Best grub in the valley?

[Fractal]

for formal dinning id have to say:
1. the Phoenician: Hands down best Table D' Hote service in the valley.. and an excellent wine list, served by knowledgable staff
and 2. Le' Cole: ran by culinary students so its always amusing, plus their six course dinner is cheap ($30) and their wine list, while not extensive, still covers the full spectrum of the grape

yum yum yummmmmmmm

for all informal grubbing it has to be Plaid... their
cooks got some skillas!!! their menu is bangin and their waitstaff gots mad love

while im here i might as well add AZwines, on scottsdale... almost all wines there are served by the glass as well as sold in bottle form... the owner is the man!! one of the most knowledgable wine conisuers in the valley, always down to tell you amazing stories about your bottle... a must for all wine lovers and wine-o's:love

[Katie/007]

Pita House!!! Mmmmmmmmmmm even though it's all the way in fuckin snottsdale I drive there just for the food. Mmmm

I think this city kind of sucks for some good, greasy, cheap food. And there are no delis- REAL delis! Too many tacos.

[Pureform]

Pasta Brioni...best italian food in AZ.:foff :D

[serota]

1. houston's
2. royal taj

mmmmm mmmm good.

[Castor]

shalimar happy hour!!!

[mS. ThAnG]

THE SALT CELLER

their reverse happy hour...fugitaboutit

[Dub-U-Eff]

Ah-so's pretty fuckin' dank but waaaayyy expensive and waaayyyy far away. I'd have to also agree with Pureform, Pasta Brioni's tha shit!!!

[theory]

ritos mexican food> across from garfield elem school downtown phoenix.

[craig]

Originally posted by Castor
shalimar happy hour!!!


ahhh yeahhh!!!!! can't beat those mini tacos:laughing


umm, besides shalimar happy hour, mary elaine's at the phoenician is really good, bandera is up there as well

[Pureform]

bandaras is dank! mmmmmmm:slayer

[Mr.Nelson Noriega]

TUCHETTIS BEST ITIALIAN,RA BADDSET SUSHI,HONEY BEARS BEST BBQ,PAPPA DEUX BEST CAJUN FOOD,SALT CELLAR BEST SEAFOOD,WESTERN PIZZA BEST PIZZA,OAXACA FOODS BEST MEXICAN,PERSIAN PALACE THE BEST MIDDLE EASTERN,AND THE LUCKY HAS SOME OF THE BEST CHINESE FOOD,I LOVE FOOD :slayer

[Danielle V]

Tucson:

right now: yoshimatsu on cambell and glenn (next to the ghetto smoothie shop with the manniquin in the banana suit outside.) that place is so good, the wait is so long and so worth it. that place does not belong in tucson, i swear. it belongs in LA or another worthy city.
then there's el charro downtown, jasons deli (love the free icecream), karunas on grant and campbell
for a nice meal: the barrio or firecracker

PHX:

GARDINOS: three words>> mango coconut margaritas,
then Plaid and their cream sodas never fail to impress,
wildflower bread company
HONEY BEARS DOWNTOWN (cobbler in cup, what?)
and last but DEFINITELY not least:
TODAIS @ the biltmore. (all you can eat sushi buffet (even the desserts are little sushi-roll shaped cakes) then the mound of crab legs, not to mention walking into that place is like walking into a japanese animé film) << go on your birthday: its free!


theres others....but those are the ones that stand out in my mind with the fondest of memories
-d-
:wes

[dgirl]

In good old Tucson:
My fave place to go.....Bisonwitches - The BEST sandwiches and awesome $2 margaritas on Friday nights.
The Cup at Hotel Congress.
The Grill.
Shogun - best and cheapest sushi in town.
Delectables.
Carrusos.


:slayer

[dgirl]

Oh yeah.........
I can't forget my 2nd favorite place. It has the nastiest but good cardboard pizza and the best air hockey tables and ski ball in the world.
Peter Piper Pizza!! BOOYAKA!
:slayer

[carymakebaby]

the persian garden......mmmmmm

[serota]

word tyler! banderas is SO danky!! we should hit that shit up sometime, holmes!! ;)

also.. i know this sounds cheesy.. but being away from phoenix so long has made me realize just how damn good all those ____bertos are at 4 a.m. i miss that shite!

[Dub-U-Eff]

I could go for the Diablo Chicken Pasta at Z-Tejas right now....mmmmmmm.....yummmy.......Kerel holdin' it down!

[nocturn]

shit, the best grub in the valley comes straight from the kitchen of Fractal and Kilo(oner)... fuckin epicurean geniuses - nuff said

[rice]

pho bang! mmmm...thats some good gook F double O D.

