

Salsa is a 10/10 though and is worth the price of admission. For albondigas chicos..

Best thing AZUL is gonna have that I have tried is the fajita burrito wet. I Jist have had a lot of them lately so switched it up.

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I think Azul Agave food is O.K. if you stay away from the fish stuff. Best thing there is the bartender Karla with a K. I know you like Latinas Dave, she's gotta be right up you alley

 

[RiverDave]

I think Azul Agave food is O.K. if you stay away from the fish stuff. Best thing there is the bartender Karla with a K. I know you like Latinas Dave, she's gotta be right up you alley

I said the food is ok.. lol but their salsa is awesome!

 

[Shlbyntro]

@RiverDave

If I was in the mood for some buffet style Chinese food, where would you recommend?

 

[RiverDave]

@RiverDave

If I was in the mood for some buffet style Chinese food, where would you recommend?

Lol nowhere up here!

If I want Asian I goto shogun.

Golden Phoenix is ok..

 

[MooreMoney]

I said the food is ok.. lol but their salsa is awesome!

Best salsa in town. Portions are huge too. I always walk out feeling like I ate to much.

 

[Hammer]

Azul agave

I love this place.. the food isn’t quite as good as Chicos but chicos salsas suck donkey balls and this place has the best salsa in town.. (by far)

Now that said you dump enough of the salsa on a taco and ya now have surpassed chicos by technicality. Lol.

Overall my favorite place was Blondies (not blondzees). It has switched to Locos now.. fun place for Sunday beers and food.


Anyhow here’s pics of a “ok enchilada” and a decent taco….

Salsa is a 10/10 though and is worth the price of admission. For albondigas chicos..

Best thing AZUL is gonna have that I have tried is the fajita burrito wet. I Jist have had a lot of them lately so switched it up.

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Are these folks related to the original poorhouse here in town?

Fun Fact: My father in law owned the poorhouse in the early 90’s.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Fun Fact: My father in law owned the poorhouse in the early 90’s.

So he’s the one that bought the shitty tables and chairs then?

 

[DRYHEAT]

Fun Fact: My father in law owned the poorhouse in the early 90’s.

I used to eat there back then, missed it when they shut down.

 

[WildWilly]

I think Azul Agave food is O.K. if you stay away from the fish stuff. Best thing there is the bartender Karla with a K. I know you like Latinas Dave, she's gotta be right up you alley

FYI she owns it with her husband who does a lot of the cooking

 

[F.U.IRS]

FYI she owns it with her husband who does a lot of the cooking

That's what she told us

 

[Ziggy]

It was good as well when it was the No name. Clean old school feel and reasonable. I assume new owners? Glad the food is still good will have to stop by soon. The clam chowder was awesome there.

Lol, as RD was describing where it was I'm like, hmmmm, that's sounds like it's by NoName

 

[Gelcoater]

China Buffet - Lake Havasu City AZ

So you ever do something that you know is stupid.. but you talk yourself into it anyways?

So we leave the house in search of a prime rib, some raw horse radish, baked potato, maybe some salad.. I'm starving and even put on the "stretchy" pants because I plan on filling up, big time.. And much like an RDP thread, we changed the course before we left the driveway.

So Stacy's googling and doing the yelp reviews and we are driving down mcculloch.. My stomach is churning and I'm getting hungry, when she finds some good reviews on this golden something or another buffet.. It should be noted this is not where we ate, but it did in fact plant the seed of "buffet."

We get down to the london bridge area and I pull into the China Buffet.. Now I know what your thinking. Dave a chinese buffet in Havasu? Really?

Stacy is sitting there saying "fuck that" and I tell her, "c'mon now Stacy.. I didn't eat at the chinese place in Parker for 30 years because of thinking like that and we just recently found out in the last 2 years it's really good."

That and I'm thinking well Havasu is about 20 years behind CA in most everything so I'm thinking back of the old chinese buffet's back in the day that used to be awesome.. So maybe this will be a throw back to one of those? So I sell her, or more to the point I sell myself on the idea and we go in.

I'm telling Stacy I got the stretchy pants on and she's gonna have to roll me out of this joint. All you can eat eggrolls? sweet and sour Pork!! R U kidding me?

