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Breakfast and coffeehouses

A Great Location — 20 N. Sarnoff Drive. Busy, small East Side eatery serves breakfasts starting at 6 a.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Sundays, it's a 7 a.m. start time. Checks and credit cards accepted. Tucson casual. 733-1388. $ E

Brawley's Restaurant — 6367 E. Broadway. This neighborhood place dishes up a delicious, affordable breakfast (lunch, too) and some of the best coffee in town. Tucson casual. Open: 5 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays; 6 a.m. Sundays. 722-5571. ¢ E

Crying Onion — 3684 W. Orange Grove Road. Breakfast and lunch only. No credit cards. Tucson casual. Open: 6:30 a.m. 531-1330. $ NW

The Egg Connection — 3114 E. Fort Lowell Road. Lots of choices — including home fries or grits — that are good, cheap and fast. Breakfast and lunch only. Tucson casual. Open: 6 a.m. 881-1009. $ C

Biscuits Country Café — 7002 E. Broadway. Tucked into a shopping center, this cafe serves delicious omelets and killer burgers. No checks. Tucson casual. Open: 6:30 a.m. 290-2556. ¢ C

The Daybreak Cafe — 8270 S. Houghton Road, No. 140. This greasy spoon carries breakfast, lunch and dinner and stays in business as late as 8 p.m. Open: 6 a.m. Tucson casual. 574-4424. $ E

Special settings

The Gold Room at the Westward Look Resort — 245 E. Ina Road. The menu offers classic and nouvelle choices, along with eye-catching city views. High casual. 917-2930. $$$$ NW

Ventana Room — 7000 N. Resort Drive, in Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. The definition of "fine dining" — near-faultless food; stunning wine list; warm, hospitable service. Dressy. 299-2020. $$$$ FH

The Grill at Hacienda del Sol Resort — 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. Top service and fine cuisine. Sunday brunch. High casual. 529-3500. $$$$ FH

Catalina Steakhouse — 3645 W. Starr Pass Blvd., at JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa. Many Tucson steakhouses boast the famed and popular porterhouse cut of beef, but only one that we know of offers pork's porterhouse cousin. High casual. 670-0444. $$ C

Anthony's in the Catalinas — 6440 N. Campbell Ave. Voted Tucson's favorite restaurant with a view, Anthony's offers Continental dining, an award-winning wine list and attentive service. Reservations recommended. Dressy. 299-1771. $$$$ FH

Arizona Inn — 2200 E. Elm St. This Tucson landmark offers understated elegance and upscale, satisfying food. Dressy. 325-1541. $$$$ C

Canela — 3252 Highway 82, Sonoita. The restaurant serves French-accented Southwest cuisine — food that glories in locally grown, often organic ingredients. Tucson casual. 1-520-455-5873. $ SE

American and grills

Benner's Grill — 8235 N. Silverbell Road, in Continental Ranch. The menu is delightfully all over the map, from traditional bar foods like burgers and fried appetizers to modestly upscale fare, including filet mignon. Tucson casual. 572-8459. $$ NW

Chili's Grill & Bar — 5975 W. Arizona Pavilions Drive, 572-9065; 5150 E. Broadway, 747-3330; 4911 N. Stone Ave., 887-7971; 1640 W. Valencia Road, 573-1809. A sit-down, do-everything franchise restaurant. Tucson casual. $$ NW, C, SW

Sport's on Congress – 254 E. Congress St. Sports bar and grill with burgers, hot and cold sandwiches, cheap appetizers and high-end entrees. Tucson casual. 622-1116. $$ C

Elbow Room — 1145 W. Prince Road. This favorite has no-frills food at remarkably low prices. Tucson casual. 690-1011. ¢ C

Kingfisher, An American Grill — 2564 E. Grant Road. While some favorites remain on the menu, the choices change regularly, and they are often exciting and satisfying. Tucson casual. 323-7739. $$ C

Agave Restaurant — In the Desert Diamond Casino, 1100 W. Pima Mine Road, at Interstate 19. Close, but still far away from the clang-clang-clanging of slot machines, Agave serves up soups, burgers and dinners. Tucson casual. 393-2720. $$ SW

Make mine meat

Bubb's Grubb — 16010 N. Oracle Road. Meat lovers will find what they're looking for. Tucson casual. 825-6510. $-$$ NW

