Phoenix, AZ

 

Chars Has The Blues
DESCRIPTION: Attracts a diverse crowd to see some of the finest Blues performers in the Valley of the Sun; named after Charlene, the wife of the original owner who gave the club to her as a birthday present

CUISINE: Light Fare

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Sun-Wed 8p-1a, Thu-Sat 7:30p-1a

ADDRESS: 4631 North Seventh Avenue  MAP

PHONE: 602-230-0205

WEBSITE: http://www.charshastheblues.com

Karim's Cobbler Shop & Bakery
DESCRIPTION: Great downtown location across from the Phoenix Civic Plaza; nice atmosphere with jazz music in the background and African American art on the walls; specialties include sandwiches, barbecue beef, corned beef, soups, salads, catfish, vegetarian dishes, peach cobbler, sweet potato pie, cakes, cookies, donuts and ice cream

CUISINE: Bakery

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Sat 11a-5p and on game days until 8p

ADDRESS: 333 East Jefferson #102  MAP

PHONE: 602-257-1801

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Lil Mama's Soul Food
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant

CUISINE: Southern fried pork chops, hot links, beef brisket, rib tips, fried chicken, catfish and a host of the usual sides like green beans, red beans and rice and greens highlight the made-to-order menu

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Thu 11a-4p, Fri-Sat 11a-12p, Sun 12p-4p

ADDRESS: 4306 North 7th Avenue  MAP

PHONE: 602-266-9980
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Lo-Lo's Chicken & Waffles
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant

CUISINE: their specialty is chicken and waffles, but other homemade offerings include macaroni and cheese, red beans and rice, fish platters and a variety of sides and desserts

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Thu 10a-7p, Fri 10a-2a, Sat 10a-7p, Sun 10a-5p

ADDRESS: 10 West Yuma Street  MAP

PHONE: 602-340-1304
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Mrs White’s Golden Rule Cafe
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant; don’t let the non-descript front fool you, this place is crowded during lunch hour

CUISINE: serving down home southern cuisine in an old fashioned diner setting; specialties include chicken & waffles, smothered chicken, meatloaf, and pork chops

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Fri 11a-5p

ADDRESS: 808 East Jefferson Street  MAP

PHONE: 602-262-9256
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A Taste of Soul
DESCRIPTION: regarded as one of the Valley's top soul-food restaurants

CUISINE: Soul Food

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Thu 11a-7p, Fri 11a-10p, Sat 8a-10p

ADDRESS: 1822 West Glendale Avenue  MAP

PHONE: 602-334-1504
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Baby Kay's Cajun Kitchen
DESCRIPTION: Features live Blues Tue-Sat; lunch and dinner menu features a wide variety of rice, seafood, fish, poultry and wild game dishes center around Cajun themes; located in Town & Country Shopping Center

CUISINE: deep-fried catfish topped with crawfish sauce, crawfish etouffee, gumbo and jambalaya

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Thu & Sat 11a-9p, Fri 11a-10p

ADDRESS: 2119 East Camelback Road  MAP

PHONE: 602-955-0011

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Bev’s Kitchen
DESCRIPTION: Cafe

CUISINE: Southern-CreoleSpecialties include catfish, smothered pork chops, okra gumbo, macaroni & cheese, candied yams, fried chicken, shoo fly buttermilk pie, sweet potato pie, peach cobbler

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Wed 11a-3p, Thu 11a-6p, Fri 11a-8p

ADDRESS: 5815 South 16th Street  MAP

PHONE: 602-323-0721

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Stacy’s Down Home Cookin’
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant

CUISINE: Southern; known for its catfish, hot links, pork chops, smothered chicken, red beans & rice, black eyed peas, sweet potato pie and peach cobbler

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Mon- Sat 10a-7p

ADDRESS: 1153 East Jefferson Street, Suite 5  MAP

PHONE: 602-254-1736

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Honey Bear’s BBQ
DESCRIPTION: award-winning resturant opened their first location in 1986 and receiving awards every year since

CUISINE: Barbecue; specialty is Tennessee barbecue sauces handed down through generations; menu items include a wide variety of pork ribs, rib and chicken combos, barbecue beef, and hot link sandwiches, fried catfish, barbecue rib tips; the sides are scrumptious sides, particularly the whole ear corn and “Cowbro” beans, sweet potato pie and peach cobbler

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Thu 10a-8p, Fri-Sun 10-9p

ADDRESS: 5012 East Van Buren Street  MAP

PHONE: 602-273-9148

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Rhythm Room
DESCRIPTION: Jazz and Blues nightclub attracting a diverse crowd; features outdoor barbecue on warm summer nights

