Elie’s Deli is a small restaurant serving American and Mediterranean food that’s gotten high praise across the Valley. Whether you’re in the mood for falafel, a gyro, or a cheeseburger, Elie’s probably has a cheap and delicious fix for your craving.
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The bakery cases or Armenian natives David and Rose Kouyoumijan feature a colorful display of tiered cakes, fruity strudels, cookies, and fresh-baked bread. If you’re dining in, the Kouyoumijans will pack premium ingredients into one of the 10 kinds of massive sandwiches on the menu.
Grab a picnic basket and claim your spot at a picnic table or on a blanket under the yawning pecan trees. Within minutes your favorite sandwiches, salads, and soups will be ready, all stocked with fresh produce grown on the 12-acre farm. Read our review.
This little bakery is an offshoot of the highly rated Leccabaffi restaurant. Breads and desserts are made fresh daily. A deli area features sandwiches, panini, salads and soup.
This family-owned Scottsdale eatery bills itself as a “Chicago Style Traditional Jewish Cuisine Delicatessen and Restaurant” and serves chopped liver, gefilte fish, matzoh ball soup, smoked-fish platters, and good old-fashioned pastrami-on-rye sandwiches. Bagels? Of course, there are bagels.
If exciting Italian deli foods are your favorite, then Guido’s is the place for you. Push your way through the packed-to-the-rafters grocery to sup on superior homemade sausage, Italian beef sandwiches, pizzas, pastas and chicken Parmesan. Decadent desserts, too.
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People who’ve lived here a long time remember when this little Cotswold cottage was the home of the Willo House, and many of us were sad to see that long-time favorite lunch spot go away. That is, until we stopped in to eyeball the warm, friendly, and chic breakfast-and-lunch caf
In 2010, this Jewish market and deli, which has served excellent imported meats since 2006, opened a dining room for sit-down table service. The large menu includes all the delicatessen favorites and many more sandwiches, including shwarma, kebabs, falafel, freshly ground burgers, and schnitzel, in addition to entree-size platters of stuffed cabbage rolls, roasted chicken, […]
Vegetarian food never looked or tasted so good. This tiny place serves a tantalizing array of salads (some with seafood) as well as honey lemonade and a blue corn-veggie tamale smothered in guacamole; it makes healthful eating look like unbridled hedonism. There is no indoor dining — grab a table or shady bench in the […]
Phoenix has a lot of transplants from other parts of the country: New England, the South, and especially California. But Arizona seems to draw more Midwesterners than anything else. So it’s no surprise that one Mesa restaurant serves a taste of America’s Heartland. The Iowa Caf
Superb gyros (beef and lamb or chicken) are the stars here, but everything is tasty in this fun little dive. Sample superior cheesesteaks, Italian beef, turkey subs, Greek salad, and a phenomenal steak sandwich featuring an entire six-ounce rib eye. Read our review.
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It’s a cheap thrill – we can’t spend more than $8, and that for a three-piece catfish plate with jumbo slabs served moist and mild in crisp cornmeal, along with plump fries and wheat toast. There’s great fried chicken, gumbo, red beans and rice, and decadent homemade fruit cobbler, too.
It may be a student-run cafe, but it’s from the talented chefs-in-training at the renowned Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Service can be a challenge (learning curve and all), but the food is usually topnotch, and prices can’t be beat (roast leg of lamb for $8.95). The menu is short but imaginative, with a selection of soups, […]
Designer pizza? Oh, yeah. Ingredients are primo – sourdough crust fermented overnight, organic produce delivered daily from the Valley’s Victory Farms, homemade sausage, and exotic combinations like goat cheese, roasted corn, tomato, and fresh basil leaves.
The kind of casual place “Where it’s always lunch time,” the Lunch Bag offers a lengthy menu of mid-day items in Scottsdale like sandwiches served with Lays chips, salads, and homemade desserts. The Lunch Bag’s signature sandwiches include the Tuna Ciabatta, Spicy Roast Beef, and the well-known Mom’s Homemade Hot Meatloaf – featuring hot meatloaf […]
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Small Middle Eastern grocery and restaurant that serves terrific lamb kebabs, kibbe, and baba ghanouj, as well as baked treats like baklava and crisp cookies filled with dates. Dining area is limited, but romantic, with a mural of Bethlehem on one wall, and a TV set hanging from the ceiling showing belly dancing. Grocery features […]
Since 1987, New York Bagels ‘N Bialys in Scottsdale has been serving some of the Valley’s best real-deal New York bagels. How? First, they boil the dough before baking, which gives it a sturdy crust and doughy middle. Ah, perfection. The sandwiches are huge and delicious, and there’s even a bar here, so you can […]
At this small but comfortable, fast-casual eatery in Surprise, ex-New Yorkers, or those who just want to eat like one, can find great-tasting food for less than a ferry ticket to see the Statue of Liberty. Featuring an all-day breakfast and lunch menu of New York-style grinders, salads, burgers, and other bites, sandwich favorites include […]
Joe and Peppy Niccoli have been running this Italian delicatessen since the 1970s, selling Italian-imported groceries, cured meats, homemade sausages, sweets, and takeout food such as lasagna, pizza, and sandwiches. Don’t miss their stellar Italian sub, featuring delicious cold cuts served on fresh-baked bread, and topped with the family’s signature Italian dressing.