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Harold’s Cave Creek Corral, a sprawling honky tonky that serves good food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Football fans can be unforgiving…and some of us have elephantine memories.\u00a0 Dallas Cowboys fans, for example, will never forget nor forgive the Pittsburgh Steelers for having bested (obviously the referees cheated) the Cowboys twice in the Super Bowl.\u00a0 Never mind that our beloved Cowboys finally did beat Pittsburgh in a later Super Bowl.\u00a0 We’ll never get over losing two.\u00a0 Our only consolation is that at least we didn’t lose to those neanderthal New York Giants.\u00a0 Someday you’ll have to ask me how I feel about the Steelers and Giants.\u00a0\u00a0With such antipathy toward those miserable Steelers, the one place you’d think I’d never be caught dead would be a Steelers Bar<\/strong><\/a>, much less one of the most highly regarded Steelers Bars in the country.\u00a0 But, that’s precisely where we spent our New Years Eve.<\/p>\n

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Harold’s Appears to go on and on and…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mind you, it certainly wasn’t my idea.\u00a0 My brother-in-law Tim–who knows about as much about football as the women on The View know about integrity–wanted to impress me.\u00a0 He didn’t know that espying propaganda declaring the sprawling Harold’s Cave Creek Corral “Heinz Field West (the dreaded Steelers play at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh) might instead nauseate me.\u00a0 Still, there it was–copious articles of adulation strewn throughout the cavernous bar with seating for 600 fans and another 200 on the outdoor patio.\u00a0 When the Steelers are playing, every television in the place is tuned in, the beer is flowing and the energy is raucous, ravenous and rapacious: pure Pittsburgh.\u00a0 Harold’s has been the proud home of the “Black and Gold Zone” with more than 3,100 fans officially registered in the Steelers Fan Club.\u00a0 Several legendary Steeler greats, including a few hall of fame players, have visited.<\/p>\n

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Crowded Dining Room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An employee at Harold’s told me fans are so passionate about the Steelers that they have paid “season tickets” that entitles them to preferred seating at the bar when the Steelers are playing.\u00a0 Fifteen minute before a game starts, season ticket holders can kick out any hapless diner who just happens to be seated in a reserved seat.\u00a0 He pointed to a bar across the street and said (after spitting on the ground) it was a Chicago Bears bar.\u00a0 Down the road are bars frequented by fanatic supporters of other teams.\u00a0 Considering the median price of a home in Cave Creek, Arizona is over $1.37 million,\u00a0 we were surprised to see so many honky tonk establishments in the town.\u00a0 Parked among mud-wearing F350 pick-up trucks at the bursting at the seams parking lot at Harold’s, we espied a Rolls Royce Bentley and other vehicles bespeaking prestige and wealth.<\/p>\n

The Cave Creek Guide<\/strong><\/a> boasts “If you haven\u2019t been to Harold\u2019s, you haven\u2019t been to Cave Creek! Harold\u2019s Corral is the ORIGINAL Wild West Saloon!\u00a0 Located in the heart of Cave Creek, Arizona for over 80 years! Home of great food, great music, and great people!\u00a0 Actually, in October, 2025, Harold’s celebrated its 90th anniversary serving Cave Creek.\u00a0 It’s not just “Creekers” who frequent this fabled establishment.\u00a0 Dick VanDyke, who was born ten years before Harold’s first opened its doors, used to perform.\u00a0 Locals have even\u00a0been known to ride their horses right into the bar.\u00a0 Today, Harold\u2019s may serve more than 1,000 meals in a single day and employs over 100 staff members.\u00a0 Numerous cowboy boots hang from the ceiling, creating a unique, slightly dusty, iconic decor that guests often mention in reviews, tying into the local cowboy culture. The “Corral Boots” part likely refers to the iconic footwear brand, but at the Corral, the boots are part of the bar’s rustic charm, a long-standing tradition.<\/p>\n

