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Valley's best steakhouses are battling for bragging rights

The Valley's top steakhouses are sharpening their knives for a beefy battle Thursday, serving everything from Japanese-influenced wagyu to slow-smoked brisket. Why it matters: The sold-out competition offers diners a one-stop taste of the Valley's 25 steak restaurants and gives restaurants a chance to win new fans. How it works:...

Scottsdale, AZ · 3d

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This Drive-Thru-Only Arizona Burger Stand Serves The Standard And Large Fries Big Enough To Share

Every burger at one Arizona drive-thru comes as a double, and the one called the Standard is anything but standard. The large fries are generous enough that a few people can split a single order. One bag can easily cover a whole carload. Nobody eats inside, because there is no...

Phoenix, AZ · 4d
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For Over 60 Years, This Family-Owned Phoenix Mexican Restaurant Has Served Cheese Crisps The Old Way

Some Phoenix restaurants chase trends every season. This one has spent decades doing almost the opposite. On a quiet stretch south of downtown, a plain counter-serve building has kept the line moving with homemade flour tortillas, a menu that barely needs updating, and a crowd that includes police officers, office workers, tourists, and families who have been coming since the 1960s. One longtime regular recalls visiting the place 55 to 60 years ago, tagging along on work calls.

Phoenix, AZ · 1d
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This Old-School Arizona Italian Deli Still Pipes Its Cannoli Fresh From Five Decades Of Family Recipes

Ladyfingers come in so many varieties at this Arizona market that one shelf could stock a small tiramisu factory. That detail alone tells you the people running the place take Italian baking seriously. The pastry case backs it up. Cannoli share space with lobster tails, eclairs, napoleons, and a chocolate-dipped...

Phoenix, AZ · 7d
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Renovated north Phoenix venue brings back live music, happy hour bites

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Copper Blues at Desert Ridge Marketplace is getting ready to turn up the music again, and its happy hour menu has plenty of bites to enjoy before the show. The north Phoenix spot is celebrating its grand reopening Nov. 13-14 after a complete renovation. The two-day...

Phoenix, AZ · 3d

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Moldy tomatoes, undated chicken wings among Phoenix-area eatery violations

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Every week, Arizona’s Family looks up restaurants recently inspected by Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with some of the highest numbers of “risk factors,” which inspectors consider major health code violations, are selected for our Dirty Dining Report. For more details on the restaurant inspection scoring system, visit Maricopa County’s website.

Phoenix, AZ · 1d

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11 Arizona Italian Restaurants Where Someone Clearly Cared About The Pasta

Plenty of Italian menus in Arizona list pasta, but far fewer kitchens actually roll, cut, and shape it themselves. The places on this list do, and you can usually tell from the first forkful. They stretch from a quiet Phoenix strip mall to a garden cafe in downtown Tucson, a...

Arizona · 1d

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This Arizona Buffet Serves Snow Crab Legs Every Night And Real Chicken Feet Dim Sum At Lunch

Snow crab legs show up daily for dinner at one Arizona buffet. Right beside them, you’ll find frog legs, a crawfish boil, and a Mongolian grill. The lunch spread brings its own surprises. There’s authentic dim sum, including chicken feet, plus sushi rolled fresh behind the counter. Sticky...

Glendale, AZ · 4d

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Angie's in Chandler among this week's restaurant violations

Restaurants with some of the highest numbers of “risk factors,” which inspectors consider major health code violations, are selected for our Dirty Dining Report.

Chandler, AZ · 1d

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Five Valley eateries make OpenTable's top 100 restaurants in US

Five Valley restaurants have scored a spot on OpenTable’s 2026 Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S. — a roundup that looks at insights from diner reviews and demand to determine the top restaurants across the country.

Phoenix, AZ · 3d

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Arizona Chile Relleno Fans Drive Across Town For These 7 Family Kitchens That Still Roast Peppers By Hand

A great chile relleno starts long before the batter hits the pan. The best ones begin with a whole green chile that gets roasted, peeled, stuffed, and fried by people who have been doing it for years. Across Arizona, a handful of family kitchens still put in that extra work,...

Phoenix, AZ · 4d

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Glendale’s Seven Oldest Burrito Counters Still Wrap Them By Hand For Neighborhood Regulars

Glendale has plenty of shiny new restaurants, but some of the best meals in town still come from a simple counter and a warm flour tortilla. This list covers seven counter-service burrito spots where you order up front, grab a number, and get food made the old-school way. Some have...

Glendale, AZ · 2d

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Follow The Yellow Brick Road To This Wizard Of Oz-Themed Coffee Shop In Arizona

Full of personality that it makes every other cup of coffee you’ve ever had feel like it was missing something. That something, it turns out, is a little bit of magic. Most people don’t think of Arizona as a place where magic happens. They think of the heat,...

Tempe, AZ · 2d

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Joe’s Farm Grill Is Having a Birthday. We’re Getting the Presents.

The Gilbert favorite is celebrating 20 years with a week of community appreciation deals, giveaways and a one-day return to 2006 menu prices. Suddenly, nostalgia sounds pretty delicious. Twenty years is a long time in the restaurant world. It’s an especially long time when your original dining room used to...

Gilbert, AZ · 3d

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No Soap at a Hand Sink and Bare-Hand Food Prep Among Hand-Hygiene Lapses Cited at Three Valley Restaurants

Maricopa County inspectors found a hand-wash sink with no soap at a central Phoenix restaurant and documented employees handling ready-to-eat food with bare hands at two Valley establishments, according to Arizona's Family's weekly review of county inspection records published Nov. 4. The citations at Lydia's Restaurant in Phoenix, 40 Love AZ in Scottsdale and 5 & Diner in Phoenix all involve hand hygiene.

Maricopa County, AZ · 2d

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North Scottsdale Is Getting a New Wine Bar With a Patio and Mountain Views

Arizona-based Turquoise Wine Bar is expanding its footprint with a new location. The wine bar and restaurant is scheduled to open its North Scottsdale location next week. The location will offer boutique wines alongside a menu of small plates, sandwiches, and other dishes. North Scottsdale Welcomes New Turquoise Wine Bar...

Scottsdale, AZ · 2d

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‘There’s just a real thirst for some nightlife’: New observatory-themed bar set to open in Buckeye

EMERSA, an observatory-inspired bar blending nightlife and technology, is now under construction at Verrado Marketplace in Buckeye. "This is going to be very different than anything that anybody's ever experienced, I think in the state of Arizona," said Josh Katz, co-owner of EMERSA. The team plans to turn the 1,400...

Buckeye, AZ · 1d

ABC15 Arizona

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Longtime Tempe Bashas' to close its doors at the end of November

A Bashas' grocery store that has served Tempe shoppers for decades is set to close at the end of November, leaving longtime customers at the location at Warner Road and McClintock Drive disappointed to see it go.

Tempe, AZ · 3d

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Wondering Where Mesa Grandparents Take The Grandkids For Malts? These 5 Old Soda Fountains

Some grandparents in Mesa still remember when a malt came in a tall glass with the extra in a metal cup on the side. The good news is that kind of treat has not disappeared from Arizona. A handful of old-school soda fountains and retro parlors are still blending malts,...

Mesa, AZ · 2d

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Mesa’s newest chophouse, The William, is now open

A new American chophouse has opened at Gallery Park in Mesa, adding a dining option near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The William New American Chophouse & Bar held its grand opening Monday near Power and Ray roads. The restaurant mixes traditional chophouse fare with global influences. Its menu includes feast boards...

Mesa, AZ · 2d