La Piazza Al Forno

La Piazza Al Forno’s appearance on Guy Fieri’s Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, was a key factor that transformed this unassuming Glendale pizza joint into one everyone wants to visit. The family-owned business is known for making pizzas like the Italians in Rome. The Italian Stallion and Margherita are in high demand. For […]

La Purisima Pasteleria

It’s easy to find a quality Mexican bakery in Phoenix, but La Purisima Pasteleria is still worth the drive to Glendale for its fresh baked breads and pastries. There’s usually a line, but that’s ok because there’s too much eye candy to choose from. While you wait your turn, it’s time to make some tough […]

La Salsita

If you want Mexican fast food that’s slightly more authentic than Taco Bell, there’s a Filiberto’s ready to serve you in every part of town. But if you want cheap, convenient Mexican grub in a joint where practically everyone is speaking Spanish, you have to go somewhere a little less Americanized – like La Salsita. […]

La Santisima Gourmet Taco Shop

La Santisima, formerly La Condessa Gourmet Taco Shop, has a pretty simple menu — tacos, corn quesadillas, and burros — although the flavors aren’t limited to Sonoran, like at many restaurants in these parts. There’s seafood from the coastal regions, Oaxacan black mole, Mexico City-style chicken tinga, and melt-in-your-mouth cochinita pibil from the Yucatán. Don’t […]

La Santisima Gourmet Taco Shop

La Santisima, formerly La Condessa Gourmet Taco Shop, has a pretty simple menu — tacos, corn quesadillas, and burros — although the flavors aren’t limited to Sonoran, like at many restaurants in these parts. There’s seafood from the coastal regions, Oaxacan black mole, Mexico City-style chicken tinga, and melt-in-your-mouth cochinita pibil from the Yucatán. Don’t […]

LaMar’s Donuts

Donut chains like Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme might have a legion of sugar-crazed fans, but when we want a perfectly soft and bready donut, the best place in town is LaMar’s Donuts. The first store opened in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1933, and now there are 27 locations serving Ray Lamar’s classic recipes in […]

Lamp Wood Oven Pizzeria

The rustic pies from this casual yet refined spot in north Scottsdale come courtesy of chef-owner Matt Pilato, who studied Neopolitan pizza-making at the Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli Academy in San Francisco. Pilato doesn’t quite adhere to the strict Neapolitan pizza standard, preferring instead to combine some of its techniques with his own style. The result […]