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12 Tips for Beating an Arizona Photo-Enforcement Ticket: Updated for 2019

Following two months in hibernation brought on by a state legal opinion, photo-enforcement cameras are active again in several Arizona cities. That means it's a good time for a refresher course in beating the system. Legal loopholes make it possible to escape punishment for a speed- or red-light-camera ticket. Thousands of...
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Best Beans

Tacos ChiwasThe cheesy rajas, beefy desebrada roja, and peppery picadillo get top billing at Tacos Chiwas, midtown Phoenix’s beloved Chihuahua-style taqueria. But it would be a mistake to leave without trying the restaurant’s excellent frijoles charros. Whole pinto beans are simmered in a broth flavored with bacon, hot dog slices, onions, and fresh cilantro. The result […]
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Best Pollo Asado

Kiss Pollos Estilo SinaloaThis cheery south-central Phoenix Mexican restaurant specializes in juicy, mouth-watering chicken tacos. The chicken tacos are made from pollo asado that’s been marinated for 24 hours in a secret Sinaloa-inspired spice blend. The meat is finely chopped, delivered on corn tortillas in slightly smoky, blisteringly-hot, meaty nubs. The result is pollo asado tacos that are […]
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Best Irish Pub

Seamus McCaffrey's Irish Pub and RestaurantThis pub is authentically Irish, from the Guinness on tap to the Emerald Isle memorabilia scattered around the bar. Founder Seamus McCaffrey is also tied to sibling Irish pubs in Phoenix: Rosie McCaffrey’s on Camelback Road and The Dubliner on Thunderbird Road in north Phoenix. But the atmosphere at Seamus McCaffrey’s is second to none. […]
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Best Pizza

Pizzeria BiancoIt would be cool and rogue to pick a top pizza other than those crafted by Chris Bianco’s crew. It would also be about as true as saying the earth is flat. Bianco’s pizza is one of the few mouthfuls of food in town that can reduce the pizza lover or Italophile to stunned silence, […]
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Best Focaccia

Luna GelateriaWhen you think of focaccia, you probably think of puffy, airy bread mountainous with crags and bubbles from baking. Well, think again. Stefano Fabbri has been crafting a thinner focaccia which he says is in the style of Recco, a small coastal town in Liguria, Italy. Fabbri is a master of dough. His pizza joint, […]
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Best Gluten-Free Restaurant

Jewel's Bakery & CafeFinding a place to eat with our gluten-averse friends used to be a challenge. We want a great meal, but we also want our friends to have just as many menu options as we do. Enter Jewel’s Bakery & Cafe. The story goes that owner Julie Moreno began her foray into the world of GF […]