PHOENIX
MEXICAN
Chilte
Mexican · Lively · Grand Avenue Arts District Phoenix
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Chef Lawrence Smith's Grand Avenue Arts District restaurant — a 2025 James Beard semifinalist running chef-driven modern Mexican cooking with serious sourcing discipline. The format is contemporary and ingredient-led: refined antojitos, masa-forward dishes, and a curated mezcal and tequila program. Less foundational than Bacanora (the 2024 JBF winner anchoring the same corridor), more about extending Grand Avenue's modern Mexican density with chef-driven discipline. For chef-driven modern Mexican from one of Phoenix's most-watched newer chef partnerships.