State 48 Funk House Brewery - Westgate Entertainment District -- Glendale, AZ

This day our pretzel tasting experience was at State 48 Funk House Brewery
located in the Westgate Entertainment District. It was Sarah Love's friend's 30th birthday party with many unique people in attendance. Attached to the brewery was a typical bowling alley where we spent our time trying to bowl a decent scoring game.

The Funk House is a large venue that has a decent sized food and drink menu. The attached bowling alley accommodates traditional & glow-bowl games, billiards, and shuffle board as well. While perusing the menu's Small Plate selections, the pretzel of course, caught our eye and we had to give it a taste in between our ten-pin game.

November 19, 2022

Fresh out of the kitchen came the salted, tasty treats which were served on a culinary

board. The number '48' was written in mustard in the upper right corner. The three baked pretzels were shaped in the fashion of long, skinny logs; the color was a light golden brown. Our thought on the amount of salt was just shy of perfection.

Upon tasting, they had a crunchy exterior with a complementary soft, moist interior that completed the baked goods perfectly. Accompanying the pretzels was a cheese fondue that packed a bit of a bite.

3.5/5.0

Sincerely,

Kenny Muzzey & Sarah Love

Ric’s On 95th Sports Grill FKA The Nest -- Glendale, AZ

The Nest is one of Sarah Love's favorites; she just feels at home there. It has since been renamed to 'Ric’s On 95th Sports Grill' and they revamped the joint so it is definitely less dive than before. The Nest has always been an amazing place to just go chill or catch a football game. Although they fixed it up so it's a little fancier, it still has the same great food and drinks.

On this particular Sunday, Kenny and Sarah Love were at the Nest sitting outside watching football. Commandeering two TVs to be exact in order to watch Sarah's favorites - the Bills and the Eagles, of course!

Sarah Love was extremely excited to share this special place with Kenny. And of course, we had to try the pretzel menu option.

October 2nd, 2022

Out from the kitchen came four mini 'loaves' of pretzels, not bread. Each fried mini-loaf was about four inches long. There was a nice crisp to the outside. The color was golden brown and it tasted a little buttery, though not overly so. The salt was light and evenly distributed.

The spicy nacho cheese was a great addition.

4.0/5.0

Sincerely,

Kenny Muzzey & Sarah Love