Oldest Restaurants in Arizona

[Dr. Zook]

[Dapper Dave]

I've been to seven of them. I wouldn't go to a restaurant in SOUTH Tucson on a bet. 

[Blackwater 53393]

I’ve been in the three in Tombstone but didn’t have meals there.

 

I was mostly disappointed with Tombstone. It had what I call the “JELLYSTONE PARK” feel to it! 
 

I DID enjoy shooting at the club down there! The match was fun and the folks were GREAT!

 

I was much more impressed with Deadwood and with Cody Wyoming!

[Rye Miles #13621]

I was in a couple restaurants in Tucson and I was not disappointed. A Mexican restaurant that was great and a steak joint that we enjoyed. This was in 1996 can’t remember the names. We also ate at couple in Phoenix and Scottsdale too. I thought the restaurants were great!

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

I enjoy The Palace once in awhile.  It's #1 on that list and maybe two miles from the World's Oldest Rodeo, also in Prescott.

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

One of my favoite eateries in Tucson is a place called Tumerico.  "Baby Sister" introduced Helen Brimstone and me to the place a few years ago; it's vegan/vegetarian, and kinda funky, but VERY good!  I am definitely a carnivore, but whenever we visit this is the first place we'll hit.   

 

 

 

[Wyatt Earp SASS#1628L]

They left off Rod's Steakhouse in Williams. It opened in 1947, but it did close for a while and then reopened later. I don't know the time frame, but maybe that's why it didn't qualify.

I ate there back in about 1962 when we were on vacation and stopped at the Grand Canyon. Couldn't tell you if it was good or not, I was only 8 yrs old at the time!

[Cholla]

To be clear, the Palace in Prescott is not the original building. The existing building was rebuilt after the fire of 1900. The bar itself is original as it was carried out to the courthouse square across the street.

 

I have eaten at eight on the list, and Rod's Steakhouse.

Edited January 18 by Cholla

[watab kid]

i do enjoy a nice restraint these days , but im not driving all that way to visit one YET , with the news i got today i may be visiting one day soon , my twin aunts that live there notified us that one had a hip replacement - they found a cancer in the process - its reoccurring as she had it before , they are mid 80s so im preparing for what may come 

[Eyesa Horg]

8 hours ago, watab kid said:

i do enjoy a nice restraint these days , but im not driving all that way to visit one YET , with the news i got today i may be visiting one day soon , my twin aunts that live there notified us that one had a hip replacement - they found a cancer in the process - its reoccurring as she had it before , they are mid 80s so im preparing for what may come 

🙏Prayers up for your Aunt🙏

[T.K.]

The "EL CHARRO"

Claims the Title of the birthplace of the "CHIMICHANGA" They have a whole story to back it up.

Excellent food. They also sell bulk "Carne seca" dried beef                 ( imagine ground up beef jerky) Used in soups, omelets etc.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

el charro / elcharro norte

 

[watab kid]

14 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said:

🙏Prayers up for your Aunt🙏

thank you , they were the ones that my parents babysat for back before i was even a thought and they in return babysat for me and my siblings when we were young in the 50s , have not been close in recent years just because of distance ......i hate being of the age when you visit for these reasons , used to be for holidays with laughter and fun 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

On 1/17/2026 at 7:16 PM, Cholla said:

To be clear, the Palace in Prescott is not the original building. The existing building was rebuilt after the fire of 1900. The bar itself is original as it was carried out to the courthouse square across the street.

 

I have eaten at eight on the list, and Rod's Steakhouse.

But they never closed their doors nor stopped doing business, and the bar (made by Brunswick and best known for pool tables these days) and shell of the ice cabinet are still standing and being used all the time.