Monti's La Casa Vieja

Monti's features steaks, prime rib, seafood and other varieties served in a family dining setting. The restaurant holds a Western atmosphere located in downtown Tempe. This is one of Arizona's historical landmark.

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Monti's La Casa Vieja began as the residence of Charles Trumbull Hayden, who settled here in 1871 to build a flourmill and a ferry service for year-round crossings of the then-flowing Salt River. Hayden married Sallie Davis, and the couple turned their residence into a hotel, blacksmith shop, post office and general store. The community became known as Hayden's Ferry. In 1877 the Hayden's had a son, Carl. He would go on to become a sheriff, cavalry soldier and congressman, serving a combined total of over 57 years in the House and Senate of the United States. (The Arizona Republic recently chose Carl as first in a list of the most important people in Arizona history.)