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Reader's Picks

 

Best Bagels:

Einstein Bros.
 

Best Bakery:

Paradise Bakery
 

Best Bar Food:

Yard House
 

Best Barbecue:

Famous Dave’s
 

Best Beer Store:

Yard House
 

Best Bread Store:

Wildflower
 

Best Breakfast:

Good Egg
 

Best Brew Pub:

Four Peaks
 

Best Burger:

In-N-Out
 

Best Burrito:

Chipotle
 

Best Business Lunch:

Houston’s
 

Best Candy Store:

See’s
 

Best Cheese Shop:

AJ’s Fine Foods
 

Best Chef:

Robert Graham, Arizona Grand Resort
 

Best Chinese Food:

Flo’s
 

Best Chips & Salsa:

Aunt Chilada’s
 

Best Chocolate Chip Cookie:

Paradise Bakery
 

Best Croissants:

Starbucks
 

Best Diner:

5 & Diner
 

Best Farmers Market:

Vincent on Camelback
 

Best French Fries:

In-N-Out
 

Best Fruit Stand:

TIE:
Sprouts
Ranch Market
 

Best Gourmet Supermarket:

AJ’s Fine Foods
 

Best Greasy Spoon:

Texaz
 

Best Greek Restaurant:

Daphne’s
 

Best Health Food Restaurant:

Sweet Tomatoes
 

Best High Tea:

The Phoenician
 

Best Hot Dogs:

Ted’s
 

Best Ice Cream/Yogurt:

TIE:
Coldstone Creamery
Mojo Yogurt
 

Best Indian Restaurant (tie):

Bombay Spice
 

Best Inexpensive Breakfast:

McDonald’s
 

Best Inexpensive Lunch:

Costco
 

Best Inexpensive Dinner:

Pei Wei
 

Best Italian Restaurant:

Olive Garden
 

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant:

Famous Dave’s
 

Best Ladies Lunch:

Arcadia Farms
 

Best Late-Night Grub:

Filiberto’s
 

Best Margarita:

Z Tejas
 

Best Mexican Restaurant:

Arriba
 

Best New Restaurant:

TIE:
Blanco Tacos & Tequila
The Mission
True Food Kitchen
 

Best Outdoor Dining:

Aunt Chilada’s
 

Best People-Watching:

Sky Harbor Airport
 

Best Pizzeria:

Oregano’s
 

Best Restaurant with a View:

Rustler’s Rooste
 

Best Romantic Dinner:

Melting Pot
 

Best Sandwich:

TIE:
Chompies
Subway
 

Best Seafood Restaurant:

Eddie V’s
 

Best Special-Occasion Restaurant:

TIE:
Mastro’s
Rustler’s Rooste
 

Best Southwest Restaurant:

Z Tejas
 

Best Steakhouse:

Mastro’s
 

Best Sunday Brunch:

El Chorro
 

Best Sushi:

Kona Grill
 

Best Thai Restaurant:

Thai Pan
 

Best Tortillas:

Carolina’s
 

Best Under-appreciated Restaurant:

Amano Bistro
 

Best Vegetarian Restaurant:

Pita Jungle
 

Best Wine Selection:

AJs