Secreto

This cozy Ahwatukee restaurant may be named after the Spanish word for "secret," but it's too delicious to keep under wraps. The heady smell of burning pecan wood hits your nostrils as soon as you walk through the door, a hint of scrumptious Southwestern eats to come: chorizo-stuffed pork chops, green corn tamales, and smoky carne adovada, among other things. Settle into an intimate, adobe-like booth, or hang at the cool copper bar with a salt-rimmed prickly pear margarita.