If you are sensitive to mold I wouldn't recommend this place. The second you walk in you can smell the mildew. Walking into the building you can tell the air conditioning is really struggling to work. Which sucks given that this is an event center, and the larger the crowd got the muggier and hotter it got. I wouldn't recommend holding an event here unless you want to spend the evening uncomfortable and coughing. I left feeling sick. read more

Every Year this venue hosts a doll and bear show which I'm attending tomorrow. Its a nice wide open space clean bathrooms and great deals on Barbies. read more

Good value, responsive and reliable! Go shrine. ! The pictures on the wall are cool. read more

My visit was short, and for the clown swap meet. The shiners at the door were friendly enough, but it felt like a men's club. And I'm ok with that. But being a girl, I felt out of place. The clown swap meet was fun. I didn't buy anything, but they had costumes, shoes, books, tricks, props, and other clowning things. Nice. There is also an ingress portal there. read more

Open for lunch to the public on Wednesdays only. This place has good bar type food and sandwiches along with super reasonable prices. Cash Only, but they do have an ATM machine in the hallway. Friendly service and community seating, they can accommodate any size group with advanced notice. Check them out for Wednesday lunch! read more

El Zaribah Shriners - The bar. - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Every year for the past three years we have celebrated Mothers Day at the Shriners Mother's Day Brunch. There is nothing fancy. Just tables nicely decorated with seating for around 16 people. We take a table as there are now our family, and the families of my son's wife and the family of my daughters husbands family. The food selection is second to none I have seen. Eggs fixed anyway you would want, pancakes, waffles with many toppings. Then there is prime rib, ham, turkey. All kinds of fruits and deserts. Aaaannndd you can eat till you pop. Not sure how the arrangements for the brunch work? My son always takes care of that part. read more

My review is about both the Shriners and the Superstition Cat Fanciers show / cat rescue adoptions experience: I spent Memorial Day holiday at the CFA-licensed cat show at this auditorium yesterday-instead of having/attending a BBQ. I must love cats this much ;) The cat show was located inside the auditorium, while the rescue/adoption was set up at the main lobby (near the door(!). Admission (for show only) was $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $1 off if you brought a can of cat or dog food. Show catalog was $3. There were cat-themed vendors. There was commissary-style food where you ordered at a big roll-up 'window' in the wall where you can see a kitchen like a cafeteria. Not cute architecture that made it look like the food in there's junk (didn't eat, already had a full meal at home beforehand anyway). The ambiance and temperature at this location were at a comfortable range, especially for the adorable cats/kittens present. While this spacious building is pretty much located at an old neighborhood that runs the risk of being called a dump, it appeared well-kept and even the restroom was modern and clean. I wonder why it's not located right by the street and yet, you'd have to enter a dead-end long winding curved street to get to the fairly big parking lot- and, also, what's with the exotic name of the building... The building's name was originally at the former location of 15th Avenue and Washington Street in 1921 and relocated to this location in 1989. The former building was renamed Polly Rosenbaum that's standing today. The name "Shriners" is based on fun, fellowship, and the Masonic principles of brotherly love, relief, and truth. Of course, the building is leased for various small events. The people at the cat show were nice (in Arizona fashion- must be the ick hot weather out); yet, All About Animals Rescue volunteers(?)- not so much. They wouldn't let potential adopters or attendees handle the cats/kittens, they stood there talking among themselves without much approaching people to assist (unless they were doing something "wrong"), they also weren't identifying themselves properly (and looked disheveled), and they didn't bother give out their business cards or adoption applications (without somebody pulling teeth just to get them to give them)- just "adopt" spam handouts. The cats & kittens were pretty much anti-social and didn't truly belong there due to needing more foster-care socialization :( I looked up the group online and saw that they pull e-list animals and treat them medically and place them at various Petsmart locations- I don't see "foster homes". My breed specialty is a Persian, and I felt bad playing with the 3 show Persians having fun inside the hall while the 2 rescue Persians (1 fluffy, 1 exotic/zot) were classified as "moody, timid". Even the kittens were anti-social. I had tears in my eyes :( I did have the opportunity to pet those 2 rescue Persians and hold the exotic that the one nice volunteer handed to me, but another volunteer approached her to admonish her that it was not allowed. They also told me the fluffy Persian was a biter & scratcher. I asked said nice volunteer what some of those cats/kittens doing there if they're not clearly ready for adoption, and she wasn't sure what to reply and was apologetic in her gesture. I felt sorry for her because she was clearly uncomfortable being a volunteer for them. I certainly hope I misread and that there are actually foster homes socializing them but, regardless, they were at the Shriners location too soon. Overall, I'm not sure what that rescue group intended for the cats/kittens at the show- perhaps, just to look at? Part of the reason I attended the event was to check out this rescue group because it's said they partnered with an entity who's planning to open Arizona's first cat cafe, where foster cats for adoption will hang around at the eatery with the diners like a pet and you know, cats need social skills first beforehand. I even asked the group if they'd heard of the cat cafe plan and they said they'd never heard of it. Such oddity. Not fair to the cats/kittens and not polite towards interested adopters by making them look/feel like criminals for wanting to adopt and/or hold the cats/kittens to decide whether they wanted to adopt. For shame. Something's off-putting, and I think they were way over their heads business-wise (they also rescue dogs), which reminds me of hoarding-type rescues that I often hear about in Arizona. In concluding, if/when I'm looking to adopt a rescue someday, I will look elsewhere. I just remind myself that I have a dog (Shih Tzu) and a cat (Persian) at home so I am not looking to adopt. I hope and pray that those cats/kittens are truly okay and just needed more socialization- they had a sad moment in life and deserve big loves and loving homes! I am a huge animal lover and will always be vocal for all creatures, big & small, and be on their side- always! read more

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At a meeting at the El Zaribah Temple. Big auditorium and great building. Great fellowship.

Have gone for 5 years to September circus . This year was WAAAAAY TOO COLD & had crude married couple jokes with unceccessary enuedos. Not sure will go back after that. Ride prices overpriced. read more

I would not return for this circus. The guy running he bounce house was rude and getting into fights with children and their parents. The guy running the elephant ride was.so grumpy. He clearly hated his job. If I pay 10 dollars per person to ride an elephant you better darn well at least be nice to us. These are kids. If you have this bad attitude then they should work behind the scenes. It was not worth the money. The circus itself was just okay. I went to Barnum and Bailey my entire life and THAT is a circus. I also always feel so bad for the animals. Something about this just seems like abuse. I it in my complaint when we left. Hopefully someone listens and talks to these two guys. read more

This weekend I took my daughters to the El Zaribah Shriners sponsored circus at WestWorld in Scottsdale. From the looks of the big top it appeared to be a promising event that would provide my daughters a good circus like experience. This promised not to be the case. After paying $20 to ride the elephant I watched as the carnival employee spewed profanities as he loaded 10 kids on a cargo saddle that can only hold 6. When a special needs child did not understand how to mount the elephant, the employee call her a stupid b*tch under his breath. I located an El Zaribah Shriner to communicate my concerns of this treatment of the children only to be told that as a father he understood my frustration, however, they just hire the circus but do not take responsibility for the actions of the employees. Thank you for the memories Shriners. read more

Red Fez room open for lunch again! Only open Wednesdays but good food and not crowded!