Fry’s and Bashas might be your favorite grocery store for eggs, milk, bread, and other common American foods. But when you need fish sauce, soba noodles, or kimchee, you’d better head to Lee Lee International Supermarket in Chandler or Peoria. The store also stocks hard-to-find produce like bitter melon, lychee, Thai eggplant, Korean daikon, and […]
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Regional Thai restaurant Lom Wong, set in a black bungalow at Second and Portland streets in downtown Phoenix, packs a piquant punch. Owners Yotaka and Alex Martin have firsthand experience with the robust flavors. Yotaka grew up in San Maket, Chiang Rai, a village in northern Thailand. She spent her childhood cooking traditional dishes alongside […]
This sparse but tidy home of Cantonese cooking in Glendale comes courtesy of Kitty and Kwok Pat, who have been part of the Valley’s Chinese restaurant scene for over 40 years. With more than 100 items in their Chinese menu as well as several specials (listed in Chinese) on dry erase boards covering the restaurant’s […]
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Seven years ago, Ramon Go and Grace De Ausen-Go closed their small Filipino food counter within Lams Market. In early March 2020, they opened a spacious restaurant in Glendale that specializes in the food of Pampanga, a central region of the Philippines, plus dishes that draw from Ramon’s Chinese heritage. Food is strictly traditional: adobe, […]
Mensho is a newcomer to the Valley, bringing with it hoards of fans and delicious steaming bowls of Japanese noodle soup. The ramen concept was introduced in Japan before expanding around the world. The Mesa restaurant, an immersive space centered around an open kitchen and surrounded by light wood walls, was the chain’s first in […]
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Moira’s the first sushi bar to crop up in downtown Phoenix in many years. And as Japanese restaurants go, it’s not going to put this area on the map for destination-worthy sushi. But it is an inviting place to hang out, grab a light bite, and meet with friends over a cucumber-infused cocktail or some […]
The uncomplicated, affordable Pan-Asian cuisine at Moto runs the gamut from rice bowls and sushi to krab puffs and wings. At happy hour – when drinks and nibbles are on special, and the rock music’s on full blast – the sleek bar area attracts hungry commuters fresh off the 51.
Way-cheap, very satisfying Vietnamese eats, in a pleasant, casual environment that features red umbrellas hanging upside down from the ceiling and blue walls hung with black-and-white photos taken by the owner’s father. The specialty here is pho, a hearty soup of rice noodles and broth, traditionally using beef, but these days it also incorporates seafood […]
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It seems like everyone has their own favorite place to grab Thai food in town, but if you seek fresh, flavorful Thai cuisine you absolutely have to try Nunthaporn’s Thai Cuisine in Mesa. You might think all pad Thai is created equal, but once you try Nunthaporn’s you’ll know what the dish should be. Feel […]
We’ve described Old Town Taste as a strip mall Chinese restaurant – easily spotted by the bright-red neon sign when cruising through Tempe – with a Sichuan bent. Inside the mural-walled dining room with turquoise booths, menus promise some exciting dishes, including the braised eggplant, Ma Po tofu and Szechuan-style blood curd. One of our […]
If you’ve ever spent time eating in China, the aromatic dining room of Original Cuisine will bring you back. The Mesa eatery’s exterior is unassuming, but inside its busy, welcoming, and modern. The menu leans Szechuan-style; items include Chongqing lo mein, spicy duck wings, breaded spareribs, stone pot-braised tofu, black pepper beef, and kung pao […]
P.F. Chang’s fast-casual little sibling has all the pan-Asian style you’d expect, along with affordable noodles, stir-fries, and nibbles inspired by Chinese, Japanese, and Southeast Asian cuisine. The minced chicken with cool lettuce wraps is habit-forming.