Chino Bandido
Look people, when I tell you what kinda food this is, you're not gonna believe me that it’s the food equivalent of an Arnold Palmer. We all know how good those two things are together.
To give you a little background of why we even went there was because we watch this show, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and my wife LOVES the off the beaten path type places to eat. She saw it, looked it up, and was like, we have to try it out.
Now, I know by this time you're at the edge of your seat in anticipation for what could possibly get my taste buds doing the chicken noodle soup dance. People, it's CHINESE AND MEXICAN. Together. BOOM! That just happened.
I can not even hope to explain to you how good this food is. I love Mexican food (of course I grew up 1 block from a Filibertos (carne asada w/rice). Man, let me tell you, if you have a chance to go there -- look, they let you try out the stuff. I was sold on the black beans and, yes, they are the musical fruit.
All gas aside, the place goes down on my list as all time best. If I wasn’t on a semi sorta strict diet, I would definitely eat there every day hands down. Here's a link if you live in PHX and haven’t tried it. http://www.chinobandido.com/
I'll say this is more exciting than going to the Grand Canyon and you'll be full when you leave. So check it out. More reviews to come.
More than sushi at Saporro
I know that this is deep for my East Valley people, but I'd say this happy hour is not only one of the best for sushi and good eats but if you love watching people come from work and get just hammered for cheap, this is your place.
I love this place. My favorite dish is the seared yellow-tail with a jalapeno on top. So good... I can't get enough. The service here is money; they are always nice to me and the people I go with.
Two things that I think keep me coming back is one, that cougars (older single women) and coyotes (older single men) operate here in big numbers. This is their territory and it's great to catch a glimpse of them prowling around and having a good ole time with the younglings that fall prey to great drinks and eats that put a spell on you, young and old alike.
The second thing I gotta say brings me back is the food. This is my favorite sushi place and I may joke around about cougars and coyotes but it wouldn't even matter if it was a retirement home. Best sushi place in Phoenix.
Sushi Review: Blue Wasabi
Man, sushi in Phoenix? Who'd-a thunk it. But so far my two favorite places have not failed to help quench my thirst for good sushi.
Coming in at a strong second right now is the Blue Wasabi (Saporro is my first and I'll have another blog on that amazing place). I love this place; great service - everyone was nice.
Amazing how the prices rack up. Lucky for us on Mondays there's no Happy Hour so you can bring in your receipt to get half off on the next Monday. Great idea to get us back in but it's all good.
The place is very good. I'll definitely be back and definitely bring my friends as y'all should too.