The 480 Bar

If you dig three things: karaoke, drinks and food, and prefer all of them served nary a frill, The 480 Bar could be a contender for your new favorite hang. It’s so laid back and without pretension that your mustache doesn’t even have to be ironic. It’s a simple and fun dive bar in downtown […]

Tom Ryan’s

This Nashville-flavored live music destination — clearly the result of a one-night stand between a sports bar and a honky-tonk — has the most abundant happy hours of just about any bar in existence. For more than nine hours a day, on average, Tom Ryan’s knocks dollars off your tab. More hours than not are […]

Adalberto’s Mexican Food

The 1994-founded, family-owned Adalberto’s Mexican Food has opened a second location, this one near Chandler Fashion Center. The 24-hours restaurant offers tacos, burritos, breakfast items, and a drive-thru window.

Al’s Chicago Style Hotdogs

When you have a state-fair-sized craving for food on a stick, the best place to satisfy your hunger is Al’s Chicago Style Hotdogs. Not only do they serve one of the tastiest versions of the all-American corn dog, covered in crispy and delicious batter that melts in your mouth, but they also make a mean […]

All Pierogi Kitchen

All Pierogi Kitchen was always good, but this is a place that gets better and better with each passing year. Though officially a Ukrainian restaurant, All Pierogi Kitchen is a charming family joint that acts more like a repository of pan-Eastern European comfort food, less concerned with precise borders than with capturing the meat-and-potatoes essence […]

Aloha Kitchen

This fast-casual Mesa lunch spot checks a lot of “classic hidden gem” boxes: strip mall location, beachy walls and window murals, several decades in business, super flavorful fare. Aloha Kitchen is, in fact, such a classic hidden gem that it is no longer hidden. It’s been on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and has a line […]

Amazing Jake’s Pizza Factory

Forget outdated children’s entertainment destinations like Chuck E. Cheese’s. Mesa is home to a 95,000 sq. ft. indoor playspace with everything from go-karts, laser tag, video games, and rock climbing to an old-fashioned carousel, a train ride, mini golf, bowling, and an interactive area to redeem your hard-earned tickets. All of that fun will make […]

AMC Ahwatukee 24

This 24-screen theater is located just off Highway 10. Amenities include stadium seating, digital projectors, close-captioning, wheelchair access, theater rentals and made to order hot food. They’re also offer parent friendly Bring Your Baby Matinees.

AMC Mesa Grand 24

This 24-screen theater is located in Mesa just off the 60. Amenities include digital projectors, stadium seating, theatre rentals, closed captioning, assisted listening devices, descriptive video, wheelchair access and drinks and hot food to order. This theater also offers Bring Your Baby and Sensory Friendly Films for families with young children and autistic members respectively.

Angel Sweet

Twenty-four types of Italian gelato, made fresh daily, in a small store the size of your normal ice cream shop. They’re big on flavor, though, probably the closest thing to real Italian gelato you’ll get short of hopping the next plane to Milan. Try the coconut and the pistachio – they’re out of this world. […]

Angry Crab Shack

Angry Crab Shack is a no-nonsense approach to Cajun seafood. Select from 9 different types of shellfish, choose your heat level and seasoning, and order by the pound. If it sounds similar to Hot N Juicy Crawfish, it is, but it’s also better. The seafood is fresh, well prepared and served hot. Service is friendly, […]