This is a collection of SOME of the better dishes that I have tried in Metro Phoenix Arizona from restaurants and food trucks in no particular order. I’m not mentioning stuff like a very good steak from Confluence or a perfectly prepared sea bass from Tarbell’s because that is predictable and expected. These are dishes that you might not know about. I haven’t been everywhere in Metro Phoenix and I haven’t tasted everything out there. This is a sampling of random better dishes. This also is mostly photos of the dish and name and address of restaurant. I tried to write as little as possible so you can fly threw the long list.

Up above is the bufalina pizza from Fabio On Fire. We have many great pizzas in Metro Phoenix but this bufalina stands out. There are several other dishes at Fabio’s that are also worth mentioning but we have a lot of food to get to here so I will cut it with Fabio’s Strawberry Gelato because it really is the best in all the land.

Fabio On Fire 8275 W Lake Pleasant PKWAY Peoria

Some of the other better dishes were-

Aloo Tikki Choley

Namaste Indian Restaurant 20851 N Scottsdale Rd Scottsdale

Nan Zhou – Hand Drawn Noodle House 111 S. Dobson Rd Mesa

The seared Hawiian Tuna Soba Salad

Wren & Wolf – 2 N Central Ave PHX

Chill King Chinese Food 4721 W Olive Ave Glendale

First & Last 1001 N 3RD Ave PHX

Pollo Asado (Chicken a little over and a little under….. but unusually great flavors)

Bacanora 1301 NW Grand Ave PHX

Confluence 36889 N Tom Darlington Dr Carefree (Confluence is a high quality restaurant that offers many superb detailed dishes and amazing desserts)

Mifan Claypot Kitchen 1616 N Central Ave PHX

Tortas CM 13971 N 59TH AVE Glendalr

Mrs Whites Golden Rule 808 E Jefferson St PHX

Collins Bros Chophouse 8220 N Hayden RD Scottsdale (This might be available at most if not all of the Collins Restaurants)

Honest to God this Pain Au Chocolat was maybe not as pretty but was much better tasting than the Pain Au Chocolat I tried from Dominique Ansel (Some consider best pastry chef in USA)

JL Patisserie 7342 E Shea BLVD Scottsdale

With Traditional sauce

Chick-A-Dee 49 W Thomas Rd PHX

Chula Seafood Greyhawk 20581 N Hayden Rd Scottsdale (Available at all Chula locations)

The Gladly 2201 E Camelback Rd PHX

Biryani Pot PHX 4030 E Bell Rd PHX

Red Ginger Food Truck – Good luck finding them – I found them once at Food Truck Friday West in Glendale.

Bro Bro’s BBQ Food Truck – Serving Phoenix

The Louisiana Hot Chicken Sandwich – Screaming Hot Chicken Food Truck – Serving Phoenix (This is part of Mingo’s Louisiana Kitchen Family)

The Chicken Potstickers

Banh Mi Bistro Vietnamese Eatery 2340 West Bell Rd PHX

Buffalo Chicken Plate (He told us that this wasn’t enough from a smaller chicken and told us to come back for the rest….He was very generous. That is why two photos)

Mingo’s Louisiana Kitchen Food Truck – Serving PHX

Que Chevere Food Truck (They do have a brick and morter Restaurant in Mesa too)

Everything is very good from Alzohour Market. But the stuffed grape leaves (on right) and the baklava really are the best that I have tried anywhere.

Alzohour Market 7814 N 27TH AVE PHX

The A.G. Burger – 8oz USDA Prime ground in house tenderloin burger topped with a prime rib and more.

The Arrowhead Grill 8280 W Union Hills Dr Glendale

This next one is one of my husband’s two picks.

The Volcano Pork

The Craftsman 20469 N Hayden Rd Scottsdale

My husband’s other pick.

Braised Veal Osso Buco (weekend only)

The Italian Daughter 23655 N Scottsdale RD Scottsdale

This year was a great year for Tia Carmen. I tasted many better dishes there this year. It’s very hard to narrow down to only two dishes. I picked the lunch fish torta sandwich because it deserves to be a top sandwich of metro Phoenix….It’s a YUM-Dinger that is crazy flavorful and different. (pictured below)

Maybe the one dish of the year that I tasted that was the most amazing was the Tuna Crudo from Tia Carmen. It’s a dish that can make your heart skip a beat and is worth driving across town to try.

Tuna Crudu

Tia Carmen 5350 E Marriott Dr PHX

These were just SOME of the better dishes that I tried in Metro Phoenix 2022.

Every THING is subject to change.