Top sirloin, provolone cheese, grilled onions, bell peppers, hoagie roll
Pesto Portabella
$11.00
Artichoke-pesto aioli, provolone cheese, portabella mushroom, roasted peppers, grilled onions, kaiser brioche bun
vegetarian
French Dip
$14.00
Top sirloin, provolone cheese, au jus, hoagie roll
Chicken Tenders
3 crispy all white meat tenders
$12.50
Buffalo Style$13.50
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
$13.00
Breaded buffalo tenders, lettuce, tomato, hoagie roll
Reuben on Rye
$15.50
Corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, 1000 island, marble rye bread
Peggy-O
$11.50
Veggie patty, monterey jack cheese, guacamole, creamy horseradish, lettuce, tomato, onion, kaiser brioche bun
vegetarian
Burgers
All Burgers served with lettuce, tomato & onion on a kaiser brioche bun with a choice of side. Choice of Protein: Beef, Vegetarian Patty, Portabella Mushroom Grilled Chicken Breast +$1.50
The Western*
$17.00
Bacon, cheddar cheese, BBQ sauce, fried onions
The Phoenix*
$17.00
Jalapeño bacon, pepper jack cheese, roasted red pepper, habanero cream
The California*
$17.00
Bacon, monterey jack cheese, guacamole
The Fire Starter*
$16.00
Jalapeño bacon, American cheese, jalapeños
The Diane*
$15.50
Red wine sautéed mushrooms with onions, garlic, butter & beef stock, Swiss cheese
The Black & Blue*
$16.00
Cajun-rub, gorgonzola crumbles
The Southwestern*
$16.00
Roasted green chili, pepper jack cheese, avocado-cilantro sauce
The Cheese*
$14.00
Choice of Cheese: American, Cheddar, Jack, Swiss, Provolone, Pepper Jack, or Gorgonzola
The Bare*
$12.00
Burgers - Sides
French Fries
Fruit Cup
Tortilla Soup
Coleslaw
Burgers - Substitutions
Beer Battered Fries
$1.75
Onion Rings
$3.50
House / Caesar Salad
$3.00
Lizzy / Asian Salad
$4.50
Bun**
$1.50
Protein Style
$1.50
South of the Brewery
Choice of Corn or Flour Tortillas
Carne Asada Steak
$18.50
Served with refried beans, rice & tortillas
Carne Tacos
$15.00
Marinated carne asada, red onion cilantro slaw, chipotle aioli & cabbage, served with refried beans, rice, & salsa
Sonoran Chicken Tacos
$14.00
Chicken, cabbage, pico de gallo, served with refried beans, rice & salsa
Baja Tacos
$15.00
Mahi mahi, coleslaw, pico de gallo, chipotle aioli Served with refried beans, rice & salsa
Shrimp Tacos
$15.50
Shrimp, pico de gallo, bell pepper slaw, jalapeño lime cream, served with refried beans, rice & salsa
Carnitas Tacos
$14.50
Pulled pork, coleslaw, pico de gallo, habanero cream, avocado-tomatillo, served with refried beans, rice & salsa
Avocado Tacos
$12.00
Fried avocado, bell pepper slaw, cheddar-jack cheese, habanero cream, served with vegetarian black beans & salsa
Pub Fried Fish Tacos
$14.00
Fried pollock, cabbage, pico de gallo, habanero cream, served with refried beans, rice & salsa
Sonoran Chicken Quesadilla
$12.50
Chicken, cheddar-jack cheese, served with salsa
Carne Asada Quesadilla
$14.00
Carne asada, cheddar-jack cheese, served with salsa
Carnitas Quesadilla
$13.00
Pulled pork, cheddar-jack cheese, served with salsa
Gentle Ben’s has been on this block since 1971 and has been brewing award winning brews since 1991. The original house was located under what is now the lobby of the Marriott Hotel. Built in 1908 as a private residence for the Hamilton family, over the years it served as the University president’s house, a boarding house and home to several fraternities. The name Gentle Ben’s was chosen through a contest and the winner was a University professor who thought the manager looked like Dan Haggerty from the T.V. show Grizzly Adams whose co-star was a bear named Gentle Ben. That show was based on a man who roamed parts of Northern California in the 1920s and 30s. He had two bears, Benjamin Franklin and Martha Washington. Martha was a mean bear by people standards and had to be kept chained to a stake. The other was gentle and was free to roam, hence Gentle Ben.Gentle Ben’s Brewing Company of Tucson
Brewing began in 1991 when I bought the business and installed what, at the time, was the only brewery in Tucson. We started with three beers; Tucson Blonde, Red Cat Amber and Copperhead Pale Ale, all still brewed today and joined by five other styles. In 1994 the Marshall Foundation who owns most of the real estate in the neighborhood including the old Ben’s, informed me of plans to raze the block and offered us a chance to rebuild.
At the time, the location was The U of A Center for Architectural Landscaping. We were allowed much input on the building design and decided to save the foundation and triple red brick walls of the one story building. The structure was originally built as a bank in 1970. Much of the wood and brick salvaged from the original Bens and the bank were used in the new construction. The old vault and its two foot thick concrete ceiling is still intact, holding up the 30,000 pounds of beer in the upstairs cold box and serving as the office and employee room. We tripled the size of the original kitchen and our brewing capacity as well so we can offer kegs to the other bars and restaurants in the state. Ben’s history would not be complete without a nod to the thousands of people who have worked under the Bear and the millions of patrons over the years who have made the future possible. "
Dennis Arnold