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  The Best Cafe Review Photos of 2019

  January 9 at 10 a.m.

  In 2019 we've visited a number of restaurants for Cafe Reviews — everything from pasta at a busy Asian supermarket to the follow-up locations of Little Miss BBQ and Chula Seafood. Plus some showstopping paella at Talavera. In addition to the spot-on descriptions and depictions from our food critic Chris Malloy, we've also seen some stunning food and restaurant photography from Jackie Mercandetti.
  
  These are our favorites.

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  Our Favorite Dining Rooms in Greater Phoenix in 2019

  January 9 at 10 a.m.

  Do you love an elegant dining room? A stunning view? A garden-heavy patio, or just a garden? Maybe a sleek bar with soft lighting? Or a look inside the kitchen? For some of us, the restaurant’s whole vibe is as important as its food and drink. It's the same thinking behind a hole-in-the-wall eatery with some amazing Kung Pao.
  
  If you’re interested in what some restaurants that we've visited this year have done with their spaces across metropolitan Phoenix, you might want to give this slideshow a spin.

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  Cafe Review: Tacos With a Circus Touch

  January 9 at 7 a.m.

  Urban Phoenix Cafe tucks Spam, cream cheese, and Hot Cheetos into tortillas. The restaurant duo’s food is part Mexican, part Southwestern, with a dash of stoner and circus.

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  Cafe Review: From Deep Scratch at Persepshen

  Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 7 a.m.

  Persepshen is already an important restaurant. Husband-and-wife team Jason and Katherine Dwight opened the restaurant on Central Avenue in October 2019.

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  Cafe Review: Unholy Noodles From Saint Pasta Inside Linger Longer Lounge

  Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 6 a.m.

  Saint Pasta, the food truck turned brick-and-mortar operation, promises starchy heaven inside its new kitchen at Linder Longer Lounge. Does it deliver?

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  Cafe Review: Vecina Is a Damn Good Neighbor

  Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 7 a.m.

  Vecina might be cooking the most inspired food in Arcadia. James Fox and Eric Stone opened Vecina, which translates from Spanish to “neighbor,” in early September 2019.