Chin Up Donuts

The female-owned Chin Up Donuts has opened its first physical location. The doughnut and coffee shop is located at The Promenade and offers signature doughnuts like Lavender Fields, Whoa Wasabi, and Whiskey Pigness.

China Chili

After light-rail construction got in the way downtown, China Chili moved into new, bigger, and, dare we say, better digs. Thankfully, the menu still has all of our favorites: tender braised eggplant with garlic and chili paste, Hong Kong-style “pillow tofu” with broccoli and oyster sauce, and peppery Yu Shiang pork, saut

China King

This food is Chinatown-good. Or better, since China King’s no grungy hole-in-the-wall, but a sunny, clean, spacious restaurant that stands separate from its strip mall neighbors. There’s a traditional menu, but we go for the dim sum, available daily. The place is a madhouse on weekends (in a good way), when Asian families crowd around […]

China Village Restaurant

Pleasant, upscale Chinese restaurant featuring Cantonese, Mandarin, Szechuan, and Hunan food and better-than-average menu. The moo shu and Bo-Bo platter are both outstanding.

Chino Bandido Takee-Outee

This Chinese-Mexican-Caribbean mashup was established in 1990 by husband-and-wife team Frank and Eve Collins and boasts a loyal cult following in the Valley. The kitchen yields a blend of Mexican and Asian cooking, creating multitudes of different mix-and-match food combinations, thanks to Eve’s Chinese background and the couple’s Arizona roots. Over the decades, the restaurant […]

Chloe’s Corner

Hot dogs with the works, grilled cheese and tuna melt sandwiches, hand-dipped malted milkshakes — retro Americana tastes pretty darn good at this cheerful little diner. Chloe’s Corner is the perfect place to refuel on comfort food amid a Kierland Commons shopping spree.

Chocolate Star Bakery

Our sweet tooth is grateful for this gourmet cookie house, which specializes in irresistible cookies for every sophisticated taste and occasion. Made from scratch daily with the finest ingredients, Chocolate Star’s cookies are baked with premium chocolate, pure vanilla, farm fresh butter and eggs, and Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate. Once they’re out of the oven, each […]

Chodang

Chodang in Chandler is the ideal spot to get acquainted with Korean food. Their menu of barbecued meats, sizzling bowls of bibimbap, dumplings, and cold noodles will show you the ways of Korean cooking, even if you have to figure out just how to eat it on your own. If you get anything at Chodang, […]

Cholla Prime Steakhouse and Lounge

An excellent first-date restaurant with fancy digs, fine dining and a bonus: for entertainment, an Elvis impersonator show next door. With dishes like elk, pheasant, grilled asparagus with prosciutto, and lobster and shrimp puff pastry, it’s a treat no matter the occasion.

Chompie’s Deli Restaurant, Bagels, Bakery & Catering

Fresh off the plane from Gotham, just started your long-distance subscription to the New York Times, and in desperate need of a bialy with a schmear? Perhaps you’re peckish for a knish or a toasted bagel with a side of chopped liver? Chompie’s has got you covered, pallie, like the isle of Manny-hanny with concrete. […]

Chompie’s Deli Restaurant, Bagels, Bakery & Catering

Fresh off the plane from Gotham, just started your long-distance subscription to the New York Times, and in desperate need of a bialy with a schmear? Perhaps you’re peckish for a knish or a toasted bagel with a side of chopped liver? Chompie’s has got you covered, pallie, like the isle of Manny-hanny with concrete. […]

Chon Thai Food

Chon Thai Food is a casual, family-run Thai restaurant in Chandler with a crowd-pleasing menu of classic Thai curries and noodle stir-fries. What the menu lacks in hard-to-find regional dishes, it more than makes up for in consistently fresh and delicious fare. The crispy garlic chicken is a house specialty, a generously portioned dish of […]

Chop & Wok

Chop and Wok is a rock ‘n’ roll-themed American Chinese restaurant that has been serving north Scottsdale for more than 30 years. The dimly-lit restaurant and bar feels like an ’80s and ’90s throwback, and the menu feels similarly rooted in old-school American Chinese take-out. You’ll probably want to skip the Pu-Pu platter – not […]

Original ChopShop Co.

The “chop” portion in the name of this fast-casual place of healthy eats in Old Town Scottsdale refers not so much to meats (although it has them), but to its handling of vegetables. Here, carrots, kale, cucumbers, and the like are pressed into juices, placed into bowls, and packed into sandwiches and wraps for a […]

Chou’s Kitchen

In the “eight great traditions” of Chinese cuisine, the food of northeastern China doesn’t make the cut. Fortunately, the owners of Chou’s Kitchen know a good thing when they cook it, and adventurous Valley diners (yes, there can be a language barrier at Chou’s) won’t be disappointed when sampling the eatery’s less-familiar Chinese fare. Northeastern […]

Chou’s Kitchen

Chou’s Kitchen, which serves the cuisine of northeastern China, has a diverse menu worth spending some time on. We love the stir-fried eggplant with minced pork and garlic sauce, the fish filet in hot chile oil, and above all, the xiaolongbao, steamed dumplings filled with soup and pork. But no Chou’s order would be complete […]

Christo’s Ristorante

Above-average Italian cuisine in a pleasant setting with attentive service. This is not some run-of-the-mill pasta joint, yet the prices are reasonable considering the quality of the edibles, and generally all entr