/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.5570497]

I'm moving to Arizona in a few years and i heard the food there is shit, please reassure me this isnt true. Food is errythang 2 me

[Anonymous No.5570507]

>>5570497
I don't live in Arizona, but I travel through there on a regular basis, and I've had some very nice food there. Good stuff in Tempe, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Sedona, and Lake Havasu.

[Anonymous No.5570509]

OP here, more info about me. I live in Chicago now and the only thing special here is the hot dogs and sometimes pizza, will it be better or worse than Chicago?

[Anonymous No.5570511]

>>5570509
Well, I guess it depends. Do you like Southwestern/Mexican food?

[Anonymous No.5570514]

>>5570509
Oh, also, where are you moving to? We can be more specific about the food, then.

[Anonymous No.5570515]

you should be good, maybe less meat than you are used to and no good pizza

[Anonymous No.5570518]

phoenix has literally every type of food. mission style food (big ass greasy burritos, carne asada fries) is a pretty big cheap staple for most youngins.

[Anonymous No.5570519]

Most of the food out here is absolute garbage. You've really got to dig for good places, and everything you find is gonna be Mexican so be prepared.

[Anonymous No.5570525]

>>5570519
If you're gonna be living in the valley, this is absolute bullshit. Snobsdale alone has amazing restaurants.

[Anonymous No.5570534]

>>5570509
is this a troll thread?

>Chicago
>nothing special
wtf is your definition of special? Chicago has a lot of awesome stuff I would call special.
>>5570515
http://www.pizzeriabianco.com/
or are you wanting deep dish? if so, can't help you. There's probably a couple good places for it here, I just don't know them.

[Anonymous No.5570537]

since you don't post your taste...fuck you

[Anonymous No.5570546]

>>5570511
Yea very much so

>>5570514
Phoenix

>>5570534
We live in the outskirts (Joliet area) and cant travel into the city often. The italian restaurants are as good as they get and there are no good fast food

[Anonymous No.5570548]

>>5570537
Anything really, but Italian and Mexican in particular

[Anonymous No.5570562]

If you're in North Phoenix, like furthest north of Paradise Valley, you can actually get some decent Indian food

[Anonymous No.5570573]

>>5570548
Italian food is sparse aside from chains but if you ask around there are definitely good places. Awesome Mexican food is a given, but if you want to find some gems try out the shady looking places in bad areas and you'll be surprised how good it actually is.

[Anonymous No.5570628]

>>5570546
So, you live in Joliet not Chicago.

[Anonymous No.5570652]

If it's an option I would advise you to change your plans and move some where else. This place is a shit hole.

[Anonymous No.5570656]

>>5570509

>Chicago
>not a great food city

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, OP.

This is a michelin-starred town. Yes, I'm posting from Chicago, yes, it's 3:35 AM. Just go for a walk through Lincoln Park and you'll find a million fucking great restaurants.

Phoenix is great for food... Old Town Scottsdale is absolutely godtier. Great restaurant after great restaurant. Go further north into Scottsdale and there's even more.

[Anonymous No.5570658]

>>5570656
is me

>>5570628
Didn't see this. Yeah, you aren't really fit to opine about food in Chicago. Glad you found some Italian food that you enjoy, though.

[Anonymous No.5570668]

>>5570652
>Phoenix is a shithole

[Anonymous No.5570669]

>>5570656
If i could drive the distance, i would. My license got taken away and i am trying to convince my cousin to drive me up to Hot Doug's before it closes for good. Its supposedly better than Gene and Judes

[Anonymous No.5570674]

>>5570573
How shady? I ask this because when I was vacationing in Turks and Caicos before it was all built up, i got mad stomach virus from these shady ass places that had stray dogs camping outside. It was good seafood though

[Anonymous No.5570678]

>>5570628

to be fair man... I wouldn't blame him for that. Like if he were talking to someone who he knew was from Illinois, or North-Western Indiana or Southern Wisconsin, he'd probably say Joliet (and the way he's talking, he doesn't even sound like he's in Joliet proper) but he's pretty squarely in Chicagoland, and if I were talking to an audience from (potentially) all across the world, I'd say Chicago, too.

