Where: Niccoli’s Deli When: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; open a half-day on Monday Dish: Italian sub Price: $9.73 (including tax and tip) The Setting: Niccoli’s Italian Deli (6102 North 16th Street) is part market and part eatery, similar to other lunch spots such as Luci’s Healthy Marketplace and…
The Guilty Pleasure: Pepperidge Farm Coffee Shop Cinnamon Bun Soft Baked Cookies Where to Get It: Grocery stores Price: $2.99 What It Really Costs: Any opposition to eating cookies with really long names for breakfast. All right, so, the Pepperidge Farm Coffee Shop Cinnamon Bun Soft Baked Cookies (from now…
Rumor has it that central Phoenix’s favorite English pub is undergoing a makeover. Social media has been abuzz with speculation that George & Dragon, located on Central Avenue between Camelback and Indian School Roads, is participating in the upcoming season of Spike TV’s Bar Rescue. Our calls to the bar and…
Are you a “fun, intelligent, outgoing, and high energy” individual with a passion for eating burgers and wearing “cool uniforms”? Because if so, then you might just be the perfect candidate for a job at Shake Shack. The New York-based burger chain is opening two locations in Arizona later this…
No, your eyes do not deceive you. And, no, you’re not the only one freaking out. We’ll admit we were pretty flustered when we first saw the sign posted at the counter at Pho Thanh, the popular Vietnamese restaurant at 1702 West Camelback Road in Phoenix. But according to both the…
Sophomore efforts are a tricky business, especially if you’re trying to make lightning strike twice. So when word got out early last year that the team behind Arcadia’s beloved Crudo was launching a second restaurant in Phoenix, the mounting anticipation — and high expectations — were palpable. Okra Cookhouse &…
The popular California-based burger chain In-N-Out Burger is getting ready to open a new location at the Camelback Colonnade in Central Phoenix. New Times confirmed with the general manager of the shopping complex that the fast-food burger joint will open on the east side of the mall, which is located on 20th Street…
Several years ago, a chef friend in Japan gave Mark Kondo his secret recipe for ramen. For Kondo, who had always had a passion for ramen, the gift would be life-changing. Now, he’s the owner and cook at the Valley’s first, and as far as we can tell, only ramen…
Jack Durant was a small-town gambler with loose ties to Vegas racketeers. He had a big, obstreperous personality; owned our city’s most successful restaurant; and was listed among the FBI’s most dangerous men in Phoenix. Jack liked women, eavesdropping on patrons of his restaurant bar, and golf. He might have seen…
The Guilty Pleasure: Tosti Elotes Where to Get It: La Carreta de Lily Price: $7.58 (large) What it Really Costs: A slight dip in your self-esteem because eating salty, gloppy food out of plastic bag is pretty much the opposite of sexy. Tosti Elotes probably won’t be the most elegant…
Dave Johnson, general manager and sommelier for the recently opened Ocotillo, has been in the restaurant business in the Valley for quite a while. Previously, he worked with Ocotillo co-chefs Sacha Levine and Walter Sterling at Scottsdale’s long-gone Sol Y Sombra, but his resume and reputation as a beverage expert…
Hey, Phoenix! We’re looking for talented writers to contribute to the Phoenix New Times’ food and drink section. We cover everything from restaurants and cocktails to coffee and farmers markets — and if you’re an expert in any of those areas, then we want to hear from you. Journalism experience…
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…
It’s been about a month since well-respected local mixologist Travis Nass left his post at The Last Drop bar at Lon’s at the Hermosa Inn. Now, we know where he’s taking his talents: Caskwerks, a Tempe-based craft distillery. Nass, who was inducted into the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame last…
Three years ago, The Great Pho King Food Truck had only just gotten started. And at the time, the truck was a two man affair, brought to the Phoenix streets by owner Mike Baum and chef Eddie Pham. The food was Vietnamese with French flair — in other words, pretty traditional Viet-fusion…
Despite a rough few months for the national burrito behemoth Chipotle, metro Phoenix health inspectors think there’s nothing to worry about at local restaurants. In October, the restaurant chain sickened customers in nine states with E. coli, and though we now know the outbreak affected at least 50 people, we still…
The Guilty Pleasure: Bacon Fondue Fries Where to Get It: Wendy’s Price: $2.49 What it Really Costs: The life of all other fast food cheese fries If you’ve been following the fast food world at all over the last few months, then you know that Wendy’s has released several different…
A new a build-your-own ice cream sandwich shop is headed your way, Scottsdale. Called The Baked Bear, the made-to-order ice cream sandwich shop is expected to open in March at 7366 East Shea Boulevard, inside the the Village at Shea, just east of Scottsdale Road on Shea Boulevard. It will be the…
Restaurants adopting no-tipping policies has become about as trendy as doughnuts, with many prominent restaurants going “tip-less” over the last few months. New York restaurateur Danny Meyer announced he was getting rid of tipping at all his restaurants in October, and New York’s prominent Eleven Madison Park announced it was going…
Rejoice, Tempe ramen lovers, because Tampopo Ramen has reopened for business. The noodle spot was closed for about three weeks after a woman drove her car into the front windows of the restaurant. Tempe police tweeted out a picture of the accident, which occurred on December 22, adding that impairment…
Just beyond the gray brick student housing mega-complexes on Apache Boulevard in Tempe, past the late-night pizzerias and burrito drive-thrus, the college haunts give way to a handful of restaurants advertising flame-grilled kebabs, spitfire shawarma, and other staples of Middle Eastern cooking. Apache has been quietly cultivating something of a…
You know all those times when you’re hosting a party and everything is going great and then you run out of booze? You’re a few drinks in so you can’t run to the store to restock, and as a result, you have to shut things down just when everyone’s starting…
