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This year we’re marking the hundred-day countdown to Best of Phoenix 2015 by sharing some of our favorite dishes at restaurants all over the Valley. Have a suggestion for a dish you’d like us to try? Leave it in the comments section or email lauren.saria@newtimes.com.
61. The Lady at Short Leash Hot Dogs
Is it the fried pickles that make the Lady at Short Leash Hot Dogs so good? Maybe it’s the creamy chipotle mayo. Then again, it could be the sweet sauteed onions…
In any case, I’m absolutely sure that this classic Short Leash creation is one of my favorite hot dogs in town. I prefer to order my Lady with a spicy beer hot sausage (made locally by Shreiner’s, of course) to amp up the heat. And when I’m dining at the Sit…Stay location on Roosevelt Row, I start with an order of the pimento cheese dip. Creamy and smoky, it’s hard to resist — particularly because it comes with a side of crispy, greasy flatbread for dipping.
As one of the Valley’s original and most successful food trucks, Short Leash has become famous for creative, naan-wrapped sausages served on the go and, nowadays, at a handful of brick and mortar locations around Phoenix. Owers Brad and Kat Moore even have a new project up their sleeves; they’ll be providing food for the newly opened Valley Bar in downtown Phoenix, with a menu that’s entirely different from the Short Leash we’ve already come to know and love.
The 100 Favorite Dishes so far...
100. Waffle at Matt’s Big Breakfast
99. Pacific White Fish Taco at La Santisima
98. Beef Roll at Taiwan Food Express
97. Zinc Burger at Zinc Bistro
96. Goat Biryani at Khyber Halal
95. Key Lime Doughnut at Welcome Chicken + Donuts
94. Chicharrón Prensado Quesadilla at La Merced
93. Moist Succulent Pork Chop at Mrs. White’s Golden Rule Cafe
92. Deep Fried Squid with Salt and Pepper from Nee House Chinese Cuisine
91. Coconut Raspberry Brownie at Karl’s Quality Bakery
90. Fried Chicken at Phoenix Public Market Cafe
89. The Tyler at Cheese ‘N Stuff
88. Hurricane Popcorn at Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour
87. Ceviche at El Chullo
86. Date Shake at Couscous Express
85. Red Bean and Rice Burger at Liberty Market
84. Banh Thit Nguoi at Da Vang
83. Breakfast Sandwich at Ollie Vaughn’s
82. Crispy Pig Ears at Crudo
81. Parillada at Asadero Norte De Sonora
80. Warm Jar of King Crab and Butter at Little Cleo’s Seafood Legend
79. Pumpkin Spice Macaron at Essence Bakery
78. Falafel Sandwich at Al Hana Restaurant
77. Sheng Jian Bao at DingHao Shanghai
76. Baked Vegetable Pesto at Oven + Vine
75. Pollo Guisado at FrinGo’s Kitchen
74. Aloo Paratha at Tahoora Grill
73. Exotic Mushroom Pan Fry at Cowboy Ciao
72. Otro Cortado Salad at Otro Cafe
71. The Standard with Cheese at The Stand
70. Kimchee Bokum Bap at Hodori
69. The 301 Pizza at Forno 301
68. Green Chile Burrito at Rito’s Mexican Food
67. Aloo Tikki Chaat at Little India
66. Oysters Rockefeller at The Salt Cellar Restaurant
65. Bún Thit Nuong at Hue Gourmet
64. Pistachio Chicken Liver Pate at The Gladly
63. Fried Green Tomato Sandwich at Welcome Diner
62. Crawfish at Angry Crab Shack
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