Guidebook for Scottsdale
Food Scene
Healthy food at reasonable prices for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Open 7 am - 10 pm most days (close at 8 pm on Sundays).
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Original ChopShop
7158 E 5th AveHealthy food at reasonable prices for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Open 7 am - 10 pm most days (close at 8 pm on Sundays).
Authentic Mexican food in a neat location-- a converted house. Serves brunch on weekends.
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Los Sombreros
2534 N Scottsdale RdAuthentic Mexican food in a neat location-- a converted house. Serves brunch on weekends.
Babbo Italian Eatery
6855 N 16th StGood Italian food. I love the Napa Valley salad!
Buffet style restaurant with large salad bar. You can be as healthy or as indulgent as you'd like. Good place to go when a group with different tastes want to eat together. Open 11 am - 9 pm except close at 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Sweet Tomatoes
1410 E Southern AveBuffet style restaurant with large salad bar. You can be as healthy or as indulgent as you'd like. Good place to go when a group with different tastes want to eat together. Open 11 am - 9 pm except close at 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Fun place to try. Create your own stir-fry, and watch the guys cook it on a large circular grill. Choose your own veggies, meat, noodles, and create your own sauce. Fun vibe. Open 11 - 9 pm except till 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Will clean the grill before cooking your order if you have an allergy, or say you do if you are veg.
YC’s Mongolian Grill
9120 Talking Stick WayFun place to try. Create your own stir-fry, and watch the guys cook it on a large circular grill. Choose your own veggies, meat, noodles, and create your own sauce. Fun vibe. Open 11 - 9 pm except till 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Will clean the grill before cooking your order if you have an allergy, or say you do if you are veg.
Dunkin'
10240 N 90th StGo for the coffee! I guess there are donuts there, too. :)
Good Italian food and pizza! Open till 9 pm.
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CRUST SIMPLY ITALIAN SCOTTSDALE
8300 N Hayden RdGood Italian food and pizza! Open till 9 pm.
Decent pizza. I find it a little salty but no one else I have talked to agreed. I do like it, though. Open until 10 during the week or 11 on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Barro's Pizza
6663 E McDowell RdDecent pizza. I find it a little salty but no one else I have talked to agreed. I do like it, though. Open until 10 during the week or 11 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Essentials
Target
9000 Talking Stick WayOpen 8 am till 11 pm. Has a small grocery section.
Healthy food at great prices. Some convenient options like ready-made salads and sandwiches.
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Trader Joe's
7720 W Bell RdHealthy food at great prices. Some convenient options like ready-made salads and sandwiches.
Great place to go for produce. Has a salad bar to pack and go as well as a counter that makes sandwiches. Many options for packaged foods that are gluten-free. Non-toxic beauty products also available.
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Sprouts Farmers Market
8787 N Scottsdale RdGreat place to go for produce. Has a salad bar to pack and go as well as a counter that makes sandwiches. Many options for packaged foods that are gluten-free. Non-toxic beauty products also available.
Reasonably priced gym. Owned by the City of Scottsdale so they do a good job on a budget. Has boxing area and spinning. No frills but inexpensive.
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Club SAR
8055 E Camelback RdReasonably priced gym. Owned by the City of Scottsdale so they do a good job on a budget. Has boxing area and spinning. No frills but inexpensive.
Grocery store with a pharmacy inside it (Osco?). Open 6 am till 12 am. No frills and a somewhat old store but it's convenient and reliable.
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Albertsons
2785 N Scottsdale RdGrocery store with a pharmacy inside it (Osco?). Open 6 am till 12 am. No frills and a somewhat old store but it's convenient and reliable.
Entertainment & Activities
Fabulous place for kids. Has a train you can ride for $2 per person (kids under 2 are free) and a carousel (same prices). Also has an indoor model train building, a playground, and a museum (extra charge for the museum). Lots of grassy areas to run and a little-sized Western town for the kids to play. Ramadas available for parties, etc. Live music sometimes-- check their website. Christmas lights are worth seeing, too.
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McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
7301 E Indian Bend RdFabulous place for kids. Has a train you can ride for $2 per person (kids under 2 are free) and a carousel (same prices). Also has an indoor model train building, a playground, and a museum (extra charge for the museum). Lots of grassy areas to run and a little-sized Western town for the kids to play. Ramadas available for parties, etc. Live music sometimes-- check their website. Christmas lights are worth seeing, too.
Fun place if you like butterflies! They do have some creatures for the not-so-butterfly-inclined, too, like cockroaches and tarantulas. Those are in a separate area and are in enclosed habitats. The butterflies are free to fly all around you and even land on you! If you wear yellow or other bright colors, they will want to land on you! Warm and humid inside - just so you know you can dress for warm temperatures.
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Butterfly Wonderland
9500 East Vía de VenturaFun place if you like butterflies! They do have some creatures for the not-so-butterfly-inclined, too, like cockroaches and tarantulas. Those are in a separate area and are in enclosed habitats. The butterflies are free to fly all around you and even land on you! If you wear yellow or other bright colors, they will want to land on you! Warm and humid inside - just so you know you can dress for warm temperatures.
Supposed to be the biggest aquarium in the Southwest. Lots of sharks! Wins "Best Bathroom" award for the bathrooms where sharks swim by in front of you as you wash your hands. This is in the same location as Butterfly Wonderland, and you can buy combo tickets to get a discount. Worth doing both, in my opinion, especially if you are a creature lover!
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OdySea Aquarium
9500 East Vía de VenturaSupposed to be the biggest aquarium in the Southwest. Lots of sharks! Wins "Best Bathroom" award for the bathrooms where sharks swim by in front of you as you wash your hands. This is in the same location as Butterfly Wonderland, and you can buy combo tickets to get a discount. Worth doing both, in my opinion, especially if you are a creature lover!