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6895 E. Cave Creek Road Cave Creek, AZ 85331

480-488-1906

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Phoenix New Times
Recommended
Best Place to See Real Football Fans
Award Winner 2009

Cuisine(s): American, Breakfast, Seafood, Steak House

Hours: Daily 8pm-2am

Price: $, $$

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash
Attire: casual

Features: Banquet Facilities, Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

Description

There's cowboy fare at lunch and dinner, and great daily "all you can eat" specials, but this place also serves a hearty all-American breakfast. The pièce de résistance: the ranch-hand omelet calzone, a three-egg beauty stuffed with ground beef, spinach, mushrooms, and cheese, enfolded in pizza dough and baked. Bring a friend, and share.

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8:30 p.m. every Wed.
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2009 | Best Place to See Real Football Fans

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2008 | Best Circus Animal Tale

Harold's Cave Creek Corral has long billed itself as "the original Wild West Saloon and Restaurant," but back in the day, the proprietors took the roaring good time in a whole different direction.Harold and Ruth Gavagan, who'd bought Cave Creek Corral in 1950 and added "Harold's" to the name, held daily a cowboy show in front of the restaurant for years, but decided to switch things up when a guy named Carl Mulhauser started working for the restaurant in the late '60s. Turns out, Mulhauser... More »

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hollywoodyates | Peoria, AZ | 10 Reviews

| Fri, August 28, 2009

This is a great Honky Tonk with great Live Music, pool tables, Darts, Great food and all the drink you could want. It remindes me of the bars I grew up in in New Mexico and Oklahoma. You can Have a great time with friends here.
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phoenixnewtimesbestof | Phoenix, AZ | 315 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

Harold's Cave Creek Corral has long billed itself as "the original Wild West Saloon and Restaurant," but back in the day, the proprietors took the roaring good time in a whole different direction. Harold and Ruth Gavagan, who'd bought Cave Creek Corral in 1950 and added "Harold's" to the name, held daily a cowboy show in front of the restaurant for years, but decided to switch things up when a guy named Carl Mulhauser started working for the restaurant in the late '60s. Turns out, Mulhauser was a former circus lion tamer with connections to obtain some animals. The Gavagans' daughter, Janet, was a teenager at the time and recalls her late parents' decision to let Mulhauser buy two or three lions and do a circus-style performance every afternoon. The animals lived in a cage right behind the restaurant."Prior to that, there was no thought of having lions or tigers, but it was a way to stand out from the other steakhouses in the Valley at the time," she says. "My dad was very inventive when it came to hiring people."Mulhauser took care of the animals and did the shows for a couple of years, but when he moved on, so did the lions. A few years later, in the mid-'70s, he came back, this time performing with tigers. It was all over by the end of the decade, and nobody's quite sure whether the lions and tigers ended up in a zoo or a flashy Las Vegas show. But for some locals, it made a lasting impression.Michael Seitts, a Scottsdale native who's spent plenty of time at Harold's over the years, says he's still amazed that anybody pulled it off."It was crazy," he says. "Like something out of Monty Python." The animals are gone, but the restaurant's still around.

Dinner Menu

Appetizers

$9.99

Fried Calamari
harold's southwestern seasonings, fried golden brown, served with chipotle ranch dressing

$8.25

Potato Skin
loaded with jack & cheddar cheese, bacon bits & chives, served with sour cream

$6.99

Fried Mushrooms
hand breaded in italian seasoned bread crumbs, fried golden brown, served with ranch dressing

$7.25

Fried Provolone
fried cheese sticks with marinara

$3.99

Garlic Cheese Bread
served with marinara

Soups & Salads

Cup $3.99
Bowl $5.99

Harold's Boot Stomp'n Chili
arizona spicy chili, topped with onion, jack & cheddar cheese, served with crunchy tortilla chips

Cup $2.99
Bowl $4.29

Soup of the Day

$6.25

Baked French Onion
large sliced onion, home made croutons & bubbling cheese, served in a crock

Cup $3.99
Bowl $4.99

Cream Soup

$7.25

Caesar Salad
crisp romaine lettuce tossed with home made caesar dressing, fresh grated romano cheese & croutons.and salsa served in a a giant taco shell $8.99

Harols's Favorites
Dinner Include Soup or Side Salad, Rolls & Butter. Sub a Side $1.99. Add a Side $3.25

$14.99

Cajun Chicken
boneless chicken breast, pan-fried & blackened with cajun seasonings, served with spanish rice

$14.99

Thunderbird Chicken
boneless chicken breast sauteed with mushrooms, cream sauce & sherry wine, served with saffron rice

$15.99

Chicken or Beef Fajitas
sizzling hot, served with spanish rice, re-fried beans & warm flour tortillas

$14.99

Harold's Famous Pot Roast
slow roasted with vegetables, smothered in natural juice gravy & served with mashed potatoes

$16.99

Chicken Fried Steak
lightly breaded steak cutlet, deep fried to a golden brown, served with mashed potatoes & smothered in our country gravy

Pizza & Calzones

Sm. $8.50
Lg. $11.50

Red Pizza
tomato sauce & cheese

Sm. $8.50
Lg. $11.50

White Pizza
virgin olive oil, garlic italian herbs & cheese

$8.99

Cheese Calzone
ricotta, provolone & mozzarella

$9.99

Meatball Calzone

$9.99

Steak & Cheese Calzone

Desserts

$5.99

Apple or Peach Cobbler
home made & topped with french vanilla ice cream

$7.99

Gourmet Carrot Cake
three towering layers, with ice cream cheese frosting, great for sharing

$5.99

New York Cheese Cake
traditional style cheesecake, topped with strawberries or blueberries

$1.99

Ice Cream or Sherbet
two scoops of french vanilla ice cream or sherbet

$8.99

Chocolate Lovers Dream Cake
a towering layer chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream, great for sharing

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Harold's Cave Creek Corral

6895 E. Cave Creek Road Cave Creek, AZ 85331

480-488-1906

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7:30 p.m. every Thu.

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