[dTa]

venezias - hands down the best pizza in the area

the rusty pelican - the best sea food AZ has to offer. i grew up in new england, so trust me, i know good sea food when i see it.

[f3/\r teh Phorced Access]

My Kitchen!!!!!!!!!

[Fractal]

uh oh... i smell a cook off in tha making!!!:banana

bring it!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/askthechef/images/chef.gif

[Katie/007]

Bring it on!!! I'm down to cook. Cook off at SkyLounge!!


:slayer

[ana]

Originally posted by Dj_Access
My Kitchen!!!!!!!!!

yeah right kim, all you ever have to eat is apples and power bars at your house.

for me:

pita jungle
pita house
my florist (mmm cucumber sandwiches)
streets of new york
casey moores
los olivos

and DEL TACO BABY. FAWK yeah!

[sativa]

the lucky dragon food... ummmm:up

[CitizenUpwrite]

Oh's Korean Restaurant at McDowell/Scottsdale (in Papago Plaza)...mmm.

Korean BBQ and full menu but sushi too!

Drunk middle-aged Korean dudes doing karaoke under a disco ball and intelligent lighting :love

[hardcore junkie]

Plaid-bomb diggles
kyoto-good like the karate kids crane kick
Susies or Los Olivos- South of the border madness
King Tut- Best Authentic Falafels
Durants or Ruth Christs- Best Steaks Ever
Golden Swan in the Hyatt Scottsdale- Best place to big pimp it.

[Dub-U-Eff]

Old Chicago and Zen32

[Roxy Monoxide]

Barcelona
Havana cafe
Tico Taco
Khai houng (i think thats how its spelled anyway)
and im down right suprised no one mentioned
Postino

[Dub-U-Eff]

Originally posted by Roxy Monoxide
and im down right suprised no one mentioned
Postino oops! Don't tell Bryan we forgot... *slinks away into a shadow*

[Diosa]

Mmmmm...Furio :love

[MillHouseR]

cheeba hut hmm...hmm...good:spliff

[cpud]

Originally posted by Diosa
Mmmmm...Furio :love

hell yes, excellent food :up

[Dub-U-Eff]

the B-man surprised me with a sampler platter from postino the other day...the f-ing chronic my friends

[kaiser soziac]

La Canasta is the best and most affordable Mexican restauraunt I've been taken to in that area....
and for lunch and wine theres this place called the SPortsmans on I believe Camelback by Scottsdale that is small and homeyish....sit down have a glass ,or in my grandpa's case, a bottle of fine wine..a big ol samwych..and an amusing conversation with one of the clerks..or fellow winesman...from what i've been told their wine selection is top notch..but thats all i know aboot dining in the Valley...and you can get drunk and have food at 3am at Mickeys Hangover...which is always nice!!:rotfl

[kid kryptic]

El Guapo's Taco Shop & Salsa Bar!

This guy cooks up a mean charbrolied chicked burrito!

[Dub-U-Eff]

when I get a hankerin' for carbs, Frank & Lupe's is good...awesome salsa...and it's close too!

[2desibls]

damn when youre drunk and broke the last thing you want to hear about is damn good food...........

[siimplex]

Veggie Fun....just north of McKellips. A lot like vegetarian house but more of a cafe atmosphere. Good for both vegetarians and non vegetarians.

[DjMichael]

My Florist - 7th Ave and McDowell


The Wilshire Nachos (toasted bread with jack cheese, served with fresh salsa and avacodo) are the bomb!!!


Nothing beats a live piano player and a glass of wine.








Michael

[Consumer]

That place is too fancy pants for me... $8 sandwiches on 7th Ave & McDowell?

A lot of thing beat a live piano player and a glass of wine... like live pyrotechnics and a blunt.

[DjMichael]

LoL,


Ya, the crowd can be a bit too posh for my tastes. But the food and drink were good and I was digging on the live music.


Now show me where I can get some pyrotechnics and a blunt with some chips and salsa and I'll be there in two shakes of a lambs tail.




Michael





Originally posted by consumer
That place is too fancy pants for me... $8 sandwiches on 7th Ave & McDowell?

A lot of thing beat a live piano player and a glass of wine... like live pyrotechnics and a blunt.

[cpud]

Coup de Tartes at 16th Street and Highland was a complete foodgasm, I ate there for the first time on Saturday.

[Consumer]

Originally posted by DjMichael
Now show me where I can get some pyrotechnics and a blunt with some chips and salsa and I'll be there in two shakes of a lambs tail.


my house, yo.

