The unpretentious counterweight to Old Town’s clubby taco rooms: a homegrown cantina-sports bar with big patios, big TVs and margaritas priced for regulars. Nothing on the menu is auditioning for a critic, and that’s the deal.
Order tacos in rounds and margaritas by the pitcher, and don’t go looking for chef ambition. The bill is the real signature dish, and first-timers routinely double-check it.
When to go: game days, if you want the noise. Spring training afternoons and Phoenix Open week are standing-room; a quiet weeknight is a cheap dinner before an expensive night out.