delicious dish

Oysters Rockefeller at Casey Moore's Oyster House

located in the Maple-Ash Neighborhood

bullwinkle?

this looks like a fun place to have a drink.

borrowing again from scottsdale, tempe's

 neighbor to the north. located at the civic 

center mall.

middle eastern cuisine

not far to the west of Haji Babas is the Cafe Istanbul

and Market. I haven't eaten there, but it looks like 

a good place, with a few seats outside. The parking lot is 

also a park and ride spot for the light rail, for riders 

who get on at the Dorsey station. 

beans and olives

beans and olives and lots of baklava to choose from 

at Haji Babas. 

word of mouth

one of my favorite places to eat in tempe is

haji baba's. this middle-eastern restaurant, located on 

Apache Drive between Rural and McClintock, was founded in 1981

and also has a little store with a huge selection of mediterranean, 

persian, indian, middle-eastern and european foods. it is 

a simple little place in an old strip mall, the kind that only 

attract a "word of mouth" crowd. since i'm heading out

to the field tomorrow, i'll schedule a post from inside 

the store for tomorrow.

pass the hommus...

the phoenicia mediterranean cafe

*6th Street and Forest*

a great place for a gyro

RA

Tempe has several sushi restaurants. Ra has great sushi and super happy hour prices. Salmon nigiri and shrimp tempura are two of my favorites. 

PF Chang's China Bistro

PF Chang's China Bistro on the corner of Mill Avenue and University - a great place for dinner. We ate Wontons, Dumplings, Crispy Honey Shrimp, and Mongolian Beef with brown rice. Mmmm Mmmm. Happy Birthday Andre!

Chinese Take-out

I've got to agree with the panda on the right, orange chicken is the champ - I'm a big fan! photo from china panda (I mean, Panda Express) at University and Forrest, across from ASU

fortune cookie saying: "seize from every moment its uniqueness"

Sundays at Wildflower

Most Sundays I eat at Wildflower Bread Company at the southwest corner of McClintock and Guadalupe. Get there early or you'll have to stand around waiting for a seat. Their food is great and it's a relaxing place to spend a morning reading the paper or doing a crossword.

People Watching at Casey Moore's

No smoking indoors these days. This tattoo'd gal in lizard skin cowboy boots reminded me of a groupie character from the movie, "Almost Famous." The shorts, tshirt, hairstyle, sunglasses, boots, and cigarette are sooo 70s.

Thomas the Cat

Thomas the cat, lounging at Casey Moore's Oyster House and Bar, a popular hangout for people and cats.

Mucho Gusto Mexican Restaurant

Mucho Gusto Taqueria & Mexican Bistro is a stylish mexican eatery located just a few blocks west of downtown Tempe, Arizona. Mucho Gusto prepares and serves numerous gourmet authentic Mexican dishes and some of the best margaritas in town! One of my favorite restaurants, with a great outdoor patio. The old Chevy pickup sits just outside.

Chevrolet Apache 36 Pick up

Classic Car

A broken down truck in front of a great restaurant near downtown. I took several shots of this so I'll post a couple more over the next couple days. I am enjoying getting out in Tempe to take photos and am noticing things I'd not really paid attention to before. Like this red truck parked outside one of my favorite restaurants.