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Day: June 2, 2014

Esparza’s Barrio Queen coming to downtown Gilbert

Silvana Salcido Esparza’s acclaimed Mexican cusine is coming to historical downtown Gilbert after all. The multiple James Beard Award nominee for Best Chef Southwest originally planned to open a spinoff of her popular Barrio Cafe in the long-jinxed GrainBelt GrillHouse building

Now open: Tokyo Joe’s at Dana Park in Mesa

Tokyo Joe’s, a Colorado-based chain of Asian restaurants, made its Arizona debut over the weekend on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa. The Dana Park eatery is the fast-casual chain’s first outside Colorado. It plans to