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Taqueria El Chino may look like just another bare-bones counter service taqueria, but the restaurant’s exceptional take on classic Sonoran street food has made it a popular lunchtime destination for hungry workers around the Capitol Mall near downtown Phoenix. The menu is fairly simple, offering tacos, quesadillas, burritos and tortas, but it’s the kitchen’s slow-cooked, […]
Formerly known as El Nuevo Taquito, this popular west side taqueria completely rebranded recently, upgrading its dining room and emerging as Taqueria El Fundador. The menu, thankfully, has retained its great selection of tacos, which includes smoky, juicy carne asada, spicy chicken, and excellent al pastor, which is shaved fresh off the spinning trompo. The […]
Taqueria La Hacienda is a lesser known pop up for drive by dinners in South Phoenix. The taco truck, which parks itself slightly out of sight beside a shopping center at Second Street and Buckeye, offers up the usual street taco staples including our two favorites, asada and pastor. Served up on corn tortillas with […]
We can’t think of a single eatery in town that has a line this long in the middle of the night, let alone, one that’s based out of a truck. Although truck might be an understatement as Taqueria Los Yaquis is practically a full-blown assembly line with team members slicing, dicing, and grilling late night […]
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Mark Tarbell is one of those classic Phoenix chefs who has transcended his kitchen role and become something of a minor celebrity. That is partly due to his Iron Chef America appearance and his smiling persona on his former show, Arizona PBS’s Plate & Pour, which followed Tarbell into kitchens and bars across the Valley. […]
Chef Darryl King presides over this rolling tribute to Southern cuisine. The flavors on his po’ boys are dynamite and at prices that won’t break the bank. Try the Blazing Pig, with pulled pork, half a hot link and slaw on a roll covered in special sauce.
Based on memories of the French wine bars that chef/owner Mark Tarbell frequented while apprenticing in Paris, this wine shop and bistro offers mostly American favorites: The wedge salad is a nice starter, as is a better-than-average spinach dip. Solid entrees include superb chili con carne; octopus tacos; and truffle comte bikinis-crustless, toasted mini sandwiches […]
The drink selection at the Taxi Inn is limited to beer and wine, but that doesn’t seem to matter to its patrons. Everyone’s having too good a time soaking in the dive bar ambiance and sucking down Pacificos and Tecate to care about the fact that the only mixed drink being served are Micheladas (a.k.a. […]
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The team behind the old Taylor’s Cafe has purchased Daily Bistro and transformed the space into a bright space around the corner from that other restaurant specializing in healthy eats. This time around, however, Taylor’s Place is serving dinner in addition to breakfast, lunch, and brunch with a menu that focuses on Persian and Lebanese […]
For more than a decade Teatro Bravo has been producing plays that tell the complex story of the Latin American experience in the United States. The ethnic theater troupe performs in both Spanish and English, making it a mission to employ and develop the emerging talents of the Valley’s Latino actors, directors, playwrights and designers. […]
Situated both inside and outside the lobby of the gleaming Ten-O-One building at the corner of Central Avenue and Roosevelt Street, Teddy’s Preserve, which opened in February, carries off a combo of chic and rustic. Indoors, the eye-popping bar is furnished with buttery caramel leather sofas, smart oval-backed bar stools, custom-tiled walls and a modern […]
A good torta is not hard to find in Arizona, but a good torta spot, one batting 1,000? If there’s one, it’s TEG Torta Shop — formerly Tortas El Guero. The family-owned 16th Street torta hall has been around since 2002, and offers nearly 20 tortas in mini, regular, and super sizes. We recommend the […]
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Long considered to be one of the coolest art/coffee houses in Phoenix, Terra Java Coffee House & Bake Shop’s offers comfy couches and other relaxing seating, Wi-Fi access, and plentiful, spacious tables that make it a great place for students to study. Its baristas also whip out any number of caffeinated concoctions – ranging from […]