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San Felipe’s Cantina

You know you’re at a Mexican restaurant that’s more party than fine dining destination when folks recommend the Sonoran Chicken Sandwich: You’ll find it among the items on Felipe’s “Gringo Grub” list. The good news: The scene is always lively at this Tempe Marketplace bar/restaurant, conveniently overlooking the outdoor music/performance stage.

Sandbar

What could be better, in Peoria or anyplace, really, than an ice-cold beer and some Mexican food for lunch or dinner? How about the feeling of sand beneath your feet on a comfy patio that hollers “tropical island paradise!” with its tin-roofed bar and cozy, brightly colored lounge chairs? Or the sound of island rhythms? […]

Sassi

Grand, resort-like Italian restaurant at the foot of Pinnacle Peak, next to its culinary country cousin Pinnacle Peak Patio. The opulent stone, wood and leather interior is somewhat overbearing, but the service is friendly and the southern Italian-style cuisine is quite affordable considering the surroundings. Entr

Searsucker

Searsucker is a nightclub-meets-restaurant kind of scene. A fashionable, vast space with sub-regions of lounge-y couch areas, a bar, an open kitchen, and a dining area. From chef Brian Malarkey, a finalist on Bravo’s Top Chef Miami in 2009, Searsucker Scottsdale is the second location of his restaurant (the first being in San Diego). Malarkey’s […]

The Shady Dell

One thing is for sure about The Shady Dell: it’s no ordinary trailer park. The park is such an oddball historic treasure that it’s even been featured on the Travel Channel as a top destination in the U.S. Located in quaint Bisbee, Arizona, the campground features nine fully restored vintage trailers from the ’40s and […]

Sierra Bonita Grill

Dine at the Sierra Bonita Grill and you’re guaranteed to fall in love – with the Sierra Bonita Grill. Formerly the Copper Queen, it’s been redesigned in a beautiful ranch-house style featuring Cherokee red flooring and brown-black wooden beams above. The food is Southwestern all the way, with many of the flavors of Oaxaca and […]

Slices

Some of the best, NY-style, thin-crust pizza in the Valley. The motto is ‘Shut up and eat’ so we’d advise you to do the same. Form follows function when it comes to atmosphere — just tables and stools and windows looking out onto the street. See, in this pizzeria, it’s all about melt-in-your-pie-hole-good triangles of […]

Smashburger

We admit it: We go to Smashburger to order a hotdog. But not just any hotdog-the Devil Dog, with guacamole, tomatoes, jalapenos, habenero cheese and a spicy chipotle sauce all piled onto an all-beef frankfurter and a big, fluffy roll. Amazing! And, okay, we also love Smashburger’s smashing burgers-who wouldn’t? Especially the Mushroom Swiss Burger, […]