Q & Brew

Even if you don’t like pool, Tempe’s Q & Brew still offers plenty of ways to spend your quarters. Vintage pinball machines greet you at the door, including a primo Williams Deluxe Baseball unit from 1957, while a CD jukebox and bar-top touch-screen video games are also available. Pool remains the establishment’s bread and butter, […]

Ra Sushi Bar & Restaurant

Nirvana means a dry martini, a comfortable patio with full bar service, and the coolest people, and a nonstop parade of delicious sushi dishes to fill us up. Ra Sushi offers all these, most notably the tasty Zonie Roll, a crispy mix of spicy salmon, cucumber, cilantro and jalapenos rolled up and topped with avocado […]

Red Devil Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

Yes, we know: Most people go to this valley favorite pizzeria for the tasty pies. We love them, too-but you’ll find us ordering the Greek Salad, a bowl full of cucumbers, black olives, red onions, fresh Roma tomatoes, artichoke hearts, spinach and feta cheese. Speaking of salads, don’t miss the Antipasto, piled with artichoke hearts, […]

Red Sea Hookah Lounge

The sticky-sweet scent of burning shisha greets you as you enter this Tempe hookah lounge, which is situated in the shadow of Arizona State University next to Club Tattoo. A scintillating selection of close to four dozen different flavored tobaccos are in stock, including such colorful-sounding herbal concoctions as Blue Viper, Razzmatazz, and Mint Chocolate […]

Republic Ramen & Noodles

College kids and ramen go together like peanut butter and jelly (which, now that we think of it, students love too). Tempe’s favorite noodle bar is conveniently located on University Drive in the heart of ASU’s campus, serving ramen, udon, rice bowls, and drinks like boba slushies, tea, beer, and sake. And this ramen is […]

Restaurant Mexico

This long-running Tempe favorite has been housed in several locations in the Mill Avenue area, but folks always seem to find it – the staff has been there forever, and is nicer than your own family. Imagine Cheers, only Sonoran restaurant style. And, come to think of it, even friendlier.