Chad's Steakhouse and Saloon — 3001 N. Swan Road. Hand-cut beef selections range from ground sirloin to porterhouse. Reservations recommended. Tucson casual. 881-1802. $$ C

Li'l Abner's Steakhouse — 8500 N. Silverbell Road. This former stagecoach stop serves steak grilled over mesquite wood. No reservations. Tucson casual. 744-2800. $$ NW

El Corral — 2201 E. River Road. It's a cowboy-up kinda place that specializes in steaks and shamefully low-priced prime rib. Cowboy casual. 299-6092. $ FH

Dickman's Meat and Deli — 6472 N. Oracle Road, 229-9777; and 8646 E. Broadway, 885-8020. Dickman's will remind you of a Midwestern deli, comfortably casual with a folksy down-home feel to it. Tucson casual. $$ NW, E

Last Territory Steakhouse and Music Hall — 10000 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, in the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort; 544-1190 or 544-1738. Tucson casual. $$$-$$$$ NW

Burgers and more

Buddy's Grill — 4821 E. Grant Road. Hamburgers so good, Star readers voted them Tucson's best. Tucson casual to high casual. 795-2226. $$-$$$ C

Bob Dobbs Bar & Grill — 2501 E. Sixth St. The burgers are BIG; and the homemade chips, a down-home treat. Tucson casual. 325-3767. $ C

Charlie's Tavern and Grill — 3412 N. Dodge Blvd. Menu features stuffed steak, filets, burgers, sandwiches and deep-dish pizza. All-you-can-eat Fish Fry Friday. 795-8646. $ C

Cody's Beef 'n' Beans — 2708 E. Fort Lowell Road. The burgers are thick, dripping with juices and charbroiled the way you request. Tucson casual. 322-9475. $-$$ C

The Greens — 1310 S. Alvernon Way. Choose from a variety of burgers. Besides beef, there are buffalo, elk, venison, ostrich, wild boar, antelope, lamb and turkey. Tucson casual. 326-2310. ¢ S

Trident Grill — 2033 E. Speedway. Hamburgers, 24 beers on tap, friendly folks, cozy booths and a long bar make this a fine hangout. Tucson casual. 795-5755. $-$$ C

Pizza

Brooklyn Pizza Company — 534 N. Fourth Ave. Best-selling pizza is the tried-and-true pepperoni, but the staff recommends the cheese pizza with tomato and basil sauce. Tucson casual. 622-2902. $ C

Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza — 8814 E. Tanque Verde Road. An exceptional pie, with several crust options, including double-dough pizza. Tucson casual. 760-4777. $ FH

Pizazz Pizza Bistro — 1763 E. Prince Road. The pizza is shockingly good, and the tableside fresh pesto will blow your mind. Tucson casual. 325-9040. $-$$. C

Asian and Pacific Rim

Best Combo — 7850 N. Silverbell Road. There's a sushi bar with dozens of varieties of made-to-order sushi, from the usual spicy tuna and salmon to the more exotic gunkan, smelt roe and eel. Tucson casual. 579-6459. $$ NW

Chang's China Bistro — 1805 E. River Road. This sleek restaurant serves out-of-the-ordinary Cantonese, Shanghai, Szechuan and Mongolian cuisines. Tucson casual. 615-8788. $$ FH

Sakura — 6534 E. Tanque Verde Road. The cooks whip up Japanese meals and do fancy knife work at your table. Tucson casual. 298-7777 $$-$$$ FH

Sachiko Sushi — 1101 N. Wilmot Road, 886-7000; and 3210 E. Valencia Road, 741-1000. You don't go to Sachiko for ambience; you go for the sushi. And the miso soup. And the tempura. Also pretty wonderful is the shrimp shumai. Tucson casual. $-$$ C, E

Samurai — 3912 N. Oracle Road. It has the look of a pizza parlor with its formica benches and tiny kitchen. But patrons pack in for the cheap, tasty sushi and noodle dishes prepared in a flash. Tucson casual. 293-1963. $ NW

Bangkok Cafe — 2511 E. Speedway. Thai dishes, such as po pia sod, kaho kang and tom kha kai, are sublime. Tucson casual. 323-6555. $ C

Veggie-friendly

Zemam's — 2731 E. Broadway. We could love this just because we get to eat with our hands.More than half of the menu is vegetarian. Tucson casual. 323-9928. $ C