Home to some of the most incredible restaurants and chefs in the country, Arizona is a diner’s dream. Here are AZFoothills.com readers top picks for current Valley cuisine.
These are the winners of Best of Our Valley 2016. Winners will be featured in the April 2016 issue of Arizona Foothills Magazine, a tell-all guide to the best people and places in the Valley of the Sun, as chosen by its residents. The winners with the most total votes will be featured on the cover, but you will have to wait until April to find out who they are!
As a special thanks to the winners and those who helped them attain their “Best Of” status, a celebratory bash will be held in May 2016. Stay tuned for details on the fabulous fete!
All those who won this year can download their 2016 Winners logos here.
THE WINNERS LIST: FOOD & RESTAURANTS
Best Acai Bowl – Kaleidoscope Juice
Best Asian Cuisine – Blue Wasabi Sushi & Martini Bar
Best Baked Goods or Sweets – Classic Cakes & Confections
Best Barbecue – Hammered Hog
Best Breakfast – Corner Bakery Café
Best Burger – RnR
Best Business Lunch Spot –The Gladly
AFM FAV: Best Business Lunch Spot – The Henry
Best Comfort Food: TIE – Chelsea’s Kitchen / Lo Lo’s Chicken & Waffles
Best Culinary Event: Scottsdale Culinary Festival
Best Cup of Coffee – Luci’s Healthy Marketplace
Best Cupcake– Classic Cakes & Confections
Best Date Spot – Talavera, Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North
AFM FAV: Best Date Spot – Elements at Sanctuary Resort
Best Dining With Live Music: TIE – 5th and Wine / EVO
Best Doughnut- Fractured Prune
Best Farmers Market – The Farm at South Mountain
Best Fondue – The Melting Pot
Best Food Photography – Debby Wolvos
Best Frozen Treat – Gelato Dolce Vita
Best Gluten-Free Menu – Venezia’s Pizzeria
AFM FAV: Best Gluten-Free Menu – Flower Child
Best Grocery Store – AJ’s Fine Food
AFM FAV: Best Grocery Store – Sprouts Farmers Market
Best Health Food or Vegetarian Food – Luci’s Healthy Marketplace
Best Health Food Store – Luci’s Healthy Marketplace
Best Hot Dogs – Ted’s Hot Dogs
AFM FAV: Best Hot Dogs – Portillo’s
Best Italian – Marcellino’s Ristorante
Best Juice Bar – Kaleidoscope Juice
Best Locally Owned Drive-Thru – The Stand
Best Lunch Spot – Fun – Venezia’s Pizzeria
AFM FAV: Best Lunch Spot – Fun – The Montauk
Best Macaron – Paris Rendez-Vous
Best Mexican Food – Barrio Queen
AFM FAV: Best Mexican Food – Jalapeño Inferno
Best New Restaurant – The Upton
Best Outdoor Dining – Talavera, Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North
AFM FAV: Best Outdoor Dining – Sassi
Best Pet-Friendly Restaurant – Randy’s Restaurant
Best Place to Watch the Big Game – Half Moon Windy City Sports Grill
AFM FAV: Best Place to Watch the Big Game – Wasted Grain
Best Private Dining Room – Christopher’s Restaurant/Crush Lounge
Best Resort Restaurant – Kai at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass
AFM FAV: Best Resort Restaurant – T Cook’s at Royal Palms
Best Restaurant to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck – Oregano’s
Best Seafood – Ocean Prime
Best Sky Harbor Airport Dining – Press Coffee Food & Wine
AFM FAV: Best Sky Harbor Airport Dining – Blanco’s Tacos & Tequila
Best Slice – Spinato’s
AFM FAV: Best Slice – Pomo Pizzeria
Best Spa Cuisine – Joya Terrace, Joya Spa at Montelucia
Best Steakhouse – Shula’s Steakhouse
AFM FAV: Best Steakhouse – Steak 44
Best Sunday Brunch – The Gladly
AFM FAV: Best Sunday Brunch – El Chorro
Best Sushi – Blue Wasabi Sushi & Martini Bar
Best Taco – Barrio Queen
Best Tea Spot – The Phoenician
AFM Fave: Best Tea Spot – Tea & Toast
Best Teppanyaki – Sapporo
Best Valley Food Truck – Saffron JAK
AFM FAV: Best Valley Food Truck – Waffle Love
Best View – Different Pointe of View, Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs
Favorite Local Food Blog or Website – Write on Rubee
Most Amazing Restaurant Interior – Quiessence at The Farm at South Mountain
AFM FAV: Most Amazing Restaurant Interior – J&G Steakhouse
Old Favorite – Durant’s
Spiciest Dining – Los Dos Molinos
