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Day: February 2, 2022

Playground-themed restaurant & bar Recreo opens in Chandler

Recreo, a playground-themed restaurant and bar whose name is Spanish for ‘‘recess,’’ has opened in the former El Zocalo space on San Marcos Place in downtown Chandler. The concept features live outdoor entertainment on an elevated shipping-container stage, a bar

Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue in Cave Creek limits hours this week

Condolences to Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue owner and pitmaster Bryan Dooley, whose father, Joe, passed away unexpectedly last weekend. The Cave Creek restaurant will have limited hours this week: 3:30-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday.

By the Bucket competitor The Spaghetti Shack opens in south Tempe

The Spaghetti Shack, a new spaghetti-by-the-bucket concept, has opened on the northwest corner of Rural and Guadalupe in south Tempe. Managing partner Joey Palomarez originally signed up for a By the Bucket franchise, but ultimately decided to launch a similar