So, June is National Iced Tea Month.  Sounds just about right. But here in Arizona all Summer should be declared Iced Tea Season starting at the end of March.  I LOVE ICED TEA!  All flavors.  There are so many interesting ways to have it, with or without mint, with flavored or simple syrups, with fruit, with fancy ice cubes and funny straws.  It’s all good.  I don’t think we experiment enough with the ways we have it.  What could possible go wrong, right? WRONG!  You can mess iced tea up just like you could hot tea.  If you do not use the proper steeping times or water temperatures.  If you know what they are you are better prepared for great tea.  Now, some people are so anxious to drink their tea, they don’t let it cool down before drinking.  It is best when you bring the tea to room temperature before you refrigerate it. Doing this will make your tea nice and clear…not cloudy.  It all adds to the experience.  Who says you can’t have that same relaxing feeling drinking iced tea that you have with hot tea?

How about frozen teas or tea smoothies for the summer.  We are getting in matcha to do matcha lattes now.  Matcha is the highest form of Japanese shade grown tea you can get.  We serve it hot with soy or milk or water but we will do them as lattes for the summer.  We are also getting into tea smoothies..so don’t just think hot tea this summer.  Also, have you ever tried and iced Chai. Delicious.  Get with the program and have some iced tea, frozen tea or tea lattes this Summer. See you soon at The Loft!

Ok, I know our dessert case is misleading as it is the first thing people see when they come into our restaurant or drive by.  It is truly a beacon of light that calls the most discerning patron to come in and take a look.  For this we are grateful.  We realize they are appealing and appetizing.  We’d just like to remind everyone that we are an Award-Winning, full service restaurant and bar.  We serve breakfast on the weekends (open at 10 am), lunch, and dinner.  Try us out for breakfast and dinner to see what you are missing.

Just posted some photos of foods from our lunch menu under the image gallery area on our website. I am no pro with websites so I need to get my web guy to post these correctly.  We are excited that we are adding new items to our menu all the time.  Our Executive Chef, Don Santos is doing a fantastic job bringing the flava. We got him from the Flemings/Roy Family.  Our kitchen crew is fantastic.  They include Don Santos, Tom LaVoie, and Angel Ortiz as the main players.  Dinner photos coming soon.  Look for coupons in the AZ Republic and the SanTan Sun News.

Samauri Teatini

Greek Linguine-Dinner Menu