I'm too late! I just found out that the soul food restaurant inside of Phil's (yeah I know..sounds unlikely) has closed!
For about six months Bumblebee Soul Food Company was serving fried chicken, catfish, smothered pork chops etc.....and it was great.
Christian, the (ex) owner of Bumble Bee is related to Mrs. White of Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe. Between Christian's Bumble Bee, Larry White's Lolos, and the Golden Rule Cafe, this is the royal family of Phoenix soul food. If one of them had a pet that opened a soul food restaurant in Phoenix I would have high expectations upon entering.
Back to Phil's. Phil's is the closest bar to my house and I wind up there for happy hour a few times a month. I agree with the other reviewers that it is a great little dive bar with friendly regulars. The only drawback to Phil's is the lack of dive bar beers like PBR and Schlitz.