If Phoenix were a treasure map, these 15 restaurants would be the X marks scrawled in red ink by locals who’ve sworn you can’t call yourself a “food person” until you’ve tried them.
Just imagine a food-scented scavenger hunt where you duck into a tiny diner next to a laundromat, split a sizzling plate of grilled cheese grits with a stranger, and suddenly understand why the line wraps around the block.
That’s the Arizona way-where the best bites hide in plain sight, and the menus are written on chalkboards because “authentic” doesn’t come with a glossy brochure…