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Aspen Mills
Though this bakery (located next to Blockbuster Video) makes some of the best to-go sandwiches in town, you can also eat them here. Great homemade bread, muffins and brownies.
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Blue Coyote Grill
The courtyard tables are the most coveted at this lively cantina serving Mexican and Southwestern standards plus options like pollo naranja (chicken with OJ and orange liqueur) or red snapper in cilantro sauce. The Wild Coyote margarita is legendary.
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Copley's on Palm Canyon
On the former Cary Grant estate, Andrew Manion Copley gets seriously inventive: think prosciutto-wrapped duck breast and 'Oh My Lobster Pot Pie'. Bring your sweetie and your credit card.
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El Mirasol
There are showier Mexican places in town, but everyone ends up back at El Marisol, with its informal décor, copious margaritas and snappy dishes from tacos to chicken mole. Indoor and outdoor seating available.
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Falls
Head upstairs for flaming martinis at this contempo-chic steakhouse with generous verandah. Steaks come with imaginative sauce choices (caramelized sugar and black raspberry, anyone?), or watch culinary prestidigitation as Caesar salad and bananas Foster are prepared tableside.
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Fisherman's Market & Grill
From shrimp to cod to sea bass - the ocean fare at this counter-service shack is so fresh, you half-expect to feel waves lapping at your ankles. The fish-and-chips is a classic, as are combos with coleslaw and fries or rice.
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Jensen's Finest Foods
Local supermarket with fabulous specialty sandwiches for that desert hike, and house-made baked goods like Mexican wedding cookies and apple fritters.
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Johannes
The chef-owner's Austrian roots shine through the contemporary Euro-Cal cuisine at this sedately decorated storefront. Diners rave over imaginative cooking without a lot of fuss: pan-seared ahi in Japanese spices to wiener schnitzel with cranberry jelly.
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Look
There's a simple dining room with old Hollywood publicity stills but the real action is on the patio. Standard Cal-bistro cuisine (satay, quesadillas, Cobb salad, sandwiches and burgers) and larger mains go well with martinis. Has frequent drink specials and a substantial gay following.
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Manhattan in the Desert
Newcomer to the Jewish deli market, Manhattan in the Desert has an impressive deli counter, polished surroundings and simply massive slices of cake, mirroring the enormity of its sandwiches.
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Native Foods
Vegan food so good it's seitan-ic (...seitan being a wheat-gluten-based dish). Soy and wheat proteins stand in for beef and chicken in tacos, burgers and bowls. It's tucked away in a rather pleasant outdoor mall, with giant masks on the wall.
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Peaks
The restaurant, Peaks , features a more upscale meat-and-seafood menu, local produce and brilliant views. Reservations are recommended. If you choose to dine up here, be sure to allow time for a leisurely look around at the top.
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Sherman's
Sherman's is a jewish deli that has been in business since 1995 in a strip mall storefront with long terrace. It serves early-bird dinners and is festooned with headshots of aficionados no less than Don Rickles and Milton Berle.
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Spencer's
Dramatically built into the mountainside and with big-city clean lines and sophistication (look for the piano player), Spencer's serves swanky cuisine like breakfast cocktails, lobster club sandwich, excellent burgers and steaks, and chicken with tarragon reduction.
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Tyler's Burgers
The city's favorite burger stand has a magazine rack stocked with the Robb Report and financial weeklies. It's at La Plaza, a sort of drive-thru shopping street in the town center. Expect a wait.
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Wang's
The menu may sound like standard-issue upscale Chinese, but the atmosphere is anything but. This swank, mood-lit outpost, with indoor koi pond and giant cocktails, is the darling of the in-crowd. Come early or make reservations. Kiss, kiss.
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