The unassuming building with the towering vintage sign on Tucson’s east side might look like just another roadside restaurant, but Silver Saddle Steakhouse has been quietly earning a reputation as one of Arizona’s best-kept secrets for steak lovers who know quality when they taste it.
Here’s a truth about great restaurants that nobody likes to admit.
The ones with the most impressive exteriors and the fanciest décor are often compensating for something, usually mediocre food that’s been dressed up to look better than it tastes.
Meanwhile, places that look like they’ve been around since your grandparents were young are often serving food that will make you want to write poetry, except you’re too busy eating to pick up a pen…