My girlfriends and I are heading to Mesa's for a couple of weeks in February. We will be making a lot of our meals in but I am a foodie and am looking to experience what this area has to offer. So I am looking for a number of suggestions:
1)some great hole in the wall places
2)a good happy hour place
3)some must eat here places
4)some good markets and what not to pick up our supplies for making our "in" meals (these ladies want to hit costco...boo).
I have looked at all the boards for PHX and found that a lot are out of date so...your recommendations are appreciated

A late update maybe, but we liked Fig so much we went twice. Particularly for the figgy pudding. So delicious. Love the atmosphere and the food was fab.

Gjelina is booked...:( . i did book at the Fig. But still on the fence between Fig, Tasting Kitchen and Rustic Canyon.

The menus at Gjelina and Rustic Canyon look fantastic.

We are staying on Pico not too far from the beach...The budget would be a splurge as we are looking at it as a celebration/kickoff for the trip.

My girlfriends and I are heading to California from Canada to enjoy a quick spring getaway. We arrive on a Friday and looking for three things:
1)a nice place for dinner,
2)some suggestions for cocktails
3) live music. Blues, Jazz or somethng not too heavy

I have about driven myself crazy looking at different restaurants. The concierge at the hotel recommended for restaurants Ocean Avenue Seafood, BOA and Sushi Roku. For some reason I am not convinced that this is the taste of california we are looking for.

Appreciate any suggestions..Thanks