Rob's Recommendations and Guidebook
Food scene
I think this is the best Mexican in town and my brother, who eats Mexican food nearly daily raved about this place. It’s located with a view over the Tucson city lights. Order the “Machaca” short rib enchiladas and you’ll thank me later.
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Blanco Tacos + Tequila
2905 E Skyline DrI think this is the best Mexican in town and my brother, who eats Mexican food nearly daily raved about this place. It’s located with a view over the Tucson city lights. Order the “Machaca” short rib enchiladas and you’ll thank me later.
Inexpensive and easy pizza and Italian chain. We've gone here more times than any other restaurant.
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Sauce Pizza & Wine
2990 N Campbell AveInexpensive and easy pizza and Italian chain. We've gone here more times than any other restaurant.
Best Vietnamese in town. Order the #24 Pho or #45 Bun with Grilled Pork. Across the street from the U of A. #34 is also good with noodles and won tons.
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Miss Saigon
1072 N Campbell AveBest Vietnamese in town. Order the #24 Pho or #45 Bun with Grilled Pork. Across the street from the U of A. #34 is also good with noodles and won tons.
Fast-food style Mexican. Reasonable prices and consistent flavor no matter which restaurant you go to. They have the best Carne Asada Burrito in Tucson
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Nico's
2965 N Campbell AveFast-food style Mexican. Reasonable prices and consistent flavor no matter which restaurant you go to. They have the best Carne Asada Burrito in Tucson
Great Pad Thai and Panang Curry. I love the interior.
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Tuk Tuk Thai - Thai street Food
2990 North Campbell AvenueGreat Pad Thai and Panang Curry. I love the interior.
We go here for birthdays. Delicious tri-tip or ribeye steaks with nice booths for privacy and family seating.
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LongHorn Steakhouse
5725 E Broadway BlvdWe go here for birthdays. Delicious tri-tip or ribeye steaks with nice booths for privacy and family seating.
Best breakfast in town, bar none. Order the Snickerdoodle pancakes. You won’t regret it. Go before nine if you don’t want to wait.
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Baja Cafe on Campbell
2970 N Campbell AveBest breakfast in town, bar none. Order the Snickerdoodle pancakes. You won’t regret it. Go before nine if you don’t want to wait.
Solid sandwich shop with comfortable seating. Great bread including the pretzel bread which we love.
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Beyond Bread
3026 N Campbell AveSolid sandwich shop with comfortable seating. Great bread including the pretzel bread which we love.
Artisan sandwich shop. The Baggins Special is great coupled with the spiced cinnamon iced tea.
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Baggin's Gourmet Sandwiches #4
2741 E Speedway BlvdArtisan sandwich shop. The Baggins Special is great coupled with the spiced cinnamon iced tea.
This is a “graduation, wedding, promotion, new baby” type of fancy restaurant. The food is amazing and if you want to really mark a special event this is the place you’ll want to take your friends or family. Don’t forget your purse or wallet, you’ll need it.
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Wild Garlic Grill
2870 E Skyline DrThis is a “graduation, wedding, promotion, new baby” type of fancy restaurant. The food is amazing and if you want to really mark a special event this is the place you’ll want to take your friends or family. Don’t forget your purse or wallet, you’ll need it.
Lunchtime sushi place that offers a discount for lunch. I lived in Japan for 10 years. This is good, solid, reasonably priced sushi. We go here pretty often.
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Sushi-Ten Japanese restaurant
4500 E Speedway BlvdLunchtime sushi place that offers a discount for lunch. I lived in Japan for 10 years. This is good, solid, reasonably priced sushi. We go here pretty often.
Takamatsu
5532 E Speedway BlvdKorean food primarily. A little pricey, but the kalbi is fantastic.
Sightseeing
1. Sabino Canyon Hike. This is a beautiful and relatively easy hike up through a canyon above the city. There is a paved road for an easy but beautiful hike and there are many branching, well-traveled dirt trails from easy to demanding. You’ll be close to the city, not far from people and able to experience a full dose of desert beauty. Please keep in mind that you’ll need $5 cash for parking in the parking lot. The Seven Falls trail is one of my favorites.
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Isifunda sase-Sabino Canyon
5700 North Sabino Canyon Road1. Sabino Canyon Hike. This is a beautiful and relatively easy hike up through a canyon above the city. There is a paved road for an easy but beautiful hike and there are many branching, well-traveled dirt trails from easy to demanding. You’ll be close to the city, not far from people and able to experience a full dose of desert beauty. Please keep in mind that you’ll need $5 cash for parking in the parking lot. The Seven Falls trail is one of my favorites.
Don’t let the “museum” title throw you off. This is not boring or stuffy. It’s more like a gorgeous outdoor zoo showing off all of the animals and plants that this area has to offer. Go in the late afternoon and you’ll witness the changing colors of the desert as the sun goes down.
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
2021 N Kinney RdDon’t let the “museum” title throw you off. This is not boring or stuffy. It’s more like a gorgeous outdoor zoo showing off all of the animals and plants that this area has to offer. Go in the late afternoon and you’ll witness the changing colors of the desert as the sun goes down.
Tombstone & Bisbee day trip. If you are looking for a really nice day trip, drive to Benson, south to Tombstone where the gunfight at the OK Corral happened. They have been restaging that 30-second gunfight for decades and it’s kept the town alive. After spending some time walking the main street drive to Bisbee and have a lunch at the Copper Queen Hotel. Bisbee is a quaint gold-rush era mining town. If you have time, drive north to the Chiricahua mountains to see some amazing stacked rock monuments. If you’re short on time, come back home and stream the movie “Tombstone” on TV. It’s my favorite western of all time with Kurt Russell.
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Bisbee
Tombstone & Bisbee day trip. If you are looking for a really nice day trip, drive to Benson, south to Tombstone where the gunfight at the OK Corral happened. They have been restaging that 30-second gunfight for decades and it’s kept the town alive. After spending some time walking the main street drive to Bisbee and have a lunch at the Copper Queen Hotel. Bisbee is a quaint gold-rush era mining town. If you have time, drive north to the Chiricahua mountains to see some amazing stacked rock monuments. If you’re short on time, come back home and stream the movie “Tombstone” on TV. It’s my favorite western of all time with Kurt Russell.
City/town information
4. Tombstone & Bisbee day trip. If you are looking for a really nice day trip, drive to Benson, south to Tombstone where the gunfight at the OK Corral happened. They have been restaging that 30-second gunfight for decades and it’s kept the town alive. After spending some time walking the main street drive to Bisbee and have a lunch at the Copper Queen Hotel. Bisbee is a quaint gold-rush era mining town. If you have time, drive north to the Chiricahua mountains to see some amazing stacked rock monuments. If you’re short on time, come back home and stream the movie “Tombstone” on TV. It’s my favorite western of all time with Kurt Russell.
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Tombstone
300 N Sumner St4. Tombstone & Bisbee day trip. If you are looking for a really nice day trip, drive to Benson, south to Tombstone where the gunfight at the OK Corral happened. They have been restaging that 30-second gunfight for decades and it’s kept the town alive. After spending some time walking the main street drive to Bisbee and have a lunch at the Copper Queen Hotel. Bisbee is a quaint gold-rush era mining town. If you have time, drive north to the Chiricahua mountains to see some amazing stacked rock monuments. If you’re short on time, come back home and stream the movie “Tombstone” on TV. It’s my favorite western of all time with Kurt Russell.