TONTO Bar & Grill
5736 E. Rancho Mañana Blvd. • Cave Creek, AZ 85331
• Map it
http://www.tontobarandgrill.com/
Cedar Pass Lodge
Box 5, Badlands National Park, SD 57750 Tel 605-433-5460.
The Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, 7
days a week. No visit to the Badlands is complete without trying the
Sioux Indian Taco made from our special fry bread and seasoned buffalo.
You may also choose from a variety of sandwiches, steaks and burgers.
Kai, Sheraton Wild Horse Resort
5594 Wild Horse Pass Rd. Tel 602-225-0100.
Kai, meaning 'seed' in the Pima language, features a menu rich in
creativity, history and Native American culture. Native American Chef
Strong incorporates the essence of the Pima and Maricopa tribes and
locally farmed ingredients from the Gila River Indian Community to
create unforgettable masterpieces. James Beard Award-winning Chef
Janos Wilder is consulting chef for Kai and is renowned for creating
unique and indigenous menu experiences. Kai (rhymes
with "sky") is set on the Gila River Reservation and relies on tribal
and local agriculture to fill out much of its menu. Start off with
honeydew melon soup with scallop and halibut ceviche, set off with
candied kumquats. Then move on to tribally raised buffalo with
raspberry and tomatillo salsa. Finish up with warm fry bread topped
with Kahlua ice cream. Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday,
reservations are recommended. Menu at: http://www.wildhorsepassresort.
com/dining-wild-horse-pass.html
Jakes Bakery
off Highway I-40 between Gallop and Albuquerque NM take exit 102 to
Acoma Pueblo and it sits back off the road to the right
Tel 505-552-6542.
Jake Vallo produces the best Pueblo bread ever eaten in his wood fired
hornos. These round loaves have a crispy crust with a hint of mesquite
wood that fires his oven. He and his son also produce cherry, apple,
blueberry and pineapple pies that are made in the form of a round loaf
as well as sweet rolls. Bring some cheese to eat with this wonderful
bread as you visit Acoma Pueblo. Also take home some great tamales
made at his bakery. Open Tuesday through Friday.
Uncas American Indian Grill, Mohegan Sun Casino
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, Ct. 06382, Tel 1-888-226-7711.
Whether for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a late night snack, our newest
addition to the dining menu at Mohegan Sun, the Uncas American Indian
Grill in its rustic natural designs of waterfalls and fire pits to
reed canopies and natural birch trees, provides a setting and menu to
uniquely satisfy both senses and appetite. Prepared over wood-fire and
spit-roasted rodizio style, the diverse menu features items with an
American Indian flair such as Wampausuk fried oysters, Mohegan
succotash, and spit-roasted turkey tenderloin. The menu also includes
favorites from the former Chief’s Deli and Mohegan Territory
restaurants such as over-stuffed sandwiches and seafood pot
pie. Finally, a Bagel shop with a wood-burning oven prepares New York
style bagels.Hours of Operation Sunday thru Friday: 11:00 am - 1:30 am
Friday and Saturday: 11:00 am - 2:30 am Menu at: http://www.mohegansun.
com/pdf/menus/uaig_menu.pdf:
Fry Bread House
4140 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix Az 85013, 602-351-2345.
Cecilia Miller made Indian fry bread while growing up on the Tohono
O'odham Reservation. She's still doing it the traditional way at her
central Phoenix shop: made-from-scratch, hand-stretched and fresh-
fried. Top the fry bread with mild green chile beef or zesty red chile
beef. There is no more wicked dessert in town than fry bread coated
with butter and chocolate.
Agave at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
6902 East Greenway Parkway Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 Telephone: (480)
624-1000 Toll Free: (888) 625-5144 Fax: (480)624-1001.
Known for its use of indigenous spa ingredients and practices, Agave,
The Arizona Spa adds another dimension with its Arizona Spa Cuisine
menu. Each of the three new spa menus incorporates natively found
ingredients such as quinoa,
sunflower sprouts, and peppers, along with locally grown fruits and
vegetables. Pacific Rim, Mediterranean and Native American influences
are found in Sautéed Shrimp with Ginger, Garlic and Curry; Quinoa in
an Orange Blossom Vinaigrette; and Roasted Beef Tenderloin on
Butternut Squash. Executive Chef Anton Brunbauer, with an avid
interest in food history and origin, is committed to the versatility
and native flair of the ingredients used in all of the resort’s dining
options. Brunbauer
designed these menus to be light and healthy in keeping with the spa’s
mission. A refreshing accompaniment to these meals is Agave’s
signature limeade, made with Agave nectar, an organic liquid sweetener
extracted from the core of the Agave plant, also a mainstay in early
Arizona culture. Menu at: http://www.kierlandresort.com/Spa.aspx
Native Hands
8806 McDowell Rd., Scottsdale, Az 85254, Tel 480-675-9443
Breakfast and Lunch, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Green chili stew with tortilla or fry bread ($5.95) understandably is a
best seller. Pima Taco a folded-over fry bread stuffed with beans and
cheese ($4.50) a Pima taco combination ($5.50) adds red or green chili.
The house special ($4), with the ground beef jazzed by sizzling
jalapenos, tomato and onion and scooped with warm corn tortilla chips.
A simple basket of fry bread ($5), finally, fry bread dessert with
honey and powdered sugar.
Arizona Kitchen, Wigwam Resort
300 E. Wigwam Blvd, Litchfield Park, Az Tel 623-935-3811
With the help of a historian of Native American foods, the chef here
has put together a bold Southwestern menu. Appetizers such as blue
corn piki rolls, stuffed with capon and goat cheese, and the wild boar
Anasazi bean chile give you an indication of what's to come. Entrées
include grilled sirloin of buffalo and venison medallions in a
blackberry-zinfandel cocoa sauce. For dessert, try the chile-spiked
ice cream in the striking turquoise "bowl" of hardened sugar. It's
worth the 20-minute drive from downtown Phoenix to the Wigwam Resort.
www.wigwamresort.com. AE, D, DC, MC, V. Closed Mon.
Angelina's Mexican Food Restaurant
5115 North 27th Avenue (inside SwapMart), 602-973-2344. Hours:
Breakfast, lunch and early dinner,
Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The cooks at Angelina's make poof-perfect fry bread from a recipe
handed down through generations of Native American cooking. I can see
them behind the counter of the stall-front shop, rolling the dough,
working it into ovals, puncturing its middle and dropping it into
fryers. The bread emerges glistening, puffy, crisp-edged and steaming
hot, just as it should be.Angelina's doesn't skimp on size; these are
hefty monsters squatting on necessarily sturdy Chinet-style plates.
But a more pleasant threat I couldn't imagine than the open-faced fry
bread tacos ($4.75) -- topped with hoards of red or green chili,
ground or shredded beef, or chicken. These are top-quality stuffings:
the torn, spicy beef or all-white-meat poultry is laced with tangy-
tuned cheddar, silky beans, lettuce and tomato. Ground beef, though
fresh, is slightly chewy, but red chili comes in big chunks so
vigorously seasoned that we pass up Angelina's excellent homemade
salsa. Whichever our toppings, it all melts together in a satisfying
goo while the bread remains impossibly crispy. Angelina's fry bread,
in fact, retains its bubble-light goodness even in takeout, when we
savor it au naturel ($2.50) with simple shakes of powdered sugar and
sticky squeezings of honey.
Nava
3060 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, Ga 30305 Tel 404-240-1984
The Spirit Cafe, Wyndham Hotel, Alburquerque, NM. Closed
The Swan, Phoenix Az changed to Vu and no longer serving Native
American food.
Burning Tree Native Grill, San Diego, Ca closed after 10 years. Menus
located on Native Menu page.
Old Tortilla Factory
6910 E. Main Street, Scottsdale Az., Tel 480-945-4567
Aside from the tasty Sonoran cuisine and the best homemade tortillas in
Scottsdale, the draw here is the location in a historic adobe home in
the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. Hundred-year-old pecan trees shade
the large flagstone patio, which is the spot for alfresco dining or
for sipping a margarita made with one of the premium tequilas.
Signature dishes include ancho raspberry-encrusted pork chops and
Shawnee sea bass -- pan-seared and served with a rock shrimp and
cheese
quesadilla, topped with shoestring sweet potatoes. Save room for
dessert: the banana crisp wrapped in a sweet tortilla with blackberry
compote is out of this world. AE, D, DC, MC, V. No lunch.
La India Bonita. Kyle, SD Great food run by family.
Miccosukee Restaurant
25 mi west of Florida Tpke., Everglades City, FL, USA Tel: 305-223-8380
Ext. 2374.
A mural depicts Native American women cooking and men engaged in a
powwow in this Native American restaurant at the Miccosukee Indian
Village, overlooking the "river of grass." Favorites are catfish and
frogs' legs breaded and deep-fried,
Indian fry bread, pumpkin bread, and Indian burgers and tacos, but
you'll also find more common fare, such as burgers and fish. Try the
Miccosukee Platter for a sampling of native dishes, including gator
bites. Breakfast and lunch are served daily. AE, D, MC, V. No dinner.
$10 to $15 range.
Sweetgrass Aboriginal Bistro
108 Murray Street, Ottawa, Ontario (613) 562-3683 Fax (613) 562-
4674Toll Free (800) 327-9338
Hours Lunch: Mon - Fri 11:30 - 2:00 Dinner: Mon -Sat 5:30 - 10:00.
Aboriginal owned and operated. Menu and full information on their web
site http://www.sweetgrassbistro.ca/index2.htm
Blue Corn Cafe
133 Water Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505)984-1800 Emai:
bluecorn1@cybermesa.com
Blue Corn Cafe & Brewery
4056 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, NM 87507 (505)438-1800 Email:
bctwo@cybermesa.com
Web site with Menu http://www.bluecorncafe.com/
Amaya Hotel Santa Fe
1501 Paseo de PeraltaL Santa Fe, NM 505-982-1200 Toll Free 800-825-9876
From the cold rivers of Alaska to the grassy fields of the Great Plains,
the chefs at Amaya restaurant select superb traditional Native
American foods. Salmon, bison, oysters, and other natural ingredients
are woven together in a style that is both ancient and contemporary.
Relax inside by the fire or take in the stars on one of Santa Fe's
favorite patios. The Amaya restaurant
is a romantic setting for a memorable dining experience. Hotel is
Native owned. For Menu http://www.hotelsantafe.com/dining/index.html
Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre
P.O. Box 2080 JASPER, Alberta T0E 1E0 82 Connaught Drive JASPER,
Alberta T0E 1E0 (780) 852-5111 Toll Free Phone: 1(800) 661-6427 (780)
852-5942 Email: jasper@sawridge.com Web site with information and Menu
http://www.sawridge.com
Spirits Native American Restaurant
571 Swannanoa River Rd., Asheville, NC Asheville, NC 28805-2428 (828)
299-1404
Web site with information and Menu http://www.
spiritsnativeamericanrestaurant.com/
Indigo Grill
A visionary chef named Deborah Scott, along with San Diego
restaurateurs David and Lesley Cohn, opened their second venture
together with the revamped Indigo Grill. The restaurant showcases
revolutionary food and exemplary service, with cuisine spanning from
Alaska to Oaxaca. Guests find themselves transported into a different
dimension - a world where formlessness meets form, where chaos meets
order. The décor mixes surreal and symmetrical, primitive with refined
- a travelogue from the arctic north to the sun-drenched south.As you
enter Indigo Grill, a large spruce tree lends a sense of nature and
focus. Deeper inside you find the community table, signifying
belonging and togetherness. As you venture farther, the wood-stone
oven offers warmth and rustic flair, while the surrounding totems and
masks reflect
the indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest and southern Mexico.
And then comes the food...From "Beginnings" - Roasted Butternut Squash
Soup or the Stacked Beet Salad - to "Sunset Offerings" - Jalapeño-
Maize Pappardelle with Fennel Prawns or the Alderwood Plank Salmon with
Smoked Oaxacan Cheese -Chef Scott delivers her menu as she displays
her restaurant: "A love letter to the people, foods, and art that have
touched her throughout the years." (Robin Klevens, "San Diego Union-
Tribune") A Chef of the Year winner five years running, Chef Scott has
a fascination with regional cooking and cultures. Indigo boasts a full
bar with an extensive selection of tequilas, mescals, and rums, and
remarkable margaritas and martinis. And your roundtrip tour isn't
complete without delectable desserts from inventive Pastry Chef Sharon
Bristol.
Hours of Operation:Lunch Monday - Friday 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
Dinner Daily after 5:00 pm
Located in Little Italy 1536 India Street San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-6802 Fax: (619) 234-6868
Mitsitam Native Food Cafe at the National Museum of the American
Indians
4th Street and Independence Ave., S.W. Washington D.C. 20560 Tel: 202-
633-1000
Saddle Peak Lodge
419 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, Ca Tel: 818-222-3888 http:
//saddlepeaklodge.com
Retaurant hours Wednesday through Friday: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.Saturday: 5 p.
m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday Brunch: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.We specialize in game. You will find
many unusual and sought after
items, like Elk, Buffalo, Venison, Antelope and Quail to name a few, s
well as great alternatives for seafood lovers and vegetarians alike.
average dinner per person for food Including an appetizer, main course
and a dessert the average is $49 per person. (editors note) Included
due to heavy game influence.
JOSIE RESTAURANT
Just off the beaten path is where you’ll find Chef Josie Le Balch’s new,
self-titled restaurant. But location isn’t the
only thing that sets this Progressive American eatery apart from the
high-traffic Santa Monica food scene. By blending her French culinary
heritage, her Italian expertise and her love of simple, natural foods,
Chef Le Balch has created a masterly merger of tastes and textures
that is sure to surprise and delight. The Kitchen is manned by Three
Women......Chef Josie Le Balch, Frank Delzio, Chef Jonna Jensen, Chef
Jill Davie 2424 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, Ca 90405 Tel:310.581.
9888 (editors note) Not a definitive Native American menu but with
native touches.
Aboriginal Catering Services
Arnold Olson has been in the culinary field for the last seventeen
years.He has been trained and worked with some of the most recognized
Canadian and European chefs. Some of his achievements are: The Halifax
G7 Summit of 1995 where he prepared an Aboriginal Luncheon for the
seven Heads of State. As well, he is a World Gold Medalist of the 1992
Culinary Olympics at Frankfurt, Germany. Aboriginal Catering Services
is very interested in providing catering services to government
departments in the Ottawa-Carleton region. We mostly cater events for
the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, but we are also
interested in providing catering services to other departments. We
guarantee great service for our clients.
Lunch is available at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre, 12 Stirling
Avenue, Ottawa, every Thursday. For more information please call 613
722-3811.
PRODUCT AND SERVICES
Arnold Olson would like to prepare for you and your guests his
specialty
in Canadian Aboriginal Food, in the privacy of your home or in any
convenient location of your choice.
Private Dinner
Dinner Buffet
Luncheon Buffet
Luncheon
Brunch
Clients
Canada Arts Council
Indian and Northern Affairs
Health Canada
Revenue Canada
Contact
Chef Arnold Olson
Aboriginal Catering Services
192 Madaire
Aylmer, Quebec J9H 1PQ
Telephone: 819 682-1330; Fax: 613 722-4667
Liliget Feast House & Catering
I want to let you know that my restaurant, Liliget Feast House - the
only First Nations fine dining restaurant of its kind that was located
at 1724 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, is now closed. I have
been in business for 12 years and I have now retired. Both myself and
my daughter, Annie, are happy that its legacy can live on in our new
cookbook, Where People Feast, An Indigenous People's Cookbook". Have a
great day, Dolly Watts
Website: http://www.wherepeoplefeast.com
Corn Dance Cafe
Native American Cuisine Lunch and Dinner
(Santa Fe, NM) Hotel Santa Fe, the only Native American Owned hotel in
Santa Fe, has opened a new restaurant, Corn Dance Cafe, June 15. The
Cafe, originally located on Water Street, is the brainchild of Native
American Chef, Loretta Barrett Oden. Ms. Oden and the owners of the
hotel felt that opening a cafe that featured Native American Food was
a perfect match for the hotel.
"My objective in opening a cafe that highlights Native American food is
to capture people's attention with food and heighten awareness of our
culture, " said Oden. "What better place to open Corn Dance than the
only Native-American-owned hotel in Santa Fe."Corn Dance Cafe offers a
warm and casual dining experience where guests can enjoy their meals
next to the kiva fireplace in the hotel's lobby and listen to local
musicians and storytellers share their history and culture. Guests can
also take their meals outdoors to the hotel's picturesque patio and
grounds. Wherever they wish to feast, guests will be experiencing food
with history.The menu features the now-famous Little Big Pie, an air-
baked cross between pizza dough and fry bread, piled high with tempting
yet healthy toppings like barbecued buffalo brisket, caramelized
onions and goat cheese. Chef Loretta Oden has also created a spin-off
of this traditional favorite called Little Big Horns. These corn-
shaped breads can be filled with just about anything including spicy
potatoes, salads or grilled meats, and their shape is perfect for take-
out. Other items featured on the menus include buffalo chili in a
jalapeno bread bowl, venison shanks with garlic mashed potatoes,
grilled salmon with rosehip puree, wild turkey with corn bread, and
grilled corn with chili oil."This is my way of honoring my people,
especially the women," said Oden. "During feast or famine they managed
to make wonderful, healthy foods for their families. Our goal is to do
the same."Lunch and Dinner Menu Served from 11:30am to 2:00pm and 5:
30pm to 9:00pm Little Big Pies Served with Caesar Salad Juicy Barbecued
Buffalo Brisket Grilled Portabella Mushrooms with Caramelized Onions
and Roasted Bell Peppers Caramelized Onion, Goat Cheese and Fresh
Thyme
Caesar Salad Kick-Ass Buffalo Chili in a Jalapeno Bread bowl Chilled
Aztec Tomato, Roasted Corn and Poblano Chile Soup
Turkey Sandwich served with Pineapple Serrano Chile Salsa Grilled
Buffalo Burger on a Little Big Pie Bun with Pargen Sauce and Mom's
Potato Salad Medallions of Turkey with Cornbread Dressing and
Cranberry-Pinon Jus, served with Baby Greens and the Fresh Vegetable
of the Day Lummi Island Crab Cakes with Avocado Vinaigrette - a
Tempura of Watercress with Fresh Tomato Concasse, served with the
Fresh Vegetable of the Day Pasta Special Delicious desserts and daily
specials!
