Hungry? Try the formidable Torta del Ray, a takes-two-hands stack of ham, oozing mozzarella cheese, pork sirloin, breaded beef, sliced hot dog, chorizo omelet, tomato, onion, avocado & chipotle sauce. Read more.
Best of Phoenix Winner 2011: Best Aquas Frescas. Try the Jamaica, watermelon, strawberry, mango, or guava cremosa. These cold fruit combos are an instant relief to a hot summer day. Read more.
Served on a crusty split roll that's been toasted, the Torta de Filetito is a charred, tender, medium-rare filet mignon, smothered with tangy chipotle sauce & topped w/ chorizo and blue cheese. Read more.
Barrio Cafe is one of the best restaurants, and one of the best bars, in Phoenix. The food is fabulous: Mexico City and Oaxacan style, perfectly prepared. And the margaritas!
Order the legendary guacamole, prepared tableside with cranberries or pomegranate seeds! They also have some of the city's best house-made horchata and 250 tequilas! Read more.
You can never go wrong with the Campechana Grande, a cooked, mixed seafood cocktail of shrimp, abalone, squid, & octopus served in a giant goblet with cucumber, tomato, onion, cilantro & more. Read more.
Cozy little spot with a full bar and all of the seafood specialties: tostados topped with fresh octopus, schooners filled with shrimp cocktail, and whole fried or grilled mojarra. Read more.
An intimate place to unwind—perhaps with a glass of sangria and outstanding dishes like an Acapulco-style shrimp cocktail, a heady soup, and outstanding signature plates of thinly sliced top sirloin. Read more.
My new favorite is chopped kale salad minus the gorgonzola, cranberries lemon dressing and almonds adding goat cheese, apple,walnuts and fig dressing. It's amazing.
The outside dining area is so comfy you'll want to hang out all day, especially if you're there for brunch, when you can enjoy dishes like carne adovada eggs benedict and chili meatloaf and eggs. Read more.
Grab a cold cocktail with the regular North Phoenix crowd on the cozy roofed bar tucked away in the corner which catches light breezes and afternoon's play of sunlight. Read more.
Dick's is a tiny hole-in-the-wall offering the chicken Chimayo & other dishes found at Richardson's, as well as a friendly and inviting bar staff. Read more.
Their menu is always changing, but everything I've had - from carne asada quesadillas to some sort of awesome ham sandwich - has been really frickin good. Read more.