AZ Wilderness Brewing to build another brewery in Phoenix next year

🍺 Gilbert-based Arizona Wilderness Brewing will open a fourth location next year on the northwest corner of McDowell and 15th Street in Phoenix.

The 10,000-square-foot building formerly was home to a commercial florist.

The new location will be similar to the Gilbert flagship with a taproom attached to a brewery. It will not have a beer garden like the brewery’s downtown Phoenix location.

Arizona Wilderness also operates the Woodnotes Cellar, its wild ales-focused site and event space just north of the Gilbert brewery.

Elevated sports bar Mug N Shot opens in Gilbert

🏀 Mug N Shot, an elevated sports bar concept from Scottsdale-based HL Concepts (ShinBay, Nori, Sizzle Korean BBQ), has opened in the former 100 North Bar & Kitchen on the south edge of downtown Gilbert. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

Macayo’s Mexican Food coming to Queen Creek

🌮 Macayo’s Mexican Food, which has 10 locations across the Valley, is planning another on the northeast corner of Signal Butte and Ocotillo in Queen Creek later this year. A newly built small retail center also will have Black Rock Coffee and Fiiz Drinks.

Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House to close

🍜 Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House in west Mesa is closing at the end of this month when the owners retire. The restaurant opened in 2015 near the southeast corner of Dobson and Main – across the street from the Mekong Plaza.