Valley residents love to wine and dine and luckily Arizona plays host to some of the countries most amazing restaurants and chefs. Here are AZFoothills.com readers top picks for food in the Valley.
These are AZ Foothills Best of Our Valley 2018 contest winners. Winners will be featured in the April 2018 issue of AZ Foothills Magazine, a tell-all guide to the best people and places in the Valley of the Sun, as chosen by its residents.
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 2018. Stay tuned for details on the fabulous fete!
Winners, download your 2018 Winners logo here and reserve space in the annual Collectors Edition 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: Honey Bear’s
Best Breakfast: US Egg Breakfast & Lunch
Best Burger: Rehab Burger Therapy
Best Business Lunch Spot: Adobe Restaurant
Best Cafe: Phoenix Public Market Cafe
Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza: Barro’s Pizza
Best Comfort Food: Grubstak
Best Country Club Chef: Lenard Rubin, Executive Chef at The Country Club at DC Ranch
Best Culinary Event: Cooks & Corks
Best Cup of Coffee: Press Coffee
Best Cupcake: High Spirited Cupcakes
Best Date Spot: Bourbon & Bones
Best Dining with a View: Quiessence at The Farm at South Mountain
Best Dining with Live Music: Pita Jungle (Chandler location)
Best Doughnut: Rainbow Donuts Cafe
Best Farmers Market: Phoenix Public Market
Best Fondue: Culinary Dropout at Farmer Arts District
Best Food Photography: Debby Wolvos
Best Frozen Treat: Gelato Dolce Vita
Best Gluten-Free Menu: Venezia’s Pizzeria
Best Grocery Store: Fry’s Signature Marketplace
Best Health Food or Vegetarian Food: Pita Jungle
Best Health Food Store: Sprouts Famers Market
Best Hot Dogs: Portillo’s
Best Italian: Tomaso
Best Juice Bar: Juice Core
Best Locally Owned Drive-Thru: The Stand
Best Macaron: Paris Rendez Vous
Best Mexican Food: Sandbar
Best New Restaurant: CRUjiente
Best Outdoor Dining: Bourbon Steak, Scottsdale Fairmont Princess
Best Pet-Friendly Restaurant: Bottled Blonde
Best Pizza: Barro’s Pizza
Best Place to Watch the Big Game: RnR
Best Poke Bowl: Koi Poke
Best Private Dining Room: Ocean Prime
Best Resort Restaurant: Litchfield’s, The Wigwam
Best Restaurant Group: Riot Hospitality Group – Farm & Craft, Whiskey Row, El Hefe, and more
Best Restaurant to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck: Pita Jungle
Best Sandwich Shop: Worth Takeaway
Best Seafood: Ocean Prime
Best Sky Harbor Airport Dining: Barrio Cafe
Best Spa Cuisine: Aji Spa, Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass
Best Steakhouse: Bourbon & Bones
Best Sunday Brunch: The Hash Kitchen
Best Sushi: Blue Wasabi Sushi & Martini Bar
Best Taco: CRUjiente
Best Tea Spot: The Phoenician
Best Teppanyaki: Sapporo
Best Valley Food Truck: Grubstak Mobile
Favorite Local Food Blog or Website: Write on Rubee
Most Amazing Restaurant Interior: Bourbon Steak, Scottsdale Fairmont
Most Fun Lunch Spot: Barro’s Pizza
Old Favorite: Texaz Grill
Spiciest Dining: The Breadfruit & Rum Bar
AFM Faves
Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza: Lou Malnati’s
Best Gluten Free Menu: Farm & Craft
Best Mexican Food: La Hacienda
