[John-Tucson]

I have visited two of the four restaurants in the area looking for good food, accomoditions for 40 people, and decent prices. The golf course at San Manuel can fit us all in and they will have two cooks on duty, their menu includes salads from $3.25 to $8.25, soup (bowl) and salad for $5.65 and a regular lunch sandwich menu from burgers at $5.75 to grilled chicken breast at $6.95. They have outdoor seating for about a dozen and a large warm fireplace inside. The second restaurant that I went to is Bub's Grub in Catalina. It is known for it's barbeque. I spoke with the manager and he will offer us a buffet of pork shoulder and beef brisket, corn, red potatoes, cole slaw, rolls, sweet pickles, and jalapeno peppers for $8.45. They also have all the soup and salad and Texas toast that you can eat for $6.75. This is a regular restaurant with a sports bar. I am also looking for a place to go for desert, pie, ice cream, etc. I'll have more info on the other two locations over the next couple of days. John PS. What kind of hungry will you guys be ? Do you want a big meal or sandwiches ? Soup or just desert ? I'll expect you'll be down here about noon, that is what I have been telling the restaurants. Keep me posted about what you want for lunch, if you don't, it will be my choice.