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Town Talk 2

10:09 PM Thu, Oct 02, 2008 |
Nikki Buchanan, Restaurant Critic

3509 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix.
602-234-4745

Charles and Chris Rideau, a father-and-son team with roots in Rideau Louisiana, have reprised a concept originated by Charles's father Burleigh back in 1949. The original Town Talk, which was located at 12th Street and Washington, closed in the 60s, but the same family recipes from those days are deftly executed here. The best thing on the menu is the St. Louis spare ribs, glistening wit...



Corbin's Bar & Grill

9:22 PM Thu, Oct 02, 2008 |
Nikki Buchanan, Restaurant Critic

19420 N. 59th Avenue, Suite F625, Glendale
623-399-8679

Kevin McNeill brings Corbin's -- the sequel -- to Arrowhhead, offering the same eclectic American menu that has served him so well at the original location on Central. Some dishes work extraordinarily well, given that this a casual bar and grill, others . . . not so much. I'd warn you away from the fried chicken and tell you that the house-made potato chips and calamari are ...