[Anonymous No.5570701]

>>5570668

It was 111 today and my car's AC doesn't work.

It's a hellhole

[Anonymous No.5570825]

>>5570509
theres a bunch of chicago style restaurants
chicago burger on 38th and indian school is one of literally dozens
>>5570515
>no good pizza
pizzeria bianco consistently scores in the top 10 pizza places in the us
>>5570519
spoken like a true ignoramus
>>5570652
thats just like your opinion man
>how shady
lived here all of my 32 years and have never seen nor been a victim of crime
>inb4 anecdotal evidence plz go
>>5570701
sorry about your current financial situation

[Anonymous No.5570928]

Chicagoan here.

There are so many damn Chicagoans in Arizona. I think we make up half the population there.

[Anonymous No.5571132]

>>5570701
111 is nothing
i remember that time it was 127
that was cooking

[Anonymous No.5571177]

>>5570928
it was 124 and yeah i remember it too
slapped on my rollerblades and rode around town just like any other day
met up with my bud brad hanson who was murderded over a girl... a fucking girl

[Anonymous No.5571246]

Tarbell, the dude who trounced Cora on Iron Chef - not that that is his shining achievement, but if anyone outside AZ knows of him, that's probably why - has had his place here for quite a while. Took him a long time to build up any sort of name. Places exist all over, but if they aren't the trendy spot to go to be seen dumping huge wads of dosh, they don't get a lot of attention and focus on cult followings. They're ubiquitous, but you have to look around.

[Anonymous No.5571592]

>>5570701
>moves to the desert
>it's too hot!

[Anonymous No.5572104]

Some good places are: Crackers cafe, N counter, Gadzooks, P croissant bakery, Overeasy, TC eggingtons, Asian Cafe Express, Republic Ramen, Taco Guild, Smashburger, the chuck box, pita jungle Nagasaki grill.

Most of the little Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Viet restaurants Ive been to have been great and they're all over every city.

For fast food we have Canes Chickenfingers open til 2.30 at night on thur-sat, Culvers, greasy mexican food 24hrs, and an In-N-Out every 5 miles in the Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe area. Supposedly we have some amazing food trucks but ive never been to one.

[Anonymous No.5572142]

phxfoodnerds.com


this place is literally lthforum (chicago food forum) for arizona. the creator is even a chicago transplant that posts at lth

[Anonymous No.5572211]

>>5572142

I was looking at the vally eats section, I didnt know AZ bread co sold anything other than bread. Its right down the street from me.

[Anonymous No.5572227]

anybody try becketts table on indian school and 37th st? pretty good stuff

[Anonymous No.5572251]

>>5570674
Well for example I go to pic related in Mesa which is a suburb of Phoenix. It has bars on the drive-thru window and is in a neighborhood where the building signage is primarily in Spanish. The people who work their though are super nice and make awesome food for super cheap. I guess what I'm saying is just look in areas where the Mexicans like to eat and you'll find good food at good prices.

[Anonymous No.5572256]

>>5572251
like an idiot I forgot the pic

[Anonymous No.5572258]

anybody else been standing in line somewhere behind an old mexican couple and the man is asking a million questions in spanish and is just completely bewildered by the entire ordering process?
HURRY THE FUCK UP

[Anonymous No.5572264]

>>5572256
>>5572251
location?
also that should be a bannable offense

[Anonymous No.5572267]

>>5570497

Whatever you do, do not ever eat at a Filiberto's. If anyone tells you to eat there, they are not your friend and you are within your rights to kill that person.

Imagine eating a spoogy tube of bland mush with the occasional pocket of terrible flavor, and you have a Filiberto's burrito.

