It may be an old-fashioned name, but at the Desert Botanical Garden, founded by visionary environmentalist Gertrude Divine Webster in 1939, “Gertrude” has a decidedly modern ring to it. Gertrude’s offers a seasonally inspired menu served in the form of a four-course dinner. There’s also a killer patio, an impressive wine list, and and maybe […]
New American in Phoenix
Showing 45 - 66 of 114This unassuming neighborhood watering hole located just down the street from Arizona State University stands out thanks to a decades-old sprawling and towering ficus tree that shades a cozy, street-side, dog-friendly patio. The Golden Pineapple Craft Lounge’s rustic entrance gives way to a space that exudes laid-back beachside vibes with dining tables, high-tops and a […]
A kind of Houston’s-meets-neighborhood hangout, this pleasant North Scottsdale restaurant serves up American dishes put together with market vegetables, fresh meat and seafood, and ingredients like spicy tomato jam, sweet hickory sauce, and crunchy breads. Start with the creamy burrata then move on to dishes like superb broiled rainbow trout, Topher’s Braised Short Ribs, and […]
Early in 2007, Greene House unveiled a new exhibition kitchen so passersby at Kierland Commons could watch the staff whip up the day’s pastries and fresh pastas. Around the same time, executive chef Michael Stebner, formerly of San Diego’s Region restaurant, revamped the menu, introducing such dishes as Dijon-crusted, slow-braised short ribs cooked with local […]
Like other flashy downtown Phoenix nightspots, Gypsy Bar comes alive with light, sound, movement and color after sundown, with life emanating from both its lustrous, LED-laden in-house dance club and the adjacent arcade teeming with more than 40 state-of-the-art video games. Inside this second-story adult playground next to CityScape’s Lucky Strike, the thrum of electronic […]
Hash Kitchen has been on a mission, or so it seems, to replace the mimosa with the bloody mary as the ultimate breakfast cocktail. The popular brunch chain is armed with a 60-ingredient, build-your-own bloody mary bar. This brunch spot offers a chef-driven menu overseen by, appropriately enough, executive chef Joey Maggiore. We’re talking pretzel […]
Hash Kitchen has been on a mission, or so it seems, to replace the mimosa with the bloody mary as the ultimate breakfast cocktail. The popular brunch chain is armed with a 60-ingredient, build-your-own bloody mary bar. This brunch spot offers a chef-driven menu overseen by, appropriately enough, executive chef Joey Maggiore. We’re talking pretzel […]
Hash Kitchen has been on a mission, or so it seems, to replace the mimosa with the bloody mary as the ultimate breakfast cocktail. The popular brunch chain is armed with a 60-ingredient, build-your-own bloody mary bar. This brunch spot offers a chef-driven menu overseen by, appropriately enough, executive chef Joey Maggiore. We’re talking pretzel […]
Hash Kitchen has been on a mission, or so it seems, to replace the mimosa with the bloody mary as the ultimate breakfast cocktail. The popular brunch chain is armed with a 60-ingredient, build-your-own bloody mary bar. This brunch spot offers a chef-driven menu overseen by, appropriately enough, executive chef Joey Maggiore. We’re talking pretzel […]
When you enter the Valley’s scattered hotel-and-resort enclave of finer dining, you enter a different world. One of the great fixtures and masters of resort cooking in Arizona, Charles Wiley, has traveled this side of our restaurant culture for decades. These days, he captains the kitchen in Mountain Shadows: Hearth ’61. The beauty of Hearth […]
Home of the double entendre, the Hooters chain has become an American icon over the course of its short life. Founded in Florida during the glorious 1980s, the company with a hooting owl for a logo boasts its own magazine, a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, and famous alumni like Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriend […]
Home of the double entendre, the Hooters chain has become an American icon over the course of its short life. Founded in Florida during the glorious 1980s, the company with a hooting owl for a logo boasts its own magazine, a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, and famous alumni like Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriend […]
Home of the double entendre, the Hooters chain has become an American icon over the course of its short life. Founded in Florida during the glorious 1980s, the company with a hooting owl for a logo boasts its own magazine, a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, and famous alumni like Hugh Hefner’s former girlfriend […]
Matt Carter’s latest venture is set in a charming 1920s bungalow in Old Town Scottsdale. The master of grilled meats serves up lamb Bolognese, grilled Scottish salmon, and excellent Berkshire pork country ribs. The lovely patio, with massive brick fireplace and white picket fence, is perfect for al fresco dining. Read our review.
When it opened in 2019, Hush quickly became one of the most exciting places to eat in metro Phoenix. It is the product of many melding influences. Like owner and chef Dom Ruggiero’s signature oxtail-centric riff on a Chicago-style Italian beef sandwich, molten with cheese and showered with soulful giardiniera, all the elements here come […]
Pot Stickers galore! That’s what Kona has that we love the most. These tasty chicken and vegetable dumplings are crispy on the outside, spicy on the inside. Ditto the Sweet and Spicy Shrimp, tossed in chili sauce; and the Chicken Satay, grilled marinated chicken skewers served with creamy cabbage slaw. A full sushi bar and […]