Lunch at the Grandview Steak House By Megan Hamilton For July's restaurant review, we decided to take a couple of friends and pay the Grandview Steakhouse Restaurant and Lounge at the Painted Mountain Golf Resort a visit. We ascended a wide spiral staircase from the parking lot and entered the eatery. We were welcomed into a large dining room by a friendly hostess. Along the perimeter of the dining room, tall windows offer views of the golf course and of Red Mountain. The feel of the restaurant is that of a country club: comfortable, plush furniture, and conservative, tasteful décor in desert colors - desert sage, sandy yellow, earth brown, etc. The hostess seated us next to a window overlooking the green, and handed us menus to peruse. The menu features a good range of eats: "A Taste of the Southwest", "Lunch Specialties", "Fresh Salads"; "Delicious Sandwiches" and "Awesome Burgers". They also have a salad bar. After taking a good long look at the menu, we made our choices. Frank caught a glimpse of a patron enjoying the Taco Salad on his way in and couldn't shake the delectable image from his mind, his choice was made. I went with the Sage Cream Chicken. Christine chose the Deluxe Croissant with chicken salad and fries. Aida ordered the Grilled Rueben Sandwich with fries. The Taco salad, served in a large, deep fried tortilla, was layered with lettuce, seasoned ground beef, pico de gallo, black olives and cheese, and came with a side of guacamole, sour cream and extra salsa. Frank was very happy with his choice. The Sage Cream Chicken arrived as a plate full of spinach linguini with a white, sage-infused cream with tender carrots and zucchini, atop which rode a lightly browned breast of chicken. Along the side of the plate, two pieces of garlic toast crisped up the situation. The meal was absolutely delicious - I almost couldn't stop myself from devouring the whole thing. Christine's chicken salad was fairly traditional with chicken, red peppers, onions and a mayonnaise based dressing. The chicken salad was served on a fresh, crispy croissant with markedly fresh lettuce and tomato, alongside seasoned steak fries and a short stack of dill pickle slices. Christine was happy. Aida's Rueben was traditional as well: corned beef, sour kraut, Thousand Island dressing nestled between two hefty slices of marble rye bread, then grilled to perfection. Thankfully, she let me try it - it was heavenly! Her sandwich was served, as Christine's was, with steak fries and a stack of dill pickle slices. Just as everyone else, Aida was pleased with her choice. We were genuinely impressed during our visit to the Grandview Steakhouse Restaurant and Lounge. I thought it was a really nice place to enjoy a lovely meal over which I could easily converse with my friends - without loud music or other noise to contend with. I would recommend you give them a try. The Grandview Steakhouse Restaurant and Lounge located at 6210 E McKellips Rd in Mesa, between Recker and Power Roads at the Painted Mountain Golf Resort. If I missed anything, give them a call: (480) 832-0158. If you go, tell them NearbyNews sent you. Enjoy!