[cpud]

Originally posted by consumer
my house, yo.

by the time i showed up there was one chip, no salsa, and I had the only :ganja and it was not a blunts worth. :D

[DjMichael]

:laughing






Originally posted by cpud
by the time i showed up there was one chip, no salsa, and I had the only :ganja and it was not a blunts worth. :D

[2desibls]

Originally posted by DjMichael
LoL,


Ya, the crowd can be a bit too posh for my tastes. But the food and drink were good and I was digging on the live music.


Now show me where I can get some pyrotechnics and a blunt with some chips and salsa and I'll be there in two shakes of a lambs tail.




Michael
tolleson

[Dub-U-Eff]

Best Pizza.....Grazie...This shit is the fuggin bomb...I'm tellin you....In Scottsdale, off Goldwater and Indian School....Woodfired pizza and they even imported some dude from Italy to make the pizza...Good wine selection too....For the no carb playas, they've got a dank meat/cheese platter, not as good as Postino's but close. MMMM...Might go there tonight....yumm, yumm!

[jcb]

Durants, Drinkwaters, Kyoto, Bamboo Club

:slayer

I'm so hungry now :mad

[IonSant]

my fucking house has the best grub...

[cpud]

Originally posted by jcb
Durants, Drinkwaters, Kyoto, Bamboo Club

:slayer

I'm so hungry now :mad

awww man, Durants? Only white cigar smoking politicos go to Durants :D

[jcb]

They have wicked steaks though :) And besides, it's fun to go in there looking like a bum (like me)

[cpud]

Originally posted by jcb
They have wicked steaks though :) And besides, it's fun to go in there looking like a bum (like me)

:laughing

[antibreak]

Originally posted by cpud
awww man, Durants? Only white cigar smoking politicos go to Durants :D

Ya I went there for my birthday for a first time.... I went to go to the bathroom and one of those politicos ended up striking a converstation with me while I was over by the sink and he's like yelling, "hey kid, you ever have prostate problems?" ... and I was like "wtf, no". It reminded me of the time I went to the bathroom in the az center movie theater and a dude dressed as a lady comes into the bathroom and I and this average joe dude look at each other with this total "wtf was that?" expression. Good steaks tho. :wes

I just went to pinnicle steak house in BFE the other day. That was some good eatin. Had a 32 oz steak with some beans, a baked potato, and 6 flavors of thier own brewed beer. Minus the $96.00 bill I racked up, It was awesome. I was soo damn full I nearly puked in my car on the 45 minute drive home.

[cpud]

Originally posted by antibreak
Ya I went there for my birthday for a first time.... I went to go to the bathroom and one of those politicos ended up striking a converstation with me while I was over by the sink and he's like yelling, "hey kid, you ever have prostate problems?" ... and I was like "wtf, no". It reminded me of the time I went to the bathroom in the az center movie theater and a dude dressed as a lady comes into the bathroom and I and this average joe dude look at each other with this total "wtf was that?" expression. Good steaks tho. :wes

I just went to pinnicle steak house in BFE the other day. That was some good eatin. Had a 32 oz steak with some beans, a baked potato, and 6 flavors of thier own brewed beer. Minus the $96.00 bill I racked up, It was awesome. I was soo damn full I nearly puked in my car on the 45 minute drive home.

:rotfl :laughing

(it's not how much you spend that matters, it's what you GET for that purchase)

[antibreak]

Originally posted by cpud
:rotfl :laughing

(it's not how much you spend that matters, it's what you GET for that purchase)

Oh hell ya, Im going there again for sure.

Its pretty sad tho, when the place opened up 40 years ago there wasn't those damn 1.5 million dollar stucco homes across the street. Seeing some bastard pull out of the driveway in his lexus really dampens the whole genuine western steakouse bit.

[cpud]

Originally posted by antibreak
Oh hell ya, Im going there again for sure.

Its pretty sad tho, when the place opened up 40 years ago there wasn't those damn 1.5 million dollar stucco homes across the street. Seeing some bastard pull out of the driveway in his lexus really dampens the whole genuine western steakouse bit.

I just moved from that area of town, had lived up there since 1988. It's changed a lot, but one thing that hasn't are the people who pay out the ass for overpriced disposable homes.

A good restaurant WAY up in BFE (literally in the town of Cave Creek) is called Le Sans Sousi (i think thats how it's spelled.) They have the French cuisine on LOCK in this town. Cool place too, nice atmosphere.

If I knew a girl i'd prolly take her there :wes

[antibreak]

Ill keep that in mind for french ... er Patriotic Food.

