Patio Cook#1, if your talking bbq, I've never had great bbq in Phoenix, but in Scottsdale, there is a place called Scottsdale BBQ Company on McDonald Dr. It has very good beef, pork, and chicken. The sides are all excellent. Be sure to try the banana pudding for dessert. Turtle is correct about Los Dos Molinos Mexican food. I've been to the one in Phoenix and the one in Mesa. Not exactly Tex-Mex (my personal favorite), but very good and very spicy. Wash it down with a great homemade margarita. In Mesa, I think that it is on Alma School Rd.