CUISINE: Barbecue & Light Fare

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sun 8p-until

ADDRESS: 1019 East Indian School Road  MAP

PHONE: 602-265-4842

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Hart & Soul
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant

DAYS & HOURS: CLOSED

ADDRESS:  2017 East Broadway Road

Chez Bubba’s Caribbean & Creole House
DESCRIPTION: Enjoy delicious Caribbean and Creole cuisine in a relaxing setting

DAYS & HOURS: CLOSED

ADDRESS: 801 North 1st Street

Jadyns Restaurant
DESCRIPTION: A good diner location for breakfast and lunch

DAYS & HOURS: CLOSED

ADDRESS: 1301 East Broadway Road  MAP

 

Stoudemires

DESCRIPTION: An elegant sports grill in a great downtown location across from US Airways Arena where the co-owner, Amare Stoudemire used to plays for the Phoenix Suns basketball team

DAYS & HOURS: CLOSED

ADDRESS: 3 South 2nd Street  MAP

Mesa, AZ

Down Home Soul & BBQ
DESCRIPTION: Popular restaurant with indoor/outdoor seating; serving all of your soul food favorites; specialties include ribs, fried chicken, catfish, barbecue tri-tip, smothered chicken, hot links, oxtails, greens, macaroni and cheese, candied yams, pork chops, peach cobbler, banana pudding

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Fri 11a-1p, 5p-10p, Sat 2p-10p, Sun 12p-5p

ADDRESS: Carriage Lane Plaza, 2655 West Guadalupe Road, #14

PHONE: 480-777-2511

 

Pier d' Orleans
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant; best time to visit is Saturdays 5p to 7p features Cheryl's Mardi Gras Jazz Band that plays New Orleans tunes and invites patrons to join in the second-line parade with parasols; a good place for romantic dancing
CUISINE: Creole; features bacon wrapped shrimp, fillet mignon dinner, fried oyster dinner with soup or salad, red beans & rice and delicious gumbo; leave room for the bread pudding; children's portions available

COVER CHARGE: no

CREDIT CARDS: yes

PRICES: $10-15

ADDRESS: 61 East University Drive  MAP
PHONE: 480-844-7437

WEBSITE: http://pierdeorleans.com

Tempe, AZ

Cafe Lalibela
DESCRIPTION: Award winning restaurant brings the delicious cuisine of Ethiopia to the heart of Tempe. Specialties include Doro Wat (chicken), Yebeg Sega Tibs (lamb), Alicha Sega Wat (beef), Gomen (collard greens), Tikil Gomen (cabbage), Lalibela Exclusive (sampling of meat and vegetarian dishes) and a great deal more, plus delicious desserts like tiramisu and a chocolate hazelnut torte; also offers a nice selection of imported Ethiopian beers and wines

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Thu 11a-9p, Fri-Sat 11a-10p, Sun 12p-9p

ADDRESS: 849 West University Drive

PHONE: 480-829-1939

Big City BBQ Restaurant
DESCRIPTION: Soul food barbeque restaurant by celebrated Executive Chef, Rasshad Brown; menu includes Arizona's largest selection of barbequed meats and traditional side dishes from the old South; all meats are delightfully spiced and rubbed for up to 48 hours, then smoked for up to 12 hours

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Fri 11a-9p, Sat-Sun Noon-9p

ADDRESS: 5118 South Rural Road

PHONE: 480-756-5702

Ross' Hooked & Cooked Restaurant
DESCRIPTION: For some of the best soul food in the Valley, try Ross's Hooked & Cooked.  The specialties here include shrimp Po' Boys, seafood gumbo, smoked turkey sausage, crab cakes, coconut shrimp, catfish, chicken and waffles and the customary side dishes; also features a Sunday Brunch special

DAYS & HOURS:

ADDRESS: 1301 East Broadway Road

PHONE: 602-268-7677

Scottsdale, AZ

Livingston's Soul Food & BBQ
DESCRIPTION: Touted as the place “where red Kool-Aid and white table clothes meet”; very good soul food and BBQ

DAYS & HOURS:

7111 East Thomas Road

PHONE: 480-429-6161

The Famous Door
DESCRIPTION: Jazz Club attracts diverse crowd; live jazz, mambo, swing music; call for entertainment schedule

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Sat 4p-1a, Sun 5p-1a

ADDRESS: 7419 A Indian Plaza

PHONE: 480-970-1945

Leland’s House of Fine Food and New Orleans Jazz
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant attracts diverse crowd; live jazz music Thursday-Saturday nights and Sunday Brunch; house band has worked with Duke Ellington and Count Basie; menu specialties include jambalaya, Louisiana shrimp

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sun 11a-11p

ADDRESS: 37433 North Cave Creek Road

PHONE: 480-488-4094