On the subject of out of town styles... Barrio Cafe is also good times for the same type of price bracket... cept now since its been featured in a bunch of papers it went from just do-able trendy to uber-cant-get-through-the-god-damn-door trendy

trendy bastards, they should all just stay at trendy Kona in Scottsdale.
:raging

For good sushi and significant holes in the wall...go to ichi ban on university :nanametal

[cpud]

yeah Barrio cafe is good, but that little bar/waiting area needs to be expanded now that everyone and their mom shows up. (expanded like their selection of Tequila... mmmm)

[antibreak]

where do you go for good Indian or Pakastani food?

[Roxy Monoxide]

the royal taj has good indian food, though if it is authentic i could really say but i have been enjoying it for a few years now also i have been hearing good things about the lunch buffet at the new india delhi palace on 56th st and mcdowell.

[cpud]

i went to some Indian place on Rural and University that was danm good :up

[antibreak]

Originally posted by cpud
i went to some Indian place on Rural and University that was danm good :up

Whats it called. Thats like 10 minutes from where i live. I went to this one place on McClintock and Baseline a week back and the food was all sorts of meh. It was the first time I really had some outlandish grubb in a long long time, even if it sucked. Just to make sure that the place sucked big time, I want to go to a real good place and compare. Ill try out the one on 56th and Mc Dowell too.

[cpud]

Originally posted by antibreak
Whats it called. Thats like 10 minutes from where i live. I went to this one place on McClintock and Baseline a week back and the food was all sorts of meh. It was the first time I really had some outlandish grubb in a long long time, even if it sucked. Just to make sure that the place sucked big time, I want to go to a real good place and compare. Ill try out the one on 56th and Mc Dowell too.

North/East corner of Rural and University. You'll find it pretty easily. I think it in the same strip mall as Kinkos and NYPD pizza...

[GOTHAM]

So, basically, now that im am in Australia, the food i really miss in phoenix is all the unhealthy food like filibertos...or just mexican in general like macayos....oh...how that sounds so good right now...a nice big chimichanga with sour cream and guac and salsa....there are no mexicans in australia...lol, let alone mexican restaurants, so next time you eat mexican, enjoy it because I cant.

[cpud]

Originally posted by GOTHAM
So, basically, now that im am in Australia, the food i really miss in phoenix is all the unhealthy food like filibertos...or just mexican in general like macayos....oh...how that sounds so good right now...a nice big chimichanga with sour cream and guac and salsa....there are no mexicans in australia...lol, let alone mexican restaurants, so next time you eat mexican, enjoy it because I cant.

I'm sure you are getting your fill of

http://pws.prserv.net/ozkids/vegemite.jpg

[GOTHAM]

Yah mon....i dont understand the vegemite thing...it taste like a creamy cheese soy sauce...funky shit, but not for me...I have also tried kangaroo steaks, burgers, and jerky...a little crocodile, and some ostrich, but, the really really good thing to eat down here is the sea food.....Australia is the home of the KING PRAWN...so damn good...but sydney has the best seafood restaurants i have ever been to....way better than seattle even...So for you who love seafood, I can tell you where in Sydney you can get the best...lol:)

[antibreak]

Originally posted by cpud
I'm sure you are getting your fill of

http://pws.prserv.net/ozkids/vegemite.jpg

"I got a splinter though, damn, you know man it hurt
I got a Vegemite sandwich from Men at Work
I keep minds in line, but time sublimes,
So when you search you find something like a gold mine"

SO THATS WTF IT IS! :rotfl

[rephlektiv]

AZ88
Zen32
Kobe Cafe - CHEAPEST Sushi and actually decent
Shogun
Fate
Plaid
Chopstix
Whole Foods
Soma Cafe
Persian Cafe
Spice
My Florist Cafe
Pane Bianco
Pizza Bianco
Thaifoon

... hmm.. that should about do it for now.

[antibreak]

Originally posted by rephlektiv

Kobe Cafe - CHEAPEST Sushi and actually decent


Where is this Kobe Cafe you speak of?

[jlines]

Originally posted by cpud
North/East corner of Rural and University. You'll find it pretty easily. I think it in the same strip mall as Kinkos and NYPD pizza...


Please don't tell me you're talking about Char's, I went to that place a few weeks ago and I felt like I was eating at the goddamn Temple of Doom. Waiting for eyeballs to blowup out my soup.

in other words Thai Lahna is still my favorite thai in phoenix.

[Consumer]

yeah... Char's needs to update their decor. Maybe the dudes at Oasis can come help them out.

[cpud]

Originally posted by jlines
Please don't tell me you're talking about Char's, I went to that place a few weeks ago and I felt like I was eating at the goddamn Temple of Doom. Waiting for eyeballs to blowup out my soup.

hahahaha :rotfl :laughing