Author: Jess Harter

🤠 Foley Ranch Boots & BBQ, a large country bar with live music and dancing, opens today in the former Sweet Tomatoes building at Desert Ridge Marketplace on the northeast corner of Tatum and the Loop 101 in northeast Phoenix.

☕️ Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar will open its eighth Mesa location at 5 a.m. Friday near the northwest corner of Signal Butte and Elliot. The new location will offer $2 medium drinks all day Friday, plus various deals during the

🍣 Uchi, a modern Japanese concept from James Beard Award-winning chef Tyson Cole (pictured), makes its Arizona debut tonight with the start of a week-long soft opening on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and First Street in Old Town Scottsdale.

🌮 The Taco Spot, which has four East Valley counter-service restaurants, has made its West Valley debut on the southeast corner of Greenway and Dysart in El Mirage. The food Birria tacos and birria ramen are the house specialities, but

🥢 Szechwan Kitchen, specializing in spicy dishes from southwest China, has opened on the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Turney in the Melrose District of Phoenix. The food Stir-fries, noodle dishes, fried rice, and dumplings. House specialties include Chongqing

🌮 Macayo’s Mexican Food, a local institution since 1946, has opened its 13th Valley location on the northeast corner of Ocotillo and SIgnal Butte in Queen Creek. The food Tacos, chimichangas, enchiladas, tacos, burros, salads, fajitas, and specialties like green

🏨 The Scottsdale Resort & Spa, located on McCormick Parkway between Scottsdale and Hayden, opened four new restaurants Monday as part of a $40 million renovation, the largest in the resort’s 50-year history. The restaurants La Fogata: The resort’s signature restaurant

🍣 El Tataki Sushi Fusion, a locally owned concept specializing in a mix of traditional Japanese and Mexican-inspired sushi, has opened its third Valley location in the former Sweet Tomatoes building near the northwest corner of McClintock and Southern in

🌶️ El Patron New Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, which has two well-regarded locations in Albuquerque, N.M., has made its Arizona debut in the former Bandolero Cocina de Mexico space at The Shops at Gainey Ranch in central Scottsdale. What’s on

🍵 Cupbop, a fast-growing Utah-based chain of Korean-BBQ-in-a-cup eateries, has opened on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Warner in Gilbert. What’s on the menu? You choose from 12 entrees (such as Korean fried chicken, BBQ pork, or potstickers), which

🌮 Tempe Taco Supply, the first out-of-state location for Colorado-based McDevitt Taco Supply, has opened in the lobby of the boutique Vib Hotel on the southeast corner of Fifth Street and Farmer in downtown Tempe. What’s on the menu? Appetizers