The flavors of New Mexico have landed in Scottsdale, celebrating the state’s signature Hatch chiles. While a few dishes (carne adovada and red chile posole) pack some serious heat, milder mouths will do just fine with tenderloin rellenos, pork tamales or a beguiling chorizo-stuffed chicken in amaretto-mushroom sauce.
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Two Hippies Beach House is the sister restaurant to Two Hippies Magic Mushroom Burgers, a psychedelic burger shack on Indian School, but the food here has a lighter spin – nothing’s fried, and the meats and vegetables are organic. The menu’s streamlined, but everything on it is cheap and filling, from fat fish tacos to […]
The flavors of New Mexico have landed in Mesa, celebrating the state’s signature Hatch chiles. While a few dishes (carne adovada and red chile posole) pack some serious heat, milder mouths will do just fine with tenderloin rellenos, pork tamales or a beguiling chorizo-stuffed chicken in amaretto-mushroom sauce.
At this self-described “resto-bar,” there’s outdoor seating on the patio, a cozy bar area with stylish mood lighting, and a sleek dining room outfitted with red leather chairs. It’s an appealing atmosphere on weekend nights, when the place is abuzz with customers. While the Latin-themed menu tries too hard, a few offerings are truly solid. […]
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Clean, friendly and strictly utilitarian Tortas El Rey offers something like 20 varieties of tortas — some blessedly simple, others impossibly florid. Although standards such as the Milanesa, the Mexicana and the Hawaiiana are done well here, the bad boy you really don’t want to miss is the El Rey, a meat-heavy, falling-over stack of deliciousness […]
Tortas Paquime’s tortas a la plancha – that is, grilled sandwiches – are a steal at less than five bucks apiece. Order yours con todo, and it’ll be heaped with thick slices of ripe avocado, pickled jalapeño, tomato, and lettuce, with a slick of mayo. And if you have a sweet tooth, be sure to […]
Just when you think you know Mexican food, you find a place like Tortas Paquime, with a taste as big as Paquime’s site itself. Delicious Tacos Volteados with three corn tortillas, shredded pork, melted jack cheese, avocado, salsa and guacamole are Fantastic! Also magnificent are the tortas, especially the Torta Hawaiiana, a combination of breaded […]
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Tortas Paquime’s tortas a la plancha – that is, grilled sandwiches – are a steal at less than five bucks apiece. Order yours con todo, and it’ll be heaped with thick slices of ripe avocado, pickled jalapeño, tomato, and lettuce, with a slick of mayo. And if you have a sweet tooth, be sure to […]
Tortas Paquime’s tortas a la plancha – that is, grilled sandwiches – are a steal at less than five bucks apiece. Order yours con todo, and it’ll be heaped with thick slices of ripe avocado, pickled jalapeño, tomato, and lettuce, with a slick of mayo. And if you have a sweet tooth, be sure to […]
Attached to Pro’s Ranch Market on 16th and Roosevelt Streets in Phoenix (in the former home of Tradiciones), Fiesta Grill serves Mexican dishes prepared with fresh ingredients, including juicy meats charred on a giant mesquite grill. About to walk in to the grocery store famished? It’s a good idea to stop here to fill up […]
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Urban Phoenix Cafe is the brick-and-mortar eatery from the Left Coast Burritos folks, Keri Frazier and Steven Contreras. The congenial dining room on Indian School Road is packed with personality: vibrant street-style art, an open kitchen, low-key music, friendly service. The food is part Mexican, part Southwestern, with a dash of stoner and circus. Burritos, […]
Friendly, gringo-style Mexican restaurants with large neighborhood followings. The “White Death” frozen margarita and the carnitas picante lure customers from beyond Moon Valley.
Locals and tourists alike flock here for the best in Sonoran-style dishes served in a warm, family setting where fast, friendly service is the order of the day. For nearly 30 years, Valle Luna (which means “Moon Valley” in Spanish) has wowed diners with Fundido, a house specialty made with your choice of marinated and […]