B-Line

The B-line is located at 621 N 4th Ave in Tucson and has been in the business of Eating Places since 2003.

In the heart of 4th Avenue's amalgam of antique clothing stores, pubs, and natural-food grocers, this casual café in a converted 1920s bungalow attracts a mix of students, professors, downtown professionals, and artists with its simple but refined meals and desserts. Homemade biscuit sandwiches and excellent coffee start the day; the lunch–dinner menu features soups, salads, pastas, burritos,...

First off, IBT's does not stand for 'Isn’t Bravo Tacky?' or 'I’m a Believable Transvestite,' though those somewhat clever examples are the only ones I could think of. IBT here actually stands for It's ‘Bout Time? As in, if you’ve never been to IBT's (or any gay bar), it’s about time you went. While not the only gay bar in Tucson, it’s arguably the best.The scene: You don’t have to be gay to...

What we ordered: One “half and half” pasta and salad ($9.95) and one Italian sausage and peppers ($9.95) for a total of $19.90, just short of our Cheap Eats goal of $20 for two people. Comments: It’s not surprising that the quintessential Fourth Avenue eatery, The B-Line, is really more like a restaurant in San Francisco. After all, our Fourth Avenue is pretty much a smaller Haight-Ashbury...