Phoenix, Arizona

===Cuisine===
Phoenix is also renowned for its [[Mexican cuisine|Mexican food]], thanks to its large [[Hispanic]] population and its proximity to Mexico. Some of Phoenix's restaurants have a long history. The Stockyards steakhouse dates to 1947, while Monti's La Casa Vieja (Spanish for "The Old House") was in operation as a restaurant since the 1890s, but closed its doors November 17, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stockyardssteakhouse.com/history.html |title=Stockyards Steakhouse |publisher=stockyardssteakhouse.com |access-date=February 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008050458/http://www.stockyardssteakhouse.com/history.html |archive-date=October 8, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2014/11/03/tempes-iconic-montis-la-casa-vieja-closing-nov/18436845/ | newspaper=The Arizona Republic | date=November 4, 2014 | title=Tempe's iconic Monti's La Casa Vieja closing Nov. 17 | first=Amy | last=Edelen | access-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> Macayo's (a Mexican restaurant chain) was established in Phoenix in 1946, and other major Mexican restaurants include Garcia's (1956) and Manuel's (1964).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macayo.com/about-us/history.php |title=History |publisher=Macayo's |access-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-date=March 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221451/http://macayo.com/about-us/history.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The population boom has brought people from all over the nation, and to a lesser extent from other countries, and has since influenced the local cuisine. Phoenix boasts cuisines from all over the world, such as [[barbecue]], [[Cajun cuisine|Cajun]]/[[Louisiana Creole cuisine|Creole]], [[Greek cuisine|Greek]], [[Cuisine of Hawaii|Hawaiian]], [[Irish cuisine|Irish]], [[Japanese cuisine|Japanese]], [[Italian cuisine|Italian]], [[Fusion cuisine|fusion]], [[Iranian cuisine|Persian]], [[Indian cuisine|Indian (South Asian)]], [[Korean cuisine|Korean]], [[Spanish cuisine|Spanish]], [[Thai cuisine|Thai]], [[Chinese cuisine|Chinese]], [[Cuisine of the Southwestern United States|southwestern]], [[Tex-Mex]], [[Vietnamese cuisine|Vietnamese]], [[Brazilian cuisine|Brazilian]], and [[French cuisine|French]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phoenixrestaurants.com/cuisine_all.cfm |title=Phoenix Restaurants by Cuisine Type |publisher=phoenixrestaurants.com |access-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref>

The first [[McDonald's]] franchise was sold by the McDonald brothers to a Phoenix entrepreneur in 1952. Neil Fox paid $1,000 for the rights to open an establishment based on the McDonald brothers' restaurant.<ref name=around>{{cite web |url=http://doney.net/aroundaz/celebrity/mcdonald_bros.htm |title=McDonald Brothers |publisher=Around Arizona |access-date=February 9, 2014}}</ref> The hamburger stand opened in 1953 on the southwest corner of [[Central Avenue Corridor|Central Avenue]] and [[Indian School Road]], on the growing north side of Phoenix, and was the first location to sport the now internationally known golden arches, which were initially twice the height of the building. Three other franchise locations opened that year, two years before [[Ray Kroc]] purchased McDonald's.<ref name=around />