Since opening just after Thanksgiving, the bar has become one of the most popular scenes on Tucson's east end. Usually places with a strong bar crowd don't bother with food details. But at City Grill the food alone's worth going for. You hit the entrance just after making the turn going from Wilmot Road east onto Tanque Verde Road. This is the second spot owner Sam Fox has brashly made from scratch, using near-guerrilla tactics to get this grill over the top.
Exuberance is the key here.
City Grill's is a broad menu studded with pleasers that allow the kitchen to show that they have the right stuff. Prices are well set. Wait staff is friendly, energetic and willing to get it right and get it fast. The raised set of booths on the south wall have above them bold stroked, brightly colored florals by the redoubtable Judith D'Agostino. And on Friday nights especially, the bar becomes a moving mural of people.