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Nikki's Restaurant Reviews BLOG |
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August 2008
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Nikki's Picks: July 2008 Archives11 W. Boston Street, Suite #5, Chandler Housed in the former Arrow Pharmacy space in historic downtown Chandler, this streamlined, upscale restaurant offers some of the best Thai food in the state. David Fliger owns the place with his mother Nicha Jithchamnonk, who grew up in southern Thailand (along Latitude 8), an area rich in seafood. Naturally, their menu reflects her background. Fliger knew from the get-go that ... Kierland Commons Located just east of North, Bar North is a tiny, clean-lined box of a wine bar, all windows and high ceilings and noise. If you can't hack the chatter, there's always the great patio overlooking Kierland's water feature. Here, the furniture is comfy, the people watching primo. Like its sister restaurant, Bar North offers Italian-inspired food, lig... 3531 West Thunderbird Road, Phoenix If you know and love Filipino food -- run, don't walk -- to this clean, pleasant bakery-cum-restaurant, stashed in the corner of an aging stripmall. Owners Tess and Tony Menendez are culinary school grads who worked as pastry chefs in various Valley resorts, but now they're doing their own thing, offering classic European desserts (think eclairs and tiramisu) as well as Filipino sp... 1755 E. Broadway Road, Tempe Ted Liaros of Ted's Hot Dogs was a Greek immigrant who started selling hot dogs in Buffalo, New York in 1927. Lucky for us, his son Spiro decided to bring the popular, well-established concept (boasting eight locations in western New York) to Tempe in the 80s. Just like the other stores, the Tempe Ted's specializes in hot dogs of every description -- foot longs, jumbos, cheese dogs and c... |
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