German Food and Cooking

Suds (Mostly) Trump the Grub at Brat Haus

A Royal Affair and Dinner at Haus Murphy's in Glendale

While a jumbo tub of hot buttered popcorn is one of our most frequently indulged guilty pleasures, we think a good movie deserves a little better company than junk food. Try out our movie and meal pairings for yourself or feel free to suggest one of your own favorites in the comments. The Movie: A ... More >>

Schnitzel Showdown: Haus Murphy's vs. Bavarian Point

It's October, which means Oktoberfest, which means we all have a semi-legit excuse for drinking copious amounts of beer and dancing the polka (sorry, there are no excuses for wearing dirndls or lederhosen). So it seems like a good time to re-visit two of the Valley's longest running German restauran ... More >>

20 Best Ethnic Restaurants in Phoenix: Best of Phoenix 2012

We've spent the last year in the laboratory putting Phoenix under the microscope to reveal hundreds of specimens of the best culture, outdoor adventures, shopping, dining, and nightlife the city has to offer. And we're finally ready to publish our results. Nerd alert! Now presenting Scientific Phoen ... More >>

Four Favorite German Restaurants in Phoenix

With several Oktoberfest celebrations right around the corner, we thought it only fitting to share our favorite Valley restaurants for German eats like schnitzels, sauerkraut, and sausages -- all washed down with a stein-full or two of German ale, of course. Want the German goodness to go? Pick up ... More >>

Nine Food Trucks We Wish Would Road Trip to Phoenix

See also: 10 Corporate Food Trucks Totally Bogarting the Mobile Kitchen Scene, Man Don't get us wrong, we're damn proud of the Valley's mobile food scene. And it's not like Phoenix doesn't boast some nationally recognized trucks. Now-defunct Truckin' Good Food from Jeff Kraus made a list of Most In ... More >>

Ten Favorite Phoenix Meat Shops

These days, most of us have never experienced (or have forgotten) the joy of going to a real live butcher or the intoxicating fragrance of fresh smoked meat or even the taste of imported cheese straight off the wheel. Most of us just hit the grocery store and pick up whatever's in the neatly wrapp ... More >>

Brat Haüs: It's Brats and Beer, But Very Good Brats and Beer

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 >>

Taste the World While Never Leaving the Valley

Cherry Strudel at Haus Murphy's

Everyone knows that Arizona has incredible Mexican fare, but who knew that Glendale is home to an award-winning German restaurant? Located in historic downtown Glendale, Haus Murphy's serves traditional specialties like Bacon-infused Paprika Schnitzel, Krakauer Wurst, and Hackbraten. The interior is ... More >>

'Cue Ball

ASU Wins Free Food from the A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Munchies Truck Tour

The crowd fell hard for "The 420," served up free in front of the ASU bookstore yesterday as part of the A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Munchies Truck Tour. ​The A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Munchies Truck Tour hit Tempe yesterday afternoon at - you guessed it - 4:20 p.m. o ... More >>

Hops Stop

Paprika Schnitzel from Haus Murphy's

​ Last year we marked the hundred day countdown to Best of Phoenix by sharing our 100 Favorite Dishes with you. Now we're back - with the 2011 edition. Have a suggestion for a dish you'd like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email laura.hahnefeld@newtimes.com. 69: Paprika Schni ... More >>

Devin Walsh of Calistro California Bistro

Courtesy of Devin Walsh ​Working alongside the likes of chefs like Eric Ripert has not jaded Devin Walsh of Calistro California Bistro in the slightest. In fact, he's a humble guy, considering Walsh lived all over the world and cooked in metropolitan cities across the U.S. before lan ... More >>

Beer and Now

October is the month for brewski loving

Now Open: Black Forest Haus

​Six months ago, fans of German food and drink had to cry into their beers when Black Forest Mill closed its doors after developing a raucous reputation for late-night dance parties. While the deejays have since moved on to other venues, the restaurant (4900 E. Indian School, 602-957-015 ... More >>

Another German Restaurant in the Works for Indian School

A sign just went up on the front door of the former Black Forest Mill restaurant (4900 E. Indian School), which closed a couple weeks ago, indicating that the location will once again be home to a German restaurant -- this time under new ownership.An employee at the adjoining German Sausage Co. says ... More >>

Closed for Business: Black Forest Mill

​Hungry for schnitzel? Get ready to drive for it, or else make it yourself. German food wasn't easy to come by in the first place, but now the word around town is that the Valley's most centrally located German restaurant, Black Forest Mill, has closed, making schnitzel ever more elusive ... More >>

It's Not Too Late for Ballpark Eats

​I'll be the first to admit that my interest in baseball has everything to do with the beer and the ballpark food -- hot dogs, bratwursts, fries, you name it. This is the kind of food I should've been eating all summer, but for some reason I didn't make it to any D-Backs games this year.   ... More >>

German Food Fest at Tonto Bar & Grill

​Guten tag, German food fanatics! If you haven't been getting your fix of schnitzel, sauerkraut, and strudel, head on over to Tonto Bar & Grill in Cave Creek for their Oktoberfest celebration.German chef Ernst Andreas was brought in from Tonto's sister restaurant, Stables Ranch Grille, to prep ... More >>

Petting Zoo

This ain’t your eighth-grade hello dance

Meaty Girl: German Sausage Company's Landjager

Landjager is a traditional, dried German sausage made in Southern Germany and Switzerland. Though the name literally means "country hunters," there's nothing gamey about the taste of landjager. It's a popular snack food in Germany and Switzerland (like beef jerky for the U.S.), and also a popular me ... More >>

Meaty Girl: Schreiner's Fine Sausage

When I heard about Schreiner's Fine Sausage -- a family-owned business that's provided Phoenix with fine meats since 1955 -- I was ecstatic. As I approached the unassuming red-and-white building with retro-looking signs on Seventh Street, I felt like I was on a school field trip. Once inside, I gaz ... More >>

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BEST GERMAN RESTAURANT

Haus Murphy's

BEST GERMAN RESTAURANT

Haus Murphy's

West Side Glory

A fantasy come to life

Home for the Holidays

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

Sabuddy Israeli Restaurant

Best Place To Learn German

Shar's Bosch Kitchen Center

Hungary for Love

Prepare to eat heartily, and heavily, at Peter's Budapest Café

Best German Restaurant

Mueller's Black Forest Inn

Best Fusion

Coup Des Tartes

Fork Medicine

Friends pitch in when chef falls ill

Best German Restaurant

Haus Murphy's
5819 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale
623-939-2480

Best Potato Salad

Sabuddy Israeli Restaurant
825 West University, Tempe
480-894-8387

Casing the Joint

Rootin' Teuton

Ethnic Plate Cleansing

To Ave. and Ave. Not

Rib-Stickers

HIGH BRAU EATS

DEUTSCH DIGGER

POLKA SPOTS