NEW TIMES 2023 BOWL GUIDE SPECIAL RETAIL SECTION Dec 28th, 2023–Jan 3rD, 2024 phoenixnewtimes.com PHOENIX NEW TIMES 26 DINNER AND DRINKS State 48 Funk House Brewery 6770 N. Sunrise Blvd., Suite G100, Glendale This is the place for craft beer fans at Westgate. State 48 Funk House Brewery is a local, family-owned and operated pub with some impressive eats. Fill up on a hearty plate of disco fries, a seasonal flatbread or a peanut butter and jelly- topped burger before you try your hand at a game of billiards or shuffleboard. Salt Tacos y Tequila 6751 N. Sunset Blvd., Glendale Salt Tacos y Tequila is one of the first spots you see when walking into Westgate Entertainment District from State Farm Stadium. The restaurant and bar offers a large variety of Mexican cuisine, margaritas and over 150 different kinds of tequila. Enjoy a cold beer or add a few bucks to make it a custom michelada with tomato juice, Tajín, lime and lemon juice and hot sauce. Taco trios are an excellent choice if you’re grubbing at the bar. Entrees include enchiladas, carnitas, carne asada plates, and shrimp platters, some of which come with rice and beans. Kabuki Japanese Restaurant 6770 N. Sunrise Blvd., Glendale Kabuki Japanese Restaurant is found on the second floor in the belly of Westgate. The posh dining room offers sleek tables and chair sets and red, tufted booths to enhance the whole sushi and sake night experience. Carousel Arcade Bar 6770 N. Sunrise Blvd., Suite G111, Glendale Carousel’s many fair-type games, pinball machines and ping-pong tables are the perfect place to work up an appetite. Thankfully, the restaurant’s menu is stacked with entrees, appetizers, sand- wiches, salads, flatbreads and alcoholic beverages. The burger roster is meaty including the Carousel, Prime Steakhouse and the Mac Daddy Cheeseburger which comes in a brioche bun stuffed with bacon, lettuce, tomato and oozing mac and cheese. All the burgers and sandwiches come with a choice of fries, garlic fries, tots or a side salad. Hot N Juicy Crawfish 6751 N. Sunset Blvd. Suite E101, Glendale Hot N Juicy Crawfish located in the middle of Westgate Entertainment District offers an array of Cajun and Creole seafood. If you’re wearing your team’s football jersey, you might want to don a bib as this meal could get messy. Most items arrive at the table in a bag filled with your choice of the restaurant’s five sauces: Juicy Cajun, Louisiana Style, Garlic Butter, Lemon Pepper or Hot N Juicy. Besides crawfish, this spot offers deep-fried and breaded oysters, crab, lobster, clams, shrimp, catfish and calamari, all prepared with Southern- style spices. TREATS RazzleberrieZ Frozen Yogurt 6751 N. Sunset Blvd., Suite E106, Glendale If you’re not looking for a whole meal, but craving something sweet, head to this frozen yogurt shop for a ton of toppings and some edible cookie dough. RazzleberrieZ Frozen Yogurt also has nondairy sorbets and no-sugar-added yogurt options. Blendz Boba Tea Lounge 9390 W. Hanna Lane, Suite B101, Glendale Find cold brew and Vietnamese coffee to classic milk teas and other flavors (watermelon, caramel and rose to name a few) at Blendz Boba Tea Lounge. Blendz also offers some wild signature drinks like the Totally Taro, Dirty Banana, and Unicorn Kiss in addition to elote, churros, and macarons. Carne asada tacos and a michelada at Salt Tacos y Tequila. (Photo by Mike Madriaga) Bowl Bites from p 24
