Culinary Dropout

Located in Tempe, Culinary Dropout is a local restaurant popular with students and residents near Arizona State University. No corporate office is calling the shots here - just someone running their own restaurant in Tempe. College towns like Tempe depend on independently owned restaurants like this one to keep their main streets interesting. Menus and hours at small local restaurants can change, so it's worth checking ahead. Part of the fun of a college town like Tempe is finding places like this on your own. Worth adding to the rotation if you're building a list of Tempe favorites.