2012 Downtown Dining Guide 2012 Downtown Dining Guide : Page 1
must-do The List food Downtown Phoenix has thousands of great food items, but I only have 400 words to describe them. It’s time to get as creative as our restaurants. How about a ... haiku? So much sauce and cheese Who makes Downtown’s best pizza? Bianco , says “O” rooms with a View 1 For an upscale night on the town, take in 360-degree views at Arizona Compass Grill , the rotating restaurant located atop the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. The Hickory Crusted Cowboy Steak and Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon are two standouts. For a more casual setting, check out the indoor/outdoor patio at Copper Blues , where you can feast on artisan pizzas while enjoying the city views and one of the over 60 beers on tap. face the big unit Bucket or a limerick? There once was a woman named Mandi Who craved a sandwich of pastrami She searched high and low For grub that doesn’t cost much dough and found perfection at Named after former Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson, Alice Cooper’stown offers the most intimidating hot dog in town. The three-pound Big Unit is a nearly two-foot hot dog crammed into a baguette and smothered in chili, cheese, bacon, onions, tomato, relish and sauerkraut. put me in, coach The Downtown Deli Sophomoric poetry aside, as someone who has spent nearly three years watching Downtown evolve, while eating pretty much everything that wasn’t tied down, I feel a profound responsibility to share my Downtown Dining Bucket List — those morsels I strongly urge you to enjoy before leaving our fair city. Or the planet. Sports fans who love comfort food will appreciate the menu at Coach & Willie’s , where you can watch your favorite teams while devouring epic sandwiches, pizzas and pastas. Pair the Three Alarm Burger with the famous Lobster Bisque. Boom. spend a night with nobuo James Beard Award-winning chef Nobuo Fukuda creates art at his historic Nobuo at Teeter House digs in Heritage Park. Whether you’ve come for the reservation-only omakase (chef’s choice) or casual nibbles of izakaya, you won’t leave disappointed. Left: Flatbread pizza and city views at Copper Blues Live. PHOTO: JESS NICHOLS Sam’s Café serves up big plates of refined Southwestern fare with Native American and Spanish influences. Camp under the stars on the patio while enjoying “Limit-2” margaritas, sizzling fajitas and renowned Pancho’s Enchiladas. I hope these recommendations will spur you to create your own Downtown Dining Bucket List. R.J. Price is the Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at the Downtown Phoenix Partnership some Like it caLiente SURVEY SAYS: BESt PizzA: PizzERiA BiAnco BESt BURgER: PRoVincE
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