Events

This statewide affair gives foodies the chance to explore culinary delights from hidden taco shops and steakhouses to high-end, award-winning white tablecloth eateries. Arizona Restaurant Week celebrates the best the state has to offer. Leave the cooking to someone else and head over to that restaurant you’ve been dying to try. $40. Prix-fixe, Tax & Gratuity are NOT included  served from 4:30 – 9pm.
Please inquire about our “Gluten Free” and “Vegetarian” Options.

Choice of 1 Appetizer:
- Caesar Salad with Shaved Manchego, Caramelized Onion Fennel Flatbread &  Diabloed Egg
- Pan-Seared Quail Breasts, Tempranillo Blackberry Sauce and Jack Cheese Grits
- Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail with a Sonoran Cocktail Sauce & Fresh Arizona Citrus

Choice of 1 Entrée:
- Pork Chop 12 oz Center Cut with BBQ Jus, Scalloped Potatoes and
Sauteed French Beans

- Mesquite Wood-Grilled All Natural Salmon with Sonoran Spices,
Sweet Potato-Tortilla Hash, Chayote Squash, Charred Ancho Chili
Tomato Sauce, Avocado Salsa and Crispy Yucca Root

- Mesquite Wood-Grilled 12 oz Rib Eye with Creamed Horseradish,
Smashed Potatoes and Broccolini Sautéed with Garlic & Shallots

Choice of 1 Dessert:
- Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée, Cowboy Coffee Bean Crisp
- Chocolate Sonoran Ranch House Cake Mexican Chocolate Kahlúa Sauce
- Pastel de Tres Leches, Cajeta Caramel Sauce and Sea Salt Caramel Gelato

Commemorate the Start of Summer

Even though summer weather starts a lot early here in Arizona, the long Memorial Day weekend is traditionally seen as the beginning of the summer season. Gather up your family and stop by on Monday, May 27th, for dinner from our regular menu and specials.

Speaker:        Marshall Trimble
Subject:         Legends in Levis: The Old Time Cowboys
Live Music:    Gary Dirodis

Menu:
Appetizer:     Heirloom Tomato, Fresh Radish & Watercress Salad with Wild Flower Honey Vinaigrette and Spiced Pumpkin Seeds
Entrée:          Mesquite Wood-Grilled NY Strip Steak, Cracked Peppercorn Whiskey Demi Cream, Campfire Braised Appaloosa Beans and Cornmeal Battered Onion Rings
Dessert:       Campfire S’mores: House-Made Graham Cracker Layered with Chocolate Ganache, Chocolate Cake and Toasted Marshmallow. Served with Chocolate Sauce and Fresh Berries.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Let us do the grilling! Bring in Dad for a special Mesquite Wood-Grilled meal.

Speaker:       Bob Boze Bell
Subject:        On The trail of Arizona history, growing up on Route
66 and the history of that legendary byway
Live Music:    Gary Dirodis

Menu:
Appetizer:    Turquoise Salad: Arizona Field Greens tossed in a Green Goddess Dressing, Toasted Local Pinion Nuts, Avocado, Medjool Dates and Roasted Red Peppers
Entrée:          Chicken Fried Pork Chop with Chorizo & Roasted Cippolini Onion Gravy, Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes and Blue Lake Green Bean Casserole
Dessert:       Tres Leches Pastel: Cinnamon Sponge Cake Soaked in a Three Milks and Cajeta. Served with Candied Almonds and Fresh Whipped Cream.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Speaker:      Jana Bommersbach
Subject:       Poor Arizona, Nobody Wanted Us. Nobody.
Live Music:  Skip Reichert

Menu:
Appetizer:    Watermelon & Cactus Salad with Fresh Rocket Lettuce, Prickly Pear Vinaigrette, Jalapeno & Local Goat Cheese Fire Cracker
Entrée:          Mesquite Wood-Grilled Baby Back Ribs & Chicken Thigh, Smoked Strawberry BBQ, Fingerling Potato Salad and Fresh Local Corn on the Cob
Dessert:       Red, White and Blue Cream Cheese Pound Cake, served with crushed Raspberry and Blueberry Sauces and Vanilla Bean Gelato.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Okay, so Cave Creek is special enough to have 2 firework shows, just so happens that the one on July 3rd is right outside or front door. So get an early start and join us on the 3rd of July. Independence Day

Speaker:       Marshall Trimble
Subject:        Boom Towns and Mineral Mania: From The Town Too Tough to Die to the Ghosts of Cleopatra Hill.
Live Music:  Skip Reichert

Menu:
Appetizer:    Red Quinoa Salad tossed with Wild Mushroom Escabeche, Heirloom Tomatoes and Roasted Anaheim Chili on a Bed of Arugula
Entrée:         Mesquite Wood-Grilled Wild Boar Tenderloin, Green Chili Jus Lie, Apricot Chutney, Crispy Corn Cake and Baby Vegetables
Dessert:        Fresh Strawberry Rhubarb Upside Down Cake, served with Strawberry Compote and Ginger Anglaise Sauce.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Speaker:       Ken Duncan (full blood San Carlos Apache)
Subject:        Storyteller, Lecturer, Flute Player & fluent in the Apache language
Live Music:    Gary Dirodis