1502 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-3721
505/982-9867
FAX 505/984-2211
Santa Fe's Only Native American Owned Hotel
Buffalo Grill
Wakinyan, a Lakota Sioux who goes by one name, and his family recently
opened the Buffalo Grill at Liberty Plaza in downtown Salem Ore.
Buffalo meat served at the restaurant comes from the family's Polk
County ranch. Many customers first try the restaurant's buffalo-meat
entrees, covering the gamut from buffalo burgers to buffalo pot pie
for health reasons,
Wakinyan said. But it's the meat's flavor that builds repeat business.
"We've had a tremendous response from the ommunity," he said.
Restaurant sales are well ahead of expectations, he said.
Liberty Plaza, Salem Ore.
Dream DancePotawatomi Bingo Casino
1721 West Canal Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233 Phone: 1-800-PAYS BIG [729-
7244] or 414-645-6888Email: info@paysbig.com
Hours Tuesday - Thursday 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday - Saturday 5 p.m. - 10
p.m. Sunday & Monday Closed
Reservations are recommended.
Please call 414-847-7883.
Menu at: http://www.paysbig.com/dining/dreamdancemenu.htm
Grow their own venison on reservation.
M & J Traditional Catering
(715) 799-6030 711 N Highway 47 Keshena, WI 54135
Indian Tacos, Wild Rice Casserole, Burgers and Brats on Frybread,
Frybread
Indian Summer Festival
20TH ANNIVERSARY, SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2006.
10809 West Lincoln Avenue West Allis, WI 53227 (414) 604-1000
Following Food Vendors are present and at other events
HOCHUNK HONEY'S
Indian Taco, Wild Rice Soup Corn Soup, Buffalo Burgers, Goulash Plate,
Fry Pies
SMOKIN JOE'S
Genuine Zoar Frybread, All Meat Indian Taco, Vegetarian Taco, Hand
packed Hamburger on Frybread, Blanket Dog, Hull Corn Hominy Soup with
Pork, Chili, Popcorn Frybreads
AUNTIE NE NE'S
Turkey Dinners, Wild Rice, Indian Tacos.
SPIRIT OF THE SOUTHWEST
Tamales, Indian Taco, Vegetarian Taco, Chili, Frybread
SPRING CREEK BISON
Buffalo Burgers, Buffalo Brats and Hot Dogs, Buffalo Indian Taco
Buffalo Jerky, Buffalo Chili, Fresh Cut Fries and Cinnamon Sugar
Frybread
WHITEFEATHER
Indian Tacos, Nachos Supreme, Hamburger, Hot Dogs and Frybread.
LITTLEWIND'S FAVORITES
Indian Tacos, Buffalo Burgers, Buffalo Stew, Fryburger, Brat and Hot
Dogs on Frybread, Chili, Corn Soup and Cherry Frybread Dessert
Tillicum Village
The Tillicum Village tour including boat cruise, salmon buffet dinner,
and Northwest Coast Native American dance performance.
TILLICUM VILLAGE & TOURS, INC.
2992 SW Avalon Way Seattle, WA 98126 (206) 933-8600, (800) 426-1205 www.
tillicumvillage.com
Menu
Traditional Indian-style Baked Salmon
Warm Tillicum Whole Grain Bread,
New Red Potatoes
Long-Grain Wild Rice
Fresh Salad Bar
Boehm's Chocolate Salmon
Coffee, Tea, Lemonade
Clams and Clam Nectar
Nava
3060 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, Ga 30305 404-240-1984
Mon-Fri 11:30am - 2:30pm Bar is open all day Mon-Fri 5:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 5pm - 11
A Collage of flavors, NAVA's innovative menu has intense Latin and
Native American influences. Signature items include Suncorn Crusted
Snapper and Sweet Corn Mash. Full menu on menu page or ttp://www.
buckheadrestaurants.com/nava.html
Cuny Table Cafe
A "Homecooking" sign, perched on the side of a gravel road in
southwestern South Dakota, stops me. It leads to a brown sheet-metal
building, the Cuny Table Cafe-two booths and one round table, first
come, first served. Nellie Cuny and her sister do most of the cooking,
which runs to T-bones and Indian tacos. Nellie's 61-year-old son,
Marvin, does most of the talking.
Po Box 16, Buffalo Gap, SD 57722 phone: (605) 455-2957
Products & Services:
Drinks * Food * Fruits * Meats * Soups & Salads * Vegetables
For a special treat, this very remote eating establishment where you
will enjoy good hearty food (Indian Frybread Tacos) and the crazy
humor of two Indian ladies who own the place. The café is perched on
top of a large badland mesa that you might describe as “in the middle
of nowhere.” But as you eat and enjoy the company, you can read an
article from the New York Times that gives a glowing description of
the place. Or, you can browse through the guest book and see
signatures of visitors from all around the world.Indigenous Landscape
Tours is headquartered south of Manderson, South Dakota, near the
middle of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Manderson is just a few
miles from historic Wounded Knee. The Badlands National Park is a
short drive from Manderson. Rapid City, South Dakota is less than an
hour’s drive from Manderson. The
Black Hills are less than one hour’s drive away.
HOGAN BED & BREAKFAST
Stay in a traditional Hogan over night and share in the culture and
traditions of a Navajo family. You will be served a Navajo taco dinner,
snacks and drinks. In the evening you will hear stories and see dances
around the camp fire at night. A Hogan is made out of natural
resources such as desert juniper trees, bark and dirt (red desert
earth). It is cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The Hogan is
a residential, primitive camp. Near by there are chemical toilets,
wash pans, soap, towels, picnic tables, sleeping bags but no shower.
Hogan Bed & Breakfast $175/person Includes: Navajo Taco dinner with
drinks, Entertainment of Navajo singing and Dancing of the old ways,
Presentation of Navajo history, Camp fire folktale stories, A 2.5 hour
private jeep tour during which you will stop at a Navajo weavers home,
Sleeping bags and mats.
Monument Valley, Az (303) 661-9819 / (303) 664-5139 Fax
info@indiancountrytourism.com
Junction Restaurant
Navajo Route 7 & Hwy 191 Chinle, AZ 86503
Accepts:cash Visa,MasterCard,Eurocard Dress:casual Located in the Best
Western Canyon De Chelly Inn. Reviews:a pleasant treat Overall - Quite
enjoyable. Food - The simple dishes that I ate, the traditional beef
stew and the fry bread, were delicious and the portions were generous.
Service - The servers were prompt and courteous, even though the place
was packed with customers. Ambiance - Native American Photos on the
walls; interesting display of a local codetalker near entryway. Note -
When I asked if it was always so crowded, I was told:"It's payday"
Recommended Dishes: traditional beef stew, fry bread.
La Indita Mexican and Native American Food
4th Avenue/University|622 N 4th Avenue Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel 520.792.
0523
Features:vegetarian dishes|outdoor/patio dining Accepts:cash,MasterCard,
Eurocard Alcohol:wine / beer Parking:street parking Description: A
small, unpretentous Mexican and Native American restaurant in heart of
the 4th Avenue shopping district.
Reviews:
A Good Selection of Vegetarian Choices Thursday dinner out is becoming
something of a tradition for us. To avoid having it become a rut we've
been trying out new places each week; La Indita is the latest. Located
on 4th Ave in the shopping area, it's easy to find and pretty easy to
find nearby parking (just park a block or two off 4th).After being
seated in a booth with a menu we were asked about our drink of choice
for the evening. Not having any time to see what they had, we
instinctively said: iced tea. This turned out to be a mistake, since
the tea was fruit flavored. Sorry, but tea should taste like tea, not
fruit. We were happy to see that the menu had quite a number of items
that were either vegetarian (meatless, not vegan), or that could be
prepared vegetarian. One of us settled on the green corn tamales (they
were in season), the other a combination plate of mushroom enchiladas,
spinach enchiladas, and a potato taco. While we waited for dinner we
munched on the bowl of chips (warm) and salsa verde. Both were good,
and it is entirely possible that both were made on site. Dinner
arrived and it was hot! Not spicy hot, but surface of the sun hot. And
over all it was pretty good, although there were a few rough spots.
The side of Spanish rice was unexceptional: white rice with a few peas
and carrots, almost no spices, and hence, no flavor. The refried beans
were ordinary, nothing that you won't get at any other Mexican
restaurant. These were the first green corn tamales we've had and they
were quite good. Light in texture and flavor and none to filling,
these make for a tasty dinner. It is easy to see why some people
become passionate about green corn tamales. The mushroom enchiladas
were very good, lots of grilled or sauteed mushrooms filling the
enchilada wrapper. The spinach enchiladas also had generous portions
of spinach stuffed inside. Interestingly, these were not covered in
the usual enchilada sauce, it was more of a mild cream sauce. The
potato taco, was just that cubes of potatoes in a crisp taco shell
with the normal sides. This turns out to be better that it sounds; we
might even try making these at home sometime.
Coyote Cafe South Western and Native American
132 W. Water St. - map|Santa Fe, NM 87501 Tel 505.983.7712
Hours:11:30AM-2PM Lunch/5:30PM-9PM Dinner
Description: Bar,Outdoor dining,View,Kid Friendly Parking: Available
Reservations: Recommended Dress: Casual
World-renowned chef and cookbook author Mark Miller...One can't talk
about Santa Fe dining without including...
Very eclectic, Nouveau Cuisine New Mexican at it's most cutting edge
started right here. Expect Native American, New Mexican, Pacific Rim,
Carribean, and lots of fresh, exotic mixes of flavors in both the food,
decor, drinks, and clientele! I love a summer rainstorm in the rooftop
cantina while I'm noshing on some mango salsa and a cool margarita
(but look out for the flooded floor, it could be dangerous! Pricey
here. reservations recommended for the main dining room. [25 May 2003
00:19:43] Pretty dang goodThe food here is excelent; however, it can
be a bit costly. Nice
atmosphere but it tends to be on the yuppie/trendy side as opposed to
traditional New Mexican. [30 Dec 2004 06:41:38]
Carriage Court Restaurant
Pioneer and Native American Food
71 W. South Temple - map|Salt Lake City, UT 84101|801.536.7200|801.536.
7272 fax
Hours:Daily 6:30am-10:00pm
Features:kids' menu|private room|offsite catering|large groups ok
Accepts:cash|checks|Diners' Club|Visa|MasterCard/Eurocard|American
Express|Discover Smoking:not permitted Dress:casual Alcohol:no
alcohol served Reservations: recommended Parking: public transit
accessible|street parking|pay parking
Handicapped Access: completely accessible. Description: Quiet
etablishment reminiscent of a stately 20th century
dining room, where you'll find hearty fare with an upscale twist.
Regional cuisine features pioneer and Native American flavors and
local products. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hearty regional
fare that is sometimes no match for the formal atmosphere at this
downtown dining spot.Comfortable and historic This restaurant will
provide you with an excellent meal. While their menu is mainly meat
and potato, they take care to present it very attractively. Location
is in the mist of a very busy
area. Service was adequate but not impressive. [09 Nov 2000 18:14:10]
Wooden Knife Drive Inn Wooden Knife Cafe
101 6th Ave, Interior, SD Tel: (605) 433-5463 • Web: http://www.
woodenknife.com/cafe.asp
Before there was a WoodenKnife Company there was the WoodenKnife Cafe
in Interior, which has a view of the Badlands of South Dakota. At the
cafe their specialty is authentic Indian tacos made from a special fry
bread recipe. After sampling the delicious fry bread, tourist and
locals alike encouraged Ansel WoodenKnife to market the Indian Fry
Bread Mix
Tendrils Restaurant
Dining Reservations: 509-785-3780
Tendrils restaurant, located in the architecturally spectacular main
Inn, serves innovative regional fare-harvested from Sagecliffe’s on-
site organic gardens- artfully paired with Washington wines. Cave B
Estate Wines are featured. The Inn also offers a wine tasting bar,
culinary demonstration kitchen and beautiful fireside lounges.With a
phenomenal wrap-around river-view terrace, a 30-foot basalt fireplace,
soaring ceilings, elegant meeting or reception rooms and the stunning
trellis-lined piazza, the Inn offers dramatic indoor and outdoor
settings ideal for retreats, social events and weddings.
Breakfast daily 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.Lunch daily, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dinner, Sun. through Thur. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Fri. & Sat. 5 p.m. to
10 p.m.
Walters at The Sawbridge Lodge
82 Connaught Drive Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0 Phone 1-780-852-5111 Fax 1-
780-852-5942 Toll Free 1-800-661-6427
Email jasper@sawridge.com www.sawridgejasper.com
WALTER'S DINING ROOM
The award winning Walters Dining Room features a wide array of Canadian
inspired dishes with nuances of native cuisine. Our creative chefs are
renowned for their a la carte and buffet creations using Alberta's
finest beef, game and fowl. During the winter months, Walters offers
an extraordinary Saturday night skier's themed buffet, at an
unbeatable price. Our signature dishes include braised venison stew,
grilled veal chops and fresh arctic char. Walters also boasts an
extensive wine cellar with samplings ranging from South Africa to
local Okanagan valley wines. Try them by the glass or by the bottle
while you
take in the natural lush atrium surroundings and three storey fireplace.
Grand Canyon West ( Haulapai Tribe)
From Las Vegas over Hover Dam to Dolan Springs then right on Indian #
1or BETTER take a tour bus from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon West.
At Guano point a buffet lunch is served. The day I was there it was BBQ
brisket, turkey chili, cole slaw, corn bread, flour tortilla and peach
cobbler. Eaten overlooking the Grand Canyon and was a treat of Native
home cooking. Many Hualapai from Peach Springs work on the effort,
including Donna, Joseph, Lowell, Pam, Monica, Pennie, Jovanna, Julius
and Symorer. Well worth the trip for the view friendly people and food.
www.grandcanyonwest.com (800) 306-8047
Diamond Creek Restaurant at Canyon West Hualapai Lodge
(Haulapai Tribe)
The sharing of adventure stories can be continued with old or newfound
friends as you dine in the Diamond Creek Restaurant located right in
the Lodge. The reasonably priced menu features local favorites such as
the Hualapai Taco and Stew with Hualapai Fry Bread, as well as Baja
Fresh Grill items such as the One Pound Burrito and of course, all the
American favorite menu selections. The Diamond Creek Restaurant also
features ice cream shakes and floats for the hot afternoon pause in
the action. The restaurant is open seven days a week for breakfast,
lunch and dinner. The staff at the restaurant welcomes special
requests for those of you with dietary needs or discerning palates.
The friendly staff looks forward to meeting your every request. The
lodge is located at Peach Springs Az near the Grand Canyon West
Hualapai Lodge
900 Route 66Peach Springs, AZ 86434-0359 (888)255.9550 Toll free 928.
769.2230 Tel. 928.769.2372 Fax
http://www.grandcanyonresort.com/hlodge/hlodge.html
Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza
Native Tacos on great frybread
Interstate 15 Exit 75, Moapa, Nv 89025 Tel (702) 864-2600
Bluestem
114 E. Main St., Pawhuska, Ok (918) 287-2308
6 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day but Thursday
Just off Main Street, locals and visitors sit side by side at the
Bluestem. If you've gone too far, once you turn around you'll see a
huge blue arrow painted on the side of the brick building pointing you
the right way.
The Bluestem is a classic diner serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
It's also the place to stop for a slice of pie and a cup of coffee
after an afternoon spent shopping in downtown Pawhuska.The locals come
to the Bluestem because they know they can get reliably good food --
hamburgers, chicken-fried steak, omelettes, fried potatoes, biscuits
and gravy.Some people come every day for lunch. It would take awhile
before you had to order the same thing twice off the menu.On Friday
nights, the place gets crowded with those coming for the catfish
special. It's only served on Fridays, and it's one of the best reasons
to come.The other reason is for owner Mary Deckard's specialty --
American Indian food. About once a month, the restaurant serves
traditional American Indian dinners hard to find in any Oklahoma
restaurant. Grape dumplings, corn soup, meat pies and fry bread are
part of the feast. Call ahead to find out about the Indian dinners.
Pawhuska is about 65 miles northwest of Tulsa. Take U.S. 412/U.S. 64
toward Sand Springs. Continue toward the Oklahoma 48
Cleveland/Pawnee/Bristow exit. Go straight to enter Oklahoma 99.
Continue on Oklahoma 99 for about 28 miles. Turn left onto U.S.
60/Oklahoma 11. Follow this road into Pawhuska's Main Street
Oatman Hotel ans Saloon
Oatman Calif along Highway 66 Tel (928) 768-4408
www.oatmangoldroadcom
Serve 1/2 lb Wild Bison Burger and Navajo Tacos
The Olive Oatman Restaurant
Oatman Calif along Hiway 66 tel (928) 768-1891
www.oatmangoldroad.com
Closes at 4:30 pm
Serves Navajo Tacos
Yaaka Cafe
Acoma Pueblo 65 miles west of Albuquerque N.M. on Intersatate 40 exit
102. Follow signs on hiway 30 and 32 to Sky City Cultural Center.Tel
800-747-0181 www.skycity.com, Serving traditional Pueblo incuding fry
bread, corn, beans and squash.
Sky City Casino Huwak's Restaurant and Snack Bar Same driving
directions as above Yakka Cafe. Serving pasole, green chile stew,
pueblo tacos, fry bread and other Purblo food.
