Phoenix, AZ April 25, 2024 Can Pyro, Phoenix’s trendy Japanese steakhouse, meet expectations? If new Japanese restaurants are your thing, your wallet is in my thoughts and prayers. The past 12 months have been brutal on the…
Phoenix, AZ March 22, 2024 El Horseshoe Restaurant in Phoenix serves simple yet excellent Mexican food It’s a rare rainy morning in Phoenix, and the passing cars hiss as they speed by. El Horseshoe Restaurant is just coming alive at…
Phoenix, AZ February 28, 2024 Raices Restaurant serves flavor-packed Puerto Rican food in Mesa Benjamin Diaz moves at a million miles an hour. A Borinqueño blur in a bright blue shirt and thin mustache, he sails out of…
Phoenix, AZ January 25, 2024 Mesa restaurant Ban Chan Korean Cuisine finds new crowd on social media Anyone who follows restaurant influencers knows that they tend to move in unison. Like a school of fish……
Phoenix, AZ December 28, 2023 Phoenix New Times’ food critic lists his top 10 dishes from 2023. It feels good to be back in the saddle again. Not that one needs a formal title and a printed byline to ruminate on…
Phoenix, AZ December 14, 2023 CC’s on Central slings stellar Southern soul food in Phoenix Across the table at CC’s on Central, a friend dips into a bowl of debris and grits and her cheeks start to flush. “This…
Phoenix, AZ November 30, 2023 Wanwaan lifts Thai takeout in Phoenix to new heights Do you feel it too? Something is happening in the Thai restaurant community……
Phoenix, AZ October 25, 2023 Pa’La discovers techniques to deliver casual, fine dining Pa’La’s casual dining experience Phoenix Everyone’s a little raw about the cost of dining out right now. The $10 lunch is ancient history, the $250+ tasting dinner is back,…
Phoenix, AZ September 26, 2023 There are many pho eateries in Phoenix. Com Tam Thuan Kieu proves there’s more to Vietnamese food The lunchtime rush has reached its peak at one of the most popular pho joints in town, and the place is hopping. If you…
Phoenix, AZ August 29, 2023 Phoenix Restaurant Cool Vybz slings jerk, curry, and oxtails to Jamaican food lovers In this profession, as in most, obsessive tendencies can be both a tremendous asset and a punishing liability. One of the pitfalls of writing…
Phoenix, AZ July 27, 2023 Durant’s serves the best Phoenix nostalgia and top-quality steaks I’m not interested in writing another starry-eyed tribute to Durant’s. Don’t misunderstand, I still feel that way every time I walk through the leaded…
Phoenix, AZ June 22, 2023 Tempe Restaurant Cocina Chiwas serves Mexican food that’s true to its roots Here in Phoenix, Mexican food is religion. People state with confidence that they know real Mexican food……