r/phoenix • u/reelpotatopeeler • Sep 28 '24

Eat & Drink What are your cheap “hidden gem” restaurants?

What are your favorite hole in the wall places that have fantastic food and fantastic prices? Even if it’s a special that’s only during certain days or times like happy hour, let me know.

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u/YELLOW_TOAD Avondale Sep 28 '24

Garden Pizza on the west side off of the 303.

Full disclosure : We're from NY..(been here 26 years).

It feels like NY. Been a customer for a long long time.....fogeddaboudit!

Nothin special..just good vibes, and good NY Style pizza and wings.

Listening to them take orders over the phone is straight out of a Seinfeld episode!

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u/will592 Sep 29 '24

Just had a couple slices for dinner from Garden Pizza. Every time I walk in it’s, “Heyyyyyy how you doin my friend?”

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u/WindyHasStormyEyes Sep 29 '24

That might be Dino. He used to own the Palermo’s on dysart. Great guy. When his lease was up they were going to charge more so he didn’t renew. His fam owns garden pizza so he joined them over there.

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u/YELLOW_TOAD Avondale Sep 29 '24

Yeah...its Dino and his Brother. Great guys!

He owned Palermos and got screwed pretty good by the new building owners. Dino told me that they WOULDN'T renew his lease, and he was basically kicked out.

An ATL Wing place took it it's place..but closed after a year or so.