Arcadia

Changes Ahead for Arcadia's Milagro Grill: Most Notably the Price Points

Since it opened in October of last year, Arcadia's Milagro Grill has gone through its fair share of growing pains. See also: - New Restaurants in the Works for Arcadia's La Grande Orange - Owners of Citizen Public House Announce New Restaurant Planned for the Biltmore Area When I reviewed the re ... More >>

Texaz Grill's Chicken Fried Steak Is a Classic Phoenix Guilty Pleasure

The Guilty Pleasure: Chicken Fried Steak Where To Get It: Texaz Grill, 6003 N. 16th St. (at Bethany Home Road) Price: $12.95 What It Really Costs: So big it's two guilty pleasures for the price of one. In restaurants, the trend is take a humble comfort food and turn it into an upscale dish. Sometim ... More >>

Great Shakes at Bertie's in Arcadia: Get. In. The Car. Now.

The Guilty Pleasure: The entire store. But mostly the milkshakes. Where To Get It: Bertie's Vintage, 4041 East Thomas Road (at 40th Street) The Price: $5.25 What It Really Costs: Just went up a size from all the decadence? You're in luck: They have swell clothes for sale, too. I have two well-docum ... More >>

10 Favorite Places for Wings in Greater Phoenix

No food scores with sports fans quite like wings. Whether hot, spicy, sweet, all wings, all drumsticks, or a little of each, we've listed ten of our favorite spots for wings in the Valley (plus a few honorable mentions) that are sure to leave you cheering. Teakwoods Tavern & Grill At this casual ba ... More >>

Milagro Grill Still Going Through Growing Pains in Arcadia

Milagro Grill Still Going Through Growing Pains in Arcadia

Here's The Grind's New Weekend Breakfast Menu

Just a little more than a week after owners Allen and Traci Thompson opened a second location of their popular Arcadia burger joint, The Grind, in North Scottsdale, the two are getting both locations into the weekend breakfast business, starting tomorrow, Saturday, September 22. See also: Owners of ... More >>

Macayo's Family Makes Good at Arcadia's Milagro Grill

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 have just opened, sampling a few item ... More >>

Owners of The Grind to Open Second Location in North Scottsdale

See also: Chick Rotisserie & Wine Bar Could Use More Pluck See also: Mad G's in Tempe Has a Lot to Be Angry About The original location of The Grind, the restaurant named one of the 10 Best New Burger Spots in the United States by Bon Appétit Magazine shortly after it opened in Arcadia in 2010, wi ... More >>

Tammie Coe Cakes Ends Relationship With La Grande Orange

As far as successful food hookups go, the longstanding one between well-known local pastry business Tammie Coe Cakes and La Grande Orange, the popular grocery and pizzeria in Arcadia, may be one of the Valley's best-known. But the relationship has come to a end. In a Facebook post today on the pag ... More >>

April Restaurant Openings and Closings

Apparently, April is a good month to open a restaurant in the Valley. Everything from Somali food to a reopened classic threw a hat into the Phoenix culinary ring last month.

Guess Where I'm Eating and Win A Prize

Sometimes a girl needs a steak sandwich and a big bowl of fries to make the day amazing. My lunch companion and I hit one of Phoenix's slightly older hot spots for a late afternoon beer lunch. I ventured past my lunchtime salad realm and ordered the Bistro Steak Sandwich and a massive bowl of fries. ... More >>

O.H.S.O. Eatery and nanoBrewery Can't Get Beyond So-So

Three Things to Eat, Drink and Make this Weekend

​This weekend is going to be a busy one! Arizona Beer Week starts tomorrow; Cocktail Week starts Sunday; Jennifer Woods is teachin' class at the Public Market; Kitchen 56 is celebrating their first anniversary. It's all good stuff but a girl only has so much time and her liver can only take so muc ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating and Win a Prize!

