By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Federal American Grill, a refined-but-not-stuffy restaurant with four locations in the Houston area, has opened its first out-of-state location on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and the 101 in northeast Phoenix. The space: It takes over the 7,600-square-foot building that formerly
Bap and Chicken, a bibimbap and Korean fried chicken restaurant that opened in November 2021, has closed on the southwest corner of Ray and 54th Street in west Chandler. The history: The Chandler location was the lone spinoff of the popular
The Liar’s Club, the third creative cocktail concept in downtown Phoenix from the team behind Baby Boy and Khla, has opened on the southwest corner of Central and Monroe. The space: It takes over the former Downtown Deli space between Valley Bar
Knockout Cafe, a hybrid of a sandwich shop and a Thai restaurant, has opened in the former Knuckle Sandwiches space on the southeast corner of Elliott and Kyrene in south Tempe. The owners formerly operated Thai Time Kitchen in Mesa.
California-born Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shops has opened the first of six planned Arizona locations in the next 18 months on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Shea in central Scottsdale. The menu: Hot and cold sandwiches on 10 types of
Uchi, a Texas-based sushi concept from James Beard Award-winning chef Tyson Cole, will make its Arizona debut in the former Bandera space on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and First Avenue in Old Town Scottsdale. The history: Cole launched Uchi
Barro’s Pizza, a family-owned business with 47 Arizona locations, will open a new south Chandler pizzeria next Tuesday, Jan. 24, on the northeast corner of Alma School and Queen Creek. The new restaurant replaces its longtime location about a mile
Arizona Wilderness Brewing is teaming up with Audubon Southwest to celebrate Arizona’s 12 species of owls, including the launch of a new beer, Superb Owl. Who’s the best: Beginning Jan. 24, the brewery will hold a series of head-to-head matchups between
Quench Taps & Tapas, an upscale-casual craft beer and wine bar with a small-plates menu, has opened near the northwest corner of Waddell and Litchfield Park in Surprise. The menu: Shareable items like charcuterie boards, bread baskets, hummus and crudité
Mici, a Denver-based chain of fast-casual pizza and pasta restaurants, has opened its second Arizona location on the northwest corner of Ellsworth and Riggs in Queen Creek. The menu: 16- and 10-inch pizzas, pastas, and salads. The history: Mici made
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Chandler-based SanTan Brewing has released two more ‘‘Jack’’ beers, a series of spinoffs of its popular JuicyJack IPA: JungleJack Tropical Hazy IPA, a session beer with flavors of pineapple, banana, and orange (5.7% ABV). SuperJack Imperial Hazy IPA, a souped-up
Salad and Go, one of the most successful restaurant concepts to come out of the Valley, opened its first Las Vegas location Monday, the start of a planned rapid expansion across Nevada. 🥗 The menu: Chef-designed salads, wraps, breakfast burritos, and
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Big Chicken, the fast-casual chicken concept founded by basketball star Shaquille O’Neal, is hiring for hourly and management positions for the February opening of its new restaurant in downtown Gilbert. How to apply: Interested candidates can apply online here. Did
California-based microbrewery chain BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse has opened its fifth Valley location near the northwest corner of McDowell and Bullard in Goodyear. The menu: A huge selection of salads, burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, tacos, and other entrees. BJ’s brews
Chandler brewery and taproom Hop Central will open two hours early at noon Saturday for an all-day celebration of its fifth anniversary. The history: Hop Central opened in 2018 in a strip-mall space formerly occupied by a tanning salon on
The second annual Copper State Beer Festival will take place 2-5 p.m. Saturday at Riverview Park in northwest Mesa. What: Samples beers from nearly 80 breweries from Arizona and around the country, as well as ciders, meads, seltzers, wines, spirits,
Decadent Macaron, a locally owned bakery specializing in French macarons, has opened a second location at Verde at Cooley Station, a new development on the southwest corner of Recker and Williams Field in Gilbert. But the bakery also announced it
