Though it runs 62 pages this year, Best of the Valley can only hold so much content. Consider this list a late BOV outtake: Our picks for the “best” Valley restaurant specials for every day of the week.
Best Sunday Special
Sunday Supper at First & Last
Recalling Eliot Wexler’s old Sunday Supper series at noca, this New American favorite on Roosevelt offers a choice of three courses for $45. So you might get grilled broccolini/cacio e pepe/tiramisu while your partner has fried calamari/Bolognese/panna cotta. Everybody wins! firstandlastphx.com
Best Monday Special
$30 Wine and Pizza at 1227 Taproom
That’s a whole bottle of wine and a whole pizza. Easily enough for two. And suddenly – poof! – your case of the Mondays is gone at this North-Central beer-and-wine hot spot. the1227taproom.com
Best Tuesday Special
Bites and Booze at Hula’s Modern Tiki
The Valley mai tai slingers have food specials every weekday, but we like the Tuesday one the best: two appetizers and two “tropical cocktails” (read: the good stuff) for $30 after 6 p.m. Looks like it’s spicy Thai fishcakes for dinner, boys! hulasmoderntiki.com
Best Wednesday Special
$12 Original Chopped Salad at The Gladly
‘Nuff said. Runs through the end of August. thegladly.com
Best Thursday Special
$25 Board and Bottle at Moontower Social Club
How do you get noticed as a new cocktail bar in target-rich Roosevelt? How about a bruschetta board and wine deal with pre-pandemic pricing? Consider yourselves noticed, Moontower. moontowersocialclub.com
Best Friday Special
Whatever’s at Keegan’s Grill
You generally have to settle for novelty over value on Fridays, but you get both at this longtime Camelback restaurant-bar, where a recent Friday special was grilled filet and a Maine lobster tail for $25. keegansgrill.com
Best Saturday Special
The After-4 P.M. Menu at Phoenix City Grille
The venerable North-Central gastropub always puts a ton of thought into its weekend-only menu, offering treats like Chula Seafood-sourced halibut ceviche and filet tortas to dinner-goers. phoenixcitygrille.com
