Oaxaca

CLOSED: Poblano in Central Phoenix

Poblano, the casual Mexican eatery in Central Phoenix, has shuttered. See also: - Cafe Posada in Gilbert Closing This Month - Hao Bao Food Truck Hitting the Brakes -- For Now Owned by Isamary Diaz and daughter Vanessa, who also operate three Armando's fast-food Mexican spots in the Valley, Poblano ... More >>

Muy Gigante: La Merced Supersizes It in Mesa

January Openings and Closings

This month we bid adieu to longtime Valley restaurant Oaxaca Restaurant and Cantina but we also welcomed a few new ones, including a couple coffee shops and a spot in Queen Creek that serves traditional Dominican food. See Also: --Metro Phoenix's 2012 Restaurant Openings and Closings --November O ... More >>

CLOSED: Oaxaca Restaurant & Cantina in Downtown Phoenix

Oaxaca Restaurant & Cantina has closed -- again. But this, time, it looks like the downtown Phoenix Mexican restaurant and 30-year-plus landmark near the state Capitol has shuttered for good. See also: Mesa's Monsterland Bar & Grill Closing Its Doors CLOSED: Ivy League Dogs in Goodyear Oaxaca fir ... More >>

Pizza People, DGP Gourmet Fry Bread, Julio's Latino Hot Dogs and More to Eat at the 4th Annual Grand Avenue Festival This Saturday

The annual Grand Avenue Festival -- taking place all day and evening tomorrow, Saturday, October 20, celebrates all of the small businesses and local artists who call the neighborhood home. Many artists' studios and gallery spaces located along lower Grand Avenue open their doors for curious visitor ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Snow Bunnies and Traditional Clothing

Carolina's Oaxaca Special Burro, Enchilada-Style: A Must-Try Classic.

The Guilty Pleasure: Oaxaca Special Burro, enchilada style. Where to Get It: Carolina's Mexican Food Price: About five bucks. What It Really Costs: No more damage than your average Mexican meal in this town. Which is to say, your cardiologist will make his boat payment this month. See also: 10 Favo ... More >>

Five Must-See Shows This Weekend

Curious what's going on around town this weekend? Need some suggestions as to how to rock, dance, or krump in the Valley of the Sun? Don't fret: These are our Five Shows to See This Weekend.

Oaxaca Saturdays @ Oaxaca Mexican Restaurant

Russell Pearce Fundraiser Scrapped by Macayo's, Oaxaca's...

Seems there's there's no room at the posada for former state Senate President Russell Pearce.Yesterday, I gave you a rundown of the nativist goons set to appear at Macayo's Mexican Restaurant on Central Avenue tonight for a fundraiser to benefit Pearce, a veritable who's who of anti-Mexican bigots i ... More >>

Chapulines: Edible Grasshoppers from Oaxaca Restaurant

Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let's face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mexican finds in the valley. This week: Chapulines from Oaxaca Restaurant ¿Como se dice?: Depending on how adve ... More >>

All About Achiote

Here in the Southwest, chances are pretty good that everyone's had their fair share of Mexican food. But as much as we all love to eat the stuff, how much do we really know about the flavors that we're so helplessly addicted to? Unless you grew up with a Mexican grandmother (don't we wish) or have s ... More >>

Tacos Atoyac: Street-Style Oaxacan Eats

Tacos Atoyac: Street-Style Oaxacan Eats

The abundance of Sonoran-style Mexican food in the Valley is so great, it's almost taken for granted. On the other hand, Oaxacan food, from the state of Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico, is something you have to look a little harder for. And for those looking for Oaxacan eats, served up street-style, ... More >>

Poblano May Have Difficulty Competing with Neighborhood Staples

Oaxaca Restaurant and Cantina Re-Opening Next Week

​It's been just over a month since Oaxaca Restaurant and Cantina, the downtown Phoenix eatery and 30-year-plus landmark near the state Capitol, closed and its former owners, the Verdugo family, forced to go through a trustee sale. But starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jose Martinez, Vice Preside ... More >>

Oaxaca Black Mole Chicken from La Condesa Gourmet Taco Shop

Erica O'Neil The mole chicken taco platter from La Condesa. Chocolate and chicken? You better believe it.​Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let's face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual ... 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. Five Favorite Sushi Experiences in Metro Phoenix Spicy Tofu Soup from Chodang ... More >>

Oaxaca Went Through Trustee Sale; Sky Harbor Location Also Closed, Will Re-Open "As Soon as We Can," Says Lender

​On Tuesday, Oaxaca Restaurant and Cantina, the downtown Phoenix eatery and 30-year-plus landmark near the state Capitol, closed amid a hubbub of activity involving the police and an ominous sign on door stating "closed for plumbing repairs." Oaxaca borrowed money to double its siz ... More >>

Empanadas Flor de Calabaza from Oaxaca Restaurant

Wikimedia Commons One empanada flor de calabaza filled with Oaxaca cheese and pretty wilted blossoms. ​Tacos may very well be the perfect food, but let's face it, the standard Meximerican fare can get a bit stale after a while. Taco the Town is here to highlight some of the more unusual Mex ... More >>

