La Frontera 1, also known as La Frontera Comida Mexicana, has been parked at the intersection of 16th Street and Van Buren for a decade, where the immobilized truck has become a staple of late night dining.

Okay, so we all know these national food holidays are nonsense, but that doesn’t mean we’re above using them as an excuse to eat. National Junk Food Day is so vague. Does it mean sweet, salty, fatty, or just plain over-the-top? How about one dish that is all three?

The southern-style counter at DeSoto Market served its last meal this week, and the space is officially closed for business. But Chef Stephen Jones has plans for a new opening later this year.

Luis Lopez and his wife Elvira opened Elvira’s Belizean Cafe in an unassuming former diner in Chandler. Homey, easy-to-love dishes like stewed chicken with coconut rice and beans and crispy fried “panadas” have made the first Belizean restaurant in Metro Phoenix an instant hit.

It’s hot and the last thing most of us want right now is heavy food. Pick up some Lebanese traditional mezze including Middle Eastern appetizers, salads, dips, and freshly made pita bread, from Middle Eastern Bakery on your way home tonight.

This week, July 17-23, there are some great dining deals, as well as several opportunities to give back to the kids and the troops while dining out in Metro Phoenix. We’ll be planning our meals around these good deeds and discounts.

This year, the summer is far from a quite time for the Metro Phoenix restaurant scene. The openings keep on coming with four new spots including a Biltmore outpost of a popular Scottsdale restaurant and bar, a new doughnut shop in Arcadia, another deep dish pizza option, and a mysteriously named “900-degree” restaurant on Shea Boulevard.

Shake-up a drink, mash some award-winning hummus, indulge in some sweet nostalgia, eat like a true Arizona local, and then go watch a bar fight. It’s all happening this week in Metro Phoenix.

Though it might be tempting to go for the carne asada, given that the name of the joint is “Sonora” grill, the chicken is where it’s at.

So-called ‘crazy fruit tea,’ a delicate, iced jasmine tea served in an extra-large cup stuffed with fresh slices of pineapple, orange, kiwi, strawberry, and whatever else they have on hand fruit-wise, is worth the drive to Boba Tree in Mesa.

This sunny new cafe offers a great selection of Asian chilled beverages, from milk tea to boba sparklers.

With several variations on their signature grilled steak tacos, Ta’Carbon has made itself a destination for all things carne asada.

Hot Dogs are American symbols, so it’s appropriate to go out for a dog over the Fourth of July holiday. Every state, and many cities, have their own version of the ballpark staple, and many of those wacky variations can be found right here in Phoenix.

PR stunts are common, and often bizarre, especially in the food world, but the latest one to come to our attention, this time in honor of National Bikini Day on July 5th (is there now a day for literally everything??), is downright wrong.

It’s finally happening! The long-awaited Old Town Scottsdale market and dessert bar is set to open on July 8.

Jared Porter, chef and one of the founding owners of Clever Koi, officially parted ways with the restaurant in May, according to management at the Phoenix location of the popular spot.

Cheese tea is very much a thing. And, according to literally everyone in the social media universe, despite its name, it’s not totally gross.

Metro Phoenix has seen 60 new restaurant openings and nearly a dozen closings in 2017 so far.

The long awaited reopening of Gallo Blanco is happening this Saturday in the Garfield neighborhood of Central Phoenix.