Sacred Hogan Navajo Frybread

I drove up to meet my mom at this place and it said Closed. WHAT!!!
Although my mom makes great frybread, this was always our «quick fix.» I loved this place. I loved the Navajo Burgers, Navajo Tacos, and my wife loved the mutton stew and Lamb.
I’ve been to the Frybread House and never again! Not the same. Their portions are so small for what you pay for.

Good riddance! Came in here once during a hot summer day… IT WAS HOTTER IN THE RESTAURANT! All they had to cool the place was a small window AC on the counter and it it wasn’t exhaust vented. The hot air was just venting back into the room. Then the wait staff ignored me for 15 minutes. Now here’s the part that pissed me off the most. Outside the restaurant they advertised a $ 7.99 Navajo Taco special which isn’t a bad deal so I ordered one and a cup of water. The waitress asked if I wanted hamburger, cheese, onion, lettuce and tomatoes on top of the beans but didn’t tell me they charge extra for each. I guess their Navajo Taco is only frybread and beans??? I ate and got the total… it was over $ 17! For one Taco? I’m glad this dump closed.

They are closing and moving, and i can see why. The place is not very clean, especially the portable ac units. Service was decent. My taco was cold. The kids BLT was great thus 2 stars. They serve Shasta and RC from the can. Excluding the mural the place really lacks any type of décor except maybe Trailer Park Yard Sale Chic.

Frybread is the food I look forward to the most when I visit Phoenix. It’s a regional item and a culturally significant sounding restaurant called Sacred Hogan Navajo Frybread snagged my attention with their name.
I wish they had health code ratings in Phoenix the way they do in LA because I’d like to know how Sacred Hogan Navajo Frybread would rate especially when we noticed that there was no soap in the restrooms. No soap dispenser, no remnants of a soap dispenser, no indication that soap was ever something they needed to supply/​and use.
If you think about it, the Frybread vendors alongside the street aren’t probably following health code so when they took their business to a brick and mortar establishment they may have not thought about doing the same here.
Aside from the soap issue. The Frybread was great! Good flavors from the green chili upon the meat and the bread was just like how I remember it, light and crispy. Food gets thumbs up. Only thing looming was the cleanliness factor, but like a fancy French dude once said «The C rating on a restaurant just means more flavor.»

For Sacred Hogan:
— Open on Black Friday (NOT A HOLIDAY) when Fry Bread House is closed
— HUGE portions. Even being quite gluttonous, I was not able to eat even ²⁄₃ of it
— Hot sauce is less hot and more flavorful, allowing me to use a ton :)
— Service was friendly and quick
Against Sacred Hogan:
— Shasta soda. Seriously… is Coke that much more expensive? It just makes you look SUPER cheap
— Fry bread seemed under cooked. I’m used to eating it much crispier, and this was just really soft.
— Didn’t love the beans. and when ordering the Pima (beans plus the other toppings, no meat), that’s a problem

I can’t believe I waited this long to try this place. I was very skeptical about this place being that it was in the city. But OMG is this place a gem. I felt like I was back in NM at my grandmas house. From the tattered mismatched décor, the gorgeous mural on the wall, and KTNN playing in the background… I was home.
I was impressed by the menu very true to Navajo cuisine… of course I had to get a roast mutton sandwich or ahem «lamb» sandwich as city folks like to call it. It was DELICIOUS!!! Nice hot crispy fry bread and green chile on that baby… YUM! The hubs got the vegetable mutton stew and it was piping hot, as it should be served. ;) oh and I can’t forget about the Shasta soda. We all chuckled when we saw it on the menu. I really wanted to try their blue corn pie, but I was too stuffed.
Overall I love this place. It was a bit pricey but lamb is not cheap! They offered very good customer service, the owner I’m guessing came up to us after the meal to check on us which was nice!
I will definitely be coming back! To the owners thank you for opening this place for all of us urban Indians!

The place literally smells like a toilet inside. I am not normally that sensitive. But this was really bad. The owner was not at all friendly. I asked nicely if they would wrap the fry bread separate because I was driving 20 miles with it and it met with much disdain. That is unfortunate when I’m the only customer in your business. Go across the street to The Fry Bread House. MUCH better service, food, and no smell.

