Eater: Some of the best tacos in the W. Valley; Al pastor is mighty; Tacos come layered with 3 kinds of salsa. There is an intricate secret menu - be sure to ask
Eater: Farm-driven, midtown PHX restaurant where the menu changes daily. Rustic, new American food leans heavily on techniques like pickling, wood-grilling, dry-aging, and butchering.
Eater: Rest inside a century-old building; Roster of market sandos on house-made bread & airy, high-hydration pizza al taglio; brunch includes spelt pancakes & bloody marys. Solid daytime option.
Eater: Trailblazing cocktail duo have dropped ambitious concept around 1920s rail travel. Platform18 designed to emulate train car w/synchronized screens creating illusion of scenery passing by
Eater: Steakhouse import from Chi; Angus beef sizzles over wood-fired grills; best cuts on Butcher’s Reserve menu; sidekicks include roasted bone marrow & blu cheese; house-made pasta is standout.
Eater: Menu changes but may feat. beef heart tartare w/house mustrd, orecchiette w/pork sausage, or chicken liver msse w/booze. Sgntre is Chi-style Italian beef sando w/oxtail & shower of giardiniera
Eater: Some of the best Chinese food in the Valley; Specialties - twice-cooked pork and golden-fried Chongqing-style chicken
Eater: Hernandez has been known to cross the border to pick up fresh peppers; flour tortillas are some of the best in town; Try minimalist burros or memorable quesadillas, Range of tacos and gorditas.
Eater: Provocative brews and grass-fed burgers slathered with peanut butter and jalapeno jelly. Burgers come as double deckers, duck fat fries are heaped on trays.
The Southwestern, stuffed with chicken, pepper jack, roasted red peppers, spinach and chipotle aioli, is a local fave.
ZOOKZ sando: unique contraption that seals the sando’s bread around its fillings. result is somewhere between a panini & pastry; #25 - ham, avo, beans, cheese & house-made chipotle sauce
PHX NEW TIMES: "Perhaps the best gluten-free starter in town is the real cornbread with green chile at Chelsea’s Kitchen... made in house..."
PHX NEW TIMES: "100%gluten-free, horror-themed bakery. Enjoy a cupcake resembling Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, the Bride of Frankenstein, or Han Solo frozen in carbonite while perusing movie props..."
