By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🐐 The Buzzed Goat, a 5-year-old locally owned coffee bar and taphouse in Ahwatukee, finally has opened a long-awaited second location on the southeast corner of McClintock and Southern (behind Boston Market) in Tempe. The new location, originally scheduled to
📺 Bonfire Craft Kitchen & Tap House, a 19-month-old restaurant and sports bar in south Tempe, will be featured on the Food Network’s popular ‘‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’’ on Friday, April 5. The quote ‘‘They wanted a local, made-from-scratch sports
🌶 The Mexicano’s Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa (Best Overall Salsa), Los Amaya’s Prickly Pear Salsa (Most Unique Salsa), and Los Muertos Extreme Hot Salsa Blend (Spiciest Salsa) were the winners at the new Arizona Salsa Fest, which made its debut
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🍣 Shimogamo, the highly acclaimed Japanese restaurant in south Chandler, has launched a second location at SanTan Village shopping center on the northwest corner of Santan Village Parkway and Williams Field in Gilbert. Unlike the original, which opened in 2003
Philadelphia Sandwich Company, which was locked out of its subleased location in Gilbert last fall, has taken its case to social media. What happened? In an Instagram post, PSC says it was subleasing the kitchen at Flying Basset Brewing near
🚫 Carly’s Bistro, a fixture on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix for nearly two decades, will close May 3, it announced on social media. The Mediterranean-style bistro, opened by Carla Wade Logan in 2005, was one of the first restaurants on
👺 Devil’s Hideaway, the latest concept from Valley nightlife entrepreneur Julian Wright, has opened in the former Rula Bula Irish Pub space on the southeast corner of Mill Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Tempe. Wright (Pedal Haus Brewery, Lucky’s
🍜 Tucson-based JA Ramen, which debuted in 2022, has opened its first Valley location – and sixth overall – on the southeast corner of Baseline and 59th Avenue in Laveen. What’s on the menu? Appetizers ($3-$14.49), salads ($9.40-$14.40), 13 kinds
🚫 Arizona BBQ Company, a six-year-old establishment on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Ray in Gilbert, announced on social media it will close this Saturday after six-plus years in business. The quote ‘‘Despite exhaustive efforts to adjust our
Many restaurants will be serving corned beef and green beer Sunday. For something a little different, try these places: 🧇 Start the day with green Belgian waffles in a green vanilla glaze ($12.50) at The Bread and Honey House in
🌺 Celebrate Hawaiian and Polynesian food and culture at the 30th annual Arizona Aloha Festival from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Tempe Town Lake. Admission is free. 🍽️ Sample many of the best dishes from Valley restaurants at
🎷 Lush Café & Lounge, a chef-driven restaurant and live music venue, has opened in the former Fuddruckers building on the northwest corner of Elliot and Priest in south Tempe. What’s on the menu? The day menu features bakery items
🚫 Wow, less than 48 hours after telling me about a bunch of upcoming promotions, Via 313 Pizza has closed its only Arizona location after just eight months in business. The Texas-based chain of Detroit-style pizzerias made its Grand Canyon
🇲🇽 Cielo Rojo, a new sibling concept to 22-year-old Mexican seafood restaurant Mariscos Playa Hermosa in Phoenix, has opened near the northeast corner of 16th Street and McDowell in Phoenix’s Coronado neighborhood. What’s on the menu? Most dishes on the
🍗 Maynard James Keenan, owner of The Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars, opens a new restaurant concept – Four 8 Fried Chicken by Four 8 Wineworks – today in Old Town Cottonwood. It takes over the space formerly occupied by
🍹 Los Sombreros in Mesa will host its Spring Break Celebrity Bartending Event from 6-10 p.m. tonight to benefit the Kwamie Lassiter Foundation. Diners can enjoy margaritas and other cocktails made by former NFL and MLB players such as Eric Swann,
🍺🥧 OHSO Brewery & Distillery will hold its annual Pi Day on Thursday. For those who aren’t mathletes, pi is a mathematical constant equal to 3.14. So every March 14 (3/14), OHSO releases 10 pie-inspired beers paired with 10 pies
🍺 OHSO Brewery & Distillery launches its fifth Valley location today – along with the third location of its sibling concept Little O’s – on the east side of Central about halfway between Northern and Dunlap in north central Phoenix.
🍕 Thursday is Pi Day (3/14), and local pizzerias are offering specials. Via 313 in Tempe jumps the gun today – since 3/13 is in its name – with $3.13 Detroit-style slices and $3.13 select beers all day. Anyone who