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Fried Chicken Plate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It wasn’t the quirky, quaint atmosphere my brother-in-law wanted me to experience.\u00a0 It was the food–the quality and the portions–he thought would impress me.\u00a0 Indeed, the menu<\/strong><\/a> did that.\u00a0 It’s humongous!\u00a0 Harold’s serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and regardless of which meal you visit for, you’re well advised to “come hungry.”\u00a0 The menu offers daily specials, happy hour specials and something for everyone: appetizers, soup and salads, burgers, sandwiches, south of the border favorites, pizzas and calzones, pasta, steaks and chops, smokehouse, fish and seafood, chicken, sides and desserts.<\/p>\n

Despite having had what is almost universally acclaimed as the best fried chicken in Arizona at Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe<\/strong><\/a>, my Kim decided she hadn’t had enough fried chicken.\u00a0 The menu describes the fried chicken<\/strong><\/em> as “Freshly breaded and fried to a golden brown, served with mashed potatoes and chicken gravy.\u00a0 Half (4pc) $15 Whole (8pc) $22.\u00a0 For some reason, my bride decided her avian appetite can handle a whole fried chicken.\u00a0 Paul Bunyan would have struggled to finish all eight pieces, much less my Kim.\u00a0 Because there was so much chicken on the platter, she was generous in sharing it, but between the four of us, we couldn’t finish it all.\u00a0 Our verdict–very good chicken, but not as good as Mrs. White’s.\u00a0 The golden crust is somewhat on the generous side, but there’s plenty of juicy chicken under that breading.\u00a0 The mashed potatoes sans gravy (Kim doesn’t like the stuff) were rather bleah.<\/p>\n

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Meatball Bomber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having visited Harold’s several times, Tim and his beauteous bride Lola knew not to order too much.\u00a0 They eschewed appetizers and decided to split a “meaball bomber<\/strong><\/em>” (meatballs in tomato sauce, with melted provolone cheese, on an Italian roll).\u00a0 They gave me a substantial piece “so I can write about it.”\u00a0 It’s no wonder this behemoth is called a “bomber,”\u00a0 a sandwich term used primarily in upstate New York.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s a large, loaded submarine sandwich, named for its hefty size and ingredients that create a big, satisfying, almost “bomb-like” impact on hunger.\u00a0 The meatballs were not only sizeable, they were moist and tender with a tomato sauce that lends much-needed acid.\u00a0 Melted provolone blankets the meatballs and the Italian roll.<\/p>\n

Maybe it’s because Tim and I had our usually discussion about Rocky movies (we both love the first three), my meal choice was the “Italian Calzone<\/strong><\/em>” (salami, coppa, pepperoni, jalape\u00f1os, onions, and provolone cheese).\u00a0 \u00a0It was a knockout with dynamite flavor.\u00a0 It’s pretty rare to find Italian sandwiches with jalape\u00f1os, but maybe jalape\u00f1os shouldn’t be an outlier ingredient.\u00a0 Those piquant peppers paired particularly well with the copa (capocollo or coppa, also called gabagool in American English.\u00a0 This Italian pork salume has long been one of my favorite of all cured meats.\u00a0 The salami and pepperoni proved equally formidable.\u00a0 So did the bread, somewhat of an anamoly in that it wasn’t shaped like a half-flattened football.\u00a0 Frankly, it reminded me of a chicken pot pie bread dough.\u00a0 It was quite bready and delicious.<\/p>\n

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Italian Calzone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Harold’s Cave Creek Corral would have been even better had it been a Dallas Cowboys bar.\u00a0 You can’t have it all.<\/p>\n

Harold’s Cave Creek Corral<\/strong>
\n6895 East Cave Creek Road
\nCave Creek, Arizona<\/strong>
\n(480) 488-1906
\nWebsite<\/strong><\/a> | Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 31 December 2025
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 1
\nRATING<\/strong>: N\/R
\nCOST<\/strong>: $$ – $$$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Italian Calzone, Fried Chicken, Meatball Bomber
\nREVIEW #1509<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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