Tacos Chiwas
Order A made-to-order gordita stuffed at the counter, plus a run at the salsa bar.
Tacos Chiwas on Indian School Road is a family-run Chihuahua-style room, plating gorditas and tacos from recipes carried up from northern Mexico.
Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Phoenix actually eats.
Where to eat well, no fuss
12 places
Asadero Norte de Sonora
Order Carne asada tacos on the giant house-made flour tortillas.
Asadero Norte de Sonora on 16th Street is a neighbourhood Sonoran grill, turning out mesquite carne asada wrapped in house-made flour tortillas.
The Original Carolina's Mexican Food
Order A bean-and-cheese burro on the tissue-thin house flour tortilla.
The Original Carolina's Mexican Food on Mohave Street has stretched its thin house flour tortillas since 1968, a Valenzuela family standard in Phoenix.
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Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles
- ★ 4.3
- Soul Food
- $$
- Downtown Phoenix and Roosevelt Row
Order The fried chicken and waffles, the plate that built the whole menu.
Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles on South Central is Larry White's soul-food flagship, the Phoenix room that built a small chain on fried chicken and waffles.
Welcome Diner
- ★ 4.2
- Southern Diner
- $$
- Downtown Phoenix and Roosevelt Row
Order The fried chicken biscuit, the plate that anchors the menu.
Welcome Diner on Pierce Street is a Southern-leaning room in a vintage diner car, anchoring the Garfield corner with biscuits and a small cocktail list.
Pizzeria Bianco Town & Country
Order A wood-fired pie plus the house meatball sandwich.
Pizzeria Bianco Town & Country is Chris Bianco's second Phoenix pizzeria at 20th and Camelback, with a wider menu of pasta and sandwiches alongside the pies.
República Empanada
Order A flight of empanadas across the fillings, from beef to spinach.
República Empanada in downtown Mesa bakes Arizona's widest run of South American savory empanadas, a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives stop on 1st Avenue.
Worth Takeaway
- ★ 4.4
- Sandwich
- $$
- East Valley (Tempe, Mesa, Chandler)
Order Whatever sandwich is on special; the breakfast runs only 8 to 11am.
Worth Takeaway on Main Street in Mesa builds craft sandwiches from local product, nearly all made in house, in a small downtown storefront with a lunch line.
The Stand
- ★ 4.1
- Burgers
- $
- Arcadia and the Biltmore
Order A double smash burger with a side.
The Stand Arcadia Burger Shoppe on Indian School Road is a counter-service burger window, griddling smash patties with fries and shakes in the Arcadia strip.
Joyride Taco House
Order A trio of street tacos with a frozen margarita on the patio.
Joyride Taco House on Central Avenue is a bright patio taco room from the LGO group, pouring margaritas alongside street tacos under string lights.
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El Chullo Peruvian Restaurant
- ★ 4.2
- Peruvian
- $$
- Central Phoenix and Midtown
Order The ceviche to start and lomo saltado for the table.
El Chullo Peruvian Restaurant on 7th Avenue is a family-run Andean and coastal room, plating ceviche, lomo saltado and anticuchos with a full bar.
Tacos Huicho
Order Al pastor tacos carved off the trompo.
Tacos Huicho on Thunderbird Road is a Sinaloan-style taqueria known for vertical-spit al pastor, carne asada and tortas, with a busy north Phoenix taco line.
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