The latest from the Espiritu crew is not yet the well-oiled Mexican machine you might expect.
The latest from the Espiritu crew is not yet the well-oiled Mexican machine you might expect.
Find a high-toned Indian charmer in Chandler and separated-at-birth siblings from the Thai countryside in this globally oriented salute to the year’s most spectacular culinary bows in Greater Phoenix.
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When Espiritu opened last January, it was cast as a bar not a restaurant, a let’s-get-crazy play place for drinkers unashamed to admit they like getting a little toasty. Under the short cocktail menu (five regular cocktails and one daily special) is a section called “Shots & Other Mistakes,” featuring nine possibly bad decisions (their verbiage, not mine). Here, you’ll find wild concoctions given hilarious names and descriptions, including Yeetlejuice (Jaeger cold brew, pineapple amaro,...