Monthly dining reviews from all over the Valley.
Food Reviews
Food ReviewsDining Review: Sin Muerte
Nikki BuchananJanuary 11, 2023
Yes, this archly macabre vegetarian restaurant on Roosevelt Row is to die for.
Food ReviewsDining Review: Anhelo
Nikki BuchananJanuary 11, 2023
Chef Ivan Jacobo’s reconceived Downtown restaurant is the swank, citified hideout we need.
Food ReviewsDining Review: Shimogamo
Nikki BuchananJanuary 11, 2023
Always solid, this Chandler sushi stalwart veers abruptly into greatness under the reins of a new chef.
Check out these Valley dishes starring a variety of nutritious and delicious mushrooms.
Food ReviewsFour Corners: Monthly dining reviews from all over the Valley for November and December
Editorial StaffNovember 4, 2022
Monthly dining reviews from all over the Valley.
Food ReviewsDining Review: The Genuine
Nikki BuchananNovember 4, 2022
The new flagship restaurant from Genuine Concepts sets sail with an ambitious but underrealized menu.
Food ReviewsDining Review: Wren & Wolf
Nikki BuchananNovember 4, 2022
Ensconced under a Downtown high-rise, this otherworldly modern American eatery preys on our hunger for elegant, citified dining.
Food ReviewsDining Review: West African Cuisine
Nikki BuchananNovember 4, 2022
Three new West African restaurants in Phoenix send our critic into an exploratory tizzy.
Food ReviewsPhoenix Dining Review: Tia Carmen
Nikki BuchananSeptember 30, 2022
At long last, Desert Ridge scores a culinary bullseye with this sexy, modern Southwestern restaurant from celebrity chef Angelo Sosa.
Food ReviewsEast Valley Dining Review: Brunch Snob
Nikki BuchananSeptember 30, 2022
Snob is an acronym for seriously nuts over brunch.
Weak Wagyu, buzz-killing karaage doom this Downtown sushi tavern from the team behind Arcadia’s Nanaya Japanese Kitchen.
Rising chef Karan Mittal brings destination dining to Chandler with faintingly delicious Modern Indian cooking.
Food ReviewsPhoenix Dining Review: Obon Bisutoro
Craig OuthierSeptember 2, 2022
Bisutoro is the third Valley iteration of Tucson-based Obon – a high-end sushi-ramen eatery – but it’s no carbon copy.
Food ReviewsNorth Valley Dining Review: Cafe Balkan
Nikki BuchananSeptember 2, 2022
Don’t let your possibly shaky understanding of the Balkan Peninsula keep you away from this immaculate café.