HUB Restaurant & Ice Creamery

I visited HUB before a concert at the Rialto Theater for dinner and drinks with my wife. This is a great and close location for such activities. We arrived at the restaurant and were greeted by the hostess. The restaurant was full, but the bar was empty and was open seating! I love bars with open seating! (We are married, so I don't have to look into her eyes at dinner! ). My wife had the sangria and I had one of the many draft beers. While looking at the extensive liquor selection, I saw that they offer some great and hard to find bourbons, such as Blanton's, Weller, and EHTaylor. Oh, could I have spent more time here having some of them. We were served by the bartender, who did an amazing job filling our drinks and taking our order. She was friendly and attentive. For dinner, my wife had the chicken with Mac and cheese, and I had the smoked pastrami Ruben. I don't know how the Mac and cheese tasted, because my wife ate the entire portion without my usual taste for review! . The smoked pastrami ruben was absolutely excellent. I have never thought about smoking pastrami, however, this visit, I definitely will give it a try on my smoker. It was delicious! The menu is fairly simple and focuses on sandwiches, salads, and basic entrees. I love it when restaurants have a smaller menu, but does those menu items masterfully. If you are going to an event at the Rialto or the Fox theater, this is a great place to stop before walking to the venue. Some have asked on my reviews, "why four stars?" Well, the barstools were not that comfortable. It could just be me. This restaurant is a must try if in the area.

I've been to the Hub at least 10 times over the years and it was always a great experience. Recently the Hub merged with Playground next door and I am sad to see the old Hub menu go, along with it the quality of their food and drinks.I went for brunch lately and the first thing I noticed was the menu has way less option. I orders a bloody mary, which came with SALT around the rim, not tajin. Needless to say it tasted way too salty.Next up was their breakfast plate, of pancakes, potatoes, sausage and eggs.The pancakes were ok. The potatoes were cold and stale as if they had been sitting for hours. The eggs were rubbery and watery. The sausage was like something you'd get a Fry's in the microwave section. Just totally generic.Our server was great, the restaurant space is still great but the new menu is very disappointing and I shall not be returning to the Hub in the future.It's always a shame when a good reliable establishment feels compelled to 'change things up' because it's usually for the worse.I give this place less than 12 months before they shut their doors.

We dined here for brunch because there was no wait and we had two little ones with us. Love the ambience. It's got a cozy city feel with unique touches like upside down lamps and ropes strung up to the ceiling. Like I said, unique. But warm. The ambience might be the best part. The food was OK. I got the avocado and corn salad which has chicken and it was good. I ate every bite, but not super memorable. My 3 year old daughter got the kids burger and it was basically rare....? I feel like the kids options should be cooked all the way? My husband got a brunch item which had eggs, bacon and pancakes and he ate all of it. He said it was fine. Our friend got the salmon bagel and didn't eat much of it--I don't think she liked it but we never got explicit confirmation on that. We were celebrating our friend's birthday and they offered a choice of ice cream, which is really nice. We went with the watermelon sorbet which tasted yummy but the texture was...sticky. Making it very difficult to eat and enjoy. We didn't finish it. Service was super friendly, and the vibes were great! But the food was just OK...If I come back I think I'll stick to drinks--but even my iced tea seemed super watery and unmemorable? So maybe just stick to alcoholic drinks? I think I learned why the wait for Cup Cafe was almost an hour....I'm glad to have this as an option downtown and it definitely fit the bill today, as waiting for an hour with a toddler and an infant is just not doable. But the food...it just wasn't there, unfortunately.

Service very good. Decor and ambiance very good. Sangria was very good. Tater tots crisp and fun. Sliced beef and brea sandwich. Huge slab of Focaccia bread overwhelmed the awful fatty clumps of beef and tiny bits of melted brea. Could not eat it at all. With friends so said nothing. Just left the mess on the plate. Won't be back!

I came to this restaurant with four of my friends. A few of us asked to share some entrées. One entree was the tagliatelle, and the other was the salmon. The restaurant was kind enough to split the dishes. One friend ordered the fish and chips. We all thought the food was delicious and the portions were big enough that it was easy to share. We each had a Grove side salad that was full of fresh ingredients. There was music in the background, but we were able to have an easy conversation. The manager came over to check on things. Our water was constantly being refilled. The server was very good. It was really a lovely experience.

Okay so this place gets better and better! They make POP TARTS!! Today was raspberry, mango and pistachio!! I couldn't have it (Celiac sux) but my friend Kris did and it looked amazing. She was over the moon and enjoyed every bite! Margaret was our server EXTRAORDINAIRE and rocked the service part of our visit. We sat on the patio which was perfect for a cool Arizona morning. I'm excited to come back again and again now.... I'm officially a proud HuB groupie, yall!

First time in Tucson, stopped in for dinner because they had some vegetarian options. The corn chowder was delicious and the pear & goat cheese salad was also very good. But the ice cream and the warm chocolate chip cookie were fantastic.Also, what really added to our experience was Brad, who was super helpful with beer & food suggestions and was just really nice!

Along with other family members, we ate an early dinner here to free us for the University of Arizona's commencement ceremony held inside Arizona Stadium. It was an enjoyable meal.I began with a cup of Chicken Tortilla Soup which was chockful of meat. Then a large portion of heavily battered Calamari tasted great, along with a requested aioli. A Reuben Sandwich on Sourdough was excellent, as were the crispy Tater Tots that accompanied it. Creamy Coleslaw was fine. And, Diane's Fish & Chips would have been good if Sriracha had not been added to the batter that covered the fish.Service was excellent, including unbidden Iced Tea and water refills. Seating was comfortable in the spacious dining room, and we finished our meal quickly enough to park and enter the stadium before the ceremony began.XXXX-1/2 stars overall!

We ordered cheese curds, tater tots, the corn and Avo salad, and 2 ice cream flavors: honey lavender and salted caramel. Everything was tasty! Cheese curds truly remind me of Wisconsin, which is rare! Tater tots were nice and crunchy. Salad was a little over dressed, but otherwise good. Ice cream was delicious! Both flavors were different and creamy. Service was initially slow but once we ordered, it was much more prompt and attentive. Would definitely go back.

We went down to Tucson for a show at the Rialto Theatre so I was looking for a restaurant in the area and found this one. The good: our server was so welcoming and seemed to be on top of everything despite it being a busy weekend night. Everything we ordered came out quickly. My husband enjoyed his Hub Burger with pastrami on it. The bourbon almond brittle ice cream was excellent.The not so good: calamari were a bit rubbery and my salmon burger was on the dry/bland side.