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Scorcher Chamber Scorcher Chamber
Thai food with style, attitude
By Carey Sweet, November 23, 2000
We're picking things out of our tom yum soup at Jax Thai Bar, a Tempe restaurant that's the newest addition to Mill Avenue's increasingly... More >>
Forn Affairs Forn Affairs
Don't let the name game confuse you.
By Carey Sweet, November 16, 2000
The phone is ringing again, rattling in its perch on the reservations podium next to the bar at Acqua e Sale. We've been listening to it all... More >>
West World West World
Territorial Bar & Grill
By Carey Sweet, November 09, 2000
There's a new book out called Zeguts. It should not be confused with the international restaurant guide of the similar name, Zagat. Because while... More >>
Zuppa Duper Zuppa Duper
Traditional, back-East-style Italian food at New York's Best Italian Bistro
By Carey Sweet, November 02, 2000
To hear many native New Yorkers talk about it, you'd think they invented neighborhood-style Italian food. From antipasto to baked pasta, lasagna... More >>
Fossil Fuel Fossil Fuel
The Bistro is an oasis in Sun City
By Carey Sweet, October 26, 2000
The dining scene for much of Sun City, Del Webb's masterplanned commune for silver-haired citizens, is a take-it-or-leave-it proposition. Looking... More >>
Irishful Thinking Irishful Thinking
Rula Bula is classy Irish dining
By Carey Sweet, October 19, 2000
Rula Bula managing partner Steven Goumas hasn't had the easiest go of it in getting his Irish pub and restaurant ready for business. Opened in... More >>
Bar 'n' Gill Bar 'n' Gill
Two-step your way to Superstition Skies in Apache Junction
By Carey Sweet, October 12, 2000
Homebuilders everywhere have their boxers in a bunch over Proposition 202, a pending initiative that will severely limit urban sprawl across... More >>
Maggiore Rule Maggiore Rule
Tomaso Maggiore is still the man behind the meatballs
By Carey Sweet, October 05, 2000
Tomaso's -- the elegant Italian restaurant that's charmed Valley diners for almost two decades in its original 32nd Street and Camelback location... More >>
Mex Offender Mex Offender
There's a brand-new Mexican restaurant in town
By Carey Sweet, September 28, 2000
Imagine what the horrible result would be if Denny's switched its all-American concept to contemporary Mexican cuisine. Just try to visualize the... More >>
Midwest Side Story Midwest Side Story
A family-owned American restaurant way out in the Avenues
By Carey Sweet, September 21, 2000
The complaint I hear is all too frequent: There are no good, family-owned American restaurants in the West Valley. Mexican food, maybe, and... More >>
Yearning Japanese Yearning Japanese
Haiku is a blend of "poetic food and art"
By Carey Sweet, September 14, 2000
Eating healthful food lets us live longer. That's something everybody agrees on. But what exactly is healthful? Scientists can't agree on which... More >>
Pardon Their French Pardon Their French
Bistro 24 is simply boring
By Carey Sweet, September 07, 2000
Bistro 24 executive chef John Johnstone has been one busy fellow lately. Over the past several months, he's packed up his pots and pans,... More >>
Rice Capades Rice Capades
A family-friendly, casual Chinese eatery
By Carey Sweet, August 31, 2000
Lately it seems like there's a Chinese restaurant on every street corner in the Valley. Even a recent National Restaurant Association study... More >>
Artificial Hip Artificial Hip
This is "Scottsdale's newest fine dining" experience?
By Carey Sweet, August 24, 2000
I'm glad I brought my press materials on Ice Restaurant and Bar to dinner tonight. Otherwise, I might wonder why in the world I had decided this... More >>
Hawaiian Munch Hawaiian Munch
Surf's up at Aloha Kitchen
By Carey Sweet, August 17, 2000
Ever since visiting Aloha Kitchen, the Valley's only Hawaiian-theme restaurant, something has been puzzling me. Who in the world invented Kalua... More >>
Drive, She Said Drive, She Said
Gas 'n' go to the Valley's most far-out restaurant
By Carey Sweet, August 10, 2000
For most businesses, as the adage goes, location is everything. If a shop isn't easy to find, customers won't bother to track it down.Unless the... More >>
Phyllo Groovy Phyllo Groovy
ZakeE Mediterranean Eatery
By Carey Sweet, August 03, 2000
ZakeE's chef-owner Sal Alqardahji is pleased that I'm making a complete pig of myself at lunch. I suppose there aren't that many customers who... More >>
North Fork North Fork
Persimmon Bar & Grille
By Carey Sweet, July 27, 2000
Imagine you and a few of your friends -- say, 3,000 of them -- are looking for a good place to grab dinner out. Where would you go? If you live... More >>
King Kong King Kong
Gourmet House of Hong Kong
By Carey Sweet, July 20, 2000
I feel so ashamed. I've just read an interview with Peter Benchley, author of that '70s sea shocker, Jaws. It seems he's done a 180 on his view... More >>
Taco Shell Shock Taco Shell Shock
Downtown Phoenix dining hasn't gotten much respect, historically
By Carey Sweet, July 06, 2000
Tee Pee Tap Room, 602 East Lincoln Street, Phoenix, 602-340-8787. Hours: Lunch and dinner, daily, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. On game nights, restaurant... More >>
When Plush Comes to Shove When Plush Comes to Shove
The Velvet Room
By Carey Sweet, June 29, 2000
Some pretty funky history is happening in downtown Scottsdale these days. Since the opening of The Velvet Room in late March, the Old Town... More >>
Mill Rut Mill Rut
Monti's La Casa Vieja
By Carey Sweet, June 15, 2000
If you've ever toured the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, you'll feel right at home at Monti's La Casa Vieja in Tempe. Picture hunkering wooden... More >>
Taco Bellwether Taco Bellwether
Mangos Mexican Cafe
By Carey Sweet, June 08, 2000
One of my best resources for reviews of one-of-a-kind, out-of-the-way restaurants is word of mouth. Usually, these places don't have the funds... More >>
Italian Nice Italian Nice
By Carey Sweet, June 01, 2000
I grew up in a condiment-free household. It's sad, but true. Our house was in a salad-dressing-free zone. Sauces were used only if they were... More >>
Sprig Deal Sprig Deal
By Carey Sweet, May 25, 2000
My dining companion is messing with my head, or, should I say, my palate. He swears there's lemon in the complimentary pre-dinner plate of iced... More >>
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