This Chinese-Mexican-Caribbean mashup was established in 1990 by husband-and-wife team Frank and Eve Collins and boasts a loyal cult following in the Valley. The kitchen yields a blend of Mexican and Asian cooking, creating multitudes of different mix-and-match food combinations, thanks to Eve’s Chinese background and the couple’s Arizona roots. Over the decades, the restaurant […]
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Chodang in Chandler is the ideal spot to get acquainted with Korean food. Their menu of barbecued meats, sizzling bowls of bibimbap, dumplings, and cold noodles will show you the ways of Korean cooking, even if you have to figure out just how to eat it on your own. If you get anything at Chodang, […]
Chop and Wok is a rock ‘n’ roll-themed American Chinese restaurant that has been serving north Scottsdale for more than 30 years. The dimly-lit restaurant and bar feels like an ’80s and ’90s throwback, and the menu feels similarly rooted in old-school American Chinese take-out. You’ll probably want to skip the Pu-Pu platter – not […]
In the “eight great traditions” of Chinese cuisine, the food of northeastern China doesn’t make the cut. Fortunately, the owners of Chou’s Kitchen know a good thing when they cook it, and adventurous Valley diners (yes, there can be a language barrier at Chou’s) won’t be disappointed when sampling the eatery’s less-familiar Chinese fare. Northeastern […]
This sleek midtown restaurant, from former Parlor Pizzeria chefs Jared Porter and Joseph Absolor along with co-owners Joshua James and Nicholas Campisano (who also did time at the pizzeria), is more or less a Chinese-American comfort food head trip. Porter and Absolor’s tight selection of reinvented street snacks, rice and noodle dishes, and steamed buns […]
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With over a decade in the business, Chandler’s Cyclo definitely must be doing something right. With both fusion and classic Vietnamese fare, you can enjoy a range of options, including vegetarian and gluten-free upon request. Favorites include bun cha Hanoi and bun bo xao, though the pho at Cyclo is also on point. Owner Justina […]
The moment you’re seated and handed the cracked-laminated menu at Da Vang, relief follows. Good, aromatic, hearty Vietnamese food is on the way. Most dishes are priced around $15 and usually require a to-go container or an afternoon nap – or better yet, an order of café sua nong (hot coffee with sweetened condensed milk). […]
The owners of Mesa’s late-night Korean restaurant Drunken Tiger and the Filipino food pop-up Good Fortune Kitchen have teamed up to bring us Deez Buns. The northern Tempe restaurant offers pho, Korean fried chicken, bulgogi, and more in the form of burger-like handhelds with soft, steamed buns.
With its aged red velvet booths and stuffed quail on the mantel, Desert Jade looks like it might have been a semi-cool steak shack at one time. But as the name implies, Desert Jade is strictly Chinese, the sort of old-school Chinese joint that’s on every other corner in Brooklyn, usually next to some pizza […]
This relatively new Chinese restaurant in Mesa offers two separate menus, both offering an array of hard-to-find Shanghainese dishes. Specialties of the house include sheng jian bao, a magical pan-fried dumpling that will, according to legend, “make you forget about every other dumpling.” It features a delicate, doughy skin that holds pork filling and a […]
Drunken Tiger is like no other Korean restaurant in greater Phoenix. It’s a haven where soju cocktails flow, pop tunes blast, a joyful wall-painted octopus wields a chef’s knife, and chef Justin Park cares more about food being good than traditional. Sure, the old-school Korean classics slap, like fiery tteokbokki and a simple-yet-mean side of […]
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The intersection at McClintock Drive and Broadway Road is becoming quite the dining destination in Tempe. In addition to Old Town Taste and others, there is now Duplex – a Hong Kong-style caf
Directed by executive chef Beau MacMillan, Elements celebrates high cuisine in bold, uncomplicated style — fancy fare that leaves pretension at the door. The ever-changing cuisine is seasonal American, but with gutsy Asian accents. Specialties include fresh seafood, organic produce and dramatic dishes like prime beef carpaccio with maytag blue cheese and smoked walnut vinaigrette.
All the old Chinese-restaurant favorites, gussied up for the north Scottsdale crowd. The quality, however, is high, and the prices are very reasonable. Nibble on “chips and salsa” (fried won ton skins and a dip made from minced chicken, tomatoes and scallions) before delving into main dishes. The desserts — rich cheesecake, chocolate-filled won tons […]
Next time you’re in Glendale and have a hankering for fresh eel or a plate full of flying fish eggs, this is where you need to be. Never one to play it safe with a sushi menu, executive chef Andrew Nam has created a long list of soy-wrapped, Latin-influenced bundles. The Hotty Hamachi is a […]
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From capsule-like private karaoke rooms, to high-tech Toto toilets, to cartoonishly cute waitresses who look like they hang out in Harajuku, Geisha A Go Go brings trendy Japanese kitsch to Old Town. The menu runs the gamut from dumplings and hot rock dishes to seafood entrees, and while it won’t satisfy your craving for traditional […]
Although primarily Chinese, the menu here throws us for a delicious loop with influences from Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and Singapore, too. Everything is excellent, with light and clean sauces and more flavor than you imagined typical pork with eggplant could offer. Do not miss George’s seafood pocket or a soul-stirring tom yum soup.
This central Phoenix restaurant – the name translates to “far from home” – specializes in Thai street food and regional northeastern Thailand cooking. Chef and co-owner Pornsupak “Cat” Bunnag has roots in Bangkok and the Isan region of Thailand. That heritage is reflected in Glai Baan’s tight menu of small plates, noodles and street food […]
From the name, you might assume this family-owned Chinese restaurant makes the best egg rolls in town. They’re pretty good, and yes, they’re fried to a nice golden brown. But our favorite item on the menu is the beef spareribs. Order up a plate and you’ll get four juicy, tasty ribs that are covered in […]