The 14 Hottest New Restaurants in Phoenix Right Now

"Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin are locally famous for dishing out some of the best tacos in town at their various Tacos Chiwas locations, but now the Chihuahua natives have taken an upscale turn at their airy new space in in the car-less community known as Culdesac Tempe. Here, there’s a wine wall, an indoor-outdoor bar dispensing fancy cocktails, and a wood-burning hearth, which fires heavenly quesadillas oozing with Menonita cheese, meats and other goodies. Although the words on the menu sound like traditional Mexican food — costilla de res, chicharron, pulpo pipian — most dishes offer a deliciously modern twist." - Nikki Buchanan