Re: Any Must-Visit Places in Phoenix?

Wayne wrote:

You might enjoy this one, though...

Grimaldi's Coal Brick Oven Pizzeria (Old Scottsdale)
4000 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale AZ 85251
480-994-1100

Noted, but... is PIZZA really the flavor of Phoenix? I was expecting
something more influenced by Mexican or Navajo cuisine. It's not that I have
anything AGAINST pizza, but if there's something I can find only in Phoenix,
that's what I'd like to try.

Most of the top 10 Phoenix restaurant picks from the opentable.com diners
are closed Sunday and Monday; the ones which are open are these:

Arizona Inn - The Main Dining Room (This is the front-runner for me)
Capital Grill - Phoenix (I'm not a big steak-eater)
McClintock's (I'm not wild about their menu, but it looks okay)
Lon's at The Hermosa (seems a bit contrived and pretentious)

Now, I realize that diner surveys are often HORRIBLE, so I'm not attaching a
great deal of credence to the survey results. (Case in point: The Sacramento
diners voted _Denny's_ as the "best late-night restaurant," ignoring the
fact that there is an EXCELLENT tapas restaurant open late.)

AAA makes a dozen recommendations; these are the ones open on Sunday and/or Monday:

The Fry Bread House (meh... gets bad reviews online)
Postino Winecafe (There *must* be better food in Phoenix than this!)
Durant's (looks just OK)
Roaring Fork (looks very good. What's the catch?)
Barrio Cafe (closed Monday; I guess it's a Sunday-dinner candidate)
T. Cook's (lunch menu and dinner sample menus both look good, but not Phoenix-unique)
Arizona Kitchen (looks FANTASTIC! but Sunday and Monday lunch only)

AAA has also badly misled me in the past, so if you have any information about those restaurants, or would like to recommend others, I'd certainly be interested.

Bob

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