Saddle Mountain Brewing Co.

After more than a decade in business and six Great American Beer Festival medals, Saddle Mountain Brewing Co. somehow still manages to fly under the radar. It shouldn’t. The brewpub crafts one of the state’s most-awarded and quaffable beers: Clan-Destine Scottish Ale. The beer is malty and sweet but balanced by a light note of […]

Saint Pasta

Saint Pasta began with a team of cooks from New Jersey, known somewhat for roasting people on social media when less-than-intelligent questions are posted. Where do they get this confidence? Saint Pasta is has plated some of the top pastas in greater Phoenix. The operation started with a cult-favorite food truck in early 2019. In […]

Sala Thai Restaurant

Small, family-run Thai restaurant where the dishes are some of the freshest in the Valley. Chef Somsaun Pluemjit shops for produce every day before opening, and this comes through in her cooking, which is lighter than at most other Thai eateries and chock-full of cucumber, onion, tomato, and carrot. Those of you with a fetish […]

Salt Cellar Restaurant

The front door of this south Scottsdale seafood staple looks like it leads to a golf pro shop. In fact, it will send you down a staircase, at the bottom of which you’ll find an exceptionally classic dining experience. Salt Cellar Restaurant has been around since 1971, and its staying power stems, in part, from […]

Salty Senorita

Salty Senorita always seems to have a party vibe, thanks to a young crowd, quirky décor, and a busy outdoor patio. But this place isn’t just about signature margaritas and more than 100 kinds of tequila. (Although that definitely adds to the energy.) Get geared up for those stiff drinks with some sizzling rustic street […]

Salty Sow

The second location of the contemporary American restaurant in Austin, Texas, Salty Sow in Phoenix comes courtesy of the restaurateurs behind such concepts as Z’Tejas, Eddie V’s, and Roaring Fork. There’s nothing too interesting about its American dishes with a Southern spin, but if it’s cocktails with names like Miss Piggy and Curly Tail and […]

Salut Kitchen Bar

This easygoing wine bar, about two miles away from Mill Avenue, is a comfortable place to escape Tempe’s more chaotic main drag. But although its selection of over fifty kinds of Old and New World wines, as well as craft brews and cocktails, satisfies, its offerings in the way of familiar American and Mediterranean-inspired eats […]