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:A PHOENIX Eating-Out Guideamong the most tastefully decorated around. A fire crackling away in the fireplace and Joe%u2019s classical music playing away in the background make this place an experience that shouldn%u2019t be missed. Joe%u2019s Restaurant, 264 Waverly Ave. (near DeKalb), 622-9244. Credit cards. Open Wed. thru Sun., 4-12 pm. Full bar, wine list.Italian restaurants with homestyle cooking are available downtown too, and a friendly family atmosphere can be found in such establishments as Helen%u2019s Kitchen on Court Street, Cino%u2019s on DeKalb Ave., Seeds of the Future on Atlantic Ave. and Villa Giulia on Seventh Avenue.Visiting HELEN'S KITCHEN is like eating in a family dining room. Helen is busy in the open kitchen preparing a heavy Naples tomato saw. e, boiling mussels and preparing her special Veal Marsala (in a wine sauce l. Other specialities are Zuppa di Mussels, Scungilli, pasta and beans. Helen%u2019s Kitchen, 296 Court Street, open 11 am to 8 pm, if the food runs out they close early. No credit cards, no phone.VILLA GIULIA on Seventh Avenue and 1st Street serves a variety of veal, including Saltimbocca a la Romana, Rollatim and Seallopini from $4 to $5. There is also Cannelloni for $4.50, and American steaks and chops. Desserts are Zabaglione, Spumoni and Zuppa Inglese. not a soup or English, but a pastry. Villa Giulia, 160 7th Avenue,open 11 am to 11 pm weekdays, Fri and Sat. 11 am to 1 am. Full bar. All credit cards. Reservations requested. 965-2795.CINO%u2019S on DeKalb Ave. is known for its home cooking, especially its hearty pizzas. There are also plentiful portions of traditional spaghetti, linguini and lasagna dishes. Cino's, 243 DeKalb Avenue, open Mon.-Sat. 12-10:30 pm. Full bar. No credit cards. 622-9249.Giuseppi of SEEDS OF THE FUTURE prepares everything to order. Baked zitti, spaghetti, eggplant dishes and fresh salads are always available. A hearty rabbit stew is often a menu special and very special indeed. Other specials are usually available each day A1 dente pasta dishes take time but arc worth it. All is served in a pleasant, unhurried atmosphere that makes you want to linger. On the walls hang paintings, photographs of local artists and posters. After dinner linger with herbal tea, exprcsso coffee and home baked desserts. Dinners range from $4 to $6.50.Seeds of the Future, 438 Atlantic Avenue. Tue.-Sun. 11 am to 11 pm. No credit cards. Bring your own w ine or beer. 625-9759.MEXICOWhat is the vision of Mexican cuisine without tortillas? And if you dine at theOld Mexico Restaurant on Montague Street there is a full range of home-style cooked tacos, enchilladas, tostadas or flautas dishes. All start with a base of tortillas soft or crisp. Crisp tacos are filled with meat, enchilladas, soft tortillas stuffed with meat and crisp tostadas come with meat, lettuce and shredded cheese. Flautas are crisp, rolled and fried tortillas filled with beef and guaeamole dip. Appetizers may be a salad or a South American guaeamole %u2014mashed avocados with lemon juice, tomatoes, onion and hot sauce served with, what else, but crisp, deep fried tortillas. For dessert try the flan with caramel sauce. For newcomers to Mexico%u2019s dishes try a combination platter for $4.95 with some of Mexico%u2019s excellent beers%u2014Carta Blanca or Dos XX. Some Spanish dishes are also served such as Paella or Shrimp A1 Diablo%u2014sauteed in olive oil with fresh garlic. Old Mexico, 115 Montague Street, open Mon-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri and Sat 5- 10:30pm. American Express. Full bar. Reservations for groups only. 624-19774.INDONESIAFew Americans visit South East Asia and so most are unfamiliar with the region%u2019s interesting cuisine. THE BALI RICE SHOP on Atlantic Avenue might be a way to start an exploration of an interesting range of tastes and dishes. With each of its 1,000 islands having its own flavor, Indonesian dishes show Chinese, Arab and colonial Dutch influences. A typical Indonesian meal will include a balancing of tastes, textures, colors and flavors where deep fried hors d%u2019oevres (lumpia) might be followed by a pickled salad (a-char), then a hot curried- - - %u2019 i c - - I n o f i n r Y n i no, aisn accompameu uy umuue.Edna Lewis, Guest Chef at Hubert's,preparing scallops.In the kitchen of Pate ViteFor dessert try fried bananas with whipped cream. Dinners run from a low of $3.95 to $7.50 for the rice table, which includes a variety of dishes. Bali Rice Shop, 145 Atlantic AVenue, Mon-Sun. 11:30 am-ll:30 pm. Bring your own wine or beer. 625-9532.SPAINAnybody who has visited Spain and tasted the original Paella there, should not miss LA MANCHA RESTAURANT%u2019S version. Paella can take many forms from a simple rice with Spanish sausages and vegetables to an elaborate dish with mussels, lobster, and other seafood mixed with saffron flavored rice in a hot steaming pot. The latter is what is served at I.a Mancha. Also interesting on the menu is shrimp in green sauce, a sausage, chicken and rice casserole, and a roast pork platter. To make the Spanish illusion complete, guitarists play nightly and sangria is served. For dessert, try the flan with caramel sauce. Dinners range from $4 to $10. La Mancha, 121 Atlantic Avenue, Tues-Sun. 12 to 11 pm, Visa and Master charge. Full Bar. 625-8539.HUNGARYIn Hungary people like to eat and eat hearty and a good sampling of that country%u2019s fare it available at OLD HUNGARY RESTAi RANT. The familiar beef goulash,(the gou sh a mixture of tomato sauce, paprika t