So we sit down order drinks, and I make my way to the booofffaayyy.. 1st buffet is looking a little rough.. but fuck it. Load up plate # 1 and drop it off. STacy goes to stand up and I say "no no... I'll be back" and load up plate # 2. She goes to get herself some food and I probably look like Charlie Sheen with an unlimited supply of coke in front of him. Face just burried in the plate..

Eggroll's suck.. That's alright just dip it in some of this red shit and it's better. Then dip it in this hot mustard and alternate. Next fried mystery meat.. Fuck it, just dip it in the same shit. I clear plate # 1 when she rolls back, and am on Plate # 2. She takes a couple bites and is like "Are you fucking kidding me right now?" I tell her "don't worry about it just dip it in that shit, it'll taste better.. we're here now"

So I get about 1/2 way through plate #2 and I gotta admit some of this stuff is literally mystery meat. It said "chicken" but then you find a shrimp tail in there.. Non stop, this is the epitome of the buffet in the movie Vegas Vacation. I can't take it anymore this sux.. I mean it fucking sux.. Stacy is choking this shit down and not thrilled. I say to myself "it's impossible to fuck up chinese soup." I'll go get some of that and we are outta here..

The hot and sour looked rough.. The egg flower everyone had scooped all the guts out of it so it was just broth.. Which brings me to Egg drop soup. Pretty sure I've had this shit somewhere else and liked it so we'll try that. This stuff has the consistency of 30WT. It is literally yellow oil with butter and some white shit in it. I should've known better.

I get about 1/2 way through this oily mess and I'm thinking of all the industrial lubricating applications you could use this for.. Gear Oil's, way lube for machining.. All the while never imagining what comes next with this "Slick 50" concoction.. You'd think you would at least make it home.

I'm kinda bitter so I go outside to have a cigarette while we are waiting for this slow ass fucking waiter to bring us the check so we can get out of here never to return.. Or so I thought?

The phone rings.. I don't even want to put the guys name in this review because I'd hate to associate him with the negative connotation of what happens next.. Let's just say we're talking about Dessert Storm and some of it's intricacies, when all of a sudden... "I'm gonna have to call you back Jim!" My face goes pale, the sweat begins to bead on my forehead and we have seconds, not minutes.. I open the door to this place that I swore I'd never step foot into again.. Quick scan and off to the right I see "womens" there's gotta be a mens back there somewhere..

As I sprint past the cashier and make a right all I can think is.. "FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK I hope there is nobody in there, because we are at Defcon 2 right now!!!" I kick open the door to the stall hard enough that even if there was somebody in there it would have broken the lock...

Now before I go any further I want you pudwhackers to know I'm swallowing a lot of dignity right now not only for your entertainment, but because I feel the general health warning not to eat at this fucking place is that important.

I RUN to the back of the stall, and good thing I got my jimmy shoes because I'd likely end up with another broken arm wearing flips.. I hit that toilet at full speed and.... I MADE IT!! Or so I thought.. As I slid on in, not even worrying about personal hygene at this point, the toilet seat moves as if it was sitting on a block of ice or perhaps on a cushion of that slick 50 soup I had earlier.. not sure which is slicker.

RELEASE THE HOUNDS!! There are explosions happening beneath me, the god damn seat is sliding around and I'm feeling like that cartoon monkey on the banana peel. Left! Right!! LEFT!!! OOOOHHH SHIT!! Off we go.

The only real justice to come out of all this is when I landed on my side along with the thud I heard a "SPLAT" on the wall behind me. So here I lie on the floor of the bathroom... In a chinese buffet no less wondering how many diseases I just caught that we don't even have names for in the states. So this is what the "low point" feels like.

I'm spooling the 80 grit out as fast as it will go, and I ponder if that eggdrop/slick 50 soup would cure the squeaky toilet paper roll holder. I'm sure it would. Somehow someway I managed to make it through this nightmare "somewhat" unscathed.. I'm cleaning up as best I can and Stacy is texting me "Where R U?" I'm trying to text her back, but I got bigger issues so the conversation is short.. She is laughing her ass off (for now...) in the booth at my misfortune, with the I told you so's..

