Restaurants in Surprise

Eest Asian Bistro’s comprehensive menu brims with traditional Chinese dishes and chef specialties, including peking duck and honey-walnut prawn. Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., the restaurant satisfies cravings morning, noon, and late into the night with crowd-pleasing dishes such as teriyaki salmon, kung-pao chicken, and mongolian beef. Hot entrees often come tossed in savory housemade sauces that tingle taste buds and give a new purpose to that half-gallon of milk in your purse.

In 1986, the Tenorio family pooled their knowledge of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine to create a restaurant that combined authentic, south-of-the-border cuisine with quick service. They named it Filiberto’s after one of their own, Filiberto Tenorio. Since then, Filiberto’s Mexican Food has expanded to three states and 55 locations, but their commitment to fresh ingredients hasn’t changed. Available for dine-in or carry-out, the menu abounds with crispy chicken, beef, and pork tacos, hefty burritos, and combination platters that pair enchiladas, tacos, and chili rellenos with rice and beans or a compatible paper doll.

At Cleopatra Restaurant, restaurateur Ali Othman and songwriter Tony Youssef join together to enrapture diners with a combination of flavorful Near Eastern cuisine and live entertainment. Guests sip glasses of bubbly moscato and sup on marinated chicken kebabs while taking in the sights and sounds of salsa dancing on Thursdays and belly dancers and singers on Saturdays. An open, airy space decked out with plush leather couches, marble statues, and gold-hued curtains surrounds the entertainment and the edibles, which includes smaller bites of spinach pies, baba ghanouj, and falafel.

Mike’s Rigatoni Bistro is a hub for authentic Italian and Greek cuisines, including house-made pasta entrees and dishes cooked with ouzo, an anise-flavored apéritif that symbolizes Greek culture. Meat specialties span flavors from opposite sides of the Mediterranean: the Grecian-style myconos chicken lazes alongside sun-dried tomatoes, fresh oregano, and Kretikos wine, and the Italian-style milanese chicken scaloppini sports homemade parmesan-herbed breadcrumbs and veal demi-glace. Pasta entrees include noodles drenched in clam sauce or the lasagna al forno, stratified with meat sauce, ricotta, and house-made sausage to lend the plate more layers than Dante’s famous disco inferno. Comfortable red booths ensconce guests as Old World wreaths and curios recall a rustic country villa.

Medleys of fried rice, noodles, and seared meats fill the air with flavorful aromas as Good China's chefs toss them in woks over intense heat. The quick-searing process helps to preserve tenderness in everything from pork and chicken to scallops and shrimp, all tossed in a variety of sauces such as sweet ‘n’ sour, orange, and garlic. In addition to a roster of kung paos, chow meins, and other Chinese favorites, the chefs craft several of their own specialties. The Seven Stars & A Moon hides scallops, shrimp, and crabmeat beneath a fried egg, and the Happy Family dish crowds shrimp, chicken, pork, and vegetables into brown sauce and strife-free portraits.

Though the chefs at Sal’s Tuscan Grill spend their days skillfully spinning straight-from-Italy ingredients into flavorful pizzas and pastas, they're not about to tell you what to eat. That’s because the restaurant specializes in make-your-own pizza and pasta dishes that allow customers to make the final call when deciding what toppings should sizzle atop their wood-fired pizza or which of five pastas and six sauces will look best slathered across a bib. Alongside these customizable options, the Billelo family has curated a menu of their favorite pizzas, salads, and subs, all of which incorporate classic Italian ingredients such as genoa salami and pepperoncini and pair perfectly with a range of domestic and Italian beers and wines by the glass.