AWESOME, ORIGINAL (and Occasionally Odd) EATS UNIQUE DINING EXPERIENCES ACROSS ARIZONA Variety is the spice of Arizona’s most unforgettable culinary destinations. The food might spotlight Southwestern flavors like prickly pear and buffalo, or downhome fare like cowboy chili and farm-fresh date shakes. And the standout settings are just as diverse: Here, you can dine in a cave, on a steamboat, beside a burbling creek or amidst the ghosts of gunslingers. BY KERIDWEN CORNELIUS A completely kind of different Route 66 experience awaits in Winslow at La Posada—an antique-adorned 1929 hacienda designed by Mary Colter for the Santa Fe Railway Company. The hotel’s highly acclaimed Turquoise Room restaurant celebrates Southwestern ingredients including tepary beans, prickly pear, bison and Navajo churro lamb. Stop in for a meal, and be sure to stroll through this architectural masterpiece, which has hosted such guests as Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart and John Wayne. Jádí To´ho Restaurant, Page You wouldn’t expect to find the world’s largest floating restaurant in the middle of a landlocked desert, but Arizona is full of unexpected encounters. Jádí To´ho Restaurant near Page floats at Antelope Point Marina on Lake Powell, so diners can cruise up to the eatery in a car or in a boat. Snag a seat on the patio and sip a prickly pear margarita while watching waves lap up to sienna sandstone formations. La Posada, Winslow Mr. D’z Route 66 Diner, Kingman 34 VISITARIZONA.COM CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: JOHN WEATHERBY; BEN CHRISTENSEN; KINGMAN OFFICE OF TOURISM With its turquoise and pink facade, checkerboard floor and automobile memorabilia, Mr. D’z Route 66 Diner near Kingman takes kitsch into overdrive. And that’s exactly what travelers seek along the Mother Road. Play some 1950s tunes on the jukebox, slide into a booth, wash down a bacon cheeseburger with a homemade root beer and bask in the nostalgia.
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