I look at this scene and realize, this isn't a job for toilet paper.. They are gonna need some industrial shit to clean this up. Point in fact might just want to burn this part of the building down, so I roll out of there, calm and collected like nothing happened. Grab the wife and baby and we begin our journey home. (Oh no it's not over yet.. We are gonna sacrifice some of the wife's dignity here too)

We are in the car and she is laughing hysterically and what just transpired. We make it to the edge of the parking lot and all of a sudden "The Look." Who's laughing now? She starts gagging, and it's pretty self evident she's gonna puke. In between her laughing and gagging she's motioning for me to pull over.. Which I do 3 more times.. Now there are tears.

She's gagging and saying "I'm gonna pee if I throw up." We pull over several times and she's kinda coughing up some shit that might be some of that mystery meat I dunno, but not really throwing up. We make it all the way to the driveway and she's scrambling, but eventually succumbs as well.

Grabs one of Baby Sierra's sweatshirts and proceeds to puke in it, and much to my satisfaction for laughing at me the whole time, pee'd herself..


So here's what I would say.. Don't eat at the China Buffet by the London Bridge.. Unless you have some guests you really don't like. If you don't like them, let em fill up on dog meat, then suggest some 30wt, better known as Egg Drop Soup. When they are done go next door to Del Taco and you'll be better off.

After the shower, I literally felt like something Toxic was still inside me and I had to sleep it off for a couple of hours. Which was the reason for the delay.

Long story short I didn't shit myself.. but I spackled.. scratch that painted there bathroom, and that my friends is justice.

RD

Quoting this one for any of the newbs that haven’t bothered reading through the entirety of the thread.

 

[Heylam]

I’m waiting on the next thread, “Best cardiologist in Havasu”.

 

[Riverryder]

Quoting this one for any of the newbs that haven’t bothered reading through the entirety of the thread.

wow!! thank you so much for this! it was an amzing read i did miss that post! hahaha

 

[Tank]

We tried Romano's a couple weeks ago and it was pretty damned good. The sweet and spicy brussel sprouts, pretzel balls and cheese sticks (which were actually like cheese blocks) were bomb!! Chicago pizza was pretty tasty. Beers cold, price decent.

I know you shy away from chinese buffet's @RiverDave but you should really try Hokaido buffet (next to the habit). Chinese, Japanese and Mongolian. Sounds weird but it's actually decent. Kids love it. Not expensive. Not too bad.

And if you like sushi, Saki sushi is pretty freakin' good! Way better than shogun. I recommend the roll with sliced lemon on top. Fuckin' BOMB!

And of course Montanas. Those are pretty much our go to spots when we're out there. Kid's are creatures of habit.

 

[Hammer]

So he’s the one that bought the shitty tables and chairs then?

LOL. Probably. He's always been a hustler and good businessman. Wouldn't surprise me if he got the tables and chairs free.

 

[HALLETT BOY]

We tried Romano's a couple weeks ago and it was pretty damned good. The sweet and spicy brussel sprouts, pretzel balls and cheese sticks (which were actually like cheese blocks) were bomb!! Chicago pizza was pretty tasty. Beers cold, price decent.

I know you shy away from chinese buffet's @RiverDave but you should really try Hokaido buffet (next to the habit). Chinese, Japanese and Mongolian. Sounds weird but it's actually decent. Kids love it. Not expensive. Not too bad.

And if you like sushi, Saki sushi is pretty freakin' good! Way better than shogun. I recommend the roll with sliced lemon on top. Fuckin' BOMB!

And of course Montanas. Those are pretty much our go to spots when we're out there. Kid's are creatures of habit.

Romanos has a $42 pizza ! I’ve never had a $42 pizza , ever …

 

[28Eliminator]

Ok so I’m gonna let you guys in on the best burger in havasu. Granted that is a hard toss up because Hangar 24 has amazing burgers, jerseys does as well, and burgers by the bridge..

That said though THE POUR HOUSE is (or rather was after this) the best kept secret in lake havasu.

They opened the doors not that long ago.. menu is smaller but everything is ridiculously good. It has that kinda run down late 80’s feel to it, with the shitty tables and chairs etc.. but inversely it has burgers from the 1980’s that just can’t be beat.