Tiwa Kitchen Restaurant
(505) 751-1020
328 Veterans Hwy
Taos, NM 87571
The Tiwa Kitchen Restaurant is located on the access road to the
traditional part of the Taos pueblo.Farm-processed foods for sale at
the restaurant (and by mail-order) include: Pueblo blue corn fry-bread
mix, feast day red chile mix, blue corn pancake mix, traditional atole
(a hot beverage containing blue corn), organic chokecherry syrup and
organic chokecherry jelly. Meals at the restaurant cost between $6.75
(pueblo chili) and $14.95 (fresh trout). I tried the phien-tye: a blue-
corn fry-bread stuffed with buffalo meat and smothered with red or
green chili sauce, served with fresh grilled vegetables and beans. My
wife had twauh-chull: grilled buffalo meat and onions served over a
bed of wild rice with a homemade blue-corn tortilla, sautéed
vegetables and beans. Both were delicious. Each meal was $12.95, and
we went away well fed. We also tried two traditional drinks: Indian
tea made from a wild-harvested herb, and atole. No alcoholic drinks
are sold.Hours: 11 am to 7 pm in the summer, or to 5 pm in the winter.
Call 505-751-1020 for more information. For information on Taos pueblo
visit www.taospueblo.com or call 505-758-1028.
Glacier Peaks Casino
209 N. Piegan St. Junction of Hwy 2 & 89 Browning, MT 59417 Tel 406-338-
2274 Toll Free 877-238-9946
Located at the eastern entrance to Glacier National Park. Native
American operated restaurant with executive chef Ed Horn.
Goulding's Lodge
1000 Main Street, Monument Valley, Utah Tel 435-727-3231
www. gouldings.com
Perched atop of a red rock ledge, breakfast, lunch or dinner is just
steps away. Every table has a view. Meals are served by friendly
Native Americans who are happy to introduce you to the Navajo Taco. Or
feast on American favorites while soaking up the panorama. Open year-
round. Enjoy a delicious meal while experiencing the rugged outdoor
beauty of Monument Valley.
Sky City Cafe
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art in Indianapolis Ind.
The Sky City Café offers casual dining and a varied menu of
Southwestern and Native American food. With free parking at the Museum,
visitors can enjoy the outdoor DeHaan Family Terrace overlooking the
Central Canal, or dine inside.
Rental facilities: The Allen Whitehill Clowes Sculpture Court has a
circular ballroom, a private dining area for 300 to 1,000 guests, and
an outdoor terrace. The Ruth Lilly Auditorium and the Thompson
Boardroom offer the latest in audio-visual technology and views of the
gardens and the Canal.
Cheesecake Factory (all locations)
Serves a chicken sandwich served on "Indian Fry Bread". Not the most
authentic use but the bread is a reasonable approximation.
A&M Cafe
Interior, SD
Pueblo of Jemez-Walatowa Visitor Center
7413 Hwy 4 Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico 87024
P.O. Box 100, Jemez Pueblo NM, 87024
TELEPHONE (505) 834-7235 E-Mail us at: tourism@jemezpueblo.org
Church Street Cafe
2111 Church St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 Phone - (505) 247-8522
Wildhorse Grill Talking Stick Golf Course
9998 E Indian Bend Rd
Scottsdale, Az 85256
Mark Eversman Food and Beverage Manager
meversman@troongolf.com
(480)850-8617
Martin Scott Executive Chef
mscott@troongolf.com
(480)850-8621
Nicoletta Mazzarella Assistant Food and Beverage Manager
nmazzarella@troongolf.com
(480) 850-8617
The Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy Horse Memorial
Provides meal service to visitors to the Memorial. The restaurant is
open from May through October each year (exact dates depend on weather)
.
Restaurant specialties include:
Tatanka Stew -- Made from prime cuts of tender Black Hills buffalo,
slow cooked with carrots, sweet peas, green and yellow onions, red
potatoes, celery, and green peppers; simmered in our own blend of
tasty seasonings and served with Indian fry bread.
Native American Taco -- Home-made Indian fry bread topped with taco
meat, refried beans, green chili, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions
and sour cream. This ethnic offering is truly a meal in itself and a
favorite of Crazy Horse visitors.
The Laughing Water Restaurant takes its name from an area creek with
headwaters at the base of Crazy Horse Mountain. It runs south to the
town of Custer where it joins French Creek. During the drought of the
1930s, Laughing Water Creek was one of the few in the area that did
not dry up. People from miles around would bring their wagons and
barrels to fill them with water. We hope that when you join us at
Laughing Water Restaurant. You will leave filled with great food,
pleasant company and wonderful memories. Banquet and meetings rooms
are available. Please call (605) 673-4681 for information on holding
your special event at Crazy Horse Memorial
Tequila Grill
4363 N. 75th St., Scottsdale
(480) 941-1800
Major cross streets: Scottsdale and Camelback roads
Hours: 4 to 10 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday;
11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday; 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday
Reservations accepted: Yes Kid friendly: No
Dessert is also a hit. Our stuffed Indian fry bread is filled with
sautéed bananas, cheesecake and a few berries with two scoops of
vanilla ice cream and a caramel drizzle. Intense sweetness. The berry-
topped crème brûlée has double the typical surface area, which means
less fighting over that precious caramelized sugar crust.
Sport Bar
Livingston, MT
114 S. Main St.
Livingston, MT 59047
Lisa's
200 Greybull Ave.
Greybull, WY 82426
Best Indian Fry Bread
Yoeme Tortillas and Catering Service
1545 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson, Az.
You've unknowingly passed the Yoeme café innumerable times and, sadly,
you've no idea what you're missing. So get with it and get over there!
Yoeme is Tucson's only Yaqui restaurant, offering a taste of real,
down-home Arizona cuisine--you know, native food. Owned and operated
by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Yoeme serves up traditional Indian fry
bread like none other. We're not talking the thin, crispy impostors
found elsewhere. This is can't-get-enough, sink-your-teeth-into, melt-
in-your-mouth, thick-and-sinful Native American fry bread. Be sure to
save room for the rice and corn soups, stuffed spiced-meat burritos
and killer lemonade. And, remember, fry bread goes with everything:
Eat it with stew, top it with sugar and honey, or take it on solo. But
don't call yourself a Tucsonan until you've tried it.
Vincent Guerithault on Camelback
3930 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Phone: (602) 224-0225
Rating: 5 stars
Price: $40-$60
Guerithault marries the bounty of the Southwest with the sensibility of
his native France. Try the duck tamale and smoked salmon quesadilla
appetizers. Blue corn-crusted sweetbreads and wild boar loin in a
habanero sauce are riveting.
Sam's Cafe
2566 E. Camelback Road (Biltmore Fashion Park), Phoenix, (602) 954-
7100
455 N. 3rd St. (Arizona Center), Phoenix, (602) 252-3545
Rating: 3 stars
Price: $20-$40
This is where to bring skittish Midwestern relatives. The unthreatening
fare includes a wonderful chile-chicken chowder, salmon in a corn husk
with a chipotle barbecue sauce and the classic chicken-fried tuna.
Richardson's Cuisine of New Mexico
1582 E. Bethany Home Road, Phoenix
Phone: (602) 265-5886
Rating: 4 stars
Price: $20-$40
Noisy, crowded and less-than-charming, Richardson's keeps people coming
with great New Mexican eats. Chimayo chicken, blue corn-smoked turkey
enchiladas, pork chop chorizo and carne adovada are almost magical.
Navajo Hogan
447 East 3300 • South Salt Lake City • Utah 84115
Phone: 801-466-2860 • Fax: 801-466-2860
http://www.navajohogan.com/
NAVAJO HOGAN restaurant is a family-owned business, established in 1989.
It is well known for its mouthwatering Native American dishes. The
owners are of Native American (Jemez Pueblo) and Spanish decent. They
were born and raised in New Mexico. With a lot of hard work,
determination and perseverance, Navajo Hogan is flourishing, and is
frequented by people from all over the world. Navajo Hogan has been
reviewed favorably in local newspapers several times. The Restaurant
was also voted one of the best places to eat in Salt Lake City, and
was featured in Gourmet Magazine (January 2002) as one of the top ten
eateries in Salt Lake City.
Bill and Marcie Espinoza have their own history, nothing glamorous, but
one shared with hungry people since they opened a restaurant in a
plain building in a plain neighborhood more than 11 years ago. Their
tiny Navajo Hogan, a cinderblock structure on a nondescript stretch of
3300 South, is the place to go for fry bread, which makes an edible
plate for all manner of toppings, including beans, meat and cinnamon
sugar. It is cheap (nothing on the menu over $7), filling and more
tasty than its simple components would predict. A steer could have no
higher calling than to produce shredded beef that tastes like this.
Pueblo Harvest Cafe
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Restaurant
2401-12th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 Neighborhood: South Valley
Phone: +1 505 843 7270 / +1 800 766 4405
This restaurant, which is located at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center,
serves food which is unique to New Mexico. For a cultural dining
adventure, this is the place to go. A full menu allows you to choose a
meal, like Steak and Enchiladas that would satisfy even the hungriest
of appetites. If you are not quite that hungry, try a Pueblo Sandwich
or a plate of Pueblo Poppers. Whatever you choose, do not forget the
desert menu with Pumpkin Pinon Bread, sweet Fry Bread and Indian Pie.
Fry Bread Heaven at IMAC CASINO/BINGO HALL
(Irene Moore Activity Center)
2100 Airport Drive, Green Bay, Wi
1-800-238-4263
Fry Bread Heaven-Located just off the Bingo Hall, specializes in Native
American cuisine.
Complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and coffee are always available.
Continuous FREE Shuttle Service between the Main Casino, IMAC
Casino/Bingo Hall and Mason Street Casino. Also, FREE Shuttle Service
to Oneida's Main Casino from participating hotels and motels.
Squaw Kitchen Indian Fry Bread. Indian Village
6746 E. Cave Creek Road., P.O. Box 1781, Cave Creek, AZ, 85331. 602-488-
2827.
Trip The Fry Bread Fantastic!
Recently, Indian fry bread was designated the state dish of Arizona,and
is the sate dishes of South Dakota and wouldn't you know it, one of
the best spots around for fry bread is at the Indian Village, in (you
guessed it) Cave Creek. Stop in the store and say howdy to owners Ron
and Marianne, Bart and Jennifer Krasson.I popped in on Bart one
afternoon he said he was just about ready to chow down a hot dog, but
ordered a couple of his special combo fry breads instead. After a
swirl in the fryer, each golden and puffed disk was ladled with a
shredded-beef-laced red chile sauce on one side, the remaining half
drizzled with honey. Unusual but definitely tasty. I'm told in some
parts the concoction is known as Navajo nachos. At the Indian Village
it's not even on the menu, but if you want one ask for the Bart
Special. Or make your own. Mix up a package of Indian Village's Squaw
Kitchen Indian Fry Bread Mix, fry the rounds and top with a salsa (try
Mad Coyote Salsa) or hot sauce of your choosing and folks will no
doubt come a runnin'. Drop in or drop Bart a line to get your hands on
packages of Fry Bread Mix.
Blue Mesa Grill
Southwestern cuisine in Texas. Several locations in Texas. Find one
near you and see their menu and recipes at
http://www.bluemesagrill.com/
Jollie’s Restaurant & Lounge
Union Road and 179th Street just off Interrstaten5 in Ridgefield,
Washington might be considered a leftover from another era.
It’s a place where the coffee, beer and buffalo burgers have flowed
freely in the 44 years since Bill and Charlene Jollie bought what was
just a tiny tavern near the Clark County Fairgrounds. Charlie is a
member of the Chippewa Tribe from Tuttle Mountain Reservation in
Belcourt, ND
Red House BBQ
Tehachapi, California Farmers Market
Whether it’s the giant Buffalo ribs, Buffalo chili, Indian Tacos, fruit-
topped fry bread, pulled pork sandwiches or Lujan’s famous “Flaming
Arrows,” toothpicks dipped in his own really, really, hot sauce, once
passers-by catch sight of someone enjoying Lujan’s food, you’ll
inevitably see much pointing and nodding in the direction of the Red
House BBQ tent.
While the four solid walls and comfortable seating area are still on
hold, waiting for the right moment — and interested investors — Lujan
manages to attract a long line of Tehachapi’s hungry diners to his
Native American inspired “Red House BBQ” booth at the local Farmers’
Market & More, each Thursday afternoon.
Consetta"s
Jemez, New Mexico
(Consetta's, a charming restaurant is open only at certain times of
the year, and the only exceptionally good food we found in the area
were the blueberry-corn pancakes at Deb's Diner.) Jemez is curiously
uncrowded and tourist-free in the spring and fall, especially
considering it's little more than an hour's drive north of Albuquerque
International Sunport.
The Jemez are a tradition-oriented tribe that has rejected the idea of
opening a casino. In fact, the pueblo is not open to the public except
for certain festival days. Visitors can buy fry bread at a roadside
stall and drive to individual houses.
Arizona Native Frybread
1437 E. Main St. (between Stapley & Gilbert)
Mesa, AZ 85203
phone: (480) 649-1314
fax: (480) 668-7662
hours: M-Sat 10:30-8, Sun 10:30-6
Finding great restaurants like Arizona Native Frybread is why we
started the Chow Down Phoenix blog. What a unique place. It is owned
and operated by a friendly Native American crew who are genuinely
interested in giving their customers a nice meal. The place is very
clean with some Native American artwork hanging and available for sale.
Pow-wow music with its characteristic beat of the drum plays softly in
the background. After you place your order you can watch them stretch
out the frybread and grill the meat. It is always nice when a
restaurant makes the kitchen and cooking process visible.
The first time I went I ordered the green chili taco ($7). It was like
a shredded beef burrito except in frybread instead of a tortilla and
it was huge. It had excellent flavor with a little bit of a kick. My
one very minor issue is that the green sauce can make the frybread
soggy if you don’t eat it quick enough. The next time I went the owner
talked me into trying the lamb, so I ordered the Navajo lamb sandwich
($8). This was another two-handed operation of lamb, lettuce, tomatoes,
red onion, and green chili stuffed in a frybread. I was a little
worried as the lamb I have had previously wasn’t very good, but this
was exceptionally tasty and grilled to perfection. It could have used
a sauce of some kind to give it a little moisture. My wife had the
Apache taco ($6). Mashed pinto beans were spread on the frybread and
topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and red onions. It was more
like an Apache Tostada than an Apache taco. My daughter had a thick
homemade tortilla topped with peanut butter ($4) and for desert we had
a frybread coated with cinnamon and sugar ($4). I would have preferred
a little more cinnamon and sugar, but after such a big sandwich the
allure of dessert had faded a bit. Next time I will have to decide
between the Navajo hominy stew or the Apache burger.
Santa Fe Flats
21542 Hwy 249, Suite 5
Houston, Texas 77070
Ph: 281-655-1400 Fax: 281-251-6232
Located on the Northbound feeder of 249 in front of Home Depot between
Louetta and Jones
I love this place. It's right around the corner from us, but we've only
been once. It's a combination of New Mexican and Native American food.
Cute little restaurant with a neat outdoor patio that includes a play
area for the kids. The bar is huge- it's awesome. The food was good,
too!
Food Works Catering
Middle Way House. You may write us at P.O. Box 95, Bloomington, IN
47402.
You may call us at: (812) 219-9525 (The Catering Kitchen)
or (812) 320-9217(Administration)
Caterer providing Native American cuisine.
Cameron Trading Post Restaurant
54 Miles North of Flagstaff on Hwy. 89
Cameron, AZ 86020
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 339
Cameron, AZ 86020
1-800-338-7385 or 1-928-679-2231
Hours: Winter Hours: 7:00 AM-9:00 PM Summer Hours: 6:00 AM-10:00 PM
Modified Schedule: Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve Closed: Christmas Day
Menu located at http://www.camerontradingpost.com/menu1.html
Ted's Montana Grill
A classic American grill featuring Native Bison. Everything is fresh-
made when you order. No frozen food in a pouch. No microwave. And no
pretense. We're serving classic American classics...done right. Check
for location near you.
http://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/menu.html
Ruby Tuesday's
Features Buffalo Burgers.
Rock Bottom Brewery
Features Buffalo Fajitas
Little Jewels
Laundry World Plaza at 1315 N. Haines Ave. RAPID CITY, SD
Tel 341-2343
Chef Angela Sharpe
Little Jewels' fare includes salmon dishes from the Pacific Northwest,
bison pot roast, crab cakes from Alaskan crab, fried ribs with wojapi,
sweet potato French fries, Indian blue corn breads and venison stews.
It will also sell dishes such as Indian tacos and fry bread.Summer
hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. on
Sunday. Take out only
Lady Hawk's Cafe
614 Hausfeldt Ln., New Albany, IN. 47150
Bus. Hrs. Tues-Sat. 10am to 7pm
Call Toll Free 1-(877)-436-3114, (812)-948-9118 fax (812)-948-8082
http://www.creeksideoutpost.com/ladyhawkscafe.htm
Come dine with us and enjoy the rich FLAVORS of LADYHAWK'S NORTH
AMERICAN BUFFALO BURGERS, ELK BURGERS and DELICIOUS BEAR BURGERS to a
variety of other OLD WEST FAVORITES like our BUFFALO and ELK STEAK
DINNERS. We also offer our FAMOUS BUFFALO CHILI, INDIAN FRY BREAD ,
Apache soup, Zuni corn, INDIAN TACO , cornhusk roll-ups.
Diamond Mountain Casino
aka Susanville Casino
900 Skyline Drive
Susanville, California 96130
(530) 252-1613
900 Skyline Drive
Susanville,CA 96130
General Information, questions, or comments: info@diamondmountaincasino.
com
Toll free: (877) 319 - 8514
Native American tacos on Thursdays. One of only two California Native
casinos to serve Native American food.
Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel
12222 New York Ranch Road
Jackson, California 95642
(800) 822-WINN
(209) 223-1677
Main Street Food Court includes Coffee Cafe, Italian Deli, Miwuk Indian
Tacos, and Pho Bac Hoa Viet
Uncle Bud’s Burgers
Indian Tacos and fry bread. This is the second of two out of 62 Native
casinos to serve Native food.
Dante
8001 Rockside Road
Valley View, OH
(216) 524-9404
Tocabe
3536 West 44th Avenue, Denver Co
For more information, call 720-524-8282
An American Indian Eatery will be open Monday through Thursday from 11
a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to
Tocabe brings Native American food to the Denver dining scene even in a
city stuffed with restaurants, it has the potential to set itself
apart.
