Much of what we love about the Valley are those pieces of it we can sip, nibble or otherwise devour, from fusion Indian cuisine to primo falafel to cloudy IPAs. Salut!
Artisanal/Fancy Pizza
Pizzeria Bianco
Chris Bianco’s seminal pizza palace continues to trounce the competition in our office-wide poll. Also getting votes: LAMP, Craft 64, Myke’s, Goat and Ram. pizzeriabianco.com
Family/Neighborhood Pizza
Barro’s Pizza, Spinato’s Pizzeria (tie)
With 56 combined locations in AZ!
barrospizza.com, spinatospizzeria.com
Burger Joint
Bad Jimmy’s
The smash-burger revolution is upon us. badjimmys.com
Sushi/Japanese
Hana Japanese Eatery
CenPho sushi legend squeezes by a resurgent Shimogamo. hanajapaneseeatery.com
Brewery
Arizona Wilderness, Wren House (tie)
Find Readers’ Picks for beer on page 203. azwbeer.com, wrenhousebrewing.com
Italian
Tratto
Pro tip: Get the lamb shank. trattophx.com
Ice cream
Sweet Republic
Inaugural BOV Hall of Fame inductee! See page 161. sweetrepublic.com
Steakhouse
Steak 44, Durant’s (tie)
“Two steakhouses, both alike in dignity…” steak44.com, durantsaz.com
Thai Restaurant
Glai Baan
Cat Bunnag’s East Phoenix eatery holds off Lom Wong one more time. glaibaanaz.com
Family/Neighborhood Mexican
Carolina’s
“For the tortillas alone…” quoth one voter. carolinasmexicanfood.com
Upscale/Modern Mexican
Bacanora, Casa Corazon, CRUjiente Tacos (tie)
Talent-heavy field finds little consensus among BOV staffers. bacanoraphx.com, casacorazonrestaurant.com, crutacos.com
Sandwich shop
Worth Takeaway
Nine different sandwicheries received votes in this competitive field. worthtakeaway.com
Vietnamese
Da Vang Restaurant
The late John McCain’s go-to for pho. True story. yelp.com/biz/da-vang-restaurant-phoenix
