Birt’s Bistro in Surprise, AZ

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Telephone:	+1 623-584-0065
Website:	www.birtsbistro.org
Address:	16752 N Greasewood St, Surprise, AZ, 85378
Categories:	American (New)

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Takes Reservations	No
Delivery	Yes
Take-out	Yes
Accepts Credit Cards	Yes
Accepts Bitcoin	No
Good For	Lunch
Parking	Private Lot
Bike Parking	Yes
Wheelchair Accessible	Yes
Good for Kids	Yes
Good for Groups	Yes

Attire	Casual
Ambience	Intimate
Noise Level	Average
Alcohol	Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating	Yes
Wi-Fi	Free
Has TV	No
Dogs Allowed	Yes
Waiter Service	Yes
Caters	Yes

Today

Today	7:00 am – 3:00 pm Closed now
Local time (Surprise)	3:39 AM Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Business hours

Monday	7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday	7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Wednesday	7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Thursday	7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Friday	7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday	7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday	7:00 am – 3:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Birt’s Bistro is a great gathering place for food, fun and friendship in Surprise, AZ. The menu features fresh-made soups, sandwiches, salads, entrees, and a full line of pastries and desserts. Browse thousands of gently used books and local works by Arizona artists. Wednesday and Friday evenings feature local entertainers and a new each week dinner menu. All sales benefit Benevilla’s work in the community.

History

Established in 2009.

Birt’s Bistro is a Benevilla program.

Benevilla is a nonprofit agency serving older adults, adults with disabilities, children, and families in the Northwest Valley. To learn more, visit benevilla.org.

Birt’s is the social enterprise arm of Benevilla and offers diners an opportunity to do good while eating well!

Meet the Manager

Birt’s Bistro.

Manager

From the modern, airy architecture to the casual light fare offered on the menu, Birt’s Bistro encourages lingering and conversations for families in the Northwest Valley.

Located on the Benevilla Campus (located at 16 752 N. Greasewood St., just south of Rio Salado College and Bell Road) Birt’s is the highlight of the Hellen and John M. Jacobs Independence Plaza in Surprise.

Birt’s — the perfect place to start the day with breakfast or pastry, spend a relaxing afternoon enjoying a latte and a specialty sandwich or salad, catch up with friends, browse through $ 1 used books, or enjoy twice weekly evenings featuring amazing local talent. There are even Information and Resource Specialists available for people needing information and community resources.

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20 reviews of Birt’s Bistro

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Martin G.

Place rating: 5
San Jose, CA

amazing service great food
we came here not knowing what to expect. our server was great she suggested we should try the club sand which it was awesome our salad was so fresh and tasty. if you are around here try it.
The whole staff rocks

Pepper T.

Place rating: 3
Phoenix, AZ

Burt’s Bistro is a bookstore and artisan gift shop that serves food, wine and also part time musical entertainment. This business is affiliated with Benvilla the charitable organization that provides a variety of services including care, funds and support for the elderly, the disabled, children and families.
I had the Baja Grilled Chicken Salad. The chicken was tasty but not technically perfect. My salad was also missing many of the ingredients the menu listed but overall was ok.
My husband tried the Steak Quesadilla. It was filled with a generous amount of steak that was undeveloped with flavor.
Our server was very attentive and good natured.
All the books for sale are only $ 1.00 each

Courtney A.

Place rating: 5
Peoria, AZ

Birts has a great menu! They are also committed to the community and are in business for a great cause. Books are $ 1 which is a great deal!

Sandra W.

Place rating: 5
Santa Clara, CA

My husband and I were on a visit to Arizona from California recently and discovered this great breakfast place walking distance from our hotel.
Birt’s Bistro has great food and wonderful service! Our waitress Danielle was so nice and we really enjoyed all three meals we had there. I especially like that this place donates 80% of their profits to Benevilla, a non profit that provides resources for elders in the community.
There is a bookstore and cute boutique too in the building. Check out this place, you won’t be disappointed.

Jen N.

Place rating: 5
Woodbury, NJ

Saw the sign for Birt’s at the corner of our hotel. We were in town for spring training and are always looking for a good place for breakfast. We ended up at Birt’s three times in the week. The bacon was the best we had had in a long time. The pancakes were amazing. Definitely worth searching for.

Amy M.

Place rating: 4
Frisco, TX

Exceptional! A little hard to find and in an odd area but totally worth the search. Fantastic food, great service, reasonable prices!

Nick N.

Place rating: 4
Birmingham, MI

Birt’s is Exhibit A why I use Unilocal when I travel. A nice surprise in Surprise, Birt’s is a hidden gem in an otherwise gloppy food wasteland, which I would not have found without this service. Pass on nearby Tivoli, Lubby’s, and the Burger King.
The setting is very pleasant, airy, with lots of books around to peruse. Go for the fresh salads, adequate portions, reasonable prices, decent house wines. It draws a reasonably busy local crowd, so expect a bit of a wait around lunch. Go again because it supports a local charity.

Laura B.