Owl's Nest Cafe
309 E. Commercial Street, Mansfield, Mo 95704
Tel: 417-924-2465
Native American Cuisine mixed with the cooking of early America as in
Laura Ingalls Wilder Cookbook and the Good Ol' Downtown Cookbook,
THE RAINBOW LODGE
2011 Ella Boulevard at East TC Jester
Houston, Texas 77008
E-mail: TheRainbowLodge@aol.com Phone: 713.861.8666 Toll Free: 866.861.
8666
Imagine a 100 year old log cabin restaurant on an acre of grounds right
in the middle of Houston! For over 30 years, Rainbow Lodge has been
treating food lovers to succulent Wild Game and Regional Gulf Seafood
in a cozy, lodge setting filled with refined touches. Crisp linens and
warm upholstery compliment the antique hunting and fishing
collectibles that highlight owner, Donnette Hansen's passion for fly
fishing, the outdoors, delicious food and fantastic wines.
Hopi Cultural Center Restaurant
Second Mesa, Arizona (northeast Arizona, surrounded by the Navajo
reservation): found is about a couple of hours from Route 66 http:
//www.hopiculturalcenter.com
This place, located in a hotel complex, serves authentic native cuisine,
and I ordered "nok qui vi," a stew made of lamb, balls of hominy and
green chiles. Also good is the fry bread, sweetened with honey. Here's
a review from the esteemed Fodor's guidebook: http://www.fodors.
com/world/north-ameri ... 36865.html
Brenda's Stand
If the Hopi restaurant is too far off the trail -- it's definitely not
a quick trip from Route 66 -- you can always swing into the Santo
Domingo reservation just west of the Mother Road between Santa Fe and
Albuquerque. Located along a small street (alley?) is a food trailer
called Brenda's Stand that serves fry bread and other native-inspired
snacks. Not as good a selection, but you'll still get a taste of a
different culture.
Desert Rain Cafe
Tohono Plaza on Main Street in Sells, AZ
Phone: 520.383.4918
Hours Monday - Friday 7:00am until 3:00pm
E-Tanka Cafe
Pine Ridge Reservation
Ladyhawke's Native American Cafe and Creekside Outpost Health Food
Store
614 Hausfeldt ln. New Albany, IN. 47150
Call Toll Free 1-(877)-436-3114
(812)-948-9118 fax (812)-948-8082
Bus. Hrs. Tues-Sat. 10am to 7pm
Specializes in buffalo burgers, coyote fries and Apache soup.We tried
the Apache Combo, a 1/4 pound buffalo burger with tomato, lettuce, and
onion, along with Coyote Fries. Coyote fries are standard fries
seasoned as "Howling Hot" or "Mild." The combo also includes Apache
Soup, but does not contain any Apache meat (sorry, just had to go
there). The soup is a "spicy blend of corn, hominy, daylily blooms,
tumbleweed, moss, honeysuckle, veggies, herbs, spices." The tumbleweed
and moss are probably what give the soup its toasted, earthy taste.
When ordered as a platter, the meal includes caramel yam root, a
variation on candied yams that arrives in a terra cotta dish of the
type usually found under potted plants, authentic to the Southwest
theme, but startling to the Midwestern eye.The store is set back from
the road, and at first glance, does not seem to be a store at all, but
someone's home. As you enter the store, you see Ladyhawke's Medicine
Lodge, where you can have your ears candled and your life force tested.
This juxtaposition of Southwest Shamanism and New Age Naturopathic
Medicine brings forth images of San Francisco communes of the early
seventies.
Airport Cafe
Mason City Airport
Mason City, Iowa
Restaurant hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday and
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The restaurant at Mason City Municipal
Airport will reopen Sept. 1 2010 with an emphasis on providing patrons
breakfast or lunch during all working hours. Robert De Los Santos, who
will manage the restaurant with his daughter Maria.De Los Santos has
been in the restaurant and food service business for 20 years. The
restaurant will serve traditional breakfast items — eggs, toast,
bacon sausage, hash browns and pancakes — and typical lunch items such
as hamburgers, hot dogs and corn dogs.
In addition, said De Los Santos, the menu will include some Native
American specialties in honor of his ethic background. Desserts will
also be served. Alamons Native American Restaurant
Alamon's Native American Restaurant
3423 E Montgomery Ave
Spokane, WA 99217
509-489-3095
native american food, fry bread
Ashkii's Navajo Grill
123 west Broadway
FARMINGTON NM
A neon sign hanging on the inside wall at a small business site on
Broadway has kept track of opening day for Ashkii's Navajo till for
the past several months. The countdown ended at 5 a.m. today as
Bernice and Dexter Begay and
their three children celebrated a soft opening of the only known
restaurant in Farmington to serve an exclusively Navajo menu.
Helping to celebrate was Rose Yazzie, a cook from Fruitland and the
first employee hired to staff Ashkii's Navajo Grill.
"It's all traditional food," Yazzie said Tuesday, "so I guess I can
make it." Yazzie fired up the stove and grill Tuesday in the small
kitchen to practice making two staples at the restaurant: fry bread
and tortillas. Owners of the restaurant plan to serve only traditional
food, and they expect a warm welcome from Farmington residents. "The
whole purpose is to acquire business skills and bring Navajo food
indoors," Bernice Begay said. The family in the past served homemade
Navajo food at area flea markets and other outdoor vending sites.
Bernice said she wants her children to learn business skills by
helping
operate the restaurant and other skills that will benefit them for the
rest of their lives. The chance to run an establishment to serve
fellow Navajo also is appealing. "We want to bring the food inside,
away from the harsh weather conditions," Bernice said. "It's easy to
find Chinese or Mexican food in Farmington, but it's unusual to find
authentic Navajo food." At the helm of the project is 21-year-old
Danaman Begay, a licensed practical nurse who will serve as co-owner
and manager of the
restaurant. "Our main target is the Navajo consumers," he said. "Our
future goal is to expand hours and eventually open more locations to
become the first chain restaurant serving Navajo food, but reaching
these milestones hasn't been easy." The restaurant opens at 5 a.m. to
catch workers in the oil and gas fields on their way out, Danaman said.
Puzzled by a lack of restaurateurs serving traditional Navajo food in
a border town largely populated by Navajo, the Begay family began more
than a year ago seeking a venue and acquiring a business license. The
family purchased the building at 123 West Broadway in January 2009 and
began renovating it from an office facility into a restaurant,
crafting much of the furniture by hand to add to the ambience of a
native eatery. After establishing a site and receiving a license to do
business in Farmington, Bernice sought employees with certain skill
sets, she said. "We're not hiring exclusively Navajo people," she said,
"but usually the Native Americans know best how to make this food."
The menu includes roast mutton, a food difficult to find in off-
reservation restaurants. "Roast mutton will be our top seller,"
Danaman said. "We'll have fry bread and tortillas and the other stuff,
but the roast mutton, we'll have a monopoly on that." Ten tables
covered with traditional Navajo blankets stood ready for the
first customers this morning. The 880-square-foot building can serve as
many as 99 patrons at a time.
Auntie's Fry Bread
Eric Evans
3105718951
mailto:press@auntiesfrybread.com
http://auntiesfrybread.com/
Wed 2-7 Farmers' Market on Broxton and Weyburn Ave in Westwood LA Calif
on Wednesdays from 2-7.
Auntie’s Fry Bread traces back more than 20 years to Little Big Horn
Days in Hardin, Montana. The Koyama family came up with their own
version of fry bread tacos. In 2010, while living and working in Los
Angeles, we had a hankering for fry bread tacos that could not be
satisfied. Growing up in Montana, fry bread tacos were a comfort food
that we all loved (and still do). They are a Native American meal,
often found at pow-wows and other festivities. So why is it not found
in most major
cities? In Los Angeles, we could not locate a single place to purchase
a fry bread taco. We decided it was time to take the family recipe and
share it with the big city folk. Thus, Auntie’s Fry Bread Tacos was
born.
Wheatberry Restaurant
Located at 15212 North Red Bud Trail, Buchanan. Wi For reservations,
call (269) 697-0043. It is online at wheatberrytavern.
com and on Facebook.
Some of the restaurant’s big sellers include small plates like the fire
roasted tomato and goat cheese, fresh blue crab
crabcakes and tri-chili wings. Favorite larger entrees include a cedar-
planked salmon, pine nut and sage skillet trout, the restaurant’s take
on a Native American vegetarian hash they call “Three Sisters,” and of
course — the pit barbecue.
Bar Americain at Mohegan Sun
The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 11 p.m. and on
Friday and Saturday until midnight. The lounge and bar are open Sunday
through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday
until 12:30 a.m. Reservations: 860-862-8000.
All-Americain Dining At Bobby Flay's Second Mohegan Sun Eatery Bar
Americain Designed To Offer Nation's Best Culinary Traditions Seafood
Cocktails at Bar Americain Shrimp-Tomatillo, Lobster-Avocado and Crab
Coconut cocktails at Bobby
Flay's Bar Americain at Mohegan Sun (HANDOUT / January 8, 2010) It's
all-American and all-Flay. That sums it up when it comes to celebrity
chef and Food Network star Bobby Flay's newest eatery, Bar Americain
at Mohegan Sun. At his 10th Flay food mecca and his second Bar
Americain, Flay is offering a menu that aspires to provide the best
the country has when
it comes to dining. "It's all about culinary traditions found in the
United States," said Flay, whose new restaurant is off the Mohegan Sun
hotel lobby. "The menu also focuses on ingredients and traditions of
New England and, given the location, the Native American culture." The
raw bar is a buffet of ocean delights shellfish cocktails, including
shrimp-tomatillo, and crab-coconut and lobster-avocado combinations.
There are oysters, clams, chilled lobster and shellfish platters with
prices ranging from $14 for a half-dozen clams to $120 for the deluxe
shellfish platter. Appetizers include Native American Taco, Vidalia
Onion Soup and Red Pepper Crab Cake, with an array of side dishes,
including Flay's signature Hot Potato Chips with blue cheese sauce.
Besides spice- rubbed steaks from $31 to $39, entree choices include
Flay's famous spicy Buttermilk Fried Chicken for $28 and a generous
Rack of Pork with double apple butter and fresh cider mash for $30.
Leave room for dessert. Sweet Potato Pie features a side of cinnamon
ice cream, while the Deep Dish Chocolate Cream Pie is a rich, creamy
concoction that for sure did not come out of a box. Most desserts cost
$10.
EL TESORO
4 stars out of 5
(Fantastic red chili)
Address: 10 N. Sierra Madre St.Colorado Springs Co.
Contact: 719-471-0106, el-tesoro .com
Hours: 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays
Entrees: $10 - $16
Vegetarian: Extensive options
Alcohol: Beer, wine and great margaritas
Credit cards: Yes
Cartwright's Sonoran Ranch House & Lounge,
6710 E. Cave Creek Road,
Cave Creek Az. 480-488-8031, cartwrightssonoranranchhouse.com
Pan-Seared Quail Breast with Tempranillo Blackberry Sauce Ranch-Braised
Elk, Beef & Buffalo Tamales with Guajillo Sauce, Avocado Relish &
Cilantro Crema Skillet of Sonoran Hummus: Anasazi Beans, Corn,
Tomatoes, Sonoran Spice & Fresh Gordita Chips Mesquite Wood-Grilled
All Natural Cheyenne Indian Buffalo Sausage with Chipotle Chilies,
Rancher Style Meat Loaf of Beef, Elk & Buffalo, Skillet Mushroom Gravy,
Mesquite-Wood Grilled with Sonoran Spices on a Sweet Potato~Tortilla
Hash, Wood-Grilled Chayote Squash, Charred Tomato and Ancho Chili Sauce,
Avocado Salsa and a Crispy Yucca Root Garnish Rocky Mountain Elk
Tenderloin Cheyenne Indian Buffalo Tenderloin
Spirits on the River [ Native American ]
571 Swannanoa River Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 299-1404
http://www.spiritsontheriver.com/
Purple Pig Cafe & Native American Grill
19785 SH 155 S
Flint, TX. 75762
Phone: (903) 825-6800
Hours: Open seven days a week from 10:00am till 10:00 pm
The Café at the Heard Museum
2301 N..Central Ave., Phoenix, Az 602-251-0204. heard.org.
3 stars
If you have a flock of fidgety out-of-towners at your house, consider a
trip to the Heard Museum for an educational afternoon soaking up
Native American arts and culture. 11.a.m.-3.p.m. (appetizers until 4.p.
m.) every day.
Haltun Mayan Cuisine
2948 21st Street, San Francisco, Ca
415-643-6411
But first, check out appetizers like dzoto-bi-chay, a steamed corn
dough dumpling stuffed with crushed pumpkin seeds wrapped with chard;
or pol-can (fried corn dumpling stuffed with lima beans and crushed
pumpkin seeds). And brazo de reina (queen’s arm) is an elaborate
variation on the tamal: steamed spinach-corn dough stuffed with hard-
boiled egg, crushed pumpkin seed, and tomato with a tomato-onion sauce.
The spinach combined well with the nuttiness of the pumpkin seeds,
Gila River Indian Center
My long time favorite is the little cafe at the Gila River Indian
Center, at the Casa Blanca exit between Chandler & Casa Grande.
Outstanding green chile frybread tacos, very reasonably priced. Note:
they close at 5 PM. And the frybread stands in front of San Xavier
mission (south of Tucson) are always good. The nearby cafe (in the
little gift-shop center) is good too, but can be painfully slow if
it's busy.
Fire+Spice An Arizona Grill
1600 South 52nd Street | Tempe, AZ 85281 | 480-967-6600
Conveniently located in the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe
http://www.firespicegrill.com/index.html
Famous Dave's Tickles the Ribs
Monday, January 30, 2006
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=178058
Opening Monday of the first Famous Dave's restaurant in California.
Under Founder Dave Anderson, who is Native American and a member of
both the Choctaw and Chippewa tribes, Famous Dave's has won more than
150 regional and nationwide awards. For more information call 842-1400
or visit http://www.famousdaves.com/.
Rez Kitchen Tour Showcases Food, Flavors and Traditions of Oregon’s 9
Tribes
Coquille Tribe, Dining, Events On Friday and Saturday, October 1-2,
teams of talented chefs representing Oregon’s tribal casinos will
gather at The Mill Casino • Hotel for the Rez Kitchen Tour, a two-day
culinary competition showcasing the food, flavors and traditions of
Oregon’s nine federally- recognized Tribes. The Rez Kitchen Tour event
features live cooking demonstrations, a juried Chef’s Competition,
People’s Choice Awards, traditional native music, vendor booths, and
free samples of delicious artfully prepared dishes inspired by
thousands of years of tradition. An admission fee of $5 or 2 canned
goods is requested, with 100% of the proceeds going to the South Coast
Food Share program. The Rez Kitchen Tour kicks off at 4 p.m. on Friday,
October 1 in The Mill Casino’s aptly named Salmon Room where, prior to
the Chef’s Competition, guests can enjoy traditional Native American
music as they visit various vendor booths. At 5 p.m. the
“cheftestants” will take center stage, when their entrées featuring
two traditional food staples of the local area – huckleberries and
salmon will be judged
on “Best Use of Traditional Ingredients” and “Best overall” by a panel
of local and regional chefs and food experts. On Saturday at 11a.m.,
the Rez Kitchen Tour really heats up as the “cheftestants” serve up
their delectable dishes in competition for the coveted People’s Choice
Award. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the participating chefs will be sharing
their cooking techniques on the Main Stage in the Salmon Room,
preparing dishes that showcase their talent. In addition to voting,
guests attending Saturday’s events will be eligible to win a variety
of door prizes including hotel packages, gift cards and other prizes,
donated by the participating vendors. A recipe and information
pamphlet also will be available. The winners of Friday’s juried
Chef’s Competition and the People’s Choice Awards, including Best
Overall Dish and Best Booth Display, will be announced
at 4 p.m. In addition to the public events, on Friday from noon to 3:00
p.m. in the Salmon Room there will be a Round Table discussion for the
Food and Beverage and Purchasing Departments of Oregon’s Tribal
Casinos focusing on increasing the utilization of eco-friendly and
sustainable products and foodstuffs produced by Tribal members and
Tribal-owned
businesses. This portion of the Rez Kitchen Tour event is open to trade
only. In Indian Country, the word “Rez” is often used to refer to an
Indian Reservation. The Rez Kitchen Tour was created by the Oregon
Tribal Tourism Working Group and has among it’s many objectives to
encourage the new and innovative use of traditional Tribal foods and
flavors, as well as to build connections with Tribal and Indian food
suppliers throughout Oregon and the Northwest. Booth space is
available for eco-
friendly and sustainable product suppliers, Native American food
vendors, Tribal restaurants, resorts, and food outlets, and advocacy
and sponsor groups. For more information on becoming a sponsor or
reserving a booth contact, Events Manager, Vickie Strandridge at 541.
756.8800, ext. 1565. The Mill Casino • Hotel & RV Park is located on
the waterfront in North
Bend, Oregon, making it an ideal base location for exploring the North
Bend/Coos Bay area including Oregon Dunes, Shore Acres State Park and
activities such as fishing, crabbing, clamming, whale watching,
boating, golfing and strolling along the boardwalk. The full-service
property features over 200 hotel rooms, over 725 slots, along with
blackjack, craps and roulette in addition to five on-site restaurants;
meeting, wedding and banquet facilities, and a 102-space waterfront RV
Park
For more information about making The Mill Casino • Hotel & RV Park the
centerpiece of your Oregon Coast getaway or for more information on
all the latest attractions, events and entertainment call 800.953.4800
or visit http://themillcasino.com/.
Cedar Pass Lodge
Box 5, Badlands National Park, SD 57750 Tel 605-433-5460.
The Cedar Pass Lodge Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, 7
days a week. No visit to the Badlands is complete without trying the
Sioux Indian Taco made from our special fry bread and seasoned buffalo.
You may also choose from a variety of sandwiches, steaks and burgers.
