By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🍦 Crispý Cones, an Idaho-based chain of shops specializing in Czech-style soft-serve ice cream cones known as trdelníks, has made its Arizona debut next to DC Steakhouse on the northwest corner of Arizona and Chicago in downtown Chandler. The food:
🎶 The Hot Chick sports bar in Old Town Scottsdale will host at special Beyonce-themed version of its weekly Boogie Down Brunch Saturdays this weekend in the wake of the singer bringing her first solo tour in seven years to
🍣 Shinme Cuisine, a Chinese restaurant and sushi bar, has opened near the southwest corner of I-17 and Cactus in west Phoenix. The food: Sushi (14 traditional rolls and 14 specialty) and sashimi, Americanized Chinese entrees such as kung pao
🥩🍸 Elliott’s Steakhouse, an elevated steak and seafood restaurant named in honor of late restaurateur Elliott Hall, officially opens to the public at 3 p.m. today in downtown Chandler. Owners Gavin Jacobs and Jackie Hall previously teamed with Hall’s husband,
📸 🧩 We’re down to the final installment of the summer edition of our weekly ‘‘Restaurant Riddle Contest,’’ sponsored by Visit Mesa and MXSW. How it works: We show you a snapshot from a local food and/or drink business in Mesa, Gilbert,
🛒 Sprouts Farmers Market will open its newest Valley store at 7 a.m. Friday on the northwest corner of Gantzel and Combs in Queen Creek. Grand opening: Friday through Sunday, a “pop-up party” out front will give guests the chance
🌶 La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen will hold its 11th annual Hatch Chiles Roast at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8, and Saturday. Sept. 9. The chiles: You must pre-order chiles online or by phone through La Ristra’s Gilbert or Chandler
🌮 Pronto, the new fast-casual concept in Tempe from Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants, has several summer specials: Tuesdays: 2 for $5 machaca beef, shredded chicken, tomatillo pork, or fajita veggies tacos (pictured). Wednesdays: Free chips, salsa, and bean dip and $2
🌎 Moxies, which describes itself as ‘‘a contemporary casual restaurant offering a globally inspired menu and handcrafted cocktails,’’ has made its Arizona debut at Scottsdale Fashion Square. The Vancouver-based chain has more than 50 locations across Canada. Scottsdale is its
🍺 The Beer Research Institute, Mesa’s oldest and largest brewery, is partnering with Phoenix-based Quail Distributing to expand distribution of its craft beers throughout the state of Arizona. Its first four beers to hit the market will be 480G West
🥑 Z’Tejas will offer a margarita and guacamole class at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at its Scottsdale location (sign up here) and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, at its Chandler location (sign up here). A mixologist will teach participants
🔥 Several Valley restaurants are helping to raise money this month for the victims of Maui’s wildfires: Streets of New York: Donating a portion of the sales from Hawaiian pizzas with Canadian bacon and pineapple, along with a $2,000 pledge.
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Wanna enjoy some Dom Perignon but hate the idea of taking out a second mortgage to buy a bottle? STK Steakhouse in Old Town Scottsdale has a new Dom special: $49 per glass. The special only is available during happy
It’s another Carnitas Week at Someburros, the family-run chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants. All 14 Valley locations will be selling carnitas burros for $7.50 through Sunday, Aug. 20. (In a sign of inflation, the burros were only $6.50 during the
✋ Remember when Little Miss BBQ announced last year it would open its third Phoenix location in the former Honey Bear’s BBQ building near the southwest corner of Central and Thomas? It ain’t gonna happen. Owners Scott and Bekke Holmes
💵 Arizona Restaurant Week bills itself as a ‘‘statewide affair,’’ but someone apparently forgot to tell Tucson. More than 100 of the city’s best restaurants will participate in Sonoran Restaurant Week from Sept. 8-17 – the same dates as Arizona
🍔🍺 Point 22 Tavern, an all-day American grill and bar with a dog-friendly patio, has opened on the southeast corner of Ellsworth and Ray in the Eastmark neighborhood in southeast Mesa. Robert Webb, who has been in the industry for
🚫 Tom’s BBQ, a group of Chicago-style smokehouses in the East Valley, closed its original location Friday after 33 years on the northwest corner of Country Club and Southern in central Mesa. In a social media video, owner Rick Pawlak
🌯🌮 Someburros, the East Valley-based chain of family-run fast-casual Mexican restaurants, officially opens its 14th Arizona location at 9 a.m. Saturday on the northeast corner of 83rd Avenue and Thunderbird in Peoria. Grand opening festivities: A live mariachi band, gift
