By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🏀 March Madness, aka the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, tips off in earnest today, and a new viewing option this year is The Park, which opened last August next to OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert. The outdoor venue will host several public watch
🎟 The 33rd annual Ostrich Festival runs today through Sunday at Tumbleweed Park in south Chandler. Besides dozens of shows and attractions (and roaming ostriches, of course), there will be plenty of traditional fair fare, from corn dogs to ice cream
🐓 Big Chicken, the Las Vegas-based fast-casual chain co-founded by former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, opens its second Valley location at 11 a.m. today in the former Pomo Pizzeria space near the northwest corner of Gilbert and Vaughn in downtown Gilbert.
🥗 Salad and Go, the Gilbert-born drive-through concept that’s grown to more than 50 locations throughout Arizona in 10 years, opens its second in Surprise today on the southwest corner of Bell and the Loop 303. The menu offers chef-designed salads,
🍷 Kudos to Provision in uptown Phoenix for the idea of hosting a ‘‘Step Brothers’’-themed Catalina Wine Mixer from 6-10 p.m. Saturday. The event will feature live music, wine, snacks, a costume contest, an ’80s-themed photo booth, and, of course, a dinosaur. If you have
🍅 Sweet Tomatoes, a San Diego-based chain of soup and salad bars that permanently closed all 97 of its U.S. restaurants (including nine in Arizona) due to the coronavirus in 2020, is trying to make a comeback. New owner ST
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☕️ Just Love Coffee Cafe, a Tennessee-based chain of all-day restaurants, has made its Arizona debut near the southeast corner of Power and Elliot in southeast Mesa. The breakfast menu features a variety of waffles and ‘‘womelettes,’’ while lunch/dinner options include
🇮🇹 Dolce Vita, an Italian deli in east Mesa, kicks off a 20-week series of specials today. Each week, a different region of Italy will be highlighted with a dish. This week’s special, available through Sunday, is valdostana – pan-seared veal cutlets,
🥧 Today is Pie Day, aka Pi (3.14) Day, which OHSO Brewery celebrates with its annual pie social that pairs 10 pie-inspired beers with 10 pies from The Pie Snob. Beers go on tap at 11 a.m., and beers and pies will be available
🍛 Charcoal Grill, a Mediterranean counter-service restaurant, has opened in a former uniform shop on the northeast corner of Thunderbird and 59th Avenue, next to Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, in Glendale. The menu offers beef and chicken shawarma, beef kabobs, chicken
🦐 CC’s on Central, a mother-and-son-operated Cajun restaurant, has opened near the southwest corner of Central and Thomas in midtown Phoenix. Menu highlights include traditional fare such as po’boys, jambalaya, red beans and rice, and shrimp and grits. Open for breakfast
🥃 Trevor’s, a liquor store extraordinaire that opened in south Scottsdale in 2020, has added a second location on the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Mayo in northeast Phoenix. The store features a tasting booth, a pizza kitchen, two golf simulators,
☕️ Flagstaff-based FireCreek Coffee Company has launched its second Valley location in a former shipping container at City Square near the southwest corner of Indian School and Central in midtown Phoenix. Open 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays. FireCreek plans to open a Phoenix roastery
🌮 Ghett Yo Taco in downtown Chandler will celebrate its five-year anniversary from 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Saturday with: 10 new unique tacos, including a jambalaya taco, a cheesesteak taco, a Middle Eat taco, a Rasta man taco, and a spaghetti
🍹 The 11th annual Arizona Cocktail Weekend runs today through Monday with dozens of events. The three signature events are the Cocktail Carnival at Walter Where?House in Phoenix at 9 p.m. Saturday, Top Bars at The Croft Downtown in Phoenix at 8 p.m. Sunday, and Last Slinger
The Parlay Kitchen & Cocktails, a modern American gastropub that opened in Chandler in 2019, opens a second location at 11 a.m. today on the northwest corner of the Loop 101 and Via de Ventura in central Scottsdale. Laurshan Construction did
For the third straight year, Reuben sandwich pizza muffins are the pizza muffin of the month at Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta. In a nod to St. Patricks Day, the specialty muffin features corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese rolled up
Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants are offering a trio of March specials: Drunken Barbacoa Flautas: Served in tomatillo sauce and topped with shredded lettuce, queso fresco, cilantro, and crema. ($17.99 with a side) Luck of the Irish: Layers of chocolate cake with
🍺 Hop Central Brewery & Taproom in Chandler will host a Pariah Brewing tap takeover from 6-9 p.m. today. Pariah, which began in San Diego before expanding to Baltimore, will have five beers on tap, including imperial stout All the
