What is Food Fight?
If you're looking for a food fight, you've found one.
Food Fight is a feature that pits reader against reader in a battle royale to find the best cuisine in Tucson.
For each Food Fight, we'll throw something new into the ring: the best veggie burger, the tastiest chicken wings or the most scrumptious jalapeño poppers - you get the idea.
Results are published in Caliente with some of your comments included.
But don't think the fight is ever over once a winner is crowned. Keep adding your picks/favorites in the comments section of each story.
Join the Food Fight:
Who delivers best turkey sandwich?
Oct. 29, 2009 - Time to talk turkey.
Seems appropriate enough, what with Thanksgiving just around the bend.
Here's what we want to know: Which eatery serves up the best turkey sandwich in town?
Just 'cuz we're feeling benevolent, we'll even allow turkey burgers to be entered into the competition.
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Who's got best Bloody Mary?
Oct. 15, 2009 - OK, readers, time to get your drink on. We're looking for the best Bloody Marys in town.
The popular tomato juice-vodka cocktail seems an appropriate Food Fight for this time of year. Tell us which restaurant or bar serves up the best.
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Which doughnuts take the cake?
Sept. 17, 2009 - Think of them as the hole-y grail of breakfast foods. Although they're really good any time of the day. We're talking doughnuts.
Whether they're just glazed, slicked with shiny pink icing or satisfying-enough-for-two-meals cake doughnuts, we love 'em all. What's your fave?
Tell us which shop serves up the best of the tasty round treats.
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Who makes Tucson's spiciest food?
Aug. 6, 2009 - Sure, it's been hot lately. Hotter and drier than usual, even.
But for this Food Fight, we're looking for real heat.
Which restaurant makes the hottest (as in spicy) dish in Tucson but keeps you coming back for more?
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Who makes Tucson's best margaritas?
July 9, 2009 - Salt or no salt? Frozen or on the rocks? Margaritas are next up in our Food Fight series.
Who makes the best in town and what makes them great?
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Mmm-mmm. Who makes the most lip-smackin' ribs?
June 18, 2009 - We've chosen ribs for this Food Fight in honor of the upcoming Fourth of July holiday.
Which restaurant makes Tucson's best ribs and what makes them so special?
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Who has the best guacamole in town?
May 21, 2009 - Guacamole is the focus for this week's Food Fight.
Whose guac is the talk of the town and what makes it so special?
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Help us find the best hot dog in Tucson
April 30, 2009 - Whether Sonoran, Chicago-style, slathered in chili or made from tofu, hot dogs are an American staple. They will duke it out for dominance in Caliente's latest Food Fight.
Which restaurant makes the top dog in Tucson?
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Whose is best to the last drop?
March 5, 2009 - We're dishing up pasta as the first Food Fight menu item in 2009.
Coffee, one of the most widely consumed drinks in the world, is the subject of our next Food Fight.
Who makes the best java in Tucson, and what makes it special?
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Where do you go to find the best steak?
Feb. 12, 2009 - Steak is at stake in Caliente's next Food Fight.
What Tucson restaurant makes the best steak and what makes it so special?
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We're on the hunt for pleasing pasta
Jan. 8, 2009 - We're dishing up pasta as the first Food Fight menu item in 2009.
Which restaurant in Tucson makes the best pasta dish, and what makes it so darn good?
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Which eatery has best hangover cure?
Dec. 18, 2008 - It's New Year's Day and you can't remember a thing from the night before. The only reminder that you had any fun at all is a splitting headache and red marks on your knees from homage paid to the porcelain gods.
Let us know which restaurant in town serves the best remedy for a hangover. Tell us what it is and what makes it so great.
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Who has pies to prize on restaurant scene?
Nov. 27, 2008 - In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, pie is on the table for our latest Food Fight.
Which restaurant in town makes the best slice of pie, pumpkin or otherwise, and what puts it at the top of your list?
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Who makes Tucson's best soup?
Oct. 23, 2008 - Soup is on the menu for this food fight.
Who serves up the best soup in town and what makes it so great?
Tortilla soup fans dominated.
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Who makes the best quesadillas?
Sept. 25, 2008 - Quesadillas are the next item up in our ongoing Food Fight series.
This cheese-and-tortilla treat can be found in restaurants and bars all over town, but what place makes the best and why?
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Who makes the best sandwich?
Sept. 4, 2008 - It generally begins with two slabs of bread, but after that a good sandwich is a matter of taste.
Where do you go for the best sandwich in town and what makes it so great?
Leave your comments below.
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Who makes the best sushi in town?
Aug. 14, 2008 - With On a Roll sushi restaurant set to open Downtown and Fuku Sushi in the works in Main Gate Square next to the UA, we figured this Japanese treat would be the perfect contender for our next Food Fight.
Which restaurant makes the best sushi in Tucson and why? Is it the specialty rolls that make it special? The nigiri?
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Who makes your favorite french fry?
July 24, 2008 - Whether they are crisscut, curly, smothered in cheese or made from sweet potatoes, fries are right up there with hamburgers and pizza when it comes to popular foods in Tucson.
Who makes the best spud sticks in town and why are they so good?
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Who has the best all-you can-eat deal?
July 17, 2008 - We're looking at an all-you-can-eat, all-out blowout for this week's Food Fight.
Which Tucson-area restaurant offers the best all-you-can-eat deal or buffet and why? Is it the range and quality of food being served? The atmosphere?
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Where's the best pizza?
June 12, 2008 - We're expecting nothing less than a 12-round slugfest as pizza enters the ring this week and our latest Food Fight begins.
Who makes the best pizza in town and what's on it?
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Where's the best salad?
May 22, 2008 - As the heat bears down on Tucson, we're thinking light for our next Caliente Food Fight.
This week's dish of debate: salads.
Who makes the best salad in Tucson? And what goes into it?
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Where are the best buffalo wings?
May 8, 2008 - Buffalo-style chicken wings are on the menu for this week's Food Fight.
Tucson is packed with chicken joints serving up wings slathered in sauces from tangy and mild to brain-blisteringly hot.
Find out where Star readers think you can find the best plate of these prime poultry parts.
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Where's the best salsa?
April 24, 2008 - Caliente is looking to turn up the heat on its regular Food Fight feature. And what better way to do that than to introduce salsa as our next head-to-head food item.
How do you like your salsa? Hot? Tangy? Swimming with chopped tomatoes or flavored with corn?
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Where's the best milkshake?
April 3, 2008 - As the mercury inches its way toward triple digits in Tucson, we thought it a fine time to pitch milkshakes as our next Food Fight.
We're completely in love with the thick and creamy Mississippi Mud milkshakes from Baskin-Robbins.
But this isn't about us. If you have a milkshake you can't live without, let us know where to find it.
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Where's the best burger?
March 20, 2008 - You can't go two city blocks without finding a restaurant with its own take on this classic American dish. Tucson loves its burgers, whether they be made from Kobe-style beef or ostrich meat, smothered in mushrooms or dripping with tangy barbeque sauce. But what's the best in town?
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Where's the best burrito?
Feb. 28, 2008 - The burrito is a dish done 1,000 different ways in the Old Pueblo. Think you know where the most awe-inspiring burrito is around here?
Let us know.
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