I REALLY wanted to give this place a great rating, but there was just too much to look past in order to do so. First off, I’m Native American, so I’m very peculiar when it comes to my Native cuisine.
The food for the most part was delicious and authentic. We ordered the Navajo lamb sandwich on frybread, Navajo taco, and children’s Navajo burger. The sandwich had more than enough meat, but was still a tad pricy for just a sandwich with no sides. The Navajo taco was a standard Navajo taco and there wasn’t much to complain about. The frybread was fluffy and the beans were cooked just right. Now, the problem I have with the Navajo burger is that it’s obvious that the beef patty is the flash frozen type that comes in a box and dries out when cooked. It’s actually less expensive to buy beef and make patties by hand. Not only would they save money, but they’d be selling a juicier burger as well.
The reason I HAVE to give this place such a low rating is for the restaurant interior itself. The dining area is rundown and drab-​looking. The kitchen looks dirty and cluttered. And today, the temperature hit triple digits and whoever runs the joint decided that an open door and crap oscillating fan would suffice. It was horrible. For as long as they’ve been in business, how have they not done any significant renovations?
Lastly, customer service was so-​so. There were two waitresses working for the entire floor. The dining area isn’t large to begin with, but even with the restaurant half-​full (or half-​empty, depending on how you see it) service was slow and emotion-​neutral. Hopefully things get better, because I’d like to have another sandwich/​taco someday.

The service was great and super friendly.
I ordered the Hominy Stew and I was not amazed but then again, it was something different and new. I am East Indian and being that I am used to having dishes that are full of spices.
So I ordered there tacos as my second order to my meal. Over all I would go back. The food was really good. And it was nice to try something new and different and from another culture.
The ingredients were earthy and the frybread was yum!
I’m happy I went. I would suggest others to go there also and try something new and try what our Native cousins grew up on.

Visiting from out of state, was told about this place by locals when asking about frybread. First off, frybread is amazing! Had 3 meat Navajo tacos and frybread ice cream dessert. Both were great, very authentic dishes.
Downsides would be cleanliness and pricing. There right at opening and floors hadn’t been swept and restaurant over all looked dingy. Located in a strip mall. Dishes range from $ 10-​$ 26 and all though tasty, very over priced. Shasta soda products $ 2.35! Little high there. Still, if you’re in the market for authentic frybread, this is a great choice!

With 48 reviews (!) for this teensy place I don’t think I could add much more than an update.
My husband and I went on 10÷12÷13, missing the place twice as we drove by. Glad I knew to look for the yellow sign on the outside; it caught my eye before we missed it a third time. Definitely a hole-​in-​the-​wall place which was nearly full at 11 AM on a Saturday, a good sign. We were seated immediately,
We were brought an interesting appetizer of cut-​up cold flatbread with a sort of sweet, spicy/​fruity habenero dipping sauce which I will have to try to replicate at home someday. Rather reminded me of fried wontons with a sweet and sour sauce at a Chinese restaurant. Husband had the lamb sandwich on frybread with red chiles and I had green chiles and frybread– kind of like chili/​beef with tomato, onion and lettuce.
I am a bit of a chilihead, and coming from that anticipation, the chiles were disappointing — they did say they were Hatch green chiles on the menu; on the other hand, it seems to be a lot of native food tends to be bland and that’s what the cuisine just is. The lamb was very chewy, said husband, chewing manfully through his meal.
All in all, the meal was satisfying and not terrible, but not what I was expecting — the fry bread too was not what I was used to, being a different, lighter texture than types I’ve had before, better for a light topping than supporting a heavy dose of chile/​meat and so forth. Next time I will have to try their tortillas. None of this, needless to say, is low-​cal, low-​carb, or anything low in any way — meant as a once-​a-​quarter treat, and look over your shoulder guiltily whilst you eat it, too.
I must add, though, both of us were VERY IMPRESSED with their great service and friendliness. I definitely felt like I was visiting some (kind) relatives of mine here — the woman waiting tables was sweet and attentive like an auntie, and the gentleman at the counter clearly proud of his place of business and genuinely helpful. Tables and floors were clean and we left full and content.
Thanks for lunch! Ahéhee’! :)

I love a dive joint and this is definitely a dive joint. Now, I have no idea what ‘authentic’ Navajo food tastes like but this was quite delicious. I have had fry bread and it’s delightful. I have serious carb issues, so, bread is my THANG. LIght and crispy, yum. They have quite an extensive menu but they had LAMB. That’s all you have to say to me and everything else falls out the wayside.
I got the lamb sandwich on frybread. It’s served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and peppers. the lamb was cooked beautifully and the size was immense. The only thing ‘missing’ was some type of sauce. Now, I don’t know what authentic Navajo food is about, so perhaps the addition of sauce would be completely NOT authentic. However, it was quite good.
I’m curious to try their tacos as well, also served on frybread.
The servers were extremely friendly and attentive. I’ll definitely be back to check out some more dishes.

