Bite Club: Condesa serves Crescent Ballroom favorites and more
If you liked the food at Crescent Ballroom, make sure to check out the restaurant's new solo iteration, Condesa.
State of play: Cocina 10, the in-house restaurant at the popular downtown Phoenix concert venue, moved down the street to 130 N. Central Ave. earlier this year.
It got a new name — Condesa means "countess" in Spanish — and expanded menu.
You can still order your favorites from Crescent Ballroom, but Condesa has even more.
Best bites: Jeremy ordered the barbacoa burrito, Jessica got a shrimp burrito bowl and they shared a side of cheesy bean dip with some colleagues.
The barbacoa was tender and savory. The burrito was huge, and they packed a ton of flavor in it.
The bowl version was equally immense and came with a half-dozen well-seasoned shrimp that paired well with the house green salsa.
1 tasty drink: Jeremy also ordered a Como La Flor, which has hibiscus brandy, red wine, apertivo, prickly pear jelly and citrus.
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