📍 Cave Creek, Phoenix

A Cave Creek destination restaurant — Southwest flavors done at a level that earns date-night-anniversary trips from the Valley. Elk, bison, and heirloom beans served in a stone-an...

The Cave Creek BBQ pit that Valley smoke hunters drive an hour for — proper Texas-style brisket, dark-bark burnt ends, and a sauce program that respects the meat rather than coveri...

The Rancho Mañana golf-course restaurant that became a Cave Creek institution since 1997 — a covered patio that rivals any view in the Valley, Southwest cooking done with hotel pol...

The Cave Creek roadhouse that's been slinging fried chicken and cold beer since 1975 — planked wood, neon, a long patio, and a crowd that rides in on Harleys and sedans alike. The ...

The Cave Creek family-owned Mexican that's held the north-Valley for nearly forty years — pond-side patio, a margarita that rewards ordering two, and a kitchen that treats a chimic...

The Cave Creek honky-tonk — rebuilt after the 2014 fire, still running live bull riding on Wednesdays and Fridays, still the Valley's answer to "where do you take out-of-towne...

Cave Creek burger-and-shake counter that leans into the name — old-school diner patter, hand-formed patties, a milkshake list that out-flavors the chains, and a patio that turns in...

Harold's has been the Cave Creek Corral since 1935 — a cavernous Western saloon with two full bars, a proper dance floor that fills up when the live bands come in on weekends, ribs...

On the Cave Creek strip where the biker circuit runs thick, The Hideaway Grill does its job without apology — Harley crowd, open-air deck, live music, and a Western saloon atmosphe...