text: A bar and restaurant opened at Tempe Marketplace that differentiates itself from the typical outdoor mall chainsThirsty Lion Pub and Grill the first location in Arizona with only two additional ones in Oregon The Thirsty Lion is populated with sexy female servers in cute outfits and has an extensive menu of pub fare and draft beers nnI had soup and salad for lunch with a garden salad and beer cheese soup This was my first time trying this kind of soup and while it was probably made well the beer taste was a little overwhelming for me Do not order this unless you are a huge fan of beernnMy salad was great and came with cucumber carrot red pepper onion and croutons The portion was generous and the greens were leafy and as far as soup and salad at sports bars go this combo was one of the best I have had based on the portion and ingredientsnnMy pal tried the Southwest Smoked Chicken Salad which was also an enormous portion and looked mighty tastynnThere were a ton of other menu items that made me salivate and I wish I could have tried them all If I go back I am going to have to decide between the brick oven pizzas the ultimate nachos and the chipotle mac and cheese Everything sounded really great and the service was friendly toonnIf you do not want to sit on the patio the dark interior features lots of sports televisions and a masculine atmosphere of wood furnishings The place reminded me a little of DArcy McGees so if you are on the other end of Tempe Marketplace you have another option for pub fare