Bite Club: Smash Grille offers great kosher eats in central Phoenix

• Their food is certified glatt kosher, a more stringent version of Jewish dietary laws, and their cheese, ranch, ice cream and other desserts are dairy-free.

Best bites: I got the loaded BBQ beef fries covered in (non-dairy) cheese, pulled barbecue beef, beef bacon, a fried egg, ranch, Thousand Island-style sauce and jalapenos.

• It's on the appetizer list, but don't let that fool you — it's as hearty as any entree, enough that I couldn't finish the whole thing.
• The dish is a tangy, salty, slightly spicy mix of delicious flavors.
• I went back try the pastrami egg rolls, another appetizer-turned-meal that tastes like a cross between a Jewish deli and a Chinese restaurant.

The bottom line: The food is great and you should love it regardless of whether you keep kosher. I don't keep kosher, but I loved it and I'll be going back

• The crispy chicken schnitzel platter looks fantastic.