🌮🍔 Papa Locos Tacos & Burgers, a self-described halal Mexican restaurant, has opened in the former Jalisience Mexican Food space on the northeast corner of Lindsay and Warner in Gilbert. The fast-casual concept’s original location is in Tucson, and there’s another in Nogales. In addition to street tacos and eight specialty burgers, the menu offers breakfast items, burritos, tortas, and an extensive selection of seafood dishes. (Pictured: Chile Relleno Burger and al pastor taco.) Open for lunch and dinner Monday-Thursday and breakfast, lunch, and dinner Friday-Sunday.
D-Backs, CBCBs go to bat against brain tumors
⚾️ Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix is teaming with the Arizona Diamondbacks to offer four specialty burgers during National Burger Month – a Jalapeño Bacon Burger (May 1-7), Sweet Chili Pineapple Burger (May 8-14), Arizona Party Melt Burger (May 15-21), and Spicy Pickle Burger (May 22-31) – with $1 from each burger sold (as well as $1 from each 22-ounce Michelob Ultra sold) donated to the Ivy Brain Tumor Center and Barrow Neurological Foundation.
‘Pitcher & Pull-Aparts’ special at Zinburger
🍔 Speaking of National Hamburger Month, Zinburger is offering a ‘‘Pitcher & Pull-Aparts’’ special on Mondays and Tuesdays in May featuring four cheeseburger pull-apart sliders, a basket of fries, and a pitcher of beer or house-made Zingria for $22.
Black Angus launches to-go-only Badass Burgers
🍔 Still speaking of National Hamburger Month, Black Angus has launched Badass Steakhouse Burgers, a to-go-only option, to its menu. There are six half-pound specialty burgers available for takeout or delivery from its Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, or Goodyear locations.
Win $2,000 in Macayo’s annual Chimi Challenge
🌯 Macayo’s Mexican Food has launched its second annual Chimi Challenge. Through Aug. 31, finish the restaurant’s 5-pound chimichanga ($30) in less than 20 minutes to win free Macayo’s food for a year. In addition, the person with the fastest time at each of 12 Macayo’s locations (Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport excluded) advances to the Sept. 23 finals where the winner will get $2,000.
Surprise restaurant The Falls closes after fire
🔥 The Falls, a casual American restaurant and bar that opened just over a month ago in the Sun City Grand neighborhood of Surprise, has closed after being damaged in a fire. No cause has been identified, and the restaurant isn’t expected to reopen until the end of the year.
