Hifalutin

We drove down from Phoenix for the gem show and spent an hour looking for a great steak restaurant. Well, we found it. We also found a great wait staff, great portions, reasonable prices, and a hard working hands owner named Mo who wants our experience to be perfect and it was. If you are lucky, you’ll have Adam as your server. He was everything we needed him to be on our first visit here but not our last. Great suggestions from the bar as well as a kitchen staff to back up the ensemble with wonderful food. We were amazed that there was a mere 25 minute wait on a Friday night. Keep it up y’all.

I’ve been coming here for a very long time and it amazes me how consistent the amazing ribs are. But wait what’s even better is all the staff. Gustavo is hands down the best server and bartender in Tucson. He makes you feel like your at home and Mo is amazing how he checks on every table. If you have never been here it’s a must ! Wednesday is all you can eat ribs and you will not be disappointed. Best service in town !

This place is fantastic. The portions are large and the service is always great. The hot blue corn muffins are delicious. The burger is my favorite thing on the menu. The all you can eat ribs are a great deal on Wednesdays. You will not be disappointed.

Up-​market western décor but not at all pretentious, a comprehensive menu, good food (plus those muffins), this is a great spot for a substantial meal.

Folks, go and check out this place. The prices are reasonable. More importantly, the food was good. Make sure you try the blue corn muffins. I had the ribs. I think they either boil them first then oven cook them or simply oven cook them. Consequentially, the taste is a little different from the typical Q’d version. Yet, it was very tasteful. The sauce… good. Their mashed potatoes were great. I enjoyed myself.

wonderful western atmosphere… great cocktails!.. ordered a prickly pear margarita… pot roast… basil mashed potatoes… flank steak chimichurri sauce… best waiter i’ve ever had… and, omg, best dessert ive ever had… chocolate crème brûlée… my fiancé who doesn’t like desserts nearly fell out of his chair it was so good!

Well this is a fun jewel. I felt like I was in Missouri. Very cowboy country, very white with good food and a fun atmosphere. I was treated very nicely. But like I said … mono-​ethnic.
A cute band on Fridays playing country, hillbilly, old rock etc — a nice back drop.
Tasty little free rolls — hey dude, I could eat a basket of those.
Had a wonderful desert coffee. I took some fun photos.
I will go back. This would be a fun place for a date. Not good for large groups.
Easy access and parking. Quite safe.

We had bought a $ 30 for $ 15 deal for Hi Falutin because we had never been. We got the pot roast sandwich and the patty melt special, both were very good. The fries were fantastic and the service was wonderful. The décor was great. I honestly do not understand some of these complaints regarding the décor, etc., we found nothing to complain about… but… the dessert portion of chocolate cake was extremely tiny for the price.
Will definitely go back

I get so tired of people who write crap on here with nothing to base it on. I’m speaking specifically of the «pink slime» reviewer. What did she base that on? Does she have evidence that pink slime is part of that food product, or did she simply not like it and scream pink slime.
Well, I ate the burger. It was tasty. Not the best burger I’ve ever eaten, but it was good. I asked the head chef about the meat. He told me it was from Sysco, and was called the Thick and Juicy patty. He said it was the best he’d found short of grinding his own beef.
Restaurants have to make choices. Do we spare no expense providing the perfect grind, or do we provide a quality product that most people will enjoy at a reasonable cost?
To the «pink slime» lady, show some proof; or be quiet. It’s a shame that reviewers like you cast aspersions on fine businesses like HiFalutin’.

Ewwww! Let me say up front that I am VERY particular about my burgers, I don’t usually eat them out because I don’t want «pink slime» but my friend told me she heard the owner buys his meat locally and grinds his own hamburger… SOLD! Well, methinks not! I couldn’t eat the whole thing, only ate what I did as not to hurt my friends feelings. The meat didn’t even look like hamburger, it looked like one of those pre-​pressed frozen burgers you buy in a box. The texture was slimy, yes, slimy. Oh god what I do for my friend!!!
The blueberry corn muffins were ok but I didn’t go there to eat corn muffins.
The décor was nice :)

Don’t waste your time going here. We sat at the bar and ordered drinks and food. The bartender with her nasty chest tattoos exposed was the rudest person I have ever met in my life. There was only one other table in the entire restaurant, so after waiting for 30 mins for a quesdilla we asked how much longer on the food. After 10 more mins waiting she comes back to say the kitchen got our ticket 5 mins. We decided to leave immediately after the worse service we have ever had. We will never be back.

Always great atmosphere and service. The food is OK. It’s not what it used to be. Food-​3 stars, Atmosphere-​5 stars, Corn Muffins-​5 stars, Service-​5 stars

Old Tucson atmosphere-​cozy and western. Good hearty food. I had cedar planked salmon, very good. It’s all good.

This is the best atmosphere I have seen at a restaurant in years. The décor is very well done here with the western theme. The walls, ceiling, seating and the bar are just the very best. Lighting is perfect for that special date night but still good enough for a family sitting down for a great meal. Pick up any of those country living style magazines and this is right out of the pages of them.
The kitchen is open and they do have televisions but neither is distracting and blends in well with what is going on here. From the front entry to the restrooms nothing has been overlooked.
The service was top notch. We were greeted with a smile when we were seated and our waitress had a smile throughout our dining experience. I ordered a cocktail and asked for her recommendation and I was not disappointed. She also took the time to explain the menu with a few questions we had.
The menu was a surprise. It was not overbearing and was a work of art itself by the way it was presented. My wife went with the meatloaf and I had the pot roast. My pot roast was so tender it was almost falling apart. No knife was needed. The vegetables that were in it really tasted good and the flavors were just incredible. The meatloaf was also great.
The owner was on hand and we got to speak with him and compliment him on his place. It was good to see an owner care so much about his restaurant.
If I could only give one restaurant in the Tucson area a 5 star rating this would be it. It was very relaxing. The food and cocktails tasted great. The service was outstanding. Several families were dining inside and the place was busy. The noise level inside was still quiet. Dinner with cocktails for 2 was under $ 50. This place can not be beat!