Kai, Sheraton Wild Horse Resort
5594 Wild Horse Pass Rd. Tel 602-225-0100.
Kai, meaning 'seed' in the Pima language, features a menu rich in
creativity, history and Native American culture. Native American Chef
Strong incorporates the essence of the Pima and Maricopa tribes and
locally farmed ingredients from the Gila River Indian Community to
create unforgettable masterpieces. James Beard Award-winning Chef
Janos Wilder is consulting chef for Kai and is renowned for creating
unique and indigenous menu experiences. Kai (rhymes
with "sky") is set on the Gila River Reservation and relies on tribal
and local agriculture to fill out much of its menu. Start off with
honeydew melon soup with scallop and halibut ceviche, set off with
candied kumquats. Then move on to tribally raised buffalo with
raspberry and tomatillo salsa. Finish up with warm fry bread topped
with Kahlua ice cream. Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday,
reservations are recommended. Menu at: http://www.wildhorsepassresort.
com/dining-wild-horse-pass.html
Jakes Bakery
off Highway I-40 between Gallop and Albuquerque NM take exit 102 to
Acoma Pueblo and it sits back off the road to the right
Tel 505-552-6542.
Jake Vallo produces the best Pueblo bread ever eaten in his wood fired
hornos. These round loaves have a crispy crust with a hint of mesquite
wood that fires his oven. He and his son also produce cherry, apple,
blueberry and pineapple pies that are made in the form of a round loaf
as well as sweet rolls. Bring some cheese to eat with this wonderful
bread as you visit Acoma Pueblo. Also take home some great tamales
made at his bakery. Open Tuesday through Friday.
Uncas American Indian Grill, Mohegan Sun Casino
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, Ct. 06382, Tel 1-888-226-7711.
Whether for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a late night snack, our newest
addition to the dining menu at Mohegan Sun, the Uncas American Indian
Grill in its rustic natural designs of waterfalls and fire pits to
reed canopies and natural birch trees, provides a setting and menu to
uniquely satisfy both senses and appetite. Prepared over wood-fire and
spit-roasted rodizio style, the diverse menu features items with an
American Indian flair such as Wampausuk fried oysters, Mohegan
succotash, and spit-roasted turkey tenderloin. The menu also includes
favorites from the former Chief’s Deli and Mohegan Territory
restaurants such as over-stuffed sandwiches and seafood pot
pie. Finally, a Bagel shop with a wood-burning oven prepares New York
style bagels.Hours of Operation Sunday thru Friday: 11:00 am - 1:30 am
Friday and Saturday: 11:00 am - 2:30 am Menu at: http://www.mohegansun.
com/pdf/menus/uaig_menu.pdf:
Fry Bread House
4140 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix Az 85013, 602-351-2345.
Cecilia Miller made Indian fry bread while growing up on the Tohono
O'odham Reservation. She's still doing it the traditional way at her
central Phoenix shop: made-from-scratch, hand-stretched and fresh-
fried. Top the fry bread with mild green chile beef or zesty red chile
beef. There is no more wicked dessert in town than fry bread coated
with butter and chocolate.
Agave at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
6902 East Greenway Parkway Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 Telephone: (480)
624-1000 Toll Free: (888) 625-5144 Fax: (480)624-1001.
Known for its use of indigenous spa ingredients and practices, Agave,
The Arizona Spa adds another dimension with its Arizona Spa Cuisine
menu. Each of the three new spa menus incorporates natively found
ingredients such as quinoa,
sunflower sprouts, and peppers, along with locally grown fruits and
vegetables. Pacific Rim, Mediterranean and Native American influences
are found in Sautéed Shrimp with Ginger, Garlic and Curry; Quinoa in
an Orange Blossom Vinaigrette; and Roasted Beef Tenderloin on
Butternut Squash. Executive Chef Anton Brunbauer, with an avid
interest in food history and origin, is committed to the versatility
and native flair of the ingredients used in all of the resort’s dining
options. Brunbauer
designed these menus to be light and healthy in keeping with the spa’s
mission. A refreshing accompaniment to these meals is Agave’s
signature limeade, made with Agave nectar, an organic liquid sweetener
extracted from the core of the Agave plant, also a mainstay in early
Arizona culture. Menu at: http://www.kierlandresort.com/Spa.aspx
Native Hands
8806 McDowell Rd., Scottsdale, Az 85254, Tel 480-675-9443
Breakfast and Lunch, Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Green chili stew with tortilla or fry bread ($5.95) understandably is a
best seller. Pima Taco a folded-over fry bread stuffed with beans and
cheese ($4.50) a Pima taco combination ($5.50) adds red or green chili.
The house special ($4), with the ground beef jazzed by sizzling
jalapenos, tomato and onion and scooped with warm corn tortilla chips.
A simple basket of fry bread ($5), finally, fry bread dessert with
honey and powdered sugar.
Arizona Kitchen, Wigwam Resort
300 E. Wigwam Blvd, Litchfield Park, Az Tel 623-935-3811
With the help of a historian of Native American foods, the chef here
has put together a bold Southwestern menu. Appetizers such as blue
corn piki rolls, stuffed with capon and goat cheese, and the wild boar
Anasazi bean chile give you an indication of what's to come. Entrées
include grilled sirloin of buffalo and venison medallions in a
blackberry-zinfandel cocoa sauce. For dessert, try the chile-spiked
ice cream in the striking turquoise "bowl" of hardened sugar. It's
worth the 20-minute drive from downtown Phoenix to the Wigwam Resort.
www.wigwamresort.com. AE, D, DC, MC, V. Closed Mon.
Angelina's Mexican Food Restaurant
5115 North 27th Avenue (inside SwapMart), 602-973-2344. Hours:
Breakfast, lunch and early dinner,
Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The cooks at Angelina's make poof-perfect fry bread from a recipe
handed down through generations of Native American cooking. I can see
them behind the counter of the stall-front shop, rolling the dough,
working it into ovals, puncturing its middle and dropping it into
fryers. The bread emerges glistening, puffy, crisp-edged and steaming
hot, just as it should be.Angelina's doesn't skimp on size; these are
hefty monsters squatting on necessarily sturdy Chinet-style plates.
But a more pleasant threat I couldn't imagine than the open-faced fry
bread tacos ($4.75) -- topped with hoards of red or green chili,
ground or shredded beef, or chicken. These are top-quality stuffings:
the torn, spicy beef or all-white-meat poultry is laced with tangy-
tuned cheddar, silky beans, lettuce and tomato. Ground beef, though
fresh, is slightly chewy, but red chili comes in big chunks so
vigorously seasoned that we pass up Angelina's excellent homemade
salsa. Whichever our toppings, it all melts together in a satisfying
goo while the bread remains impossibly crispy. Angelina's fry bread,
in fact, retains its bubble-light goodness even in takeout, when we
savor it au naturel ($2.50) with simple shakes of powdered sugar and
sticky squeezings of honey.
Nava
3060 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, Ga 30305 Tel 404-240-1984
The Spirit Cafe, Wyndham Hotel, Alburquerque, NM. Closed
The Swan, Phoenix Az changed to Vu and no longer serving Native
American food.
Burning Tree Native Grill, San Diego, Ca closed after 10 years. Menus
located on Native Menu page.
Old Tortilla Factory
6910 E. Main Street, Scottsdale Az., Tel 480-945-4567
Aside from the tasty Sonoran cuisine and the best homemade tortillas in
Scottsdale, the draw here is the location in a historic adobe home in
the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. Hundred-year-old pecan trees shade
the large flagstone patio, which is the spot for alfresco dining or
for sipping a margarita made with one of the premium tequilas.
Signature dishes include ancho raspberry-encrusted pork chops and
Shawnee sea bass -- pan-seared and served with a rock shrimp and
cheese
quesadilla, topped with shoestring sweet potatoes. Save room for
dessert: the banana crisp wrapped in a sweet tortilla with blackberry
compote is out of this world. AE, D, DC, MC, V. No lunch.
La India Bonita. Kyle, SD Great food run by family.
Miccosukee Restaurant
25 mi west of Florida Tpke., Everglades City, FL, USA Tel: 305-223-8380
Ext. 2374.
A mural depicts Native American women cooking and men engaged in a
powwow in this Native American restaurant at the Miccosukee Indian
Village, overlooking the "river of grass." Favorites are catfish and
frogs' legs breaded and deep-fried,
Indian fry bread, pumpkin bread, and Indian burgers and tacos, but
you'll also find more common fare, such as burgers and fish. Try the
Miccosukee Platter for a sampling of native dishes, including gator
bites. Breakfast and lunch are served daily. AE, D, MC, V. No dinner.
$10 to $15 range.
Sweetgrass Aboriginal Bistro
108 Murray Street, Ottawa, Ontario (613) 562-3683 Fax (613) 562-
4674Toll Free (800) 327-9338
Hours Lunch: Mon - Fri 11:30 - 2:00 Dinner: Mon -Sat 5:30 - 10:00.
Aboriginal owned and operated. Menu and full information on their web
site http://www.sweetgrassbistro.ca/index2.htm
Blue Corn Cafe
133 Water Street Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505)984-1800 Emai:
bluecorn1@cybermesa.com
Blue Corn Cafe & Brewery
4056 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe, NM 87507 (505)438-1800 Email:
bctwo@cybermesa.com
Web site with Menu http://www.bluecorncafe.com/
Amaya Hotel Santa Fe
1501 Paseo de PeraltaL Santa Fe, NM 505-982-1200 Toll Free 800-825-9876
From the cold rivers of Alaska to the grassy fields of the Great Plains,
the chefs at Amaya restaurant select superb traditional Native
American foods. Salmon, bison, oysters, and other natural ingredients
are woven together in a style that is both ancient and contemporary.
Relax inside by the fire or take in the stars on one of Santa Fe's
favorite patios. The Amaya restaurant
is a romantic setting for a memorable dining experience. Hotel is
Native owned. For Menu http://www.hotelsantafe.com/dining/index.html
Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre
P.O. Box 2080 JASPER, Alberta T0E 1E0 82 Connaught Drive JASPER,
Alberta T0E 1E0 (780) 852-5111 Toll Free Phone: 1(800) 661-6427 (780)
852-5942 Email: jasper@sawridge.com Web site with information and Menu
http://www.sawridge.com
Spirits Native American Restaurant
571 Swannanoa River Rd., Asheville, NC Asheville, NC 28805-2428 (828)
299-1404
Web site with information and Menu http://www.
spiritsnativeamericanrestaurant.com/
Indigo Grill
A visionary chef named Deborah Scott, along with San Diego
restaurateurs David and Lesley Cohn, opened their second venture
together with the revamped Indigo Grill. The restaurant showcases
revolutionary food and exemplary service, with cuisine spanning from
Alaska to Oaxaca. Guests find themselves transported into a different
dimension - a world where formlessness meets form, where chaos meets
order. The décor mixes surreal and symmetrical, primitive with refined
- a travelogue from the arctic north to the sun-drenched south.As you
enter Indigo Grill, a large spruce tree lends a sense of nature and
focus. Deeper inside you find the community table, signifying
belonging and togetherness. As you venture farther, the wood-stone
oven offers warmth and rustic flair, while the surrounding totems and
masks reflect
the indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest and southern Mexico.
And then comes the food...From "Beginnings" - Roasted Butternut Squash
Soup or the Stacked Beet Salad - to "Sunset Offerings" - Jalapeño-
Maize Pappardelle with Fennel Prawns or the Alderwood Plank Salmon with
Smoked Oaxacan Cheese -Chef Scott delivers her menu as she displays
her restaurant: "A love letter to the people, foods, and art that have
touched her throughout the years." (Robin Klevens, "San Diego Union-
Tribune") A Chef of the Year winner five years running, Chef Scott has
a fascination with regional cooking and cultures. Indigo boasts a full
bar with an extensive selection of tequilas, mescals, and rums, and
remarkable margaritas and martinis. And your roundtrip tour isn't
complete without delectable desserts from inventive Pastry Chef Sharon
Bristol.
Hours of Operation:Lunch Monday - Friday 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
Dinner Daily after 5:00 pm
Located in Little Italy 1536 India Street San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-6802 Fax: (619) 234-6868
Mitsitam Native Food Cafe at the National Museum of the American
Indians
4th Street and Independence Ave., S.W. Washington D.C. 20560 Tel: 202-
633-1000
Saddle Peak Lodge
419 Cold Canyon Rd, Calabasas, Ca Tel: 818-222-3888 http:
//saddlepeaklodge.com
Retaurant hours Wednesday through Friday: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.Saturday: 5 p.
m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday Brunch: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.We specialize in game. You will find
many unusual and sought after
items, like Elk, Buffalo, Venison, Antelope and Quail to name a few, s
well as great alternatives for seafood lovers and vegetarians alike.
average dinner per person for food Including an appetizer, main course
and a dessert the average is $49 per person. (editors note) Included
due to heavy game influence.
JOSIE RESTAURANT
Just off the beaten path is where you’ll find Chef Josie Le Balch’s new,
self-titled restaurant. But location isn’t the
only thing that sets this Progressive American eatery apart from the
high-traffic Santa Monica food scene. By blending her French culinary
heritage, her Italian expertise and her love of simple, natural foods,
Chef Le Balch has created a masterly merger of tastes and textures
that is sure to surprise and delight. The Kitchen is manned by Three
Women......Chef Josie Le Balch, Frank Delzio, Chef Jonna Jensen, Chef
Jill Davie 2424 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, Ca 90405 Tel:310.581.
9888 (editors note) Not a definitive Native American menu but with
native touches.
Aboriginal Catering Services
Arnold Olson has been in the culinary field for the last seventeen
years.He has been trained and worked with some of the most recognized
Canadian and European chefs. Some of his achievements are: The Halifax
G7 Summit of 1995 where he prepared an Aboriginal Luncheon for the
seven Heads of State. As well, he is a World Gold Medalist of the 1992
Culinary Olympics at Frankfurt, Germany. Aboriginal Catering Services
is very interested in providing catering services to government
departments in the Ottawa-Carleton region. We mostly cater events for
the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, but we are also
interested in providing catering services to other departments. We
guarantee great service for our clients.
Lunch is available at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre, 12 Stirling
Avenue, Ottawa, every Thursday. For more information please call 613
722-3811.
PRODUCT AND SERVICES
Arnold Olson would like to prepare for you and your guests his
specialty
in Canadian Aboriginal Food, in the privacy of your home or in any
convenient location of your choice.
Private Dinner
Dinner Buffet
Luncheon Buffet
Luncheon
Brunch
Clients
Canada Arts Council
Indian and Northern Affairs
Health Canada
Revenue Canada
Contact
Chef Arnold Olson
Aboriginal Catering Services
192 Madaire
Aylmer, Quebec J9H 1PQ
Telephone: 819 682-1330; Fax: 613 722-4667
Liliget Feast House & Catering
I want to let you know that my restaurant, Liliget Feast House - the
only First Nations fine dining restaurant of its kind that was located
at 1724 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, is now closed. I have
been in business for 12 years and I have now retired. Both myself and
my daughter, Annie, are happy that its legacy can live on in our new
cookbook, Where People Feast, An Indigenous People's Cookbook". Have a
great day, Dolly Watts
Website: http://www.wherepeoplefeast.com
Corn Dance Cafe
Native American Cuisine Lunch and Dinner
(Santa Fe, NM) Hotel Santa Fe, the only Native American Owned hotel in
Santa Fe, has opened a new restaurant, Corn Dance Cafe, June 15. The
Cafe, originally located on Water Street, is the brainchild of Native
American Chef, Loretta Barrett Oden. Ms. Oden and the owners of the
hotel felt that opening a cafe that featured Native American Food was
a perfect match for the hotel.
"My objective in opening a cafe that highlights Native American food is
to capture people's attention with food and heighten awareness of our
culture, " said Oden. "What better place to open Corn Dance than the
only Native-American-owned hotel in Santa Fe."Corn Dance Cafe offers a
warm and casual dining experience where guests can enjoy their meals
next to the kiva fireplace in the hotel's lobby and listen to local
musicians and storytellers share their history and culture. Guests can
also take their meals outdoors to the hotel's picturesque patio and
grounds. Wherever they wish to feast, guests will be experiencing food
with history.The menu features the now-famous Little Big Pie, an air-
baked cross between pizza dough and fry bread, piled high with tempting
yet healthy toppings like barbecued buffalo brisket, caramelized
onions and goat cheese. Chef Loretta Oden has also created a spin-off
of this traditional favorite called Little Big Horns. These corn-
shaped breads can be filled with just about anything including spicy
potatoes, salads or grilled meats, and their shape is perfect for take-
out. Other items featured on the menus include buffalo chili in a
jalapeno bread bowl, venison shanks with garlic mashed potatoes,
grilled salmon with rosehip puree, wild turkey with corn bread, and
grilled corn with chili oil."This is my way of honoring my people,
especially the women," said Oden. "During feast or famine they managed
to make wonderful, healthy foods for their families. Our goal is to do
the same."Lunch and Dinner Menu Served from 11:30am to 2:00pm and 5:
30pm to 9:00pm Little Big Pies Served with Caesar Salad Juicy Barbecued
Buffalo Brisket Grilled Portabella Mushrooms with Caramelized Onions
and Roasted Bell Peppers Caramelized Onion, Goat Cheese and Fresh
Thyme
Caesar Salad Kick-Ass Buffalo Chili in a Jalapeno Bread bowl Chilled
Aztec Tomato, Roasted Corn and Poblano Chile Soup
Turkey Sandwich served with Pineapple Serrano Chile Salsa Grilled
Buffalo Burger on a Little Big Pie Bun with Pargen Sauce and Mom's
Potato Salad Medallions of Turkey with Cornbread Dressing and
Cranberry-Pinon Jus, served with Baby Greens and the Fresh Vegetable
of the Day Lummi Island Crab Cakes with Avocado Vinaigrette - a
Tempura of Watercress with Fresh Tomato Concasse, served with the
Fresh Vegetable of the Day Pasta Special Delicious desserts and daily
specials!
