Food

Where to eat during the RLC

The conference schedule provides opportunities on Sunday and Tuesday nights to explore what’s become a vibrant local restaurant scene.  The range of choices can be daunting, limited only by how far you’re willing to drive or cab. So what places are worth the effort? 

Here are two batches of suggestions gleaned from the local Zagat guide. One lists the Phoenix and Scottsdale areas’ consumer favorites, the places that might be worth a competitive shop because they resonate with the buying public. The other presents the 10 restaurants with the top 10 highest food ratings from Zagat’s citizen-reviewers.

Please let us know about your dining experiences so we can share those with your fellow attendees. Drop a note to promeo@cspnet.com.


Most popular restaurants

RestaurantPer-person tabLocation
Chompie's$15Phoenix, Chandler
Lon’s at the Hermosa$53Paradise Valley
Binkley's$82Cave Creek
Mastro's Steakhouse$66Scottsdale
Pizzeria Bianco$24Phoenix

Source: Zagat


Restaurants with highest food ratings

RestaurantMenu typeLocation
Binkley'sAmericanCave Creek
KaiAmericanChandler
Pane BiancoItalianPhoenix
Mastro's City HallSteakScottsdale
Dick’s HideawayTex-MexPhoenix
Nobuo at Teeter HouseJapanesePhoenix
Vincent Market BistroFrenchPhoenix
Romeo's Euro CaféMediterraneanGilbert 
Mastro's Steak HouseSteakScottsdale
RokerijTex-MexPhoenix

Source: Zagat

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