El Palacio Mexican Restaurant

El Palacio Mexican Restaurant is part of a small, family-run chain with deep roots in Mohave County. The only Valley-based outpost of the chain is situated in a suburban Chandler shopping center. The impressively sprawling menu – seven pages brimming with all manner of Mexican dishes – doesn’t make up for the lack of fresh, […]

El Zocalo Mexican Grille

High ceilings, a tile-roofed kitchen facade, and a lovely, lush back patio make El Zocalo one of the best-looking neighborhood Mexican restaurants in the Valley. The location’s charming, too — right in the middle of downtown Chandler’s San Marcos Plaza. And the menu? It’s all good – homemade tortillas, thirst-quenching margaritas, and rich, savory mole […]

Farmboy Market Meats Sandwiches

At Farmboy in Chandler, owners Oren and Diana Molovinsky take the notion of locally sourced food to admirable extremes. They get fruit, eggs, and other produce from their own 3.5-acre farm, which Diana maintains. They offer local bounty from other farms and artisans, like tiny plums and a bulbous half-rainbow of heirloom tomatoes, on a […]

Feringhee

One cliche that proves true time and time again is that some of the best dining experiences are in nondescript shopping centers. At Feringhee, which translates to “foreigner,” chefs Sujan Sarkar and Karan Mittal aim to push boundaries with Indian cuisine. Start your flavor-packed experience with a cocktail, such as the Cutting Chai made with […]

Fibber Magees

Owned by the same lads that operate the Skeptical Chymist, Fibbers is also a popular Irish pub of the traditional bent. Its authenticity extends beyond just having Guinness and Harps on tap and Jameson behind the bar. The place is loaded with Celtic curiosities aplenty — from antique cigarette signs to various and sundry trinkets. […]

Floridino’s

This family-friendly neighborhood Italian pizza and pasta restaurant offers classics like lasagna, chicken and eggplant parmigiana, baked manicotti, meatball subs, and antipasto. The calzones are a standout and can be filled with any number of ingredients: pepperoni, ham, salami, bacon, meat sauce, broccoli, black olives, pineapple, jalapenos, ricotta, and even pasta like spaghetti or ziti. […]

The Fractured Prune

The Fractured Prune doughnut shop allows you to choose from more than a dozen different glazes and toppings so you can build your own doughnut creation. Think marshmallow glaze and graham cracker topping or maple glaze with mini chocolate chips. For the less creative diners, there’s also a menu of specialty donuts that includes creations […]

Galeto Brazilian Steakhouse

Welcome to Galeto Brazilian Steakhouse, an authentic Brazilian steakhouse where the flavors of Brazil come alive. Churrascaria (choo-rah-scah-ree-ah) is the name used to describe a restaurant that serves meat, mostly grilled, and Rodizio is a method of serving different cuts of meat that originated south of Brazil in the early 1800s. Gauchos roam the dining […]

Gallagher’s Food & Fun

Sports bars are a dime a dozen in every city in the U.S., so it’s hard for one to stand out from the pack. They all have sticky bars, ripped up barstools, cute-after-a-few-drinks bartenders, and TVs that are too often left on a channel no one wants to watch. If we ever had the opportunity […]

Lone Butte Casino

Lone Butte is one of three casinos in the Gila River Casino group. It offers gamers 850 slot machines, electronic roulette and craps, 22 table games and a 750-seat bingo hall. For a night of entertainment if you’re not in the mood to risk it all their Cascades Lounge features weekly live entertainment while the […]