Churros El Rey, 4940 S. Park Ave., 302-1966.
Here's why we love the idea of Churros El Rey: They are literally across the street from the Arizona Daily Star on Tucson's south side. We can walk. And even if the mercury shoots up north of 100, we're gold; it's a short jaunt and a sweet payoff when we plop down a few bucks for crispy, chewy, sugar and cinnamon-dusted churro bites. Heck on a particularly tough day we're splurging. We're getting them topped with a scoop of ice cream. Take that you old hot sun!
You can get them filled with chocolate, cream or fruit, or drizzled with caramel or chocolate.
El Churro is open from 5 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, perfect timing for that after-dinner sweet hit, or maybe that instead-of-dinner sugar splurge.
