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| - my 5 stars has more to do with the existence of this place than the food per se. this is one of the few (the only?) restaurants that serves Navajo food that isn't frybread. i feel like if youre going to live in arizona, you've got to have had some navajo food. this is the food that this land produced. (well, that may not be strictly true, since the Navajo are from NE Arizona, not Phx.) something about the food speaks to me about the southwest. the stews are really simple and very sparingly seasoned, very little salt. meat, hominy, peppers, onions. i think the minimal seasoning is a characteristic of Indian foods of the southwest, judging by previous experiences with Hopi food. you can taste the individual ingredients. the Navajo iced tea also has a pretty subtle flavor, made me think of the dry scrub of the plateaus of northeast Arizona. in my mind, this is one of the true must-visit restaurants in Phoenix.
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