1502 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-3721
505/982-9867
FAX 505/984-2211
Santa Fe's Only Native American Owned Hotel
Buffalo Grill
Wakinyan, a Lakota Sioux who goes by one name, and his family recently
opened the Buffalo Grill at Liberty Plaza in downtown Salem Ore.
Buffalo meat served at the restaurant comes from the family's Polk
County ranch. Many customers first try the restaurant's buffalo-meat
entrees, covering the gamut from buffalo burgers to buffalo pot pie
for health reasons,
Wakinyan said. But it's the meat's flavor that builds repeat business.
"We've had a tremendous response from the ommunity," he said.
Restaurant sales are well ahead of expectations, he said.
Liberty Plaza, Salem Ore.
Dream DancePotawatomi Bingo Casino
1721 West Canal Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233 Phone: 1-800-PAYS BIG [729-
7244] or 414-645-6888Email: info@paysbig.com
Hours Tuesday - Thursday 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday - Saturday 5 p.m. - 10
p.m. Sunday & Monday Closed
Reservations are recommended.
Please call 414-847-7883.
Menu at: http://www.paysbig.com/dining/dreamdancemenu.htm
Grow their own venison on reservation.
M & J Traditional Catering
(715) 799-6030 711 N Highway 47 Keshena, WI 54135
Indian Tacos, Wild Rice Casserole, Burgers and Brats on Frybread,
Frybread
Indian Summer Festival
20TH ANNIVERSARY, SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2006.
10809 West Lincoln Avenue West Allis, WI 53227 (414) 604-1000
Following Food Vendors are present and at other events
HOCHUNK HONEY'S
Indian Taco, Wild Rice Soup Corn Soup, Buffalo Burgers, Goulash Plate,
Fry Pies
SMOKIN JOE'S
Genuine Zoar Frybread, All Meat Indian Taco, Vegetarian Taco, Hand
packed Hamburger on Frybread, Blanket Dog, Hull Corn Hominy Soup with
Pork, Chili, Popcorn Frybreads
AUNTIE NE NE'S
Turkey Dinners, Wild Rice, Indian Tacos.
SPIRIT OF THE SOUTHWEST
Tamales, Indian Taco, Vegetarian Taco, Chili, Frybread
SPRING CREEK BISON
Buffalo Burgers, Buffalo Brats and Hot Dogs, Buffalo Indian Taco
Buffalo Jerky, Buffalo Chili, Fresh Cut Fries and Cinnamon Sugar
Frybread
WHITEFEATHER
Indian Tacos, Nachos Supreme, Hamburger, Hot Dogs and Frybread.
LITTLEWIND'S FAVORITES
Indian Tacos, Buffalo Burgers, Buffalo Stew, Fryburger, Brat and Hot
Dogs on Frybread, Chili, Corn Soup and Cherry Frybread Dessert
Tillicum Village
The Tillicum Village tour including boat cruise, salmon buffet dinner,
and Northwest Coast Native American dance performance.
TILLICUM VILLAGE & TOURS, INC.
2992 SW Avalon Way Seattle, WA 98126 (206) 933-8600, (800) 426-1205 www.
tillicumvillage.com
Menu
Traditional Indian-style Baked Salmon
Warm Tillicum Whole Grain Bread,
New Red Potatoes
Long-Grain Wild Rice
Fresh Salad Bar
Boehm's Chocolate Salmon
Coffee, Tea, Lemonade
Clams and Clam Nectar
Nava
3060 Peachtree Rd. Atlanta, Ga 30305 404-240-1984
Mon-Fri 11:30am - 2:30pm Bar is open all day Mon-Fri 5:30pm - 11:00pm
Sat 5pm - 11
A Collage of flavors, NAVA's innovative menu has intense Latin and
Native American influences. Signature items include Suncorn Crusted
Snapper and Sweet Corn Mash. Full menu on menu page or ttp://www.
buckheadrestaurants.com/nava.html
Cuny Table Cafe
A "Homecooking" sign, perched on the side of a gravel road in
southwestern South Dakota, stops me. It leads to a brown sheet-metal
building, the Cuny Table Cafe-two booths and one round table, first
come, first served. Nellie Cuny and her sister do most of the cooking,
which runs to T-bones and Indian tacos. Nellie's 61-year-old son,
Marvin, does most of the talking.
Po Box 16, Buffalo Gap, SD 57722 phone: (605) 455-2957
Products & Services:
Drinks * Food * Fruits * Meats * Soups & Salads * Vegetables
For a special treat, this very remote eating establishment where you
will enjoy good hearty food (Indian Frybread Tacos) and the crazy
humor of two Indian ladies who own the place. The café is perched on
top of a large badland mesa that you might describe as “in the middle
of nowhere.” But as you eat and enjoy the company, you can read an
article from the New York Times that gives a glowing description of
the place. Or, you can browse through the guest book and see
signatures of visitors from all around the world.Indigenous Landscape
Tours is headquartered south of Manderson, South Dakota, near the
middle of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Manderson is just a few
miles from historic Wounded Knee. The Badlands National Park is a
short drive from Manderson. Rapid City, South Dakota is less than an
hour’s drive from Manderson. The
Black Hills are less than one hour’s drive away.
HOGAN BED & BREAKFAST
Stay in a traditional Hogan over night and share in the culture and
traditions of a Navajo family. You will be served a Navajo taco dinner,
snacks and drinks. In the evening you will hear stories and see dances
around the camp fire at night. A Hogan is made out of natural
resources such as desert juniper trees, bark and dirt (red desert
earth). It is cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The Hogan is
a residential, primitive camp. Near by there are chemical toilets,
wash pans, soap, towels, picnic tables, sleeping bags but no shower.
Hogan Bed & Breakfast $175/person Includes: Navajo Taco dinner with
drinks, Entertainment of Navajo singing and Dancing of the old ways,
Presentation of Navajo history, Camp fire folktale stories, A 2.5 hour
private jeep tour during which you will stop at a Navajo weavers home,
Sleeping bags and mats.
Monument Valley, Az (303) 661-9819 / (303) 664-5139 Fax
info@indiancountrytourism.com
Junction Restaurant
Navajo Route 7 & Hwy 191 Chinle, AZ 86503
Accepts:cash Visa,MasterCard,Eurocard Dress:casual Located in the Best
Western Canyon De Chelly Inn. Reviews:a pleasant treat Overall - Quite
enjoyable. Food - The simple dishes that I ate, the traditional beef
stew and the fry bread, were delicious and the portions were generous.
Service - The servers were prompt and courteous, even though the place
was packed with customers. Ambiance - Native American Photos on the
walls; interesting display of a local codetalker near entryway. Note -
When I asked if it was always so crowded, I was told:"It's payday"
Recommended Dishes: traditional beef stew, fry bread.
La Indita Mexican and Native American Food
4th Avenue/University|622 N 4th Avenue Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel 520.792.
0523
Features:vegetarian dishes|outdoor/patio dining Accepts:cash,MasterCard,
Eurocard Alcohol:wine / beer Parking:street parking Description: A
small, unpretentous Mexican and Native American restaurant in heart of
the 4th Avenue shopping district.
Reviews:
A Good Selection of Vegetarian Choices Thursday dinner out is becoming
something of a tradition for us. To avoid having it become a rut we've
been trying out new places each week; La Indita is the latest. Located
on 4th Ave in the shopping area, it's easy to find and pretty easy to
find nearby parking (just park a block or two off 4th).After being
seated in a booth with a menu we were asked about our drink of choice
for the evening. Not having any time to see what they had, we
instinctively said: iced tea. This turned out to be a mistake, since
the tea was fruit flavored. Sorry, but tea should taste like tea, not
fruit. We were happy to see that the menu had quite a number of items
that were either vegetarian (meatless, not vegan), or that could be
prepared vegetarian. One of us settled on the green corn tamales (they
were in season), the other a combination plate of mushroom enchiladas,
spinach enchiladas, and a potato taco. While we waited for dinner we
munched on the bowl of chips (warm) and salsa verde. Both were good,
and it is entirely possible that both were made on site. Dinner
arrived and it was hot! Not spicy hot, but surface of the sun hot. And
over all it was pretty good, although there were a few rough spots.
The side of Spanish rice was unexceptional: white rice with a few peas
and carrots, almost no spices, and hence, no flavor. The refried beans
were ordinary, nothing that you won't get at any other Mexican
restaurant. These were the first green corn tamales we've had and they
were quite good. Light in texture and flavor and none to filling,
these make for a tasty dinner. It is easy to see why some people
become passionate about green corn tamales. The mushroom enchiladas
were very good, lots of grilled or sauteed mushrooms filling the
enchilada wrapper. The spinach enchiladas also had generous portions
of spinach stuffed inside. Interestingly, these were not covered in
the usual enchilada sauce, it was more of a mild cream sauce. The
potato taco, was just that cubes of potatoes in a crisp taco shell
with the normal sides. This turns out to be better that it sounds; we
might even try making these at home sometime.
Coyote Cafe South Western and Native American
132 W. Water St. - map|Santa Fe, NM 87501 Tel 505.983.7712
Hours:11:30AM-2PM Lunch/5:30PM-9PM Dinner
Description: Bar,Outdoor dining,View,Kid Friendly Parking: Available
Reservations: Recommended Dress: Casual
World-renowned chef and cookbook author Mark Miller...One can't talk
about Santa Fe dining without including...
Very eclectic, Nouveau Cuisine New Mexican at it's most cutting edge
started right here. Expect Native American, New Mexican, Pacific Rim,
Carribean, and lots of fresh, exotic mixes of flavors in both the food,
decor, drinks, and clientele! I love a summer rainstorm in the rooftop
cantina while I'm noshing on some mango salsa and a cool margarita
(but look out for the flooded floor, it could be dangerous! Pricey
here. reservations recommended for the main dining room. [25 May 2003
00:19:43] Pretty dang goodThe food here is excelent; however, it can
be a bit costly. Nice
atmosphere but it tends to be on the yuppie/trendy side as opposed to
traditional New Mexican. [30 Dec 2004 06:41:38]
Carriage Court Restaurant
Pioneer and Native American Food
71 W. South Temple - map|Salt Lake City, UT 84101|801.536.7200|801.536.
7272 fax
Hours:Daily 6:30am-10:00pm
Features:kids' menu|private room|offsite catering|large groups ok
Accepts:cash|checks|Diners' Club|Visa|MasterCard/Eurocard|American
Express|Discover Smoking:not permitted Dress:casual Alcohol:no
alcohol served Reservations: recommended Parking: public transit
accessible|street parking|pay parking
Handicapped Access: completely accessible. Description: Quiet
etablishment reminiscent of a stately 20th century
dining room, where you'll find hearty fare with an upscale twist.
Regional cuisine features pioneer and Native American flavors and
local products. Serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hearty regional
fare that is sometimes no match for the formal atmosphere at this
downtown dining spot.Comfortable and historic This restaurant will
provide you with an excellent meal. While their menu is mainly meat
and potato, they take care to present it very attractively. Location
is in the mist of a very busy
area. Service was adequate but not impressive. [09 Nov 2000 18:14:10]
Wooden Knife Drive Inn Wooden Knife Cafe
101 6th Ave, Interior, SD Tel: (605) 433-5463 • Web: http://www.
woodenknife.com/cafe.asp
Before there was a WoodenKnife Company there was the WoodenKnife Cafe
in Interior, which has a view of the Badlands of South Dakota. At the
cafe their specialty is authentic Indian tacos made from a special fry
bread recipe. After sampling the delicious fry bread, tourist and
locals alike encouraged Ansel WoodenKnife to market the Indian Fry
Bread Mix
Tendrils Restaurant
Dining Reservations: 509-785-3780
Tendrils restaurant, located in the architecturally spectacular main
Inn, serves innovative regional fare-harvested from Sagecliffe’s on-
site organic gardens- artfully paired with Washington wines. Cave B
Estate Wines are featured. The Inn also offers a wine tasting bar,
culinary demonstration kitchen and beautiful fireside lounges.With a
phenomenal wrap-around river-view terrace, a 30-foot basalt fireplace,
soaring ceilings, elegant meeting or reception rooms and the stunning
trellis-lined piazza, the Inn offers dramatic indoor and outdoor
settings ideal for retreats, social events and weddings.
Breakfast daily 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.Lunch daily, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dinner, Sun. through Thur. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Fri. & Sat. 5 p.m. to
10 p.m.
Walters at The Sawbridge Lodge
82 Connaught Drive Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0 Phone 1-780-852-5111 Fax 1-
780-852-5942 Toll Free 1-800-661-6427
Email jasper@sawridge.com www.sawridgejasper.com
WALTER'S DINING ROOM
The award winning Walters Dining Room features a wide array of Canadian
inspired dishes with nuances of native cuisine. Our creative chefs are
renowned for their a la carte and buffet creations using Alberta's
finest beef, game and fowl. During the winter months, Walters offers
an extraordinary Saturday night skier's themed buffet, at an
unbeatable price. Our signature dishes include braised venison stew,
grilled veal chops and fresh arctic char. Walters also boasts an
extensive wine cellar with samplings ranging from South Africa to
local Okanagan valley wines. Try them by the glass or by the bottle
while you
take in the natural lush atrium surroundings and three storey fireplace.
Grand Canyon West ( Haulapai Tribe)
From Las Vegas over Hover Dam to Dolan Springs then right on Indian #
1or BETTER take a tour bus from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon West.
At Guano point a buffet lunch is served. The day I was there it was BBQ
brisket, turkey chili, cole slaw, corn bread, flour tortilla and peach
cobbler. Eaten overlooking the Grand Canyon and was a treat of Native
home cooking. Many Hualapai from Peach Springs work on the effort,
including Donna, Joseph, Lowell, Pam, Monica, Pennie, Jovanna, Julius
and Symorer. Well worth the trip for the view friendly people and food.
www.grandcanyonwest.com (800) 306-8047
Diamond Creek Restaurant at Canyon West Hualapai Lodge
(Haulapai Tribe)
The sharing of adventure stories can be continued with old or newfound
friends as you dine in the Diamond Creek Restaurant located right in
the Lodge. The reasonably priced menu features local favorites such as
the Hualapai Taco and Stew with Hualapai Fry Bread, as well as Baja
Fresh Grill items such as the One Pound Burrito and of course, all the
American favorite menu selections. The Diamond Creek Restaurant also
features ice cream shakes and floats for the hot afternoon pause in
the action. The restaurant is open seven days a week for breakfast,
lunch and dinner. The staff at the restaurant welcomes special
requests for those of you with dietary needs or discerning palates.
The friendly staff looks forward to meeting your every request. The
lodge is located at Peach Springs Az near the Grand Canyon West
Hualapai Lodge
900 Route 66Peach Springs, AZ 86434-0359 (888)255.9550 Toll free 928.
769.2230 Tel. 928.769.2372 Fax
http://www.grandcanyonresort.com/hlodge/hlodge.html
Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza
Native Tacos on great frybread
Interstate 15 Exit 75, Moapa, Nv 89025 Tel (702) 864-2600
Bluestem
114 E. Main St., Pawhuska, Ok (918) 287-2308
6 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day but Thursday
Just off Main Street, locals and visitors sit side by side at the
Bluestem. If you've gone too far, once you turn around you'll see a
huge blue arrow painted on the side of the brick building pointing you
the right way.
The Bluestem is a classic diner serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
It's also the place to stop for a slice of pie and a cup of coffee
after an afternoon spent shopping in downtown Pawhuska.The locals come
to the Bluestem because they know they can get reliably good food --
hamburgers, chicken-fried steak, omelettes, fried potatoes, biscuits
and gravy.Some people come every day for lunch. It would take awhile
before you had to order the same thing twice off the menu.On Friday
nights, the place gets crowded with those coming for the catfish
special. It's only served on Fridays, and it's one of the best reasons
to come.The other reason is for owner Mary Deckard's specialty --
American Indian food. About once a month, the restaurant serves
traditional American Indian dinners hard to find in any Oklahoma
restaurant. Grape dumplings, corn soup, meat pies and fry bread are
part of the feast. Call ahead to find out about the Indian dinners.
Pawhuska is about 65 miles northwest of Tulsa. Take U.S. 412/U.S. 64
toward Sand Springs. Continue toward the Oklahoma 48
Cleveland/Pawnee/Bristow exit. Go straight to enter Oklahoma 99.
Continue on Oklahoma 99 for about 28 miles. Turn left onto U.S.
60/Oklahoma 11. Follow this road into Pawhuska's Main Street
Oatman Hotel ans Saloon
Oatman Calif along Highway 66 Tel (928) 768-4408
www.oatmangoldroadcom
Serve 1/2 lb Wild Bison Burger and Navajo Tacos
The Olive Oatman Restaurant
Oatman Calif along Hiway 66 tel (928) 768-1891
www.oatmangoldroad.com
Closes at 4:30 pm
Serves Navajo Tacos
Yaaka Cafe
Acoma Pueblo 65 miles west of Albuquerque N.M. on Intersatate 40 exit
102. Follow signs on hiway 30 and 32 to Sky City Cultural Center.Tel
800-747-0181 www.skycity.com, Serving traditional Pueblo incuding fry
bread, corn, beans and squash.
Sky City Casino Huwak's Restaurant and Snack Bar Same driving
directions as above Yakka Cafe. Serving pasole, green chile stew,
pueblo tacos, fry bread and other Purblo food.
Tiwa Kitchen Restaurant
(505) 751-1020
328 Veterans Hwy
Taos, NM 87571
The Tiwa Kitchen Restaurant is located on the access road to the
traditional part of the Taos pueblo.Farm-processed foods for sale at
the restaurant (and by mail-order) include: Pueblo blue corn fry-bread
mix, feast day red chile mix, blue corn pancake mix, traditional atole
(a hot beverage containing blue corn), organic chokecherry syrup and
organic chokecherry jelly. Meals at the restaurant cost between $6.75
(pueblo chili) and $14.95 (fresh trout). I tried the phien-tye: a blue-
corn fry-bread stuffed with buffalo meat and smothered with red or
green chili sauce, served with fresh grilled vegetables and beans. My
wife had twauh-chull: grilled buffalo meat and onions served over a
bed of wild rice with a homemade blue-corn tortilla, sautéed
vegetables and beans. Both were delicious. Each meal was $12.95, and
we went away well fed. We also tried two traditional drinks: Indian
tea made from a wild-harvested herb, and atole. No alcoholic drinks
are sold.Hours: 11 am to 7 pm in the summer, or to 5 pm in the winter.
