Author: Jess Harter

🍕 Roma 23 Wood Fired Pizza & Beer has moved into the former Fuego Bar & Grill space on the northwest corner of Van Buren and 91st Avenue in Tolleson. Besides pizzas, Roma 23’s menu offers appetizers, salads, pastas, and

🧇 Chestnut, a New American restaurant in Arcadia that closed in May, has reopened in the former Over Easy space at the Biltmore on the northwest corner of Camelback and 24th Street in Phoenix. Owner Jennifer Steele launched Chestnut on

🐓 Dave’s Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based chain that made its Arizona debut in Gilbert last year, has launched its second Valley location on the southwest corner of Bell and Seventh Street in north Phoenix. Dave’s specializes in Nashville-style hot

⛳️ Social Birdie, an elevated breakfast and lunch restaurant, has opened at the Las Colinas Golf Course off Rittenhouse, south of Ocotillo, in Queen Creek. Owner Ken Danielson previously operated well-regarded Phoenix farm-to-table eatery Modern Harvest. Social Birdie’s breakfast highlights

🇹🇭 Mr. Baan’s Bar and Mookata, a new restaurant and bar from the owners of acclaimed Thai restaurant Lom Wong, has opened in downtown Phoenix. The Thai-style barbecue concept is located behind Lom Wong, a bungalow next to the Cambria

🍦 Crispý Cones, an Idaho-based chain that made its Arizona debut in downtown Chandler in August, has added a second location on the northwest corner of Mill and Fifth Street in downtown Tempe. The concept, which was featured on the business

🌮 Rili-B’s Taco Shop, a 24-hour taqueria in Maricopa and Casa Grande, has opened a third location near the northeast corner of Ellsworth and Heritage Loop in Queen Creek. The menu offers two dozen burritos, including seven breakfast burritos available

🏈🏀 The DTC Sports Grille has opened in the former Matty G’s Steakburgers & Lobsta Rolls building on the southwest corner of Chicago and Wall in downtown Chandler. The space has been remodeled sine Matty G’s closed in early October,

🍦 Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream celebrates the grand opening of its sixth Valley location at Tempe Marketplace with the first 50 customers at 11 a.m. Friday receiving free ice cream for a year. There’s also a buy-one-get-one-free offer on small

🍺🍕 Phantom Fox Beer Co., a new brewery and restaurant, has opened in the former Desert Eagle Brewing space near the northeast corner of Main and Robson in downtown Mesa. It’s the second downtown venture for owners Trent Smith and