The name says it all, as soon as you enter you get the feeling of a forced «western» atmosphere. From the chromed bulls skull to the cow hats on the waiters heads, it’s very cheesy and pretentious. They really want to force that «western» feel on you, even though it feels more like a modern steak house.
For my meal I decided to play it safe and order a Ribeye with green beans and coleslaw. I guess you could say it’s a good test to see if I’d come back. The steak was a bit over seasoned and it could have been cleaned better, it was cooked exactly as ordered though. (Medium rare) The green beans on the other hand were cooked very unevenly, some were dark and cooked correct but most were bright green and raw, also the parmesan cheese sprinkled on top did nothing to help the flavor. The cole slaw on the other hand was great, and had an awesome mixture of tangy sweet flavor.
Service was great, and food was out in a timely manner, so no complaints there.
For me it was nothing special, just your average roadside restaurant.

I went back and thought about what I wrote.
It’s unfair to give this place too low a score. The food is good. Just be advised that the food style might not match expectations.

We almost left but are so glad we stayed. On a rare and treasured date night we decided to try Hifalutin. At first we liked the atmosphere — Quiet and cozy. After being seated by the friendly hostess we sat at our table for 20 minutes without a single server even saying hi. The hostess kept assuring us that someone would be with us soon, but it never happened. We decided we’d waited long enough and got up to leave. The manager was wonderful and turned what could have been a very unpleasant experience (and review) completely around.
The service was good, the drinks were great, and the food was surprisingly good. The blue corn muffins were soft and fresh and delicious. For dinner we ordered the salmon and the bottomless ribs (a Wednesday night special). The salmon was grilled perfectly and flavored well. The ribs were different than any we’ve had before, with a BBQ sauce that was almost asian. The meat fell off the bone and was a melt in your mouth texture. Very meaty, and not at all fatty. The fries were crispy and fantastic. Our drinks were never empty and our server was very attentive.
The best part of the meal was the surprise at the end — Our server came to the table and informed us that dinner was on them for the terrible start to our night. Not just a free desert or a certificate for a free appetizer next time we came in. The manager took care of the whole tab. Talk about great customer service! Very impressed with this manager and the restaurant he runs. We left full and pleased with our evening — We’ll be back.

This restaurant has a very cozy atmosphere with dim lighting, candles on the tables, and the décor is definitely rustic western. The service was very good and the food was, I would say average (if judged solely by the food I would have given 3 stars). I had the beef stroganoff, which was nothing special and certainly did not look very appetizing at all (see picture). The little muffins that were served prior to the meal were dry and not very flavorful.

Heard some women talking about how great this place is, so I decided to take the family out for our Valentines dinner. Kids portion of Mac n cheese is HUGE! very yummy, not out of the box mac n cheese! I got steak and hubby got salad, weird!!! but we both loved every bite! French fried string beans are my FAV! Our littlest girl loved the sweet potato fries!
Will be taking my inlaws here when they visit next month!

Ok, so the honest truth is that there’s something about Hifalutin that makes me not want to like it. I can’t really figure it out. Maybe it’s the décor, it’s just not my thing. However, I find myself reasonably enjoying my meals every time we go.
On our most recent visit this weekend, we arrived pretty early, just about 5pm. The place was dead. By the time we left, there were a few tables, but it never really got very busy.
Let’s start with the décor and atmosphere. It’s very dark inside the restaurant. This could be ok – romantic even — but in a cowboy-​themed restaurant, it’s a little bit weird. The cowboy theme is also weird in and of itself in Hifalutin. It just seems a little bit forced. The wait staff has to wear cowboy hats? Meh. The theme is certainly not winning me over, but whatever.
The menu isn’t very large, but I think there’s probably something for everyone who in general is ok with southwest-​inspired food. Think peppers and enchilada sauce. There are some regular items, like sweet potato fries and potato skins, but mainly everything else has some sort of southwestern twist to it.
I ordered the chicken tortellini pasta and my husband had the pot roast sandwich. Before the meal even arrived, complimentary blue corn muffins were brought to the table. I honestly think they’re delicious. They aren’t overly sweet, but they’re sweet. They’re always warm and fresh, which makes them super soft on the inside. The outside remains crunchy. The balance is great. They come with some butter, but I don’t personally think they need any.
My chicken tortellini pasta was good, but not great. It was a good sized portion of tortellini. They were also on the larger side themselves. They were cheese filled, but I didn’t really taste much of that. The chicken was shredded and kinda hard to see in the plate because it blended in with the cream sauce that was mixed into it all. It tasted good and was tender, though. The cream sauce was also good. The dish was also topped with some of their red sauce, which was basically a thick enchilada sauce. It was ok. I think they should have mixed it with the cream sauce instead of putting it on top, though. It was definitely better with the cream than on its own. Overall, I would get this dish again.
My husband always orders the pot roast sandwich here. He just really loves it. I tasted some of it, and it is rather good. The meat was very tender and very flavorful. The bun it comes on had cheese baked into it, which was a nice addition. It came with «cowboy» fries, which were seasoned steak fries. Nothing special.
Our server was very attentive. We weren’t without a drink at all during the meal. She was happy to bring us more corn muffins and whatever other extras we asked for. She was also friendly and personable.
The prices here seem ok to me. The portions are large and the food is of decent quality, so I don’t mind paying a little bit more. We will definitely return to Hifalutin.