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Last Sunday eve, I joined some friends and we went to visit a very popular hamburger joint called Greasewood Flat. Located in North Scottsdale, it is the only thing original in the area now surrounded by multi-million developments like Troon and Pinnacle Peak.

Greasewood Flat was originally a stagecoach stop between Ft. McDowell and Phoenix. The 120 year old bunkhouse now houses the establishment that serves their delicious hamburgers. I have to admit, the burgers are good but it is the atmosphere that makes the visit most memorable. You sit outdoors at picnic tables. There was live music performed by a talented one man band (country), and fire pits which are used when the weather cools down in the fall and winter months. (For you Northerners, that would be cool as in the upper 40s to 50s.)

There were no fires this night as it was still in the 90s when we all got there (6:30 P.M.) Greasewood Flats has been in business for over 30 years. I hear that had it not been for the owner’s love for its history and the business itself, this historic place would have long been gone. The land it sits on is rumored to be worth literally millions for a developer.

We, of course, were treated to ANOTHER Arizona sunset shortly after arriving.

It was a perfect day’s end to a fun eve at Greasewood.