Call 505-751-1020 for more information. For information on Taos pueblo
visit www.taospueblo.com or call 505-758-1028.
Glacier Peaks Casino
209 N. Piegan St. Junction of Hwy 2 & 89 Browning, MT 59417 Tel 406-338-
2274 Toll Free 877-238-9946
Located at the eastern entrance to Glacier National Park. Native
American operated restaurant with executive chef Ed Horn.
Goulding's Lodge
1000 Main Street, Monument Valley, Utah Tel 435-727-3231
www. gouldings.com
Perched atop of a red rock ledge, breakfast, lunch or dinner is just
steps away. Every table has a view. Meals are served by friendly
Native Americans who are happy to introduce you to the Navajo Taco. Or
feast on American favorites while soaking up the panorama. Open year-
round. Enjoy a delicious meal while experiencing the rugged outdoor
beauty of Monument Valley.
Sky City Cafe
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art in Indianapolis Ind.
The Sky City Café offers casual dining and a varied menu of
Southwestern and Native American food. With free parking at the Museum,
visitors can enjoy the outdoor DeHaan Family Terrace overlooking the
Central Canal, or dine inside.
Rental facilities: The Allen Whitehill Clowes Sculpture Court has a
circular ballroom, a private dining area for 300 to 1,000 guests, and
an outdoor terrace. The Ruth Lilly Auditorium and the Thompson
Boardroom offer the latest in audio-visual technology and views of the
gardens and the Canal.
Cheesecake Factory (all locations)
Serves a chicken sandwich served on "Indian Fry Bread". Not the most
authentic use but the bread is a reasonable approximation.
A&M Cafe
Interior, SD
Pueblo of Jemez-Walatowa Visitor Center
7413 Hwy 4 Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico 87024
P.O. Box 100, Jemez Pueblo NM, 87024
TELEPHONE (505) 834-7235 E-Mail us at: tourism@jemezpueblo.org
Church Street Cafe
2111 Church St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 Phone - (505) 247-8522
Wildhorse Grill Talking Stick Golf Course
9998 E Indian Bend Rd
Scottsdale, Az 85256
Mark Eversman Food and Beverage Manager
meversman@troongolf.com
(480)850-8617
Martin Scott Executive Chef
mscott@troongolf.com
(480)850-8621
Nicoletta Mazzarella Assistant Food and Beverage Manager
nmazzarella@troongolf.com
(480) 850-8617
The Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy Horse Memorial
Provides meal service to visitors to the Memorial. The restaurant is
open from May through October each year (exact dates depend on weather)
.
Restaurant specialties include:
Tatanka Stew -- Made from prime cuts of tender Black Hills buffalo,
slow cooked with carrots, sweet peas, green and yellow onions, red
potatoes, celery, and green peppers; simmered in our own blend of
tasty seasonings and served with Indian fry bread.
Native American Taco -- Home-made Indian fry bread topped with taco
meat, refried beans, green chili, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions
and sour cream. This ethnic offering is truly a meal in itself and a
favorite of Crazy Horse visitors.
The Laughing Water Restaurant takes its name from an area creek with
headwaters at the base of Crazy Horse Mountain. It runs south to the
town of Custer where it joins French Creek. During the drought of the
1930s, Laughing Water Creek was one of the few in the area that did
not dry up. People from miles around would bring their wagons and
barrels to fill them with water. We hope that when you join us at
Laughing Water Restaurant. You will leave filled with great food,
pleasant company and wonderful memories. Banquet and meetings rooms
are available. Please call (605) 673-4681 for information on holding
your special event at Crazy Horse Memorial
Tequila Grill
4363 N. 75th St., Scottsdale
(480) 941-1800
Major cross streets: Scottsdale and Camelback roads
Hours: 4 to 10 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday;
11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday; 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday
Reservations accepted: Yes Kid friendly: No
Dessert is also a hit. Our stuffed Indian fry bread is filled with
sautéed bananas, cheesecake and a few berries with two scoops of
vanilla ice cream and a caramel drizzle. Intense sweetness. The berry-
topped crème brûlée has double the typical surface area, which means
less fighting over that precious caramelized sugar crust.
Sport Bar
Livingston, MT
114 S. Main St.
Livingston, MT 59047
Lisa's
200 Greybull Ave.
Greybull, WY 82426
Best Indian Fry Bread
Yoeme Tortillas and Catering Service
1545 N. Stone Ave.
Tucson, Az.
You've unknowingly passed the Yoeme café innumerable times and, sadly,
you've no idea what you're missing. So get with it and get over there!
Yoeme is Tucson's only Yaqui restaurant, offering a taste of real,
down-home Arizona cuisine--you know, native food. Owned and operated
by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Yoeme serves up traditional Indian fry
bread like none other. We're not talking the thin, crispy impostors
found elsewhere. This is can't-get-enough, sink-your-teeth-into, melt-
in-your-mouth, thick-and-sinful Native American fry bread. Be sure to
save room for the rice and corn soups, stuffed spiced-meat burritos
and killer lemonade. And, remember, fry bread goes with everything:
Eat it with stew, top it with sugar and honey, or take it on solo. But
don't call yourself a Tucsonan until you've tried it.
Vincent Guerithault on Camelback
3930 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix
Phone: (602) 224-0225
Rating: 5 stars
Price: $40-$60
Guerithault marries the bounty of the Southwest with the sensibility of
his native France. Try the duck tamale and smoked salmon quesadilla
appetizers. Blue corn-crusted sweetbreads and wild boar loin in a
habanero sauce are riveting.
Sam's Cafe
2566 E. Camelback Road (Biltmore Fashion Park), Phoenix, (602) 954-
7100
455 N. 3rd St. (Arizona Center), Phoenix, (602) 252-3545
Rating: 3 stars
Price: $20-$40
This is where to bring skittish Midwestern relatives. The unthreatening
fare includes a wonderful chile-chicken chowder, salmon in a corn husk
with a chipotle barbecue sauce and the classic chicken-fried tuna.
Richardson's Cuisine of New Mexico
1582 E. Bethany Home Road, Phoenix
Phone: (602) 265-5886
Rating: 4 stars
Price: $20-$40
Noisy, crowded and less-than-charming, Richardson's keeps people coming
with great New Mexican eats. Chimayo chicken, blue corn-smoked turkey
enchiladas, pork chop chorizo and carne adovada are almost magical.
Navajo Hogan
447 East 3300 • South Salt Lake City • Utah 84115
Phone: 801-466-2860 • Fax: 801-466-2860
http://www.navajohogan.com/
NAVAJO HOGAN restaurant is a family-owned business, established in 1989.
It is well known for its mouthwatering Native American dishes. The
owners are of Native American (Jemez Pueblo) and Spanish decent. They
were born and raised in New Mexico. With a lot of hard work,
determination and perseverance, Navajo Hogan is flourishing, and is
frequented by people from all over the world. Navajo Hogan has been
reviewed favorably in local newspapers several times. The Restaurant
was also voted one of the best places to eat in Salt Lake City, and
was featured in Gourmet Magazine (January 2002) as one of the top ten
eateries in Salt Lake City.
Bill and Marcie Espinoza have their own history, nothing glamorous, but
one shared with hungry people since they opened a restaurant in a
plain building in a plain neighborhood more than 11 years ago. Their
tiny Navajo Hogan, a cinderblock structure on a nondescript stretch of
3300 South, is the place to go for fry bread, which makes an edible
plate for all manner of toppings, including beans, meat and cinnamon
sugar. It is cheap (nothing on the menu over $7), filling and more
tasty than its simple components would predict. A steer could have no
higher calling than to produce shredded beef that tastes like this.
Pueblo Harvest Cafe
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Restaurant
2401-12th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 Neighborhood: South Valley
Phone: +1 505 843 7270 / +1 800 766 4405
This restaurant, which is located at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center,
serves food which is unique to New Mexico. For a cultural dining
adventure, this is the place to go. A full menu allows you to choose a
meal, like Steak and Enchiladas that would satisfy even the hungriest
of appetites. If you are not quite that hungry, try a Pueblo Sandwich
or a plate of Pueblo Poppers. Whatever you choose, do not forget the
desert menu with Pumpkin Pinon Bread, sweet Fry Bread and Indian Pie.
Fry Bread Heaven at IMAC CASINO/BINGO HALL
(Irene Moore Activity Center)
2100 Airport Drive, Green Bay, Wi
1-800-238-4263
Fry Bread Heaven-Located just off the Bingo Hall, specializes in Native
American cuisine.
Complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and coffee are always available.
Continuous FREE Shuttle Service between the Main Casino, IMAC
Casino/Bingo Hall and Mason Street Casino. Also, FREE Shuttle Service
to Oneida's Main Casino from participating hotels and motels.
Squaw Kitchen Indian Fry Bread. Indian Village
6746 E. Cave Creek Road., P.O. Box 1781, Cave Creek, AZ, 85331. 602-488-
2827.
Trip The Fry Bread Fantastic!
Recently, Indian fry bread was designated the state dish of Arizona,and
is the sate dishes of South Dakota and wouldn't you know it, one of
the best spots around for fry bread is at the Indian Village, in (you
guessed it) Cave Creek. Stop in the store and say howdy to owners Ron
and Marianne, Bart and Jennifer Krasson.I popped in on Bart one
afternoon he said he was just about ready to chow down a hot dog, but
ordered a couple of his special combo fry breads instead. After a
swirl in the fryer, each golden and puffed disk was ladled with a
shredded-beef-laced red chile sauce on one side, the remaining half
drizzled with honey. Unusual but definitely tasty. I'm told in some
parts the concoction is known as Navajo nachos. At the Indian Village
it's not even on the menu, but if you want one ask for the Bart
Special. Or make your own. Mix up a package of Indian Village's Squaw
Kitchen Indian Fry Bread Mix, fry the rounds and top with a salsa (try
Mad Coyote Salsa) or hot sauce of your choosing and folks will no
doubt come a runnin'. Drop in or drop Bart a line to get your hands on
packages of Fry Bread Mix.
Blue Mesa Grill
Southwestern cuisine in Texas. Several locations in Texas. Find one
near you and see their menu and recipes at
http://www.bluemesagrill.com/
Jollie’s Restaurant & Lounge
Union Road and 179th Street just off Interrstaten5 in Ridgefield,
Washington might be considered a leftover from another era.
It’s a place where the coffee, beer and buffalo burgers have flowed
freely in the 44 years since Bill and Charlene Jollie bought what was
just a tiny tavern near the Clark County Fairgrounds. Charlie is a
member of the Chippewa Tribe from Tuttle Mountain Reservation in
Belcourt, ND
Red House BBQ
Tehachapi, California Farmers Market
Whether it’s the giant Buffalo ribs, Buffalo chili, Indian Tacos, fruit-
topped fry bread, pulled pork sandwiches or Lujan’s famous “Flaming
Arrows,” toothpicks dipped in his own really, really, hot sauce, once
passers-by catch sight of someone enjoying Lujan’s food, you’ll
inevitably see much pointing and nodding in the direction of the Red
House BBQ tent.
While the four solid walls and comfortable seating area are still on
hold, waiting for the right moment — and interested investors — Lujan
manages to attract a long line of Tehachapi’s hungry diners to his
Native American inspired “Red House BBQ” booth at the local Farmers’
Market & More, each Thursday afternoon.
Consetta"s
Jemez, New Mexico
(Consetta's, a charming restaurant is open only at certain times of
the year, and the only exceptionally good food we found in the area
were the blueberry-corn pancakes at Deb's Diner.) Jemez is curiously
uncrowded and tourist-free in the spring and fall, especially
considering it's little more than an hour's drive north of Albuquerque
International Sunport.
The Jemez are a tradition-oriented tribe that has rejected the idea of
opening a casino. In fact, the pueblo is not open to the public except
for certain festival days. Visitors can buy fry bread at a roadside
stall and drive to individual houses.
Arizona Native Frybread
1437 E. Main St. (between Stapley & Gilbert)
Mesa, AZ 85203
phone: (480) 649-1314
fax: (480) 668-7662
hours: M-Sat 10:30-8, Sun 10:30-6
Finding great restaurants like Arizona Native Frybread is why we
started the Chow Down Phoenix blog. What a unique place. It is owned
and operated by a friendly Native American crew who are genuinely
interested in giving their customers a nice meal. The place is very
clean with some Native American artwork hanging and available for sale.
Pow-wow music with its characteristic beat of the drum plays softly in
the background. After you place your order you can watch them stretch
out the frybread and grill the meat. It is always nice when a
restaurant makes the kitchen and cooking process visible.
The first time I went I ordered the green chili taco ($7). It was like
a shredded beef burrito except in frybread instead of a tortilla and
it was huge. It had excellent flavor with a little bit of a kick. My
one very minor issue is that the green sauce can make the frybread
soggy if you don’t eat it quick enough. The next time I went the owner
talked me into trying the lamb, so I ordered the Navajo lamb sandwich
($8). This was another two-handed operation of lamb, lettuce, tomatoes,
red onion, and green chili stuffed in a frybread. I was a little
worried as the lamb I have had previously wasn’t very good, but this
was exceptionally tasty and grilled to perfection. It could have used
a sauce of some kind to give it a little moisture. My wife had the
Apache taco ($6). Mashed pinto beans were spread on the frybread and
topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and red onions. It was more
like an Apache Tostada than an Apache taco. My daughter had a thick
homemade tortilla topped with peanut butter ($4) and for desert we had
a frybread coated with cinnamon and sugar ($4). I would have preferred
a little more cinnamon and sugar, but after such a big sandwich the
allure of dessert had faded a bit. Next time I will have to decide
between the Navajo hominy stew or the Apache burger.
Santa Fe Flats
21542 Hwy 249, Suite 5
Houston, Texas 77070
Ph: 281-655-1400 Fax: 281-251-6232
Located on the Northbound feeder of 249 in front of Home Depot between
Louetta and Jones
I love this place. It's right around the corner from us, but we've only
been once. It's a combination of New Mexican and Native American food.
Cute little restaurant with a neat outdoor patio that includes a play
area for the kids. The bar is huge- it's awesome. The food was good,
too!
Food Works Catering
Middle Way House. You may write us at P.O. Box 95, Bloomington, IN
47402.
You may call us at: (812) 219-9525 (The Catering Kitchen)
or (812) 320-9217(Administration)
Caterer providing Native American cuisine.
Cameron Trading Post Restaurant
54 Miles North of Flagstaff on Hwy. 89
Cameron, AZ 86020
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 339
Cameron, AZ 86020
1-800-338-7385 or 1-928-679-2231
Hours: Winter Hours: 7:00 AM-9:00 PM Summer Hours: 6:00 AM-10:00 PM
Modified Schedule: Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve Closed: Christmas Day
Menu located at http://www.camerontradingpost.com/menu1.html
Ted's Montana Grill
A classic American grill featuring Native Bison. Everything is fresh-
made when you order. No frozen food in a pouch. No microwave. And no
pretense. We're serving classic American classics...done right. Check
for location near you.
http://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/menu.html
Ruby Tuesday's
Features Buffalo Burgers.
Rock Bottom Brewery
Features Buffalo Fajitas
Little Jewels
Laundry World Plaza at 1315 N. Haines Ave. RAPID CITY, SD
Tel 341-2343
Chef Angela Sharpe
Little Jewels' fare includes salmon dishes from the Pacific Northwest,
bison pot roast, crab cakes from Alaskan crab, fried ribs with wojapi,
sweet potato French fries, Indian blue corn breads and venison stews.
It will also sell dishes such as Indian tacos and fry bread.Summer
hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. on
Sunday. Take out only
Lady Hawk's Cafe
614 Hausfeldt Ln., New Albany, IN. 47150
Bus. Hrs. Tues-Sat. 10am to 7pm
Call Toll Free 1-(877)-436-3114, (812)-948-9118 fax (812)-948-8082
http://www.creeksideoutpost.com/ladyhawkscafe.htm
Come dine with us and enjoy the rich FLAVORS of LADYHAWK'S NORTH
AMERICAN BUFFALO BURGERS, ELK BURGERS and DELICIOUS BEAR BURGERS to a
variety of other OLD WEST FAVORITES like our BUFFALO and ELK STEAK
DINNERS. We also offer our FAMOUS BUFFALO CHILI, INDIAN FRY BREAD ,
Apache soup, Zuni corn, INDIAN TACO , cornhusk roll-ups.
Diamond Mountain Casino
aka Susanville Casino
900 Skyline Drive
Susanville, California 96130
(530) 252-1613
900 Skyline Drive
Susanville,CA 96130
General Information, questions, or comments: info@diamondmountaincasino.
com
Toll free: (877) 319 - 8514
Native American tacos on Thursdays. One of only two California Native
casinos to serve Native American food.
Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel
12222 New York Ranch Road
Jackson, California 95642
(800) 822-WINN
(209) 223-1677
Main Street Food Court includes Coffee Cafe, Italian Deli, Miwuk Indian
Tacos, and Pho Bac Hoa Viet
Uncle Bud’s Burgers
Indian Tacos and fry bread. This is the second of two out of 62 Native
casinos to serve Native food.
Dante
8001 Rockside Road
Valley View, OH
(216) 524-9404
Tocabe
3536 West 44th Avenue, Denver Co
For more information, call 720-524-8282
An American Indian Eatery will be open Monday through Thursday from 11
a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to
Tocabe brings Native American food to the Denver dining scene even in a
city stuffed with restaurants, it has the potential to set itself
apart.
Owl's Nest Cafe
309 E. Commercial Street, Mansfield, Mo 95704
Tel: 417-924-2465
Native American Cuisine mixed with the cooking of early America as in
Laura Ingalls Wilder Cookbook and the Good Ol' Downtown Cookbook,
THE RAINBOW LODGE
2011 Ella Boulevard at East TC Jester
Houston, Texas 77008
E-mail: TheRainbowLodge@aol.com Phone: 713.861.8666 Toll Free: 866.861.