Dan Maldonado of Tacos Atoyac

Maya Dukmasova Dan Maldonado of Tacos Atoyac​Four months ago, Dan Maldonado and Pablo Lopez opened up an unassuming taco shop on the corner of Glendale and 19th Ave, formerly the site of Chik a Ribs. Since then, Tacos Atoyac has been on a steady road to popularity, serving two to three hund ... More >>

"Cinco de Cycle" on Cinco de Mayo

​The boys from Scottsdale's Citizen's Public House are taking over the Cycle kitchen next week for Arizona's second favorite drinking holiday, Cinco de Mayo. Chef Bernie Kantak and master of cocktails, Riche Moe are bringing their skills to Cycle for the one time only event "Cinco at Cycle" Thursd ... More >>

Rojo Mexican Grill Coming Soon to Biltmore Fashion Park

​There's more construction underway at Biltmore Fashion Park, as the space next to Zinburger will soon become a new spot called Rojo Mexican Grill. Set to open by the end of this year, it's a Mexican restaurant founded by restaurateurs Michael McDermott and Jason Merritt, who were partne ... More >>

12: Rustica Pizza at Cibo

​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments sectio ... More >>

20: Oaxaca Special at Carolina's

​Hungry yet? We're working up our appetites for our huge Best of Phoenix issue, out September 30, with daily servings of Chow Bella's 100 Favorite Dishes from across the Valley -- in no particular order Leave your suggestions for upcoming favorites in the comments section ... More >>

Kevin Patterson, What Are You Eating?

Kevin Patterson sips a beer​Kevin Patterson The Empty Frames Experiment improv troupe member, writer and photographer performs at Firestage at The Firehouse Friday, February 19 at 8:30 p.m. What'd you eat for dinner last night? Spinach salad with sunflower seeds, cheese and olive oil. Favorite ... More >>

On Amnesty and Who Counts as Native American

Recipe: Enchiladas del Mar from Barrio Cafe

Lauren GilgerEnchiladas del mar from Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza at Barrio Cafe.Don't go serving Silvana Salcido Esparza some over-worked, over-wrought, over-thought dish that sits in a nice little design in the very center of the plate. "I don't like my food to be puréed, recongealed, molded and ... More >>

AZ Capitol Times Announces "Best of Capitol" Winners

Arizona Capitol Times just announced the winners of its annual "Best of Capitol" survey a few days ago, and it's interesting to see the restaurant picks of our local political movers and shakers. Not surprisingly, Cheuvront's gets props (owner Ken Cheuvront is a state senator), while Durant's seems ... More >>

Art Burn: Cafe Carumba's Decorator Has Multiple Personality Disorder

Cafe Carumba! in Old Town Scottsdale serves seriously tasty comfort foods, from hearty breakfast fare to Southwest specialties like Chicken Oaxaca and Habenero Braised Ribs. But while you're downing that Mercado Chicken Chili, don't look up -- because while the eats are stellar, the decor suffers f ... More >>

Sky Harbor Named "Healthiest Airport," but Some of Its Restaurants are Filthy

How's this for ironic: Just days after Health magazine reports that Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is America's "Healthiest" airport, local Channel 15 (KNXV) broadcasts a report on how the airport's restaurants have been cited for numerous health code violations since 2006. We're bi ... More >>

Veggie Boy Goes To Mexico

By Benjamin Leatherman A spectacular view of the crystal blue Caribbean Sea from Tulum on the Yucatan Peninsula (photo by Jenna Leatherman). Despite having an ultra-hectic schedule these days, I was fortunate enough to be able to slip off to Cancun with friends and family a few weeks ago for a ... More >>

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Signs of life downtown: Bar Smith

She Devil

The Case of the Wily Coyote

Getting smuggled into the U.S. is a dangerous game, even when the smuggler's just like family

Groovin' on a Sunday

Wind down the weekend with dance

Big Scam Theory

Downtown Phoenix has always had its high points, but the Civic Center boondoggle isn't one of them

Dead Bread Rising

Break pan with the muerto

Us vs. Them

Make downtown attractive to locals, not to outsiders wearing knee socks and nametags. It only makes sense.

BEST MODERN MEXICANA RESTAURANT

Los Sombreros

Feeding Fido

Picky patrons find some meat is for the dogs

Soul Celebration

Celebrants get into spirit of Day of the Dead

Oaxacan Wonders

Mini Mercado is big on flavor

Creatures Bright and Small

Magical Mexican creatures color Scottsdale gallery

Food and Spirits

Eating tacos and tamales by candlelight . . . in a cemetery

Oaxacan the Wild Side

Tiny restaurant is surprisingly big in its approach to regional Mexican cuisine

Best Top-secret Hideaway Mexican Restaurant

Mini Mercado Oaxaca

Iguana Diet

Mexican family cooks up tamales you won't find on this side of the border

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