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La Indita 722 N. Stone Ave. Tucson, AZ (520) 792-0523 The name La Indita is a clue to the kind of food you will get here, namely “Unique Tohono O’odham Tarascan home style cooking from family recipes.” It is a … Continue reading
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Tumerico 2526 E. 6th St. Tucson, AZ (520) 240-6947 Tumerico is probably one of the best known restaurants in Tucson, having achieved the status of the #8 spot on Yelp’s Top 100 Restaurants 2023 and the #1 spot for Yelp’s … Continue reading
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Phở Cần Thơ 2746 N. Campbell Ave. (520) 849-6317 Pho Can Tho is situated in an area where an ethnic restaurant seems to be located on every corner, most of them being Asian. Therefore I had high expectations about the … Continue reading
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Pinnacle Peak 6541 E. Tanque Verde Rd. Tucson, AZ (520) 296-0911 In my mind one of the definitions of a tourist trap would be a steak restaurant in an old western themed group of buildings complete with mock gunfights and … Continue reading
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Kukai 267 S. Avenida del Convento #11. Tucson, AZ (520) 367-5982 My introduction to Kukai was part of a discovery that there is a plethora of Japanese restaurants in Tucson–something I was really not expecting in a city that I … Continue reading
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Su Casa Restaurant 2030 E. Yandell Dr. El Paso, TX (915) 544-5136 Any list of classic El Paso restaurants would have to include Su Casa, a neighborhood hangout that has been operating at the same place for longer than I … Continue reading
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Good Coffee 6099 Montana Ave. El Paso, TX (915) 307-2912 To me Good Coffee has the look of a 1960’s diner, complete with the adjoining motel which is a modern version of all the “motor hotels” I remember from my … Continue reading
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Julio’s 8050 Gateway East El Paso, TX (915) 591-7267 It has been interesting to watch this stretch of Interstate 10 between Yarbrough and Lomaland develop over the years. Julio’s Cafe Corona, one of my favorite restaurants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, … Continue reading