Restaurants
Drip is Toast
January 1, 2010 by Lyle Plocher · Leave a Comment
Well not really, but the same great people that brought you the Drip Coffee Lounge have re-tooled and now opened the Toast Breakfast Boutique. Using all local and mostly organic products, Toast is a one-of-a-kind breakfast boutique in downtown Phoenix. It’s small, intimate modern atmosphere provides a place to relax, eat & have a conversation.
The menu changes frequently, but you will always be able to order the fabulous NYC egg sandwich. So stop in – eat, relax and leave your laptop at the office!
Toast Breakfast Boutique is located at 2327 N. 7th Street
For business hours and contact info, visit the Toast website
A growing appetite for downtown Phoenix dining
July 22, 2009 by Lyle Plocher · Leave a Comment
That’s the title of a very extensive article appearing at azcentral.com today detailing the momemtum that the downtown Phoenix dining scene is gaining.
By Howard Seftel and Megan Finnerty
Looking past the current economic downturn, optimistic restaurateurs believe downtown Phoenix is poised to compete in the next few years with Scottsdale as a dining destination.
The momentum has been jump-started by a group of independent chefs and entrepreneurs who believe in the area’s potential. They, in turn, have inspired a fresh wave of high-profile names with big plans to rush in and stake a downtown claim.
New arrivals say downtown Phoenix has reached a tipping point, energized in part by light rail and the Arizona State University campus.
read the entire azcentral.com article
Tuck Shop
July 14, 2009 by Lyle Plocher · Leave a Comment
The name of this establishment is very unusual, actually when reading some of the Yelp reviews, I thought it was pretty funny that one person doing google searches for the place was looking for Truck Stop. Anyway, in the heart of the Coronado Historic District at the circle intersection, 12th St & Oak, has arisen a new restaurant whose offerings, the owners have dubbed “neighborhood comfort food”. The space was originally, a local branch of a Credit Union or Bank with vault still intact. The building has been transformed by it’s owner DJ, also a Construction guy into a mid-century modern looking hangout. Sounds like people are liking the citrus brined fried chicken with white cheddar waffles and the gin and tonic with homemade gin and a cucumber twist.
Hanny's is now open
December 30, 2008 by Lyle Plocher · Leave a Comment
The reviews have been mixed on the new Hanny’s Restaurant which recently opened in the former Men’s Clothing Store of the same name at 1st St & Adams in Downtown Phoenix. I have been there once for a brief business meeting and did not get to sample the menu. The interior renovations are very classy with a minimalist kind of effect. More to come on both the space and the food.
