94797 Fri Jun 24 09:13:51 -0700 2005 5 6 Southwest 0 518968 i apologize for the wide open subject. Just moved to Fountain hills and am looking to find easy, cheap, delicious options for my husband and i and our three boys, 14 and 3 year old twins. Cuisine doesn't matter, just looking for affordable alternatives to cooking for two working folk unfamiliar to the area. preferably no more than 30-40 minutes away from our home in FH. Looking forward to discovering this area. (from wisconsin) Fri Jun 24 09:13:51 -0700 2005 0 Jennifer Westbarry 1 518978 Some chowhounds may disagree with this list but our family likes these places. BTW, we live around the Frank Lloyd Wright and Thompson Peak area. Nicks - Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd & 100th Street - Good pizza and italian dishes. In-N-Out Burger - Frank Lloyd Wright & Scottsdale Rd Flo's - Frank Lloyd Wright & Thompson Peak http://www.flosrestaurants.com/ Fosters Seafood - Join the email family - Shea Blvd & 101 area - http://www.fostersseafood.com Havana Cafe - 6245 E Bell Rd - Just west of Scottsdale Rd Oreganos Pizza - Shea & Scottsdale RD - http://www.oreganos.com/ Sunday Brunch - Hyatt at Gainey Ranch Scottsdale -Squash Blossom - http://scottsdale.hyatt.com/property/hotelinfo/dining/ Swaddee - 90th & 101 area - Thai http://www.swaddeethai.com/ Excellent High End Places (leave the kids at home) T. Cooks at the Royal Palms Lon's at the Hermosa Inn Michael's at the Citadel Binkley’s - http://www.binkleysrestaurant.com/ ** There are more but this is enough to get you started. Welcome to AZ. Fri Jun 24 15:28:43 -0700 2005 518968 0 GhostWriter 1 519008 Hi Jennifer, Welcome to the valley. I live pretty close to Fountain Hills but rarely head out that way to eat for some reason, so if you run into some good options please post here. One place in FH I have tried is the Copperwynd Resort. Went once and had a good but not great meal. However, the views are spectacular. Worth trying but maybe without the kids. Some other suggestions: Casa Mia - Saddle Mt. Plaza North of Shea on 136th St. Excellent mid-range Italian. Humphrey's pan-asian: Newer restaurant in strip mall at Frank Lloyd Wright and Via Linda (on SE corner near the good egg). Really, really nice menu with a lot of variety. I've had several great fish entrees there and the prices are reasonable too. Aladdin's: informal middle eastern place on Via Linda and 90th near True Value. Excellent chicken schwarma wraps. Jade Palace: Shea and 92nd. We go for their dim sum - the food is good, the service is not. But it is the closest dim sum available. Hiro Sushi: across the street from Aladdin, at 90th and Via Linda. Good quality, comfortable atmosphere. Sat Jun 25 17:44:42 -0700 2005 518968 0 rich 1 2156346 Slev, Do you have any experience with the Cave Wine Bar or Redendo's Pizzeria? I have them on my to try list, but haven't made it out there yet. Billy Bob Fri Jan 05 17:20:36 -0800 2007 2156282 18686 Billy Bob 1 2158038 I can vouch for Redendo's. I had Anthony Redendo as a cooking instructor and then went to his restaurant and enjoyed the meal a lot. Huge portions, family-owned casual place. I really can't say anything bad except the wait can be long as the place is small and during peak times delivery can take a while too - again a supply/demand issue. The food was great. Fri Jan 05 23:07:02 -0800 2007 518968 52195 HomeCookKirsten 2 2166082 Thanks Kirsten Mon Jan 08 20:10:00 -0800 2007 2158038 18686 Billy Bob