​ I have driven past this quirky south Scottsdale New Mexican restaurant thousands of times but yet somehow I had never eaten there. On a whim the BF and I decided to check it out. We started with the chips and salsa which were very, um, average. For the supposed home of the Habanero Hambuger, the ... More >>

Guess Where I'm Eating and Win a Prize!

​ Hey there everyone! Sorry for the unexpected hiatus, we didn't mean to abandon you without warning -- we're back now! Last week we grabbed this Blue Cheese Chicken Sandwich at Tempe Marketplace's newest eating and drinking spot. The sandwich was good but it's the 52 beers on tap that will ke ... More >>

O.H.S.O. Eatery and Nano Brewery Opens in Arcadia

​O.H.S.O. Eatery and Nano Brewery, the new restaurant and small-batch brewery from first-time restaurant owners Jon Lane and Pat Walsh, opens today in Arcadia in the former home of the Black Forest Mill German Restaurant at 4900 East Indian School Road. The newly renovated restaurant will fea ... More >>

Sam Fox's NoRTH Featuring Chef Chris Curtiss Opens In Arcadia

​The sixth location of NoRTH, the modern Italian restaurant chain from Fox Restaurant Concepts, opens today at 925 North 40th Street with one big difference: It's headed up by former Noca chef, Chris Curtiss. "The Arcadia NoRTH has a very different feel and really is a complete departure from ... More >>

Mulch Coffee at Old Town Farmers Market, Arizona Salsa Festival Review, and The Simple Farm's Kieffer Pear Tree

A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. arizonacoffee.com​We met the friendly and well-educated-in-the-world-of coffee men from Mulch Coffee at the Stephanie Izard Goat Tour dinner and it appears that they are pouring a mean iced coffee at the south Scottsdale farmers' market. Mu ... More >>

Where Am I Eating?

​ Sometimes when you write about something enough, you just have to have it. Such was the case last week after writing about this juicy burger from a favorite Arcadia hot spot. The dark cool atmosphere was a nice break from the heat and the burger was cooked to medium-rare perfe ... More >>

Cork 'N Cleaver: Post-Fire Update

​​Sheesh -- take forever, landmark Phoenix restaurant. Since last October's fire that shut down Cork 'N Cleaver, the Arcadia chophouse that's been around since 1978, reconstruction efforts have been taking their sweet time -- but there finally seems to be an end in sight. An employee ... More >>

Five Phoenix Happy Hours Before 5 p.m.

Photo by: Catherine Slye Daytime happy hour haven, Barrio Cafe.​Screw the pooch, happy-hour is man's real best friend-- or the real man's best friend. Whether it's a standard happy hour or a reverse, any time is a good time to eat, drink, and be merry at a discounted price. But a daytime ha ... More >>

New Coffee Shop Opening Next to Over Easy in Arcadia: Is This a Good Idea? Discuss.

​Look, I'm no expert when it comes to real estate for restaurants (my idea for a neighborhood bar next to a Mormon temple failed miserably), but when I walked out of Over Easy in Arcadia a few days ago and walked past a "coming soon" new coffee shop just one space away, I had to take pause. A ... More >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week. Lunch at Pizzeria Bianco: Same Great Pizza, Much Shorter Wait Chef Beau MacMil ... More >>

Lisa G at Arcadia Marketplace, Part 2

Maya Dukmasova Lisa G at Arcadia Marketplace​Yesterday, Lisa G set the record straight about her family history and why she sold her namesake restaurant. Today she shares tricks, pet peeves, and gives some advice for aspiring female chefs. At home, do you cook for yourself? No! Once i ... More >>

Kitchen 56 Is an Arcadia Jewel with Pulled Pork and "Drunk Bread"

Kitchen 56 Open for Lunch Beginning April 26

Kitchen 56​We know some tough dining customers in this town, and one of them keeps telling us of his delicious, repeated trips to Kitchen 56, the bistro-y spot on the edge of Arcadia, at the southeast corner of 56th Street and Indian School. Now he'll be able to dine there e ... More >>

