Golf-club restaurants usually feel like somewhere you’re tolerated. Isabella’s Kitchen, at Grayhawk since 2012, is open to everyone and has become the default family dinner for Grayhawk, DC Ranch and the Pinnacle Peak corridor — American-Italian comfort food at neighborhood prices, with a patio aimed at the McDowell Mountains.
Order a wood-fired pizza for the table first and read the rest of the menu while it cooks. The sunset handles the ambience, and nobody is asking about your handicap.
When to go: sunset hour is the whole plan, so reserve for it. Off-peak, walk-ins are fine.