Shrimp or fish cured in lime juice with cucumber, tomato, onion and chile, served on a tostada or in a glass. The Sonoran version is cut small, cured longer and spicier than Peruvian or Caribbean ceviche.
Where to eat it: 2 restaurants across 1 city.
Seafood is a Sonoran staple even though Tucson sits about six hours inland, and a Tucson food guide says Guaymas is known for its shrimp. It describes Sonoran ceviche as cured longer than Central and South American versions, cut smaller and spicier, served on a tostada as often as in a dish. This Is Tucson's mariscos guide says JPS Seafood sources most of its product along the Sonoran coastline. Visit Arizona says raw seafood dishes like ceviche towers and aguachiles are popular in Arizona's heat.
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Common allergens: Shellfish
Tip from the editors. Cut the shrimp small and cure it fully; the Sonoran style is firm and tangy, not glassy and barely cured.
Jalapeno Inferno on Scottsdale Road in north Scottsdale serves Sonoran Mexican food, with a take-out cantina nearby, and three tacos for $11.99 every Tuesday.
OrderThe Tuesday three-taco plate with shredded machaca beef, in a soft or hard shell.
TipThe dining room is at 23587 N Scottsdale Rd; the take-out kitchen and cantina is at 7605 E Pinnacle Peak Rd.
Chispa's Fast & Fresh on Thomas Road in Scottsdale cooks breakfast burritos and street tacos in a family cafe that kept its drive-thru window.
Why locals goA former liquor store's drive-thru window on Thomas Road now hands out breakfast burritos, tacos and flautas, and many regulars still order from the car.
TipA breakfast burrito is served all day and street tacos are $3.25 each; the cafe also has indoor and patio seating if you skip the window.
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