Moving to the city from a reservation, one becomes homesick when Native food are limited to nearby reservations food stands. Myself, I am a full-​blooded Navajo who misses «Navajo» food on a occasional basis. Sometimes I have no time to whip up a dish due to my busy schedule. This was my first time visiting Sacred Hogan, and I’ll admit it had a great variety and the food was awesome!
Sacred Hogan (along with The Frybread House) is my go to place to get authentic Native American food. Great friendly and fast service, our food was ready in about 10minutes! I had the Navajo Taco made with pinto beans and the works consisting of lettuce, onions, tomatoes and shredded cheese. You will find the same topping on almost every food vendor stands on a tribal reservation. Quality was great as well as the proportions. Definitely will return when I am back in the Phoenix area.
You want authentic? This beats any Replicated State Fair «Native Frybread» shacks any day. I would definitely recommend!

Went to Sacred Hogan with a girlfriend for lunch, since we were craving traditional home food and I had been here once before so I thought I’d try it out again :)
It was pretty busy as we went on a Friday afternoon so the small place was pretty full but that didn’t bug us at all, after all it is a small business. When we walked in we didn’t know whether to sit down or order and then sit down so we asked. Right away the nice Navajo lady told us that we sit down and she would take our order. I and my friend are very patient people as we know that patience is a virtue and there are so many people who truly know customer service. Right away we were served drinks, Shasta sodas, and the woman took our order
I chose to get the vegetable stew with frybread because I was wanting a good stew
My gf chose the Navajo burger
We put our orders in and we knew it would be a while because most Navajo food stands/​restaurants take a while preparing the food and we were in no rush :) we did wait a good 30 mins for both of our meals to come out but since we were craving it we really didn’t mind. I was surprised at the large portions. My friends Navajo burger was HUGE, and she ate the entire thing which was a big shock to me.
My stew was perfect; the meat was tender, the vegetables were soft, and it was hot! My friend and I thought we were at a food stand somewhere on the rez lol we kept giggling.
I felt a little bad when all the ladies tried talking to me in Navajo, my native tongue. I could understand but not really put my words together to respond. But it was just a great feeling to be in the atmosphere and hear all of the ladies cooking and joking around in the back.
I’m Navajo and so I really did enjoy Sacred Hogan. I have heard about Fry Bread House and I would like to give it a try, I know tribes tend to do things differently so stay tuned for my opinion on that :)
All in all the Sacred Hogan was a really great place. A bit pricey but it was worth it; the food, the atmosphere, and the wonderful staff :)
It was great to see that there were non native people eating there as well, I know everyone enjoys frybread and Navajo tacos from time to time, the Navajo staff is very welcoming, I thought that was great.
I will return to SH periodically

I ate the mutten frybread which my friend who is part of the Navajo tribe recommended. Cant complain. This was my first experience of fry bread, which is really good!
I drove there on the weekend and it was pretty crowded. However once i was seated I saw the menu but I listen to the true Navajo, my friend Derrick and he said to get the mutten.
They brought out my frybread plate and it was HUGE! I folded it like a big taco and the fry bread was SUPER good! The mutten which was lamb tasted really flavorful. The beans and lettuce, tomatos, and salsa was really good on top of all of it.
So I am hooked on this fry bread now and I’m interested in how they make this.
But overall if your in the area, do stop by and try the mutten fry bread!

Navajo Food at it’s best !!! I loved everything there ! I guess I love «BLAND» food. :-) everything was terrific …
I ordered the bowl (12 oz) of Mutton Hominy Stew I got it with the Tortilla bread which was AMAZING ! I also ordered a side of Blue Corn Mush to dip into my stew (which is an awesome combination) … And I also ordered a Grape Shasta Soda :-D … My Husband ordered the Vegetable Mutton Stew with fry bread and ordered Strawberry Shasta Soda. He loved everything !
Everything was well worth the wait and the food was extra hot and tasted very FRESH !!! I LOVED IT !

