Traditional in Phoenix
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The world’s largest fast food chain, McDonald’s does business on an almost unimaginably massive scale: 1.7 million employees serve nearly 60 million customers daily at more than 34,000 locations in 119 countries, including plenty in Phoenix. Founded as a single drive-in in San Bernadino, California in 1940, the mega-corporation represented by the Golden Arches has […]
Mel’s Diner, long a local staple, offers more than a link to the ’70s TV show Alice, which was set there. The chicken fried steak and eggs breakfast brings big flavors and generous portions of meat, potato, and gravy. Hashed browns are transcendent: fluffy on the inside, crispy-brown on the outside, precisely as they should […]
This venerable Scottsdale institution’s floor-to-ceiling overhaul of earlier this year turned an old favorite into just another nicely lighted, neatly decorated downtown restaurant. Problems with early versions of the menu led to a house-cleaning of chef and staff, and a new menu, management, and kitchen crew are promised this summer.
The second location of the contemporary American restaurant in Austin, Texas, Salty Sow in Phoenix comes courtesy of the restaurateurs behind such concepts as Z’Tejas, Eddie V’s, and Roaring Fork. There’s nothing too interesting about its American dishes with a Southern spin, but if it’s cocktails with names like Miss Piggy and Curly Tail and […]
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Despite being in the middle of a desert, the greater Phoenix area has a handful of wonderful farms. One such beauty is Singh Farms. Nestled under canopies of mature mesquite trees, the soft ground produces herbs, exotic plants, and tasty vegetables. The farmers market on the premises is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to […]
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It’s hard to tell where the The Phoenician’s lobby ends and the Thirsty Camel Lounge begins, mostly because the view from both is so stunning. From the lounge’s terrace, visitors can see Scottsdale Waterfront, the Papago Hills, South Mountain, and even the San Tan Mountains, not to mention the thousands of palm trees that dot […]
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Clustered near popular Mill Avenue hangouts Mill Cue Club and Fat Tuesday, the tiny Zuma Grill draws in countless college co-eds and serves as both a noshery and nightspot. Most of the day, it’s a laidback lunch and dinner spot offering American pub eats. After 10 p.m., however, it becomes a den of dancing and […]