8666
Imagine a 100 year old log cabin restaurant on an acre of grounds right
in the middle of Houston! For over 30 years, Rainbow Lodge has been
treating food lovers to succulent Wild Game and Regional Gulf Seafood
in a cozy, lodge setting filled with refined touches. Crisp linens and
warm upholstery compliment the antique hunting and fishing
collectibles that highlight owner, Donnette Hansen's passion for fly
fishing, the outdoors, delicious food and fantastic wines.
Hopi Cultural Center Restaurant
Second Mesa, Arizona (northeast Arizona, surrounded by the Navajo
reservation): found is about a couple of hours from Route 66 http:
//www.hopiculturalcenter.com
This place, located in a hotel complex, serves authentic native cuisine,
and I ordered "nok qui vi," a stew made of lamb, balls of hominy and
green chiles. Also good is the fry bread, sweetened with honey. Here's
a review from the esteemed Fodor's guidebook: http://www.fodors.
com/world/north-ameri ... 36865.html
Brenda's Stand
If the Hopi restaurant is too far off the trail -- it's definitely not
a quick trip from Route 66 -- you can always swing into the Santo
Domingo reservation just west of the Mother Road between Santa Fe and
Albuquerque. Located along a small street (alley?) is a food trailer
called Brenda's Stand that serves fry bread and other native-inspired
snacks. Not as good a selection, but you'll still get a taste of a
different culture.
Desert Rain Cafe
Tohono Plaza on Main Street in Sells, AZ
Phone: 520.383.4918
Hours Monday - Friday 7:00am until 3:00pm
E-Tanka Cafe
Pine Ridge Reservation
Ladyhawke's Native American Cafe and Creekside Outpost Health Food
Store
614 Hausfeldt ln. New Albany, IN. 47150
Call Toll Free 1-(877)-436-3114
(812)-948-9118 fax (812)-948-8082
Bus. Hrs. Tues-Sat. 10am to 7pm
Specializes in buffalo burgers, coyote fries and Apache soup.We tried
the Apache Combo, a 1/4 pound buffalo burger with tomato, lettuce, and
onion, along with Coyote Fries. Coyote fries are standard fries
seasoned as "Howling Hot" or "Mild." The combo also includes Apache
Soup, but does not contain any Apache meat (sorry, just had to go
there). The soup is a "spicy blend of corn, hominy, daylily blooms,
tumbleweed, moss, honeysuckle, veggies, herbs, spices." The tumbleweed
and moss are probably what give the soup its toasted, earthy taste.
When ordered as a platter, the meal includes caramel yam root, a
variation on candied yams that arrives in a terra cotta dish of the
type usually found under potted plants, authentic to the Southwest
theme, but startling to the Midwestern eye.The store is set back from
the road, and at first glance, does not seem to be a store at all, but
someone's home. As you enter the store, you see Ladyhawke's Medicine
Lodge, where you can have your ears candled and your life force tested.
This juxtaposition of Southwest Shamanism and New Age Naturopathic
Medicine brings forth images of San Francisco communes of the early
seventies.
Airport Cafe
Mason City Airport
Mason City, Iowa
Restaurant hours will be 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday and
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. The restaurant at Mason City Municipal
Airport will reopen Sept. 1 2010 with an emphasis on providing patrons
breakfast or lunch during all working hours. Robert De Los Santos, who
will manage the restaurant with his daughter Maria.De Los Santos has
been in the restaurant and food service business for 20 years. The
restaurant will serve traditional breakfast items — eggs, toast,
bacon sausage, hash browns and pancakes — and typical lunch items such
as hamburgers, hot dogs and corn dogs.
In addition, said De Los Santos, the menu will include some Native
American specialties in honor of his ethic background. Desserts will
also be served. Alamons Native American Restaurant
Alamon's Native American Restaurant
3423 E Montgomery Ave
Spokane, WA 99217
509-489-3095
native american food, fry bread
Ashkii's Navajo Grill
123 west Broadway
FARMINGTON NM
A neon sign hanging on the inside wall at a small business site on
Broadway has kept track of opening day for Ashkii's Navajo till for
the past several months. The countdown ended at 5 a.m. today as
Bernice and Dexter Begay and
their three children celebrated a soft opening of the only known
restaurant in Farmington to serve an exclusively Navajo menu.
Helping to celebrate was Rose Yazzie, a cook from Fruitland and the
first employee hired to staff Ashkii's Navajo Grill.
"It's all traditional food," Yazzie said Tuesday, "so I guess I can
make it." Yazzie fired up the stove and grill Tuesday in the small
kitchen to practice making two staples at the restaurant: fry bread
and tortillas. Owners of the restaurant plan to serve only traditional
food, and they expect a warm welcome from Farmington residents. "The
whole purpose is to acquire business skills and bring Navajo food
indoors," Bernice Begay said. The family in the past served homemade
Navajo food at area flea markets and other outdoor vending sites.
Bernice said she wants her children to learn business skills by
helping
operate the restaurant and other skills that will benefit them for the
rest of their lives. The chance to run an establishment to serve
fellow Navajo also is appealing. "We want to bring the food inside,
away from the harsh weather conditions," Bernice said. "It's easy to
find Chinese or Mexican food in Farmington, but it's unusual to find
authentic Navajo food." At the helm of the project is 21-year-old
Danaman Begay, a licensed practical nurse who will serve as co-owner
and manager of the
restaurant. "Our main target is the Navajo consumers," he said. "Our
future goal is to expand hours and eventually open more locations to
become the first chain restaurant serving Navajo food, but reaching
these milestones hasn't been easy." The restaurant opens at 5 a.m. to
catch workers in the oil and gas fields on their way out, Danaman said.
Puzzled by a lack of restaurateurs serving traditional Navajo food in
a border town largely populated by Navajo, the Begay family began more
than a year ago seeking a venue and acquiring a business license. The
family purchased the building at 123 West Broadway in January 2009 and
began renovating it from an office facility into a restaurant,
crafting much of the furniture by hand to add to the ambience of a
native eatery. After establishing a site and receiving a license to do
business in Farmington, Bernice sought employees with certain skill
sets, she said. "We're not hiring exclusively Navajo people," she said,
"but usually the Native Americans know best how to make this food."
The menu includes roast mutton, a food difficult to find in off-
reservation restaurants. "Roast mutton will be our top seller,"
Danaman said. "We'll have fry bread and tortillas and the other stuff,
but the roast mutton, we'll have a monopoly on that." Ten tables
covered with traditional Navajo blankets stood ready for the
first customers this morning. The 880-square-foot building can serve as
many as 99 patrons at a time.
Auntie's Fry Bread
Eric Evans
3105718951
mailto:press@auntiesfrybread.com
http://auntiesfrybread.com/
Wed 2-7 Farmers' Market on Broxton and Weyburn Ave in Westwood LA Calif
on Wednesdays from 2-7.
Auntie’s Fry Bread traces back more than 20 years to Little Big Horn
Days in Hardin, Montana. The Koyama family came up with their own
version of fry bread tacos. In 2010, while living and working in Los
Angeles, we had a hankering for fry bread tacos that could not be
satisfied. Growing up in Montana, fry bread tacos were a comfort food
that we all loved (and still do). They are a Native American meal,
often found at pow-wows and other festivities. So why is it not found
in most major
cities? In Los Angeles, we could not locate a single place to purchase
a fry bread taco. We decided it was time to take the family recipe and
share it with the big city folk. Thus, Auntie’s Fry Bread Tacos was
born.
Wheatberry Restaurant
Located at 15212 North Red Bud Trail, Buchanan. Wi For reservations,
call (269) 697-0043. It is online at wheatberrytavern.
com and on Facebook.
Some of the restaurant’s big sellers include small plates like the fire
roasted tomato and goat cheese, fresh blue crab
crabcakes and tri-chili wings. Favorite larger entrees include a cedar-
planked salmon, pine nut and sage skillet trout, the restaurant’s take
on a Native American vegetarian hash they call “Three Sisters,” and of
course — the pit barbecue.
Bar Americain at Mohegan Sun
The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 11 p.m. and on
Friday and Saturday until midnight. The lounge and bar are open Sunday
through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday
until 12:30 a.m. Reservations: 860-862-8000.
All-Americain Dining At Bobby Flay's Second Mohegan Sun Eatery Bar
Americain Designed To Offer Nation's Best Culinary Traditions Seafood
Cocktails at Bar Americain Shrimp-Tomatillo, Lobster-Avocado and Crab
Coconut cocktails at Bobby
Flay's Bar Americain at Mohegan Sun (HANDOUT / January 8, 2010) It's
all-American and all-Flay. That sums it up when it comes to celebrity
chef and Food Network star Bobby Flay's newest eatery, Bar Americain
at Mohegan Sun. At his 10th Flay food mecca and his second Bar
Americain, Flay is offering a menu that aspires to provide the best
the country has when
it comes to dining. "It's all about culinary traditions found in the
United States," said Flay, whose new restaurant is off the Mohegan Sun
hotel lobby. "The menu also focuses on ingredients and traditions of
New England and, given the location, the Native American culture." The
raw bar is a buffet of ocean delights shellfish cocktails, including
shrimp-tomatillo, and crab-coconut and lobster-avocado combinations.
There are oysters, clams, chilled lobster and shellfish platters with
prices ranging from $14 for a half-dozen clams to $120 for the deluxe
shellfish platter. Appetizers include Native American Taco, Vidalia
Onion Soup and Red Pepper Crab Cake, with an array of side dishes,
including Flay's signature Hot Potato Chips with blue cheese sauce.
Besides spice- rubbed steaks from $31 to $39, entree choices include
Flay's famous spicy Buttermilk Fried Chicken for $28 and a generous
Rack of Pork with double apple butter and fresh cider mash for $30.
Leave room for dessert. Sweet Potato Pie features a side of cinnamon
ice cream, while the Deep Dish Chocolate Cream Pie is a rich, creamy
concoction that for sure did not come out of a box. Most desserts cost
$10.
EL TESORO
4 stars out of 5
(Fantastic red chili)
Address: 10 N. Sierra Madre St.Colorado Springs Co.
Contact: 719-471-0106, el-tesoro .com
Hours: 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays
Entrees: $10 - $16
Vegetarian: Extensive options
Alcohol: Beer, wine and great margaritas
Credit cards: Yes
Cartwright's Sonoran Ranch House & Lounge,
6710 E. Cave Creek Road,
Cave Creek Az. 480-488-8031, cartwrightssonoranranchhouse.com
Pan-Seared Quail Breast with Tempranillo Blackberry Sauce Ranch-Braised
Elk, Beef & Buffalo Tamales with Guajillo Sauce, Avocado Relish &
Cilantro Crema Skillet of Sonoran Hummus: Anasazi Beans, Corn,
Tomatoes, Sonoran Spice & Fresh Gordita Chips Mesquite Wood-Grilled
All Natural Cheyenne Indian Buffalo Sausage with Chipotle Chilies,
Rancher Style Meat Loaf of Beef, Elk & Buffalo, Skillet Mushroom Gravy,
Mesquite-Wood Grilled with Sonoran Spices on a Sweet Potato~Tortilla
Hash, Wood-Grilled Chayote Squash, Charred Tomato and Ancho Chili Sauce,
Avocado Salsa and a Crispy Yucca Root Garnish Rocky Mountain Elk
Tenderloin Cheyenne Indian Buffalo Tenderloin
Spirits on the River [ Native American ]
571 Swannanoa River Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 299-1404
http://www.spiritsontheriver.com/
Purple Pig Cafe & Native American Grill
19785 SH 155 S
Flint, TX. 75762
Phone: (903) 825-6800
Hours: Open seven days a week from 10:00am till 10:00 pm
The Café at the Heard Museum
2301 N..Central Ave., Phoenix, Az 602-251-0204. heard.org.
3 stars
If you have a flock of fidgety out-of-towners at your house, consider a
trip to the Heard Museum for an educational afternoon soaking up
Native American arts and culture. 11.a.m.-3.p.m. (appetizers until 4.p.
m.) every day.
Haltun Mayan Cuisine
2948 21st Street, San Francisco, Ca
415-643-6411
But first, check out appetizers like dzoto-bi-chay, a steamed corn
dough dumpling stuffed with crushed pumpkin seeds wrapped with chard;
or pol-can (fried corn dumpling stuffed with lima beans and crushed
pumpkin seeds). And brazo de reina (queen’s arm) is an elaborate
variation on the tamal: steamed spinach-corn dough stuffed with hard-
boiled egg, crushed pumpkin seed, and tomato with a tomato-onion sauce.
The spinach combined well with the nuttiness of the pumpkin seeds,
Gila River Indian Center
My long time favorite is the little cafe at the Gila River Indian
Center, at the Casa Blanca exit between Chandler & Casa Grande.
Outstanding green chile frybread tacos, very reasonably priced. Note:
they close at 5 PM. And the frybread stands in front of San Xavier
mission (south of Tucson) are always good. The nearby cafe (in the
little gift-shop center) is good too, but can be painfully slow if
it's busy.
Fire+Spice An Arizona Grill
1600 South 52nd Street | Tempe, AZ 85281 | 480-967-6600
Conveniently located in the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe
http://www.firespicegrill.com/index.html
Famous Dave's Tickles the Ribs
Monday, January 30, 2006
http://www.gilroydispatch.com/news/contentview.asp?c=178058
Opening Monday of the first Famous Dave's restaurant in California.
Under Founder Dave Anderson, who is Native American and a member of
both the Choctaw and Chippewa tribes, Famous Dave's has won more than
150 regional and nationwide awards. For more information call 842-1400
or visit http://www.famousdaves.com/.
Rez Kitchen Tour Showcases Food, Flavors and Traditions of Oregon’s 9
Tribes
Coquille Tribe, Dining, Events On Friday and Saturday, October 1-2,
teams of talented chefs representing Oregon’s tribal casinos will
gather at The Mill Casino • Hotel for the Rez Kitchen Tour, a two-day
culinary competition showcasing the food, flavors and traditions of
Oregon’s nine federally- recognized Tribes. The Rez Kitchen Tour event
features live cooking demonstrations, a juried Chef’s Competition,
People’s Choice Awards, traditional native music, vendor booths, and
free samples of delicious artfully prepared dishes inspired by
thousands of years of tradition. An admission fee of $5 or 2 canned
goods is requested, with 100% of the proceeds going to the South Coast
Food Share program. The Rez Kitchen Tour kicks off at 4 p.m. on Friday,
October 1 in The Mill Casino’s aptly named Salmon Room where, prior to
the Chef’s Competition, guests can enjoy traditional Native American
music as they visit various vendor booths. At 5 p.m. the
“cheftestants” will take center stage, when their entrées featuring
two traditional food staples of the local area – huckleberries and
salmon will be judged
on “Best Use of Traditional Ingredients” and “Best overall” by a panel
of local and regional chefs and food experts. On Saturday at 11a.m.,
the Rez Kitchen Tour really heats up as the “cheftestants” serve up
their delectable dishes in competition for the coveted People’s Choice
Award. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the participating chefs will be sharing
their cooking techniques on the Main Stage in the Salmon Room,
preparing dishes that showcase their talent. In addition to voting,
guests attending Saturday’s events will be eligible to win a variety
of door prizes including hotel packages, gift cards and other prizes,
donated by the participating vendors. A recipe and information
pamphlet also will be available. The winners of Friday’s juried
Chef’s Competition and the People’s Choice Awards, including Best
Overall Dish and Best Booth Display, will be announced
at 4 p.m. In addition to the public events, on Friday from noon to 3:00
p.m. in the Salmon Room there will be a Round Table discussion for the
Food and Beverage and Purchasing Departments of Oregon’s Tribal
Casinos focusing on increasing the utilization of eco-friendly and
sustainable products and foodstuffs produced by Tribal members and
Tribal-owned
businesses. This portion of the Rez Kitchen Tour event is open to trade
only. In Indian Country, the word “Rez” is often used to refer to an
Indian Reservation. The Rez Kitchen Tour was created by the Oregon
Tribal Tourism Working Group and has among it’s many objectives to
encourage the new and innovative use of traditional Tribal foods and
flavors, as well as to build connections with Tribal and Indian food
suppliers throughout Oregon and the Northwest. Booth space is
available for eco-
friendly and sustainable product suppliers, Native American food
vendors, Tribal restaurants, resorts, and food outlets, and advocacy
and sponsor groups. For more information on becoming a sponsor or
reserving a booth contact, Events Manager, Vickie Strandridge at 541.
756.8800, ext. 1565. The Mill Casino • Hotel & RV Park is located on
the waterfront in North
Bend, Oregon, making it an ideal base location for exploring the North
Bend/Coos Bay area including Oregon Dunes, Shore Acres State Park and
activities such as fishing, crabbing, clamming, whale watching,
boating, golfing and strolling along the boardwalk. The full-service
property features over 200 hotel rooms, over 725 slots, along with
blackjack, craps and roulette in addition to five on-site restaurants;
meeting, wedding and banquet facilities, and a 102-space waterfront RV
Park
For more information about making The Mill Casino • Hotel & RV Park the
centerpiece of your Oregon Coast getaway or for more information on
all the latest attractions, events and entertainment call 800.953.4800
or visit http://themillcasino.com/.
Off The Rez Food Truck
Check Face Book for up to date location.
From 10pm to 2 am can find the truck at or near Caffe Vita 1005 Pike Street Seattle Wa
Pueblo Harvest Cafe and Bakery
Inside Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
2401 12th Street Northwest
Albequerque, NM 81104
(505)843-7270
Zea Mays Kitchen
Philadelphia, Pa
Restaurant of the Cherokees
17723 Hwy 62
Tahlequah, Ok 74464
(918)456-2070e
Kachina Southwest Native Grill
Westin Hotel
Denver Co suburb of Westminister
Featuring Chef Patrick Hartnett a Coyote Cafe alum and has prepared a varied Native American
Themed menu.
