Excellent link for Spring training (and year round Phoenix area) eats

[learningslo]

Keith Law (a writer for ESPN) writes a food blog, and just posted an excellent, in depth, and thorough list of places to eat near various ballparks. It should answer a lot of questions for visitors and locals alike. Here's the link:

http://meadowparty.com/blog/?p=2669

And, no, I'm not related to Keith in any way (although I am married to someone that works for a major league baseball team. He moves to the area for the entirety of spring training each year, so we've been to many of the places on the list).

[alliegator]

Thanks for sharing! I'll be new to Phoenix very soon, and this is a good guide for me. Meals for the first 2 weeks are reimbursed for relocation, so I'm going to try to cram as much good stuff in my belly as possible. And then go buy some bigger pants :/

[Beach Chick]

Great list...
I would add:
Haji-Baba in Tempe
Los dos Molinos Mesa
Carolinas
House of Tricks Tempe
Casey Moore's Tempe

[learningslo]

Glad I could be of some help. Any missing spots on the list? What would you add or take away? We're looking for unique, unfussy, delicious places.

[PHXeater]

What area are you staying in?

I agree with more than I disagree so here are a few that I do NOT agree with:
Barrio Queen
Wildflower Bread
True Food (unless you really want to be healthy)
Culinary Dropout

[learningslo]

We're in Tempe, but we drive to other parks to watch games. Our trip to Surprise was made more enjoyable by a humerous trip to Furr's. I didn't think places like that existed any more!
I agree with culinary dropout. I wanted to like it so much more than I did.
The pasty restaurant was good, although I don't have many Cornish restaurants under my belt to compare it to.
We're eating at Citizens public house this weekend, and my husband assures me it will be great.

[hohokam]

Add my voice to the chorus of the impressed.

I fully expect these kinds of lists to be chock full of the usual suspects--pedestrian sports bars and Old Town Scottsdale tourist traps.

Like PHXeater, I don't agree with a number of the choices, but I'm definitely heartened by the inclusion of so many worthy places.

[Sherri]

Thanks for posting this great list. I've copied it for houseguests and visitors. Some of the choices had fallen off my radar and I appreciate the nudge.

[JerryMe]

Ditto - Friends come in just for that great event and I'm not always familiar w/ different areas. It's very much appreciated!

[PHXeater]

Wow. Overall that is a really, really great list. Obviously there are a few that I disagree with but he has a ton of great options on there for anyone visiting Phoenix at any time.

[ipsedixit]

Agreed.

It is a very nice list.