Menudo from El Matador
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We're not doctors, OK? We're just saying we've heard that when you wake up after a night of being three sheets to the wind, some of these remedies might help.
Tasty hangover remedies
Food to get you back on your feet
By Barbara Yost
Special for azcentral.comSeptember 15, 2009
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The Gym Grill & Bar Glendale
9611 W. Camelback Rd - PhoenixTurn off the tap on the booze and belly up to the bar for a healthier SoBe drink, which boasts of antioxidants and vitamins that will help you forget the night before.
Arriba Mexican Grill
17211 N. 79th Ave. - Glendale623-878-5777
A nice spicy bowl of chili should knock out any hangover lingering until dinnertime. Take the cure with Arriba's Chile Verde, pieces of pork simmered in spicy green chile sauce with diced onions, jalapeños, and served with warm tortillas, rice and beans.
Over Easy
4031 N. 40th St. - Phoenix602-468-3447
Bananas are your friend when you've worshiped the porcelain god. They soothe the stomach and replace electrolytes, magnesium and potassium, which deplete when you're drinking heavily. You'll never meet a better banana than in Over Easy's Caramelized Banana and Pecan Brioche French Toast. Have it with a glass of milk to rehydrate.
Matt's Big Breakfast
801 N. First St. - Phoenix602-254-1074
Another remedy for over-imbibing is honey. Its fructose is said to help metabolize alcohol more quickly, and the potassium will blunt the alcohol's effects, decreasing cravings. Either start slurping spoonfuls when you first get up, or head to Matt's for a few glasses of his honey lemonade. You might even permanently trade your Jim Beam for lemonade.
Chompie's
9301 E. Shea Blvd. - Scottsdale480-860-0475
It's a no-brainer: a big bowl of a Jewish mother's chicken soup will cure anything from a toothache to foot fungus. Get it with noodles, matzo balls or kreplach (dumplings). How many beers did you have? Get the big bowl.
Cave Creek Coffee Company and Wine Purveyors
6033 E. Cave Creek Road - Cave Creek480-488-0603
Stick with the classics: an eye-opening jolt of coffee. Try it in its concentrated form, espresso, made from fresh roasted beans.
Orange Table
7373 E. Scottsdale Mall, Suite 6 - Scottsdale480-424-6819
Your sorry, dehydrated body is screaming for vitamin C, which that nasty binge has sucked out of all your organs. Hurry to the Orange Table for a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice.
Urban Tea Loft
11 W. Boston St., Suite 2 - Chandler480-786-9600
Ginger has properties to soothe the tummy that's taken a tumble. At Urban Tea Loft, choose the Ginger Peach White Tea. A small pot is $5.25, which yields about two cups, plus you get a second steeping for another two cups.
De La Cruz Bistro
10 W. Main St. - Mesa480-258-6942
Your prayers have been answered with liquid relief. Sip a Virgin Mary, a non-alcoholic drink with tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, lemon juice and enough Tabasco sauce to slap you awake. $4.50. Or just get the tomato juice, whose tang will curb the urge to indulge.
Bavarian Point
4815 E. Main St. - Mesa480-830-0999
Some people swear the best cure for a night of farfen drunken is a big pile of zesty sauerkraut. Get it here with the Bauernschmaus — pork roast, roulade and smoked pork served with sauerkraut, dumplings and mashed potatoes.
Matador Restaurant
125 E. Adams St. - Phoenix602-254-7563
So the cervezas got out of hand? You know what you have to do. Head to El Matador for a steamin' bowl of menudo, a spicy tripe soup and legendary hangover cure.
