For those in the Phoenix area restaurant rec's.

Especially the East Valley I have two highly recommended places that you have to check out. They both made my mom's day very special.

Firstly Dragonfly Vietnamese Kitchen is excellent. We ordered a seafood crepe for a starter. I thought it was too greasy but then I normally don't eat fried food. My mom loved it. I stuffed myself on their honey roasted whole quail. It was soooooo good. My mom had the charbroiled lemongrass chicken over rice which was also rather tasty. The staff was helpful but my mom had a little trouble with the accent.

http://azdragonfly.com/tempe/morelocations.htm

Secondly, I must HIGHLY recommend the Urban Tea Loft in downtown Chandler. Their atmosphere is great, the tea is excellent and they have great taste in music (my friend's jazz band Mood Indigo was playing). The food looked excellent but I was already stuffed from the Vietnamese place. I had Amber Dragon Oolong, Afternoon Darjeeling, and Lung Ching green tea. They have the nifty IngenuiTea infusers there too. Their selection of alcohol isn't bad either. If you are in that area then please hit it up and support an excellent business.

Thanks for reading fellas.