Golden Buddha Restaurant

Golden Buddha offers one of the more impressive Cantonese/Mandarin menus in town, but we love it best for its dim sum, the Chinese brunch served with tea that features endless small plates of everything from shrimp dumplings and barbecued pork buns to deep-fried sesame balls and fried chicken feet. Everything is super-fresh and appetizing, and […]

Golden Egg Roll

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 […]

The Golden Pineapple

This 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 […]

Golden Restaurant & Bakery

Golden Restaurant & Bakery in Tempe is a Middle Eastern restaurant with a menu steeped in Levantine culinary tradition, including excellent versions of mezze classics like hummus, baba ganoush, and ful. The restaurant’s specialty, however, is flatbread. The menu boasts more than 30 varieties of flatbreads, including manakeesh za’atar, a thin orb topped with olive […]

Goldie’s Sports Cafe

A sports bar with wonderful food? Yes, it is possible. The steak sandwich, served on fresh homemade focaccia, is so good you won’t be able to concentrate on the game.

Goldman’s Deli

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.

Good Egg Baseline

Bet you never knew there were so many ways to eat eggs – omelets, frittatas, crepes: at the Good Egg, there’s an incredible list of combinations and possibilities. Sandwiches, salads, and other breakfast offerings are provided for those who aren’t enamored with ova.

The Good Egg

What do you call scrambled eggs, corn tortilla strips, chorizo, green chilies, onion, black beans, melted cheese, sour cream and scallions, all mixed up together and served with salsa and wrapped in a fresh flour tortilla? The Good Egg calls it a Sun Devil Scramble, but we call it a great way to start the […]

Gorditas El Tio

The only thing worse than stale pan dulce is filtered aguas frescas that have been sitting all day. So how come huge vats with various flavors of aguas frescas don’t fill the counter space of Gorditas El Tio accompanied by dried-out fruit art in front indicating the flavor? Because all aguas frescas are made to […]

Gordon Biersch Brewery & Restaurant

Businesses tend to come and go in Downtown Tempe, but brewpub Gordon Biersch, which overlooks the corner of Mill Avenue and Fifth Street, has been a loyal mainstay for more than a decade. It’s no surprise, given the bar’s lofty view (which is particularly nice at sunset) and the establishment’s longstanding dedication to handcrafted beer. […]

Gotham City Comics & Coffee

Downtown Mesa has welcomed all sorts of geekery with open arms and Gotham City Comics & Coffee is no exception. Owners Kevin Johnson and Miguel Vega have made a haven for comic book lovers, the video game obsessed and anime aficionados at this comic book shop and coffee bar. The shop hosts video game tournaments, […]

Grabbagreen

You’ll find the brightly lit juice bar and kitchen adjacent to the infamous Amy’s Baking Company, in a shopping center located on the northwest corner of 74th Street and Shea Boulevard. Grabbagreen’s menu offers plenty of choices, as well as the option to create your own meal in nearly every category. Juices come in a […]