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Author: Jess Harter

Friday: Celebrate National Gyro Day with $5 gyros at Pita Jungle

🥙 Pita Jungle, which has more than 20 Valley locations, is celebrating National Gyro Day by offering $5 gyro sandwiches all day Friday. What: The Greek staple (normally $9.99) is made with broiled beef and lamb, seasonal mixed greens, tomatoes,

Burger concept moving into ex-Breadfruit space in downtown Phoenix

🍔 Bad Jimmy’s, a pop-up burger concept that regularly appears outside the Cobra Arcade Bar, is moving into the former home of Jamaican restaurant The Breadfruit & Rum Bar on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Pierce  in downtown

W Scottsdale hotel unveils high-end Japanese steakhouse Donabe

🇯🇵🥩 Donabe, a Japanese steakhouse offering rare and imported wagyu, has opened inside the W Scottsdale on the southeast corner of Camelback and Brown in Old Town Scottsdale. The space: A small seating area on the second floor of the

Chow’s Ramen & Hibachi takes over ex-Li’s Asian in south Tempe

🍜 Chow’s Ramen & Hibachi, a locally owned Japanese restaurant, has opened on the southwest corner of McClintock and Elliot in south Tempe. The space: Formerly home to Li’s Asian, which closed earlier this month, at the opposite end of

Nando’s Mexican Cafe introduces limited-time Hatch chile items

🌶 Nando’s Mexican Cafe again is offering its seasonal Hatch chile cheese crisp (pictured) – plus, for the first time, an entire Hatch chile menu – through the end of September at all four of its East Valley restaurants. Hatch

D.C.-based chain Cava opens 4th Valley location at Cornerstone in Tempe

🥗🥙 Cava, a Washington, D.C.-based Mediterranean fast-casual chain, has opened its fourth Valley location at Cornerstone on the northeast corner of Rural and University in Tempe. The space: It takes over the ground-floor space formerly home to ASU fave Sushi

Chicago favorite Portillo’s soft-opens 6th Valley location in Queen Creek

🌭🥤 Portillo’s, the Chicago-based fast-casual chain, has soft-opened its sixth Valley location near the southwest corner of Ellsworth and Queen Creek in Queen Creek. The space: Designed with a ‘‘Southwest garage’’ theme, the 7,800-square-foot restaurant has seating for 180 inside

Pedal Haus Brewery in downtown Tempe celebrates latest makeover

🍺 Pedal Haus Brewery in downtown Tempe will host a ‘‘Haus Party’’ from 4-10 p.m. Friday to celebrate the completion of renovations at its flagship location – its fourth makeover in less than eight years. The background: Pedal Haus recently

Family-run Uncle Panda Dumpling & Noodle House launches in Glendale

🥟🍜 Uncle Panda Dumpling & Noodle House, a family-run Chinese restaurant specializing in handmade dumplings and noodles pulled in-house, has opened on the northeast corner of Bell and 57th Avenue in Glendale. The food: Dumplings, steam buns, wontons, soups, noodles,

Utah-based soda shop chain Swig opens 5th Valley store in Chandler

🥤 Utah-based chain Swig, home of the ‘‘Dirty Soda,’’ has opened fifth Valley location in the former Papa Murphy’s strip-mall space on the northeast corner of McQueen and Ray in Chandler. The space: Laurshan Construction did the renovations. The drinks:

Wren House to partner with Bacanora chef on Ahwatukee food menu

👨‍🍳🍻 When you’re known for making some of the best beers in Arizona, where do you look for a chef to head your first kitchen? In the case of Wren House Brewing, it’s Bacanora. The Phoenix brewery is partnering with

Breakfast Kitchen Bar launches 2nd location in north Scottsdale

🍳🥂 Breakfast Kitchen Bar, a locally owned brunch concept that debuted at Phoenix’s Desert Ridge Marketplace in 2020, has launched a second location on the northwest corner of Hayden and Northsight in north Scottsdale. The food: Highlights include a huevos