Tapas Papa Frita

Tapas, traditional Spanish small plates, are the specialty at Tapas Papa Frita, a casually upscale restaurant and bar with views of the Scottsdale Waterfront. The restaurant offers a menu of about 50 tapas and 20 entrees, including crowd favorites like tortilla española (potato omelet) and paella (which the kitchen can prepare in seven different styles, […]

Taqeuria El Chino

Taqueria El Chino may look like just another bare-bones counter service taqueria, but the restaurant’s exceptional take on classic Sonoran street food has made it a popular lunchtime destination for hungry workers around the Capitol Mall near downtown Phoenix. The menu is fairly simple, offering tacos, quesadillas, burritos and tortas, but it’s the kitchen’s slow-cooked, […]

Taqueria El Fundador

Formerly known as El Nuevo Taquito, this popular west side taqueria completely rebranded recently, upgrading its dining room and emerging as Taqueria El Fundador. The menu, thankfully, has retained its great selection of tacos, which includes smoky, juicy carne asada, spicy chicken, and excellent al pastor, which is shaved fresh off the spinning trompo. The […]

Taqueria La Hacienda

Taqueria La Hacienda is a lesser known pop up for drive by dinners in South Phoenix. The taco truck, which parks itself slightly out of sight beside a shopping center at Second Street and Buckeye, offers up the usual street taco staples including our two favorites, asada and pastor. Served up on corn tortillas with […]

Taqueria Los Yaquis

We can’t think of a single eatery in town that has a line this long in the middle of the night, let alone, one that’s based out of a truck. Although truck might be an understatement as Taqueria Los Yaquis is practically a full-blown assembly line with team members slicing, dicing, and grilling late night […]

Taquitos Jalisco

This easygoing, neighborhood eatery tucked into a Mesa strip mall features familiar Mexican street foods and meals served up counter style and all for under 10 bucks. Of the proteins that can be packed into or atop tostadas, sopes, quesadillas and the like, there are three to note: Juicy, slow-simmered lengua (tongue), succulent pork, and […]

Tarbell’s

Mark Tarbell is one of those classic Phoenix chefs who has transcended his kitchen role and become something of a minor celebrity. That is partly due to his Iron Chef America appearance and his smiling persona on his former show, Arizona PBS’s Plate & Pour, which followed Tarbell into kitchens and bars across the Valley. […]

Taste of Tops

This near-downtown Tempe bar is known for its wine and craft beer selection. It’s also quite cozy, with a popular couch and comfortable bar seating for sampling the place’s 30 rotating taps, 20 by-the-glass wines, and more than 600 bottles and cans. Browse the local art pieces for sale, grab a board game (they’ve got […]

Taste-Rite Food Truck

Chef Darryl King presides over this rolling tribute to Southern cuisine. The flavors on his po’ boys are dynamite and at prices that won’t break the bank. Try the Blazing Pig, with pulled pork, half a hot link and slaw on a roll covered in special sauce.

Tasty Kabob

Elegant Persian cafe serving authentic Persian food. Fragrant, heaping platters of chelo kabob koobideh and joojeh kabob will help restore warm American-Iranian relations. The signature dish is zereshk polo, a special rice mixed with barberries and saffron. Try the homemade doogh, an unsweetened yogurt drink, but remember: It’s an acquired taste. The Persian ice cream […]

The Tavern

Based on memories of the French wine bars that chef/owner Mark Tarbell frequented while apprenticing in Paris, this wine shop and bistro offers mostly American favorites: The wedge salad is a nice starter, as is a better-than-average spinach dip. Solid entrees include superb chili con carne; octopus tacos; and truffle comte bikinis-crustless, toasted mini sandwiches […]

Taylor’s Place

The team behind the old Taylor’s Cafe has purchased Daily Bistro and transformed the space into a bright space around the corner from that other restaurant specializing in healthy eats. This time around, however, Taylor’s Place is serving dinner in addition to breakfast, lunch, and brunch with a menu that focuses on Persian and Lebanese […]

TCBC Beer

Litchfield Park is packed with history, which is obvious as you drive around its palm tree-lined streets and past the celebrated Wigwam Resort. But tucked into one of the Pueblo-style buildings across the street from the 4-star retreat is a rock ’n’ roll brewery that’s dialing up the volume on this otherwise sleepy destination. TCBC, […]