It’s no secret that Phoenix is thick with Sonoran-style Mexican restaurants, bastions of machaca dinners, deep-fried chimichangas, and thin, pillowy flour tortillas often melded together with bright orange cheese. The cheese crisp, served on a round aluminum platter like a pizza, is the hallmark of old school Arizona-Sonora Mexican food,…
When it comes to restaurants, there’s a lot happening on Seventh Street. Just south of Bethany Home Road, you’ll find The Yard with Sam Fox’s Culinary Dropout and chef Silvana Salicido Esparza’s Barrio Urbano, as well as Okra, the second restaurant and bar from chef Cullen Campbell and mixologist Micah…
If you grew up dining around Central Phoenix in the 1970s or 1980s, there’s a good chance you have memories of eating at La Piñata, the Sonoran-style Mexican restaurant famous for its steady output of cheese crisps and its iconic vintage neon sign, featuring a zippy yellow arrow pointing to the building. “Steady” is…
Detroit-style pizza is taking a cue from the snowbirds and heading to the Valley of the Sun. As we told you late last year, Jet’s Pizza is set to open two locations in metro Phoenix — one store in Phoenix at 10855 North Tatum Boulevard and another in Chandler at 4245 South Arizona…
Congrats, Chandler-ites. This spring you’re getting not just one, but two new eateries: the Valley’s third La Bocca Urban Kitchen + Wine Bar and second location of Modern Margarita. The restaurants will be located at 1 East Boston Street, on the southeast corner of Boston Street and Arizona Avenue, in the space…
After about seven months, the sixth location of Over Easy has shuttered. The well-loved breakfast restaurant, which opened in late June 2015, was located at The Yard at Farmer Arts District, a multi-concept complex that’s also home to a Culinary Dropout restaurant and fitness studio called The Madison. Known for…
Let’s start by stating the obvious. George & Dragon in central Phoenix is a dive. A well-loved one, yes, but a dive nonetheless. It’s the kind of place where you expect your food to be greasy and cheap because you’re mostly using it to chase pints of beer or two-ingredient…
Downtown Mesa residents looking for a place to pop into for a quick lunch or a nitro cold-brew coffee have a new option as of today, the grand opening of Worth Takeaway. The restaurant is located at 218 West Main Street in Mesa and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The spot’s…
They schlep food to and fro. They explain the meaning of al dente. They clean up after your kid, who left behind a giant pile of cracker crumbs. Here, in hopes of making you appear less ridiculous to restaurant waiters, are eight stupid things you should never ask your server…
Phoenix may be a particularly pizza-loving town, but that fact apparently wasn’t enough to save Forge Pizza. The 1,500-square foot restaurant closed its location at the Biltmore Fashion Park earlier this month. The restaurant, which has two sister spots in California, opened in October of last year and specialized in…
Where: The GladlyDish: Roasted Brussels Sprouts Price: $12 The Setting: The vibe at The Gladly is sort of swanky-lite — fancy without the pomp and circumstance of other high-end places. It’s a restaurant we come to on special date nights when we don’t want to break the bank, and even though…
This weekend, Tempe’s getting a new food truck event. Called Saturday Food Trucks at Kiwanis Park, the Saturday evening event will take place at Kiwanis Park at 5500 South Mill Avenue, specifically on the north soccer field nearest to Baseline Road and Mill Avenue. The event will go from 5 to 8 p.m…
Popular food trucks’ menus are often full of strange items and outlandish gimmicks. Every now and then, however, one appears with a simple take on classic fare, backed up by solid execution. Such is the case with Best Dressed Dog. It’s a hot dog truck, as the name suggests, with…
In a city where you can count the number of Ethiopian restaurants on one hand, finding a good place to gather around a platter of injera bread dappled with heaps of fiery wot is no small feat. Since the 1990s, Café Lalibela in Tempe has been the Valley mainstay for…
It may be difficult to find good seafood in metro Phoenix, but the Maine Lobster Lady food truck’s mission is to bring quality Maine lobster to Valley diners. And trust us, it delivers. It is not uncommon at food truck roundups to see lines wrapped around the corner for lobster rolls from…
Metro Phoenix, we’re not sure what to say. In January, just six spots scored a ‘D’ in Maricopa County health inspections — a number paling in comparison to the 16 in August 2015 or 15 last July. Unfortunately, it doesn’t necessarily mean restaurants in the area made a New Year’s resolution…
La Perla, the classic Mexican restaurant located in downtown Glendale, is closed after the landlord failed to pay rent for an extended period of time. The doors to the restaurant have been locked since January 28, and the attorney for Bascom Hill Development Co. Inc., which owns the building, told…
Scottsdale residents, you’re getting your own Postino WineCafé. The popular wine bar and restaurant with locations in Phoenix, Gilbert, and Tempe, will open at Kierland Commons at 7030 East Greenway Parkway on Wednesday, February 10. Postino is best known for its affordable selection of wines, which rotate seasonally, as well as for several popular…
When a new spot opens in town, we can’t wait to check it out — and let you know our initial impressions, share a few photos, and dish about some menu items. First Taste, as the name implies, is not a full-blown review, but instead a peek inside restaurants that…
A new international market is coming to the southeast Valley, specifically to 1920 West Broadway Road in Mesa. Called AZ International Marketplace, the new ethnic food hub will be located on the northeast corner of Dobson and Broadway Roads. The market comes from the owners of Mekong Plaza, the Asian-centric market…
The Guilty Pleasure: The Cookie Cup Where to Get It: Fatty Daddy’s Price: $6.25 What it Really Costs: A spike in your blood glucose levels, followed by a period of post-ice cream ennui. Desserts, like hairstyles and fashion, are often subject to brief but intense periods of mass popularity. There was…
Though it won’t have its official grand opening until next weekend, The Kettle Black Kitchen & Pub is now serving a limited menu of bar fare and drinks in downtown Phoenix. The restaurant is located at 1 North 1st Avenue, next door to La Pizza Locale. As it currently stands, the…
