Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House has received attention and accolades in the press for its outstanding food and beverages and attractive ambiance. From feature-length articles to frequent columns and reviews, we continue to be newsworthy year after year. The following selection of links takes you to the various articles and press mentions.
Bringing fine dining home for the holidays
— Images Magazine, December 2015
Vegan Sopes
—Phoenix Magazine: Veg Out Issue: August 2015
LFA Member Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House Earns “Best Tabletop in U.S.”
—Local First Arizona News and Events, February 2014
Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House Earns “Best Tabletop in U.S.”
—Arizona Restaurants Association, On the Menu, February 19, 2014
“Top 5 Southwestern Restaurants”
—Experience AZ · Fall 2013 | Winter 2014
“Simple History: The Migration and Lives of the Hopi People”
—ImagesAZ · September 2013
“Chef’s summer Recipes: Montez Crain’s Heirloom Tomato Salad”
—FriendsEat.com · July 18, 2013
“Native Son”
—imagesAZ · July 2013
“Bob Boze Bell…Cartwright’s Arizona History Dinner Series”
—Images AZ · June 2013
“Prickly Pairs”
—Phoenix Magazine · June 2013 “
Arizona History Dinners in Cave Creek”
—The Arizona Republic/Scottsdale Republic · May 24, 2013
“Refrigerator Raid: Eric Flatt”
—City Eats/The Plate, Phoenix · May 16, 2013
“20 Places for nachos”
—The Arizona Republic/Things to do · May 2, 2013 “
“Flatt Our Fantastic”
—Sips Magazine · January 2013 “
Sweet and Sour at Tonto’s Bar & Grill”
—Sugar Loco · October 2012
“Where the West is Still Wild”
—True West Magazine · November 2012 —Courtesy of the Cartwright Family
“Eat Beat – Local Product & Sweet Spot”
—Phoenix Magazine/Beer & Wine Guide · October 2012
“Folklore, Food and Fun”
—ImagesAZ · September 2012
“Best Gussied-Up Cowboy Grub”
—Phoenix Magazine · November 2011
“85 Best Restaurants”
—Phoenix Magazine · January 2011
” Food & Grooves: Choose One, Get Three”
—Where Magazine · October, 2010
“Cave Creek restaurateurs turn to desert for menu ideas”
—The Arizona Republic/Scottsdale Republic · May 15, 2010
“Restaurants Harvest Desert for Extreme Locavore Menu”
—PlanetEyeTraveler.com · May 10, 2010
“Lemon-lime Meringue Pie”
—Phoenix Magazine · January 2010
“Cartwright’s finds new chef: Seth Montez Crane”
—The Arizona Republic/Scottsdale Republic · December 24, 2009
Live music at Cartwright’s
—The Arizona Republic/Scottsdale Republic · July 17, 2009
“You go, grill! We’ve found some of the best, most biteable hamburgers in the Valley”
—Phoenix Magazine · November 2009
“Cartwright Bar & Grill menu gets summer makeover”
—The Arizona Republic/Scottsdale Republic · June 25, 2009
Two Arizona Restaurants Receive Coveted DiRoNA Award
—Arizona Guide Industry News · May 18, 2009
“Local Chef Looks to the Past to Find a Sense of Place”
—Edible Phoenix · Spring 2009
—Courtesy of Gwen Ashley Walters and Edible Phoenix
“Rising Stars… New chefs you’ve never heard of…yet…”
—Phoenix Magazine · January 2009
—Courtesy of Gwen Ashley Walters “
Cartwright’s, Tonto get Fresh”
—The Arizona Republic/Scottsdale Republic · August 10, 2007