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Arizona Food Favorites
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items I’ve lived in Arizona pretty much my whole life, here are some of the top spots for bites and sweets in the valley. I want to showcase smaller businesses that deserve all the hype, skip on the ususal takeout and try something new from this list to be...
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Latin Food
Korean Food
Asian Food
Drinks
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Sweet Things
Places with sweet treats worth driving out for!
Great bakery for Asian style breads and sweet buns, great desserts for different palates. They also offer a variety of drinks to pair with your snack!
85C Bakery Cafe
Super yummy Chinese pastries and sweets! Their hodo cakes and yogurt buns are the best, go early to get them when they’re the freshest. I can’t even recommend a flavor because I love all of the hodo cakes.
AA OZZY BAKERY
They are rightfully hyped here, the coffee is smooth and flavorful and the pastries are flaky and balanced. I still have pastries I need to try like their cruffins and their quiches, the croissants are great, flaky and soft on the inside(apparently s...
JL Patisserie
I’m not a big fan of macarons, but when I tried one of their limited time specials (it was the cutest Grogu shaped macaron)a few weeks back I couldn’t believe it. They were lightly crisp with the creamiest buttercream (I’m assuming, I’m actually not ...
Decadent Macaron Café
This place makes really great coffee and cinnamon rolls. The coffee options are vast and the rolls come in different flavors depending on the season/day. The people here are welcoming and very kind, funny too. It a great place to grab a drink and swe...
Cup of Joey: Aussie Coffee Shop
Best donut place in Mesa! They’re open a bit later in the day which is super convenient and they always have a great selection that’s soft and fresh. Their vanilla sprinkle and tiger tail donuts are amazing and the donut holes are a perfect treat. Th...
King Donuts AZ
Super amazing donuts in the east valley, they are my second favorite donut place in Mesa. The donuts here are fresh and they have some fun flavors on top of the classics. Great stop for a classic donut or some donut holes and boba!
Dutch Donut Factory
Super amazing ice creams and milkshakes, this creamery not only offers fridges full of fresh milks and juices but a whole icecream bar that showcases their high quality dairy. Their ice cream has this aftertaste that is a bit hard to describe, but I ...
Danzeisen Dairy
Latin Food
Love food south of the border, here’s some of the best places around and I’m still finding more!
The tortas at this place are the bomb. I love the cubano or the asada torta. The bread is soft and fluffy, freshly made in house as well. The meats are cooked until tender and juicy and the tortas are bursting with layers. A great pickup before a pic...
Tortas el Chavo
Amazing burritos in chandler! Their tortillas are so soft and chewy, perfect with their tender and spicy fillings. I love the RCB burrito, it’s flavorful and tender. Their burritos are longer and thinner than what you may be used to, but you’ll be pl...
Rita's Burritos
First time I ever tried Peruvian food was at this place and I ordered the Seco de Res. I still dream about this dish. Deep flavors and big portions, you will be walking out of here full and satisfied. Although the Saltados are usually the specialty, ...
Los Andes Peruvian Cuisine
This place has some of the best burritos in Arizona! Whether you want breakfast or lunch, they have options for everyone here that’ll satisfy and fill you up. My personal favorites are the machaca for breakfast and the red chili burrito for lunch. Th...
The Burrito Express
A really simple Mexican restaurant that serves most of your standard Mexican food. They have great food and in my opinion it’s a little more authentic than some of the other Mexican/American restaurants around here. The menudo, burros, and enchiladas...
Gecko Grill
A great classic Mexican restaurant, they do great breakfast and lunch here. The chorizo and eggs are a hit every time and the green chile cheese enchiladas were bomb, the green chile is flavorful and the meat tender. Great flavors and they have great...
Susie's Mexican Food
Korean Food
There are soooo many good places and I’m still trying to find them all!!
This place has the best black bean noodles I’ve ever had! The portion size was amazing as well, truly delicious Korean food. Great place to go with friends and share meals family style if you want to try a bit of everything (personally those black be...
JEONG'S NOODLE
I love this place for a quick bite! They have great teas and many options for many palates. I personally love the Thai tea boba with their popcorn chicken, the chicken is perfectly seasoned and super crispy and the tea was sweetened just right. The a...
E T Tea & Popcorn Chicken
Their Korean fried chicken wings are amazing! I love getting their half and half plate or all three, I’m an indecisive person and their flavors are really hard to pick between. Their house special and sweet and spicy flavors are bomb and the chicken ...
Left Wing Chicken
Asian Food
Arizona has an ever expanding and amazing Asian food scene!
Best place for fresh pan fried dumplings and baos, they’re so juicy and flavorful here! The sheng jian bao trio is my favorite when sharing with a friend, crispy fried bottoms and perfectly soft wrappers. Their signature dumplings are also a hit and ...
Happy Bao's
Drinks
Arizona is home to a ton of drink shops and I’m trying to work through them all!
Amazing drinks and great little pick-me-ups here, I personally loved their matcha! I got the mango matcha but I’m not sure they still have that option, although they offer other refreshing drinks like their strawberry matcha which is just as good. My...
Pour Decisions Coffee Shop
American
Classic American style eats
The best corndogs in the valley! The batter is crispy on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside. It’s like a fair corndog that you can get without going to the fair! Worth the visit, you can also choose your frank like a cheddar jalapeno brat o...
Best Darn Corndogs- Food Truck