Place rating: 5
Dallas, TX

I’m a newbie in Surprise and wow this establishment knocks any other restaurant in Surprise out of the ball park! Food is fresh, apparently a hard thing to come across in this town.
I hadn’t even left and was already planning my second visit. Did I mention, food is fresh and delicious?
I love that they give back to the benevilla organization which helps the elderly and children with disabilities.
I will be back! Great service as well.

Elizabeth P.

Place rating: 5
Sun City West, AZ

This is a win-win restaurant. Great food, great service, and Benevilla benefits. It was our first visit, but we plan to return soon.

Bryce B.

Place rating: 5
Queen Creek, AZ

Birt’s is the best kept secret of Surprise, Arizona. The wife and I used to drop the kids off at Wirtzie’s Preschool and then sneak over to Birt’s for breakfast.
It’s nice and quiet. Not too many people know about it. The café is actually inside a bookstore, so anyone looking to browse or buy a book would really enjoy it.
You can’t go wrong with the Full Breakfast.

Diana K.

Place rating: 4
Sun City, AZ

What a fun place… the food is good and the music enjoyable, it’s a great place to take friends for lunch or dinner, I enjoy the café style atmosphere and friendly staff. There is no other place like it in the area.

Helen G.

Place rating: 1
Sun City, AZ

Very mediocre food with totally uninformed servers. And, the chairs must be the most uncomfortable seats in all of Arizona.

Suzanne M.

Place rating: 5
Sun City West, AZ

Great food, music, staff… all around good time. Have never been disappointed. It’s the ‘go to’ place in Surprise.

Ern F.

Place rating: 5
Oxnard, CA

Great Place, friendly People, great food. Come by and check it out. You won’t be disappointed.

Alan K.

Place rating: 5
The Hills, TX

We had Birts do a social event for us. A party of over 60 people. Food was excellent, well prepared and although served buffet style, it was served In small enough batches so everything remained hot and fresh. The Manager, Jeff, was competent and responsive, answered all questions and emails promptly, and did a great job at the event. All of the serving people waitresses and staff were friendly and gave us excellent service. I would not hesitate to recommend Birts to anyone thinking about a similar event.

Tony S.

Place rating: 3
El Mirage, AZ

I so want this restaurant to be a five star review. I have taken my little guy here a few times on the way to pre-school and we both really like it. But recently took the entire family and while the food was as expected, the service took a dive.
The server did not understand my wife’s coffee order but rather than ask, she went into the «let me educate you» mode and talked down to her. While my blood boiled, I let the wife handle herself. :)
Anyways — the server can rest assured, we are quite aware that a mocha has chocolate in it… anyways. Just a bad experience. Still, I am thinking that in general this place can be ok, and maybe will be better again in the future.

Beth S.

Place rating: 4
El Mirage, AZ

Have been to Birt’s a few times now and am a fan! The food is delicious and the atmosphere is unique. The restaurant is IN the bookstore. Like literally – you are surrounded by books. That has it’s pluses and minuses. The pluses is that it makes for interesting conversation pieces. The minus is that the customers will literally reach over you to pull a book off the shelf. (TACKY but true story).
There is an upstairs section to the restaurant which is a nice touch, but it makes serving difficult. Servers aren’t as eager to take care of the upstairs customers and continually go up and down the stairs. If you want to be left alone, that’s the place to sit… but if you need anything, you might find yourself going downstairs on your own to get drink refills.
Overall, this is a cute little spot that is quite unique. I will be back!

Ronni F.

Place rating: 4
Surprise, AZ

This was my first experience at Birt’s Bistro. When we got there, we decided to eat upstairs. The service upstairs was extremely slow. It took a while for someone to come get our drink orders, then back with our drinks, then to bring food… we got there about 1:20 and food was served at about 2pm. I would’ve given them 3 stars, but the awesome food bumped them to four.
Slowness aside, the food was very good. I had the roasted veggie wrap and it had roasted hummus inside of it as well as mozzarella cheese and veggies. It was a full wrap and almost busted through the tortilla. It was delicious, the veggies were done just right and the hummus gave it a smoky taste. It was served with fruit which was also good and I added an iced mocha, which could’ve used a bit more chocolate.
My dining partners had a chicken caesar wrap and the fish and chips. The fish looked perfectly fried and there was an ample portion!
I would definitely go back, just probably not sit up stairs.

John F.

Place rating: 4
Surprise, AZ

Been here several times, the first was last year with ok breakfast, several months ago on a Friday night was awesome, ambiance, people, drinks, etc., and this is quite unique especially in this area, where the crowd tends to be a little ahhh ghetto for the lack of a more PC word. But to the point. The history of this place and what they do for the community alone I would give them 5 stars, their food and price point needs work and you can tell they have been working on it. The staff is very good, I would recommend above any bar here for a couple or romantic night that you don’t want to worry about getting into a bar brawl. LOL
Bottom line you I would recommend this place and you should give it a chance also. I’m moving from this town but it would be nice to keep some semblance of class, and this is all this area has.

Sean F.

Place rating: 4
Dana Point, CA

Came in on a Friday evening «Birt’s After Hour» event. Make your reservation a couple of weeks in advance.
Great music this evening along with great food and drinks.
Good time!

Birt’s Bistro

Surprise, United States