Fatso’s Pizza

Looks can be deceiving. What should be a run-of-the-mill pizza joint situated in a North Phoenix strip mall is actually a large music venue with a full bar, pool table, eclectic menu, and big family crowds. As its name portends, the food and drink selection is fat with 20 different Italian pies and a beer […]

First Watch

Looking for a good, quick breakfast or lunch? This is the place to get it. The menu, which features breakfast specialties, salads, and sandwiches, is relatively imaginative, and the service is downright snappy.

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 […]

Gallagher’s Sports Grill

AtGallagher’s Sports Grill, nighttime activities include more than just the games on the TVs spread evenly throughout the bar and outside on the patio, offering karaoke and trivia during the week. The spacious seating ensures ease in grabbing a mug of domestic and import brews, and the kitchen’s selection of wings and burgers make Gallagher’s […]

Gorditas El Tio

The only thing worse than stale pan dulce is filtered aguas frescas that have been sitting all day. So how come huge vats with various flavors of aguas frescas don’t fill the counter space of Gorditas El Tio accompanied by dried-out fruit art in front indicating the flavor? Because all aguas frescas are made to […]

Greek Patio

Casual neighborhood spot that dishes up superb Greek repasts at very reasonable prices. If you dwell nearby, you’re blessed, as this is the sort of place you’ll want to dine at least once a week. The place features scrumptious spanakopita, chicken kebabs, moussaka, and housemade baklava. Non-trad items like the Cornish chicken and the catfish […]

GreekTown Restaurant

Chef-owner George Vassiliou has crafted his own corner of Athens in north central Phoenix. Murals depicting scenic Greek side streets and tales from the Greek myths fill the walls. Grecian pottery and vases take up every nook and cranny. Blue and white are the dominant colors, and Greek music flows from the sound system. The […]

Habbouz Tunisian Cuisine

Habbouz Tunisian Cuisine, a small, family-owned eatery located just off the I-17 in north Central Phoenix, bills itself as Phoenix’s first and only Tunisian restaurant. Luckily, there’s more to recommend this no-frills eatery than pure novelty. Owner and chef Nabiha delivers spicy, fragrant dishes like ajja merguez, a lamb sausage and egg dish served in […]