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Payson
Cucina Paradiso(512 N. Beeline Hwy., 928/468-6500, lunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. , dinner: 4 p.m.-8:30 p.m. daily, $7-$19) Cucina Paradiso has excellent northern Italian food and hand-tossed, wood-fired pizza.
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Branding Iron Steakhouse(573 Deuce of Clubs, 928/537-2337, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon. Thur., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri., 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Sat., $7-$15) The Branding Iron Steakhouse serves a good cut of meat with all the fixins, perfect for a cold high-country evening.
Licano’s Mexican Steakhouse(572 Deuce of Clubs, 928/537-8220, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. daily, $4-$15) Local favorite Licano’s Mexican Steakhouse serves excellent Mexican food.
Pinetop-Lakeside
Charlie Clark’s Steakhouse(Hwy. 260, 928/367-4900, www.charlieclarks.com, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. daily) The oldest continually operating restaurant in the White Mountains, Charlie Clark’s Steakhouse serves up the best steaks, sea food and prime rib in the area on property that, during prohibition, used to hold a still. It’s been around since 1938, but it’s been upgraded a few times since then, and is now a casual Western-style place that’s very popular.
Christmas Tree Restaurant(455 N. Woodland Rd., 928/367-3107, www.christmastreerestaurant.com, noon-9 p.m. Wed.-Sun., $12-18) Try the house specialty chicken and dumplings at the Christmas Tree Restaurant, a country-style place with tummy-warming,
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