Restaurant Guide

Azool Grill

Anthem and North Phoenix boast something for everyone

By Annika Tomlin

Dine in or take out, 85085 and 85086 are filled with restaurants to satisfy anyone’s taste buds. Choices range from sushi and bento boxes to burgers and Irish nachos. Everyone will be able to find something that suits their fancy with one of the following restaurants.

Azool Grill

3134 W. Carefree Highway, Suite 3, Phoenix, 623-582-5177, azools.com

Azool Grill uses the freshest ingredients to make sure the food tastes great from starts and salads to “Sannys” and full entrees. Along with delicious food, guests can play pool, darts and pinball. Try the mouth-watering spicy andouille angel hair pasta with sweet peppers with creamy marinara and linguine ($14.99).

Bento Box 2501 W. Happy Valley Road, Phoenix, 623-581-0075, shinjisbentobox.com

Grab a bento box to go with chicken teriyaki, bulgogi or another protein source for $9.90 to $14.95. Bento Box offers tempura rolls like the ASU roll with shrimp tempura, spice crabmix, eel sauce and spicy mayo ($12.55) or the Diamondbacks Roll with shrimp tempura, crab mix and avocado topped with five different fish over onions and a special sauce ($13.99).

Carlos O’Brien’s

2501 W. Happy Valley Road, Building 14, Phoenix, 623-582-0679, carlosobriens.com

Mix Arizona-style Mexican food with Irish delicacies and there is Carlos O’Brien’s. Try a Mexican pizza with two crisp flour tortillas covered with ranchero sauce, tomatoes and cheese topped with green onion and olives served with guacamole on the side ($11.95) or mix it with a Baja fish sandwich that includes a beer-battered fish, cabbage and tartar sauce served on a soft bun with fries ($10.95).

Connolly’s Sports Grill

2605 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, 623-879-5997, connollysgrill.com

Pub food with a sporty flair, Connolly’s offers everything from Irish nachos (fries, Swiss sauce, chopped corned beef and onions, $13.50) to Who’s the Man burger (cheese, half-pound Angus patty, lettuce, tomato and onion with a choice of side, $13.50). Never miss a game or fight while chowing on a cottage pie ($11) with a side of Guinness or a bloody mary.

El Encanto Dos

1112 E. Carefree Highway, Suite 0104, Phoenix, 623-780-5948, elencantorestaurants.com

The second restaurant in the El Encanto franchise—hence the word Dos—is located in Desert Hills and offers great Mexican food in a unique setting. Get a little bit of everything with the South of the Border sampler with favorites Pollo Fundido, chimichangas, taquitos and tostadas topped with a blend

of cheeses, guacamole and a side of refried beans ($19.99).

LIMóN Urban Kitchen

2750 W. Dove Valley Road, Suite 190, Phoenix, 623-466-7500, limonurbankitchen.com

LIMóN Urban Kitchen provides everything that guests need to sit back; relax; and enjoy friends and family for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Build your own bloody mary ($12) and pair it with a fl ight of 10 tacos ($29.99).

Nara Thai Café

3655 W. Anthem Way, Anthem, 623-551-6676, narathaianthem.com

Dara Th ai Café is now Nara Th ai Café to lessen the confusion for customers ordering at the other locations. Th is Th ai restaurant still packs a punch with menu items such as Evil Jungle Princess (chicken stir fried in coconut milk, lemongrass, straw mushrooms and special Th ai spices, $11.95). Or try the drunken noodles with fl at noodles stir fried with chicken, carrots, white onions and scallions with Th ai basil ($10.95).

Osteria Mia

2530 W. Happy Valley Road, Suite 1271, 623-434-4604, osteriamia.com

Norterra’s new entry, Osteria Mia, is an Italian restaurant featuring wood-fi red pizza, handmade pasta and other Italian specialties with an ever-changing wine list. Build your own charcuterie board with various choices of bruschetta, cheese and meat ($17). Grab a handcraft ed Cavoletti pizza with a garlic oil base, housemade mozzarella, Brussels sprouts, gorgonzola and pancetta ($14).

Peaks & Valleys Restaurant

711 E. Carefree Highway, Phoenix, 623-434-8370

Dine in with American cuisine served for breakfast, lunch and dinner while overlooking the Carefree Highway. Try the tasty Kyle’s Cave Creek Club with grilled chicken, ham, avocado, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo served on grilled Texas toast ($11.99).

The Tennessee Grill & Bar

4220 Summit Walk Court, Anthem, 623-551-1500, the tennesseegrill.com

Th e Tennessee Grill & Bar makes guests feel like family. Start with four baked potato skins smothered with cheddar cheese, sour cream and onion ($12) and end with a halfrack of smoked ribs prepared with the house rub smoked with mesquite and pecan wood

Carlos O'Brien's

served with two sides ($20).

Tru. Burger Co.

39504 N. Daisy Mountain Drive, Anthem, 623- 465-5000, geeconcepts.com

Th is family-owned and -operated gourmet burger restaurant serves healthy options including 100% antibiotic- and hormone-free black Angus beef, bison, grass fed, Impossible burger, veggie burger, turkey, salmon and ahi tuna patties along with homemade salads, sandwiches, appetizers and handcraft ed cocktails. Burgers range from $9.95 to $13.95.

Two Brothers Kitchen

3655 W. Anthem Way, Suite C-137, Anthem, 623-551-2276, twobrotherskitchenaz.com

✔ Practical Bible message ✔ Inspiring music ✔ Family atmosphere

Grow With Us!

HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH (Meets inside Ridgeline Academy) 602.350.0968 www.hillcrestbaptistaz.org

Two Brothers Kitchen prides itself in providing fresh, high-quality wholesome ingredients and products. Come for breakfast and try the South by Southwest omelet fi lled with all-natural chorizo sausage, diced onions, green chilis, tomatoes and jack/cheddar cheese topped with homemade salsa and sour cream ($12.50). Stay for lunch and dine on the Canadian burger with an 8-ounce Black Angus patty topped with Canadian bacon, grilled onions and cheddar jack cheese on a brioche bun with lettuce and tomatoes served with a side of potatoes or chips ($13).