Chandler/Tempe dining recs

Will be staying at Sheraton Wild Horse Pass in a week or so, visiting my parents in Chandler. We all received our 2nd vaccine, so ready to finally travel and dine out. Any recs for good takeout and a place for a nice dinner out. I’ve had two dinners at Kai in the past, so we are looking for other options. One dinner will be takeout from Carolina’s - one of my faves!

thanks, Jan

The Living Room in Chandler. It is set up sort of like a house. Good wine list. Call to make sure they are open. Az restaurants are hit/miss depending on city regs, etc.

Thanks James, we’ll look into it.

A brief review:

Our one upscale dinner out:
Kaizen (Phx downtown): Refreshing to eat in a Phx restaurant not in a stripmall. Cool vibe. Excellent service. Sushi rolls were quite good. Theme this month was citrus and all rolls were very bright and refreshing. Signature plates were excellent, especially the pulpo asado.

Takeout
Carolina’s in Mesa: Old standby. Love their Mexican food. Never disappoints
Rita’s Burritos in Chandler: Really good breakfast burritos. Excellent tortillas. No doubt that their dinner burritos would be equally good.
Pho Chandler: Very solid Vietnamese food, friendly service. Vermicelli salad with pork/egg roll was quite good.