I don’t know where they are getting their meat from but it’s better than anything else in town.

To top it all off? Giant burger is 10-11 bucks.. by comparison Hangar 24 is like 18.00

These pics are actually from a couple of different trips over the last week or so.

The tempura shrimp was good as well.

As I said don’t expect fancy ambience or anything like that…. But if you want a legit “holy shit” burger this is the spot and it’s priced extremely reasonably.

Most have never heard of it or know where it is.. Go behind Jerseys in that back parking lot.. it’s one building up the hill. Currently they do not have a sign up but look for the little neon open sign.


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Been there a couple times now. Great food, and the drinks are cheap too

 

[Tank]

Romanos has a $42 pizza ! I’ve never had a $42 pizza , ever …

Frankly, there’s a place called toppers pizza we eat at probably once a week. and a large specialty pizza is $35. We ordered their small deep dish at Romano’s and I couldn’t finish it. It’s Chicago style huge deep dish. $42 for a large that fills people up and is good quality.

 

[Riverryder]

@Tank lemon slices on top of sushi. No matter the roll. Is the way to go!

 

[Tank]

@Tank lemon slices on top of sushi. No matter the roll. Is the way to go!

It's true. We have two good sushi spots near us and the one has a roll called the sunset roll with lemon slices on it (believe it's a spicy tuna / avacado in, ahi on top with lemon slices and a ponzu). The other spot is our go to spot and we're cool with the owner (like I walk into the back kitchen to grab beers and drink with the bus boys cool) I have a roll I created already on the menu called the Tank Roll with jalepeno but I created another called the Kelly roll and did spcy tuna, fried shrimp in, wrapped in soy paper, with salmon, lemon slice, masago and ponzu drizzle on top - it's fu-king AAAAAAMAZING. Now I want sushi.

 

[Riverryder]

@Tank the tank and kelly roll need lemon slices to seal the deal!!!
i have a spot like that here in vegas. wait is 45-1hr i show up and they clear a table and let us sit. with cold beers already waiting.

 

[Pebo]

Nobody likes El Paraiso for Mexican?

 

[Ace in the Hole]

Nobody likes El Paraiso for Mexican?

They sell food? Shit news to me....never made it beyond their bomb ass margaritas that will put you on your ass.

 

[cofooter]

They sell food? Shit news to me....never made it beyond their bomb ass margaritas that will put you on your ass.

Thats part of the plan, man!

 

[petie6464]

My God, I've got the squirts just looking at that slop

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Nobody likes El Paraiso for Mexican?

Yep it’s great.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

My God, I've got the squirts just looking at that slop

Here we go!!

 

[angiebaby]

Nobody likes El Paraiso for Mexican?

We went there earlier this week. Meh. It was okay. The flaming margarita was very cool, but a bit sweet for my taste. Nice atmosphere, though. The shredded beef in the taco had good flavor and the salsa was pretty tasty except half of it was a solid tomato. Rice was excellent.

 

[LGETT]

Anyone tried the sandwich shop behind Red Onion?

Plug for Jerseys, not usually a fufu mixed drink kinda guy but they had some concoction with everclear that got me grinning , oh and the App's are good 2

 

[petie6464]

Mexican line cooks for the "W"

Caned beans, over cooked under seasoned Spanish rice, a deep fried corn tortilla in dirty oil with low grade hi fat underseasoned and over cooked beef swamped in a dull "salsa" isn't good or even mediocre food it's slop.

 

[petie6464]

Anyone tried the sandwich shop behind Red Onion?

Plug for Jerseys, not usually a fufu mixed drink kinda guy but they had some concoction with everclear that got me grinning , oh and the App's are good 2

Ed's Deli

 

[Flatsix66]

Yep it’s great.

 

[RiverDave]

Nobody likes El Paraiso for Mexican?

Nope.. everyone loves their flaming margies though lol

 

[RiverDave]

So with anything there’s ups and downs

Azul Agave - on fucking point today. Everything is as good as it has ever been.

Kids are stoked and I’m fat and happy

Two thumbs up!