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The Horny Toad

Cuisine: Barbecue

Neighborhood: Cave Creek

6738 E. Cave Creek Rd., AZ, 85331 Map It
480-488-9542

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This rustic-looking restaurant just might convince your friends and relatives from back East that cowboys are not yet extinct. We promise that the barbecued spare ribs and the apple cobbler will get a “Yee haw!” outta ’em.

Best Of Phoenix® Awards
  • 2002 Best Cowboy Steak House

Courtesy of The Horny Toad

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