Enough with the Frybread!!!
At least for me. The appeal that draws me to this place… they serve tortillas. As an health conscious, recent nutrition grad, I can do without Frybread for the most part. Of course I will have it occasionally, but tortillas won my heart over. That day however, I did both.
I once looked for this place and couldn’t find it, thinking it was shut down after many u-​turns I scurried off somewhere else for lunch. Luckily friend showed me the right way.
I was having a bad day, and friend mentioned Sacred Hogan… instant happiness. Jump into the car and we’re racing to feed our appetites.
«Hmmm what to order, what to order?!»
Their menu is pretty sizable and varied, yes! Tacos… eh. Mutton stew… yes! Blue corn mush… OMG. Spam and egg … I have found heaven. I was surprised how many things from home were found here and not so Americanized. We ordered and knew it was gnna be sometime to get our food, so grabbed a Navajo Times to read. I don’t know why people complain about the wait time, it was at least 10 mins but this isn’t a fast food joint nor the fairgrounds.
The one meal I was so happy to get was the roast mutton with frybread. Onions, lettuce, tomato, GREEN CHILE, and doubled my tender mutton… bingo! Every bite was divine and not so gluttonous. It was pretty good I wanted more mutton. Friend and I shared one with Tortilla… even better. Washing it down with some iced Navajo tea was great, just needed more ice though.
For dessert I opted for the blue corn mush. Big bowl I might say, had to share it. With a hint of sugar, I was set.
Belly full and ready for the check… wait! Wow! This place is quite pricey, but I understand… they are using mutton, not beef. 3 mutton sandwiches, 1 Navajo burger, blue corn mush, 3 drinks later, our bill was approx $ 50. Mind you that we also doubled our mutton too.
Luckily my friend pays when we eat out, lucked out that time. Overall I love this place. More so than Fry Bread House, mostly likely because I’m biased as I am Navajo.

As a child of the 80s, I see the word «Hogan,» I immediately think of none other than Hulk Hogan. As far as I was concerned, Hulk Hogan was truly sacred in the REAL SPORT of professional wrestling. So to drive past a place called Sacred Hogan, resulted in a U-​turn to go take a look at what was evidently a shrine to the greatest wrestler in the entire world.
Okay, now that my attempt to garner your funny votes is done, truth is, I’ve never had Native American food in my life before. I know what an actual hogan is too, because I once inadvertently stumbled upon the real definition of a hogan when googling «hogan,» thinking I’d get some cool results about Hulk Hogan.
The location is right off of Indian School Rd, near the intersection of 7^th Street, and it’s kind of tucked into a nondescript gray strip of stores. Parking is free. Their website said they opened at 9 am, but much to my inconvenience it was actually 10 am. No matter, I was like the second customer of the day of my visit, because I really wanted to eat at a place called Sacred Hogan.
I ordered the Navajo Taco with red chili. The frybread is so soft and naturally good. They were a little heavy on the red onions, but that’s just my preference. But as a whole, everything tasted very fresh and well, natural. Nothing too salty, maybe a little on the bland side of things, but I guess that’s kind of what I was expecting out of Native American food, sorry if that sounds naïve. But the salsa they also provided helped. Regardless, no complaints. I cleaned my plate, and was satisfied in the process. It was good food.
It was also inexpensive. For the monstrosity of a taco, it only ran me like eight bucks. The full size of that thing could have easily sated two diners with modest appetites fairly easily.
As far as this Hulkamaniac is concerned, Sacred Hogan was a good experience. Brother.

I used my Groupon with Sacred Hogan Navajo Frybread. I did not have a very good experience. Both my friend and I got chicken frybread sandwich, and the chicken was very dry and tasteless. They ran out of picante salsa, and we had to beg our neighbors to give a little to give some taste. Even with that, the taste did not improve that much. We asked our server for some side beans to hopefully give some flavor, and he returned about 15 minutes later when we almost finished telling us that they ran out.
I was taking my buddy out for his b-​day, and this was the not the b-​day experience I was hoping to give.

So maybe I’m not a big fan of the Navajo or Native American foods that I’ve tried since moving to AZ. I haven’t been tempted to return to any of the 3 restaurants I’ve tried of it so far. I bet Native home-​cooking would be better… any volunteers?! :)
The only thing I like is the frybread dessert and… who wouldn’t like that?! The other foods I’ve tried seem to be either very bland or tooooo spicy. The hominy soup I tried here was pretty bland.
Won’t see you there.