Restaurants

At Helio Basin Brewing Co., Chef Tamara Stanger is cooking with seasonal ingredients that share a long history with, or are native to, Arizona.

Looking for a quick bite to eat after the sun has gone down? Here are 15 of the best spots around Phoenix to satisfy your late night hunger. Burgers, pizza, tacos, sushi, Korean BBQ and more, guaranteed to fill you up past your bed time.

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

The men and women who run some of Phoenix’s most popular restaurants let their food speak for itself, but the walls of their restaurant spaces can’t actually talk, so we asked each of these entrepreneurs for the stories behind the aesthetic of their restaurants — the design decisions they made, and why.

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

Taquería Los Yaquis has been serving Sonoran-style tacos outside of Charlie’s, a popular Central Phoenix gay bar at the north end of the Melrose District, for close to a dozen years.

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.

Jared Allen is moving to Massachusetts, but he’s leaving Proof in what he says are capable hands.

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.

The Monocle is officially no more after it came to light that the owner’s criminal activities made him ineligible for a liquor license. The “Opening Soon” banner on the North Third Street building has been replaced with a “For Lease” sign this week.

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.

The owners of this taco shop on the outskirts of Old Town Scottsdale say it’s the salsa bar that keeps people coming back.

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.

At La Poblanita, hard-to-find cemita sandwiches, sophisticated mole, and farmhand enfrijoladas breakfasts make this unassuming restaurant a Maryvale destination.

Silvana Salcido Esparza’s breakfast-centric concept will close June 29.

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

At Gino’s East in Arcadia, the six Chicago-style deep dish options shine with buttery, golden crusts that crumbled only slightly under the weight of hefty portions of cheese, Italian sausage, onions, peppers, and mushrooms.

Ozzy Perez begins with a yellow corn tortilla on an oiled grill, loading it with a blend of Monterey jack cheeses, shrimp, and sautéed onions and tomatoes seasoned with garlic and paprika. They add a squirt of their house chipotle sauce, fold, and serve. It is a dish that blurs the line between quesadillas and tacos.

Queues wrap around the block for the mesquite-grilled carne asada and chicken two brothers are dishing up super late night in Old Town Scottsdale. Their North Scottsdale shop caters to the more conventional mealtimes.

Not everything that goes into my mouth ends up in a review or article, but some things are just too good not to share.