QUEEN CREEK
Del Piero at Queen Creek Olive Mill (25062 S. Meridian Rd. [480] 888-9290. Go for the cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil and fresh olives, stay for the artisan sandwiches and salads. $
San Tan Flat Saloon (6185 W Hunt Hwy. [480] 882-2995). Burgers, steaks and roasted marshmallows keep cowboys and cowgirls toe-tappin' to live music around the picnic tables and open fires found in the huge dirt courtyard of this rustic, family-friendly Old West playground $
Trophy's Steakhouse. (7215 S. Power Rd. [480] 840-3981). The owner, a big-game hunter, has his collection of trophy animals on display in this unique steakhouse. Surprisingly affordable steaks dot the menu, as do wild game items such as buffalo and elk meatloaf. $
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