Subtlety has never been Giligin’s style. (Hell, it’s never been Scottsdale’s style.) This island-themed bar has gleefully gone all-out pushing the boundaries of good taste and staging lowbrow gags since its debut in 1995. (Case in point: Prior to the pandemic, it had a pint-sized “midget bar” staffed by little people.) Giligin’s embraces its over-the-top […]
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A kind of Houston’s-meets-neighborhood hangout, this pleasant North Scottsdale restaurant serves up American dishes put together with market vegetables, fresh meat and seafood, and ingredients like spicy tomato jam, sweet hickory sauce, and crunchy breads. Start with the creamy burrata then move on to dishes like superb broiled rainbow trout, Topher’s Braised Short Ribs, and […]
You don’t have to be a golfer to enjoy this outstanding restaurant, one of the town’s best. Prime-grade steaks and fresh seafood are the primary attractions. The dry-aged porterhouse is a marvel; so is the pepper-crusted ahi tuna. Desserts are also first-rate, especially the inventive chocolate “cigar,” teamed with a white-chocolate “matchbox.”
This coffee-shop-style eatery has been several restaurants through its long life, the best of which is its current Hacienda. There’s a lot of authenticity and creativity on the lengthy menu, with regional platos like chicken mole, Cornish hen, pork with achiote paste, fresh Rocky Point oysters and dynamite chile rellenos.
Hook into Harold’s Cave Creek Corral, and, sure, you’ll find flatscreens at the bar, live music, a popcorn machine, and some big-time Steelers fans, but there’s also a formal dining room with a fireplace and a hell of a dinner menu. We like the rib-eye steak (a Harold’s favorite) but the marinated pork chops, Atlantic […]
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Hillstone is basically Houston’s 2.0 — a familiar American menu and even some familiar employees from the old spot at the Esplanade, now in a stunning new space that feels like a modern tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright. Filled with warm wood, contemporary art, dark red booths, and the dull roar of a hundred conversations […]
This rustic-looking restaurant just might convince your friends and relatives from back East that cowboys are not yet extinct. We promise that the barbecued spare ribs and the apple cobbler will get a “Yee haw!” outta ’em.
This Las Vegas-based restaurant chain offers Cajun-style, super-fresh seafood at market prices. In a small bar, a pair of dining rooms, and a wide outdoor patio, diners eat shellfish by the bagful — pounds of it, surprisingly fresh and seasoned with flavors of chili and celery salt and big notes of Cajun spice. You choose […]
This Las Vegas-based restaurant chain offers Cajun-style, super-fresh seafood at market prices. In a small bar, a pair of dining rooms, and a wide outdoor patio, diners eat shellfish by the bagful — pounds of it, surprisingly fresh and seasoned with flavors of chili and celery salt and big notes of Cajun spice. You choose […]
Located on the second tier of the Collier Center, Kincaid’s offers upscale food for on-the-go diners. Grilled chipotle tiger prawns, draped with barbecue hollandaise sauce, are a delicacy; also amazing is the Jumbo Alaskan Sea Scallops, drizzled with Cabernet Sauvignon and beurre blanc sauces. Another favorite is the house-smoked top sirloin rubbed with juniper seasoning, […]
It may be a student-run cafe, but it’s from the talented chefs-in-training at the renowned Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Service can be a challenge (learning curve and all), but the food is usually topnotch, and prices can’t be beat (roast leg of lamb for $8.95). The menu is short but imaginative, with a selection of soups, […]
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As its name says, part of the restaurant is a mariachi hall. It’s unbelievably packed with musicians and dancers on weekend nights. But the other half of the place is a first-rate Mexican restaurant, specializing in seafood. Garlic fish is outstanding, regional soups are gripping, and when the menu says spicy, it ain’t kidding. Read […]
Cheap, tasty, non-gringo Mexican food, in a spiffy, family-friendly place. The kitchen knows what to do with seafood – try camarones rancheros or the spicy Costa Brava stew. Good landlubber dishes, too, especially the chile verde. Karaoke lovers pack the bar Thursdays through Sundays.
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.
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With its banda beats from the jukebox, squawks from the televisions, and wails from the strolling musicians, Mariscos Altata is a kind of lively Mexican beach party with some of the freshest and most flavorful Sinaloan-style seafood in the Valley. You’ll probably notice a preoccupation with shrimp here, packed raw with a slightly spicy salsa […]
Sure, you can order seafood at almost any Mexican restaurant, but it can be questionable to say the least. When you have a hankering for a sea snail tostada, ceviche verde de camaron (shrimp marinated in spicy green sauce), or pescado relleno de jalba con crema (fish fillet stuffed with crab), we recommend Mariscos Ensenada, […]