<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4VpInf_19G0XxvF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4VpInf_19G0XxvF00" width="1280" height="853" ><figcaption>De Babel, photo from Yelp</figcaption></figure>Three Valley restaurants recently made the cut on Yelp’s yearly Top 100 Places to Eat list, a nationwide ranking based on ratings, volume of reviews and user submissions. But do they pass the PM test?De Babel (No. 33)14884 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale480-9991-2022, de-babel.com“For the most part, De Babel is de bomb,” we wrote of the Scottsdale Airpark-area Mediterranean fast-casual when it opened in 2021, and none of the falafels, shawarmas or ridiculously good lamb kaftas we’ve had in the intervening five years changes that assessment. A PHOENIX lunch meeting favorite.Corazon de Agave (No. 41)4010 E. Bell Rd., Phoenix480-597-7475, corazondeagaverestaurant.comChilaquiles for lunch? When it’s the magisterial chilaquiles at this affordable Modern Mexican gem in North Phoenix, quilted in a faintly sweet mole negro and plated with generous, fluffy heaps of scrambled eggs… yes, dammit, chilaquiles for lunch. And for dinner: a shank-style cochinita pibil so eye-popping, we wonder how we missed reviewing the place when it opened in 2024. Taco Viva (No. 52)2815 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix480-360-2324, tacoviva.comGonna have to push back a little on this one. Love the Chipotle-ish efficiency and overall value at the Arcadia Lite newcomer, but there’s an assembly-line sameness to the food that we find off-putting. To wit: The quesadilla-like mulas are pretty much just the tacos with a bit of melted cheese, which are the same as the vampiros but for a dip in the deep fryer, which are the same as the tostadas minus the beans. And though carved off a trompo, the al pastor is only más o menos.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3JEiIi_19G0XxvF00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3JEiIi_19G0XxvF00" width="1280" height="853" ><figcaption>Taco Viva, photo from Yelp</figcaption></figure></div></body>

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Three Valley restaurants recently made the cut on Yelp’s yearly Top 100 Places to Eat list, a nationwide ranking based on ratings, volume of reviews and user submissions. But do they pass the PM test?. De Babel (No. 33) 14884 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale. 480-9991-2022, de-babel.com. “For the most...

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