Imbibe: First & Decanted Thursdays at Arcadia Fine Wines

Cut out of work early and head over to Arcadia Fine Wine this and every Thursday for Decanted Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. when the Arcadia Wine Goddesses serve wine by the glass for $11 or less and flights of three wines for $10 with a side of wine knowledge. Bonus: On the first Thursday of each mont ... More >>

This Week In Chow Bella

Another week has come and gone leaving us to ponder the upcoming events that will shape our lives and, more importantly, our dinners out. But before we move on, let's have one last look at the blog posts from this week: Taberna Mexicana in Scottsdale What Gourmet Ingredients Do I Give a Foodie? ... More >>

New in Arcadia: SaBai Modern Thai

​Two restaurant industry vets have just opened a sleek new Thai restaurant in an Arcadia space that used to be a fast food joint.SaBai Modern Thai, at 4121 E. Thomas Rd., is owned by husband-and-wife team Eric and Atchara (Holly) Willis. He was a manager at Wrigley Mansion for a decade, while she ... More >>

Opened and Closed Restaurant Roundup

Jobot Coffee now open on 5th just south of Roosevelt ​Holy cow it's November already?! Here is your roundup of all the new restaurants that joined our fair city in the month of October and a couple we had to say goodbye to.  RESTAURANTS OPENING IN OCTOBERJobot Coffee, DowntownChaka Chak ... More >>

There's Something About Tuesdays . . .

​Thursdays have long been the "school night" to start the weekend state of mind a little early, but now there's competition from Tuesdays. Call it post-Monday relief, I suppose. Seems like local restaurants are more than eager to motivate us to get up from the couch and get down with a glass ... More >>

June 24 In Blogs: Andrew Thomas, Evil Dead, Erykah Badu, Cat Coa, and Jan Brewer

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Black Forest Mill Restaurant Closes, Leaving Hipster DJs Homeless Once Again

A scene from the scenester-heavy Cheap Thrills night at now-shuttered Blackforest Mill.​What is it about this town that causes cool clubs or venues hosting hip dance nights to shut down? (Maybe all those fashion plate patrons spend too much time mugging for photos instead of buying enough al ... More >>

Kitchen Ink: This Week's Tattooed Chef

​This is only just the beginning for Matt Kolacz, who's the sous chef at The Vig in Arcadia. His new tat is a work in progress, but he graciously shared a shot of the first five hours of ink work.Are you a chef with a tattoos you think Chow Bella readers would dig? Send us you photos at kitchenink ... More >>

Get Ready For New Restaurant Explosion in March

RnR is opening soon in a flashy new building on Scottsdale Road.​Like flower buds almost ready to bloom, a new crop of local restaurants is gearing up to debut in March, and from the looks of it, this will be one busy season. The trend is toward accessible, affordable fare, even at a c ... More >>

Wine on Tap and Yummy Insects in Today's Eater's Digest

An early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives. ​ The Newest Trend in wine has hit the Valley in the form of a 5 gallon keg. That's right folks, a keg o' wine. Valley favorite Postino has started serving wine on tap at both the Arcadia and Central locations. R ... More >>

Thank God It's Wednesday

Treat yourself all nice at The Vig’s Mid-Week Mix

God Bless Arcadia

The past lingers on in charming PHX ’hood

God Bless Arcadia

The past lingers on in charming PHX ’hood

Out With the Old New

In with the new new

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Arcadia after dark

Red Bull Crap

Death to leisure zombies

Play Ball

Bocce and booze at The Vig

Posh Poseur

Don't pass the bar

Rat Fink

Roof Rat Man leads Arcadia's rat race

Foie's in the 'hood

Arcadian bacon awaits diners at new east Phoenix neighborhood find

Free Range Chefs

Three top talents strike out on their own

Stapley Manner

County Supervisor Don Stapley made a killing on a shady development and sank the profits into a mansion. Then he told the tax assessor to value his estate at $863,000 -- while listing it for sale at $2.5 million.

ARCADIA'S CLASH OF '93WHEN DIVERSITY CONFRONTS GENTILITY, SCHOOLS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES