A sign about the counter read, “Owned and operated by Tohono O’odham.” No, that’s not a person. It’s a tribe of Native Americans who used to occupy the nearby Sonoran Desert. Their food: fried breads topped with hearty stews. The overall effect: devastating but worth the impact.
The diner sports colors like the surrounding landscape: browns, tans and reds. The uncomfortable McDonald’s-like booths didn’t exactly encourage lingering, but at least there were some colorful paintings.
A greasy, puffy fry bread slab ($5.15) arrived loaded with stewed beef, onions and mild but flavorful Hatch green chilies. Take the option to squeeze on hot sauce.
The bowl of herb-flecked Hominy Stew ($3.75) was satisfying, loaded with tender chunks of beef, onions and mild green chilies.
Two of us split the stew and taco, but it was still a heavy meal that was practically nap-inducing. In these cases, as long as the food tastes good, it’s worth it. Also, how often do you get to try Native American stews?
UPDATE: Fry Bread House is now located at 1003 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85014
Blog Comments
roxanna
October 1, 2010 at 9:26 AM
this stuff looks delicious but i am in washington so yeah but im planning on making my own restaraunt 🙂
mattatouille
April 6, 2009 at 11:01 AM
haha allison doesn’t seem too happy about you taking a photo of this place.
choisauce: if you want to go to phoenix soon, I think we should…maybe toward the tail end of the year. I want to try pizzeria bianco!!
choisauce
April 6, 2009 at 10:53 AM
WOW. my dodger bf andre ethier blogged about this place and it sounded amazing. that greasy puffy slab of fry bread with stewed beef and chiles looks amazing!! (matt would drown it in tapatio, no doubt) too bad a trip to phoenix is not in the near future 🙁