La Fontanella Italian Restaurant

While trendier restaurants in Arcadia have come and gone, La Fontanella remains a dependable choice for old-school Tuscan cuisine after three decades in business. For a quiet, unassuming dining experience with family or a date, La Fontella fits the bill as well as any eatery in this part of town. Professional servers (some of whom […]

La Parrilla Suiza

This Mexico-based chain delivers the fare of Mexico City — it’s different, but not exotic. Grilled meat and cheese dishes are the specialties here, but nothing will torch your tender lips. If you’re not filled by dinner’s end, give the bready sopapillas and dense Mexican flan a try.

La Parrilla Suiza

This Mexico-based chain delivers the fare of Mexico City – it’s different, but not exotic. Grilled meat and cheese dishes are the specialties here, but nothing will torch your tender lips. If you’re not filled by dinner’s end, give the bready sopaipillas and dense Mexican flan a try.

La Salsita

If you want Mexican fast food that’s slightly more authentic than Taco Bell, there’s a Filiberto’s ready to serve you in every part of town. But if you want cheap, convenient Mexican grub in a joint where practically everyone is speaking Spanish, you have to go somewhere a little less Americanized – like La Salsita. […]

La Tolteca

They threw in everything but the kitchen sink with La Tolteca, which is a bakery, restaurant, and market all in one. Whether you work or study nearby, have to stick to a budget, or simply like to explore ethnic cuisines, it’s a don’t-miss stop within a stonesthrow of downtown. Pick up some pan dulce from […]

Landmark Restaurant

Not a foreign word, or even an accent mark, on this all-American menu. But the simple fare, like prime rib, and corn-bread-and-apple-stuffed pork chops, is outstanding. And it all comes with one of the Valley’s better salad bars. The place to take Mom when she comes for a visit.

Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar & Grill

It’s not what you think. Louie was a promising young baseball pitcher from Toledo, Ohio who loved the comforts of Mom’s meatloaf and Kung Fu movies. When Louie was a kid, his family hosted Hao, whose cousin, a rising table tennis phenom from Shanghai named Ling, grew up to be a stunning beauty and an […]

Little Cleo’s Seafood Legend

Situated inside The Yard, restaurateur Sam Fox’s massive restaurant complex, this East Coast-inspired eatery is decidedly more laid-back and features an oyster bar and an eclectic array of excellent seafood dishes. Read our review.

The Loft Again Lounge

This down-home dive in Cave Creek has all the accouterments of a typical one-horse-town drinkin’ hole – save for the dirt floors. Everybody seems to know everybody here, and the regulars have been breaking in the barstools for years. In addition to the stiffer-than-usual drinks, dart boards, and pool tables, Loft Again also hosts live […]

Los Burritos

Los Burritos is located in an unassuming shopping mall, and at night you might not even be sure the restaurant is still open. In fact, once inside we still weren’t sure. Los Burritos has partnered with Grub Hub, and their delivery and pick-up options are well used. The menu includes the favorites like burritos and […]

Los Dos Molinos

Make a beeline for Los Dos’s Adovada Ribs, hot and spicy and super tender. But first, order a pitcher of margaritas, tangy with fresh-squeezed lime juice, perfect for washing down the crispy chips and red and green salsas served to every visitor. The menu is careful to annotate spicy food as such, and while many […]

Los Olivos Mexican Patio

Saved from condemnation by the direct intervention of Barry Goldwater, the Second Street location of this decades-old Mexican restaurant is definitely one of Arizona’s culinary landmarks. It features the old reliable Mexican staples — green corn tamales, enchiladas and chile relleno. Additional location in this region: 15544 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale, 480-596-9787.