Best New Restaurant

Culinary Dropout

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2543 E. Grant Road

Think trendy youngsters in plaid shirts. Think foodie hipsters with tattoos. Think modern-retro lights with filament light bulbs. Think good music, great food and creative cocktails, and you've got Culinary Dropout on Grant Road. This is one of multiple Dropouts located around Arizona, and now with one location each in Nevada and Texas. While busy on the weekends, there is usually space at the bar to grab a Pink Cadillac Margarita or a Drunken Panda Two Handed Shandie while you listen to live music and wait for your table. Corn Hole and other table games fill the indoor-outdoor space of the converted lumber yard.

Runners up:

2. American Eat Co.

3. Raijin Ramen