Menu:
Appetizer:     Acorn Soup with Braised Rabbit and Guajillo Chili
Entrée:          Stewed Elk & Root Vegetables with Wood-Grilled Chayote Squash and Apache Fry Bread
Dessert:         Trio of Whoopie Pies: Chocolate Cookie Filled with Pecan, Coconut Caramel Filling and Dipped in Dark Chocolate Ganache.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Speaker:       Bob Boze Bell
Subject:        Outrageous Arizonans II: from an Apache named “Fun” to an old coot named Harry Nipple, these guys are flat out weird (but perfect for Arizona).
Live Music:    Gary Dirodis

Menu:
Appetizer:     Chopped Romaine, Shrimp & Avocado Saddle, Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing, Black Beans, Sweet Corn, Baby Heirloom Tomatoes and Tortilla Rajas
Entrée:           Roasted Game Hen with Dried Apple Pecan Stuffing, Red Chili & Giblet Gravy, Smashed New Potatoes with Charred Scallions and Roasted Jumbo Asparagus
Dessert:         Sun-Dried Apple-Prune Pie, Topped with a Candied Pecan Streusel and Bourbon Sugar Sauce.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Speaker:       Marshall Trimble
Subject:        Arizona’s Hard-Riding Heroes: From Pete Kitchen to Buckey O’Neill.
Live Music:   Skip Reichert

Menu:
Appetizer:     Grilled Potato Plank Salad with Lump Crab, Baby Spinach, Smoky Blue Cheese, Bacon, Red Wine Dressing and a Diabloed Egg
Entrée:           Roasted Organic Two Wash Chicken with a Chipotle Molasses Glaze, Wehani Terra Cotta Rice, Apple Wood Bacon & Leek Braised Greens
Dessert:         Orange Cheesecake with Graham Cracker Crust. Served with Prickly Pear Sauce and Sonoran Spiced Peanut Brittle.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Speaker:       Marshall Trimble
Subject:        Enter the Law: Bringing Law and Order to the Last Frontier.
Live Music:    Gary Dirodis

Menu:
Appetizer:     Roasted and Stuffed Poblano with Mission Style Pork Picadillo, Pomegranate Seeds & Mexican Oregano Crema
Entrée:           Bacon Wrapped Buffalo & Dried Cherry Meat Loaf, Roasted Shallot & Pasilla Chili Gravy, White Cheddar Cheese Gratin Potatoes and Wood-Grilled Local Squash
Dessert:         Dark Chocolate Pots De Crème, served with Chantilly Cream, Chocolate Shavings and Chocolate Chip, Dried Cherry Biscotti Cookie.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Speaker:      Bob Boze Bell
Subject:       Artists of the West from Remington to Russell, and including Lon Megargee who had a home in Cave Creek and ranched at Camp Creek
Live Music:    Skip Reichert
Menu:
Appetizer:     Agave Nectar Glazed Quail Breasts on Caramelized Onion & Manchego Cheese Grits with Sautéed Brussels Sprout Leaves and Roasted Pork Belly
Entrée:           Mesquite Wood-Grilled Flat Iron Steak with Red Chili & Hibiscus Flower Butter, Tobacco Onions, Red Flannel Hash, and Broccolini with Garlic & Shallots
Dessert:         Fresh Peach Almond Biscuit Cobbler with House-Made Cinnamon Gelato.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Speaker:      Marshall Trimble
Subject:       Rural Arizona, Small Towns and Zany Characters
Live Music:  Skip Reichert
Menu:
Appetizer:     Dutch-Oven Split Pea & Smoked Ham Hock Soup with Wild Oregano Crema
Entrée:           Roasted Pork Loin with an Ancho Chili, Cumin & Lime Rub, Herb Roasted Red Potatoes, Baby Beets and Beet Greens Sautéed with Grand Canyon Sweet Onion & Pork Cracklins’
Dessert:         Sweet Potato Pecan Praline Torte with Broken Pecan Florentine Cookies and Butterscotch Sauce.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Speaker:      Lance Polingyouma, project recorder for the Hopi Migration Project
Subject:       The migration of the Hopi culture through petroglyphs and song.
Live Music:   Gary Dirodis

Menu:
Appetizer:     3 Sisters Soup: Roasted Corn, Squash & Tepary Beans in an Tomatillo Epazote Broth
Entrée:           Mesquite Wood-Grilled Lamb Loin, Sumac Canella Jus, Sweet-Corn & Hopi Tea Dumplings with Roasted Pumpkin and Braised Greens
Dessert:         Pumpkin Spiced Cake Roll with Pumpkin Cream Filling and Cranberry Cream Cheese Icing. Served with Fresh Sugared Coated Cranberries and Pumpkin Spiced Anglaise.

Admission: Each event will kick off with a friendly no-host cocktail hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner served promptly at 6 p.m. and the presentation at 7 p.m. Cost is $55 per person plus sales tax and 18 percent gratuity for a three-course meal with an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Beverages are extra. Please call 480-488-8031 for reservations. No online reservations available for these special events. Please note that you will be charged for the dinner at the time of reservation, so please have your credit card ready.

Information/Reservations: 480-488-8031

Seating’s are 1, 2, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5 p.m.
Join us for a special Thanksgiving meal that’s sure to create lasting memories.
A special four course meal is served with choice of 3 entrees. We also offer gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan meals. For reservations, please call 480-488-8031. Sorry, reservations are NOT taken online for this holiday, please phone in.

Celebrate Christmas Eve at Cartwright’s. We’re serving a special Christmas Eve dinner on Tuesday, December 24, with seating’s offered every half-hour from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All three main courses will be offered as gluten-free options, and a vegetarian or vegan meal will be on the menu, as well.

For reservations, please call 480-488-8031.
NO online reservations please