Being a native New Yorker, I've had the very best--some say it's the hard water out here???
2007-09-20 06:10:52 · 9 answers · asked by Holiday Magic 7 in Dining Out ➔ United States ➔ Other - US Dining Out
I feel your pain. I'm in southern NM and, when I visit friends in other parts of the country, invariably they say "I know this great Mexican restaurant" and I try to talk them out of it but they are dead set on treating me to "great" Mexican food.
It's just a population thing. There are few GREAT cooks in the world as it is and the GREAT Chinese and Italian cooks rarely come out here to the Southwest. There are more GREAT Mexican cooks in the Southwest than in, say, Maryland.
Geez, when I moved to the Southwest, you couldn't find a decent bagel anywhere in southern New Mexico. When I went to New York, I came back with a box full of bagels since I couldn't get them here.
I'm betting you could find GREAT Chinese and Italian in Scottsdate.
2007-09-20 08:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've had great Thai food in Las Vegas. Maybe you just don't know where to look? Odds are your choices for great Italian will be limited, but I would think LV would have some pretty good Italian restaurants?
Try asking this question on chowhound.com, folks there will point out to you the best of the best for those areas.
I live in New England, used to live in Phoenix, in New England there is no such thing as good Mexican food, IMHO. So I feel your pain;)
2007-09-20 06:22:22 · answer #2 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GIrl , come back to New York. It is boring over there. Chinese food and italian pizza. mmmmmmm
2007-09-20 09:18:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, when i talk to people about it they generally always tell me the food just isnt as good as back east, but from what i know and what ive heard, two places in arizona to try would be "ah so"(asian grill) and "Caruso's"(italian)
2007-09-20 06:56:01 · answer #4 · answered by sliman__85 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to live in Phoenix. Try Jade Palace in Scottsdale or Chandler. They have real egg rolls and if you ask--they actually have duck sauce!
2007-09-20 06:28:42 · answer #5 · answered by Sarah A 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Environment, market demand & supply, business initiative - three factors that I could think off the cuff.
2007-09-20 06:21:07 · answer #6 · answered by Sam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in AZ where have you tried, there are a few good italian places
Tomaso's
La Fontenella
Avanti
Red Devil
Bella Luna is awesome :-)
2007-09-20 08:01:08 · answer #7 · answered by robin_anderson02 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My home made is pretty good, I could email you some.
2007-09-20 09:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am certain there must be one or two.
2007-09-20 09:03:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