By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Owner and chef Vito LoPiccolo has introduced a new menu item at Brooklyn V’s Pizza: made-from-scratch veggie lasagna. What: Lasagna pasta, seasoned ricotta, eggplant, spinach, mozzarella cheese, and marinara sauce. Find it: Brooklyn’s V’s Pizza has locations in Gilbert, Queen
It’s finally October, which means Oktoberfest-themed beer brat pizza muffins return as the new pizza muffin of the month at Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler. The history: Seven varieties of pizza muffins ($7.99-$9.29 per half-dozen) are the signature menu
Hole 9 Yards, a sports bar billed as largest dedicated cornhole venue in the world, has opened in the former Goodwill space on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Guadalupe in Gilbert. Attractions: Besides 26 lanes of cornhole, Hole 9 Yards
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The reopening of the Sossaman location of The Hub Grill & Bar, which has been closed since a fire on New Year’s Eve 2020, has been pushed back yet again. The delays: Insurance and supply line issues originally pushed The
Chickadees Chicken and Fries and Grindhouse Espresso Bar have opened in the former Oasis Cafe space near the southeast corner of Camelback and Buckboard Trail in Old Town Scottsdale. The menus: Chickadees offers a half-dozen fried chicken sandwiches, as well
Matty G’s Steakburgers & Lobsta’ Rolls opens its fifth Valley location at 11 a.m. today in the building formerly home to sports bar The Local Chandler on the southwest corner of Wall and Chicago in downtown Chandler. The menu: 29
A question frequently asked by MXSW readers – including three so far this week – is whether Lucky’s Lou’s or Original ChopShop is moving into the former California Pizza Kitchen building at Dana Park in Mesa. The confusion: Some readers
After reading MXSW’s recent post on reported construction delays at its new Gilbert location, an official from Portillo’s reached out to say the restaurant still is on schedule to open by the end of this year as originally announced. Previously: Construction
Gio Osso, the chef behind acclaimed Virtù Honest Craft and Pizzeria Virtù, is opening a third Old Town Scottsdale restaurant, Piccolo Virtù. The space: It’s moving into the Nonna Urban Eatery space on the northwest corner of Main and Brown.
Pop Pot, a California-based chain of Taiwanese hot pot and tea shops, is moving into the recently closed China Magic Noodle House next to the Lee Lee International Supermarket on the northeast corner of Dobson and Warner in Chandler. The
By the Bucket, the fast-growing takeout concept that sells spaghetti and meatballs by the bucket, has opened its eighth Valley location on the northwest corner of Greenway and 59th Avenue in Glendale. The menu: 1.5-pound, 1-pound, and half-pound buckets of
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Peixoto Coffee, a 7-year-old coffee shop and roastery in downtown Chandler, will open its second location at 6 a.m. Tuesday at Epicenter at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. The company: Julia Peixoto Peters, whose
San Francisco-based Ike’s Love & Sandwiches has opened its eighth Valley location on the southeast corner of Camelback and the Piestewa Freeway in Phoenix. The menu: More than 800 sandwiches, many named for Bay Area celebrities, featuring its proprietary Dutch
St. Urban, the ninth concept from Valley restaurateur and chef Christopher Collins, opens at 4 p.m. today above Collins’ Neighborly Public House at The Colony on Seventh Street, between Montebello and Missouri, in uptown Phoenix. The concept: St. Urban is
If you were as saddened as I was by the 2020 closure of The Breadfruit & Rum Bar in Phoenix, here’s some good news: The acclaimed Jamaican restaurant is making a comeback of sorts. Where: Nationally renowned Bitter & Twisted
Several MXSW readers have asked why construction hasn’t begun on the Portillo’s location that the Chicago-based fast-casual chain said would open by the end of this year at SanTan Village in Gilbert. They weren’t very happy with the answer. The
Mox Boarding House, the Seattle-based restaurant and board games concept that’s been working on a Chandler location for nearly three years, again has pushed back its tentative opening. The space: It’s taking over the former Social Box Neighborhood Eatery, which
Gordos Tacos, a small, family-run Mexican eatery, has opened in the former Don Cafe space on the southeast corner of 90th Street and Via Linda in central Scottsdale. The menu: 13 tacos, five burritos (or bowls) and a half-dozen ‘‘classics,’’
