
Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Phoenix by diners
Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Phoenix by diners
Comfort food. Just saying the phrase manages to create a feeling of warmth that suddenly envelops you and travels directly to your stomach. It's the small, happy dance you do in your chair as your mom puts your favorite dinner in front of you when you go home to visit. It's the infamous cranberry sauce that your beloved aunt makes every Thanksgiving. It's the inexplicably delicious French bread pizza that makes you remember the nostalgia of childhood when everything was simple and eating pizza for lunch felt like a dream come true.
There's a wonderfully subjective quality about comfort food because when it comes down to it, the only criterion it has to have is that it has to make you feel comfortable when you eat it. It's the dish you eat when you're having a rough day—like a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream—or it's the dish you eat when you have something amazing to celebrate—also a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream.
Whether you're out traveling for work, enjoying a road trip for solely play-related purposes, or just tired of figuring out what to have for dinner tonight, Stacker decided to help you find some of the highest-rated comfort food restaurants in Phoenix, using Yelp data current as of July 22, 2025. The restaurants that serve the starchy, salty, sweet, greasy, cheesy, flaky, buttery comfort food that hits close to home, exactly when you need it most.
Businesses in the "comfort food" category were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of Phoenix were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.
Keep reading to find out if your favorite comfort spot made it or to find a new favorite!
#13. Hole-in-the-Wall
- Rating: 3.0/5 (169 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7677 North 16th St. Ste 4434 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Barbecue, Bars, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#12. Country Boys Restaurant
- Rating: 3.0/5 (237 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3202 East Greenway Road Ste 1701 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, American, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#11. Hawaiian Bros Island Grill
- Rating: 3.4/5 (94 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 236 East Bell Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Hawaiian, Wraps, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#10. Hawaiian Bros Island Grill
- Rating: 3.5/5 (33 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4520 East Cactus Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Hawaiian, Salad, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#9. McArthur's
- Rating: 3.5/5 (344 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 2400 East Missouri Ave. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, New American, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#8. Angry Crab Shack
- Rating: 3.9/5 (1318 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2808 East Indian School Road Ste D110 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#7. Ranch House Grille
- Rating: 4.0/5 (478 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5618 East Thomas Road Ste 130 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: American, Breakfast & Brunch, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#6. Aint Nicks Tavern
- Rating: 4.1/5 (54 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6840 North 27th Ave. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Comfort Food, Dive Bars, Karaoke
- Read more on Yelp
#5. Doughbird
- Rating: 4.1/5 (1147 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4385 East Indian School Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Pizza, Comfort Food, American
- Read more on Yelp
#4. Doughbird
- Rating: 4.4/5 (153 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5600 North 7th St. Ste 100 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Comfort Food, American, Pizza
- Read more on Yelp
#3. Tesota
- Rating: 4.5/5 (199 reviews)
- Address: 300 West Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Comfort Food, Bars, Pizza
- Read more on Yelp
#2. Whitty's Chicken & Fish
- Rating: 4.5/5 (24 reviews)
- Address: Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Food Trucks, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
#1. CarH's kitchen Food Truck
- Rating: 4.6/5 (23 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: Chandler, Arizona
- Categories: Food Trucks, Comfort Food, Caterers
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 95 metros.