{"id":10054,"date":"2013-07-29T13:05:21","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T20:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/?p=10054"},"modified":"2013-07-29T13:05:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T20:05:21","slug":"a-taste-of-little-cleos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/taste\/restaurants-phoenix\/a-taste-of-little-cleos","title":{"rendered":"A Taste of Little Cleo’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSam Fox\u2019s new Valley restaurant not only dishes up incredible and fresh seafood, but also a cool, casual spot to linger a while. Little Cleo\u2019s Seafood Legend opened in late spring in Phoenix\u2019s new The Yard. (Currently, The Yard also hosts Culinary Dropout.) Upon walking into Little Cleo\u2019s, guests\u2019 eyes are treated to amazing on-ice raw displays of the fresh seafood before taking a seat along the floor-to-ceiling\u00a0glass garage doors.
\nOne way to kick off the meal is with Little Cleo\u2019s selection of\u00a0fresh oysters, a star of the menu.\u00a0The menu also has a delectable selection of small plates\u2013each a great way to tempt the taste buds for what\u2019s to\u00a0come. The fresh-from-the-fryer sweet corn hush puppies\u00a0(pictured) are\u00a0golden, crispy and\u00a0offer just enough sweetness. It is hard to stop at just one of two of these puppies. The crispy frog legs is another delicious starter, especially when paired with the sweet Thai chili sap and crunchy roasted cashews.\u00a0One of Little Cleo\u2019s most popular dishes is the jar of warm crab and clarified butter, paired with grilled bread. It doesn\u2019t get much more delicious and comforting than the combo of sweet crab dripping with melted butter.
\nThough it is easy to fill up on Little Cleo\u2019s yummy small plates, don\u2019t miss out on the entrees. The fish and chips (pictured on homepage) is a great traditional dish that is sure to please any diner. The fish batter is crispy and light\u2013not too greasy\u2013and the fries are thick and delicious. The celery seed coleslaw that accompanies the dish is quite good, too boot. For those in the mood for a little spice, the Cajun shrimp, paired with red potatoes, corn on the cob and grilled bread, is a perfect summer seafood dish.
\nLast but not least, the old-fashioned maple-glazed cake doughnuts are sinful but simply too good to miss. Dunk \u2019em in coffee. www.foxrc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sam Fox\u2019s new Valley restaurant not only dishes up incredible and fresh seafood, but also a cool, casual…\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1547,8081,8084,11986,11991,12539,12542,14719],"class_list":["post-10054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-restaurants-phoenix","tag-best-seafood-phoenix","tag-little-cleos","tag-little-cleos-seafood-legend","tag-sam-fox","tag-sam-fox-restaurants","tag-seafood-phoenix","tag-seafood-scottsdale","tag-the-yard-phoenix","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\nA Taste of Little 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