Best Onion Rings - Metro Phx

[ciaogal]

Ok, I am craving great Onion Rings/Strings/Ribbons....not the thick Beer Battered ones.....the thin, light and flaky ones.
Like the Onion Loaf you used to get @ Tony Romas or Oscar Taylor in the old days.....

The closest I have found are the Village Tavern and Don and Charlies in Scottsdale.....

Any other suggestions?

[winedubar]

my favorite onion rings are at the sonoran brewhouse on camelback. sooo tasty

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Sonora Brewhouse
322 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85012

[Kari]

I vote for Dillions and also Firebirds (west coast chain)

[ciaogal]

Another Great place for onion rings is Buster's...they have the thin, lightly battered on their happy hour menu in the Bar.....
They are yummy.......
Love their lavosh pizza w/ Smoked salmon, artichoke, red onion and black olives.

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Buster's Restaurant Bar/Grill
8320 N Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

[Kam7185]

Firebirds is actually in east coast chained, based in Charlotte, NC. It's great, especially for a chain! They have awesome salads. Too bad I'm so far away from both PHX locations!

http://www.firebirdsrockymountaingril...

[twodogs]

Ted's would be my first pick,Dillon's my second choice.

[jasonaz]

The Barbeque Company in Phoenix has the type of onion rings you're describing. If I remember correctly, I think they used red onions too, which I love. They are more stringy than ringy though, lol.

[IamJacksBrain]

I've never ordered them as a side, but if they're the same onion strings that're on the Texas Twister (open faced brisket sandwich with onion strings) then they're pretty good. Of course maybe I only think that because they're topped with brisket...

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The Barbecue Company
4636 S 36th St, Phoenix, AZ 85040

[ziggylu]

Ted's was goign to be my suggestion...similar to the old Tony Roma's ones but not in a loaf. Must be HOT HOT HOT though...not good at all once they cool down.

[geg5150]

When you order them at Ted's, order them with no salt and they'll cook a fresh batch. salt them yourself. Delish!

[azhotdish]

Ted's Hot Dog's in Tempe has what I would consider thin and flaky onion rings, and if they haven't been sitting around, light. No idea if they stack up to your RR ("reference rings"), but it's worth a shot. Besides, if the onion rings disappoint, you certainly can't go wrong with a white hot and a chocolate malt!

[Firenza00]

Ted's is a cash-only place, just so you don't get surprised like we did when we went... :)

[johnseberg]

Is this the right place for Ted's?

Is there another hot dog place in Tempe that is possibly closer to ASU and open late?

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Ted's Charcoal Broiled Hot Dogs
1755 E Broadway Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282

[azhotdish]

Yep, that's the right place. Another hot dog place in Tempe? Why bother when there's Ted's?

[johnseberg]

The answer I was looking for was Dave's Dog House.

Why bother? Because it is open later than Ted's (so I've heard).

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Dave's Dog House
130 E University Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281

[azhotdish]

That actually is about my only complaint about Ted's, that and the fact it's cash only. But I lived literally 500 yds from them for a couple yrs, and I knew if I was going to be craving a white hot in a few hrs after they closed (maybe after, say, one or two cocktails ;D), I'd run over there and make sure I had one on hand before they closed.

[ajs228]

It's been a couple years since I ate there, but Claim Jumpers used to have an onion brick with those thin strips of onion. Pretty tasty. A word of warning, in traditional Claim Jumper fashion, even the half order is more than enough for two people.