Snoh Ice Shavery

Get the best of both ice cream worlds: creamy ice cream and shave ice. Snoh freezes their ice and shaves it to create a fluffy product that is cloud-like at first, and then creamy as you start to swallow it. Some of the ice cream flavors, or “snoh flavors,” include honey dew, taro, and Thai […]

SoChu House

Chef/restaurateur Johnny Chu has given Central Phoenix several fine restaurants over the years, from Lucky Dragon to Fate to Sens. He’s topped himself with the chic and flashy SoChu House, where Chu again wows with his Asian tapas-style dining in a very see-and-be-seen urbane environment. Make sure to try the ginger mint duck salad and […]

Soul Invictus Gallery & Cabaret

While the front portion of this Grand Avenue favorite serves as an art gallery, the back area is a spacious music venue and theatre. An large stage provides a performance zone for rock acts, various Valley theater groups, and performance artists. Patrons take in the onstage action while sipping coffee and soda at several small […]

Southern Rail

Housed in part of The Newton, Southern Rail takes the trend in mashing up fine dining with Mason-Dixon cuisine a step further. The tidy, not-overwhelming menu features dishes tarted up with sausage gravy and sides of cornbread, to be sure, but chef Justin Beckett has finessed classic American dishes with some more subtle Southern influences. […]

Spinato’s Pizzeria

This family-run local chain has been serving top-notch pizza pies for over three decades. The oven-baked pizzas feature a thin, soft crust topped with Spinato’s sweet red sauce, handfuls of mozzarella, and fresh vegetables.