Colorado Rockies: 5 spring training eating destinations for fans

Colorado Rockies teammates — SCOTTSDALE, AZ – FEBRUARY 25: Gerardo Parra #8 of the Colorado Rockies is by teammate Trevor Story #27 after making a diving catch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the spring training game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 25, 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)

Now that Colorado Rockies spring training tickets are officially on sale (and I have made my plane and hotel reservations to cover the Rockies in early March), it’s time to start thinking about what to do in the Phoenix area when I am not watching the Rockies play or doing interviews.

This will be my fourth consecutive season of spending at least a week in the Scottsdale area, spending the majority of my day covering the Rockies at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick or wherever Colorado might be playing that day. However, a guy has to eat and have a little fun while on the road, right?

Throughout my pilgrimages to Scottsdale, I have jotted down some of the places where I love to grab a bite to eat and I hit them every year when I am in the area. My goal is to find good food that you don’t have to pay a crazy amount for … as well as restaurants that you can’t find in the Denver area.

So let me share with you some of the places I will be visiting in Scottsdale and the surrounding areas when I am there in early March. Who knows? Maybe I will run into you at one of these places or we can meet up for breakfast or dinner and talk Rockies.

Now that Colorado Rockies spring training tickets are officially on sale (and I have made my plane and hotel reservations to cover the Rockies in early March), it’s time to start thinking about what to do in the Phoenix area when I am not watching the Rockies play or doing interviews.

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