EaterAZ gives Verde a thumbs-up

Verde is a new casual Mexican restaurant on 1st Street just south of Roosevelt. PHXated loves it.

So does EaterAZ:

The Verde menu is simple: most meals are served in a three-compartment plate with a protein, sides of rice and beans, and a couple fresh-made tortillas. Verde Joe’s dad made all the tables and chairs with leftover wood from a warehouse, the table bases come from a farm Verde Joe once worked on, and the ladies making the tortillas are family members using grandma’s age-old recipe. The tortillas are cooked in a pecan wood-fired oven and made with a generous portion of lard, meaning they’re not all that healthy and friggin’ delicious.

Some other things you need to know: our favorite item is the green chile pork; you order at the counter and they’ll bring your food; almost everything in the place is recycled or recyclable; and it’s affordable—truly.