Aside from that, your best bet is really going to be small, family owned joints and cooking at home.

[Anonymous No.5572274]

Nothing worse than hitlerland food

[Anonymous No.5572276]

this man lies>>5572267

[Anonymous No.5572277]

>>5572264
1110 E Main St, Mesa, AZ

It might as well be

[Anonymous No.5572281]

>>5572277
so mesa dr
hmmm
are they almost done building the light rail?

[Anonymous No.5572286]

>>5572274
>not liking sausage, sauerkraut, and potatoes
Fag

[Anonymous No.5572288]

>>5572281
Not yet, it's already on Main but it's supposed to go all the way up to Gilbert Rd but they probably wont be done until next year

[Anonymous No.5572295]

>>5572104
Love me some ACE and Crackers

[Anonymous No.5572298]

>>5572288
ok ill try it next time im in the area
mexican food has got my vote for the best food in the world, and im as white as a man can be

[Anonymous No.5572345]

>>5572276

This man is not your friend. He fights for your enemy

[Anonymous No.5572361]

>>5570497
I had the best mexican (like tier 1 mexican) food in my life in Tucson at Café Poca Cosa. It was not cheap, but it was well worth it.

[Anonymous No.5572372]

I just visited there and hung around the Phoenix suburbs everywhere but the actual city. The food was not bad, but it was all the same stuff. The area is made strictly of sub shops, Mexican joints, and Thai food.

[Anonymous No.5572374]

I've lived in Tucson for the last 6 years, and I'm actually very happy with the food. A lot of Mexican of course, but a lot of it is good and/or cheap. For the rest, there's a good diversity, even stuff like Polish/Ethiopian.

[Anonymous No.5572375]

I'm >>5572372
>>5572256
My bartender at the hotel was Mexican and he recommended this place. Sadly, I never went.

[Anonymous No.5572388]

What part of AZ are you guys from Surprise/sun city here

[Anonymous No.5572394]

>>5572267
This man is full of shit

[Anonymous No.5572417]

>>5572388
maricopa
this place blows when it comes to food

[Anonymous No.5572425]

>>5572267

It depends on what you get. Ive had some stuff there that i had a few bites of and threw away but they have some decent stuff too. I like the Patron Burrito with green sauce.

>>5572388

Tempe/Mesa but I used to live out in Surprise

[Anonymous No.5572428]

>>5570497
Lived in Arizona for 8 years. There's some fantastic Mexican food there. Where exactly are you moving? I came from Phoenix, which has some really good shit. Valle Luna is a really good mexican chain, for starters. There was only one when I lived there, but it looks like they expanded.

[Anonymous No.5572429]

>>5572388
Phoenix, specifically Ahwatukee

It was not super great, I wasn't rich but everyone around me was super-loaded and elitist as fuck

[Anonymous No.5572430]

>>5572425
Surprise bro here, I cant stand these fucking old people driving golf carts on Reems and shit

[Anonymous No.5572431]

>>5572429
ever try niros?
pretty good

[Anonymous No.5572433]

>>5570509
>lived in chi town
>wondering if almost westbasedcoast is an upgrade....
welcome son. even though arizona aint cali they have based green chilli newmexico dishes and psychadelic cacti
>spf protectors encouraged though

for you

[Anonymous No.5572440]

>>5570511
>Southwestern/Mexican food?
You're not from Arizona r u mate

[Anonymous No.5572443]

>>5570825
arizona sticking up for themselves..
>imokwiththis.jpg

[Anonymous No.5572446]

>>5572286
this

[Anonymous No.5572451]

AZ fag here, been living here seven years. There is good food, but it is few and far between, unless you live in Tempe or some other densely populated area. I live in the northernmost part of Phoenix, in Cave Creek. There is shit for food around here. Only Southwest/Mexican, which gets fucking old real quick. I end making most of my food at home.

[Anonymous No.5572454]

>>5572443
why wouldnt i?
i was born and raised in this motherfucker
and i have traveled a bit so its not like im speaking from inexperience

[Anonymous No.5572458]

>>5570825
>pizzeria bianco consistently scores in the top 10 pizza places in the us
Yeah, it's pretty funny how such an overated restaurant apparently ranks so well. But the rich old men I work for love it I eat it all the time so they must be doing something right.
>lived here all of my 32 years and have never seen nor been a victim of crime
No crime doesn't make a place not a shithole and yes Arizona is a shithole. There are worse places but our laws are a complete joke and our "cuisine" is shit. Just the fact that you say we have "chicago style restaurants" and list fucking chicago burger shows how fucking pitiful your knowledge of Chicago food is.
>>5570519
I don't believe you live in Arizona, I love it when people talk about Mexican food being all over, there's hardly any and the stuff that is here is 4 dollar greaseball burritos and make believe "high class" mexican which is also shit
>>5570669
Why did your license get taken away?
>>5570668
>Phoenix isn't a shithole
>>5572104
>Asian Cafe Express, Republic Ramen, Smashburger
I was going to go through your entire post and point out how much of a retard you are but wow I'm not even going to bother you litte ASU fucking no taste-baby

Also love that no one in this thread has said Four Peaks Brewing Company or Cornish Pasty, amazing restaurants that constantly score high, have awesome beer selections and are a total treat.

[Anonymous No.5572462]

>>5572430

Haha I remember that. I don't ever remember eating anywhere but fast food when I was out there. Where do you eat out?

[Anonymous No.5572467]

>>5572458

Oh Cornish Pasty is a good one too. I knew I forgot some stuff from the list. Never been to Four Peaks.

[Anonymous No.5572472]

>>5572458
>chicago burger
i sincerely apologize for not being an expert on chicago cuisine
i was just naming one of the top of my head
how about you enlighten me mr pretentious?

[Anonymous No.5572488]

>>5572472
You are this guy right?
>>5572454
>I've traveled a bit blah blah blah
>Obviously never eaten in Chicago proper

There is literally nothing in Phoenix that compares to the food you can get in downtown Chicago. If you have no idea of this then the best I can tell you is to actually go and visit chicago and eat at some of the holes in the wall there as well as some of the high-tier restaurants so you can really get a vibe for what you're missing out on. The quality and taste for that stuff just doesn't compare to the food that we have here. Chicago isn't the only example, I'm not saying it's food city USA but to compare Chicago food or pretty much any large US city (Atlanta, New York, DC, San Fran) to Phoenix food, you've obviously never been.

Chicago Burger Company is like fucking chilies man come on.

[Anonymous No.5572497]

The best cooked oysters I've ever had in my life was in a Chinese restaurant in Phoenix. I'm from British Colombia, and I thought I knew my shit. I forget the name, but there can't be that many traditional Chinese seafood places in Phoenix.

[Anonymous No.5572503]

>>5572458
what makes you say overrated? It's a great place.
Four peaks has a few really good beers, and the food is decent, but it's still bar food, trying to be hip and offer some healthier options. Nothing to write home about. Cornish pasty is the same. Good for what it is, but nothing to write home about. I would be happy to have one of either closer to me, and would visit more often, but to call them amazing is silly. Talk about overrating.

[Anonymous No.5572521]

>>5572488
I've lived here a long time, as well as Chicago. Chicago over-hypes shitty food to no end. Glad they like it and all, but a city full of people with your sort of attitude and grand sweeping judgements based on nothing is probably why so many flock here.

[Anonymous No.5572523]

>>5572488
yes

i never said phoenix had better food than chicago
i was simply responding to a guy who asking if the food was better in chicago or phoenix>>5570509 and i told him that there are a bunch of chicago style restaurants in phoenix
it sounds like your not happy here
why dont you move? lifes too short to be miserable