By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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West Hut, a west African restaurant offering dishes from Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon, has opened at the Park Central shopping mall on Central between Osborn and Thomas in central Phoenix. Menu highlights include Red Red (black-eyed peas cooked in a
Nautical Bowls, a Minnesota-based chain specializing in açai and other superfood bowls, will make its Arizona debut this fall at The View at Cascade Apartments near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Mayo in north Scottsdale. Additional locations are scheduled
Pokitrition, a locally owned group of sushi burrito and poke bowl eateries that debuted in Chandler in 2017, has soft-opened its fourth location next to Chipotle at Westgate in Glendale. Hours will be limited to 10:45 a.m.-3 p.m. through July
Sonora Cocina Express, an offshoot of Carniceria Sonora meat market, is coming to the northwest corner of Kyrene and Elliot in south Tempe. Its menu features tacos, burritos, tortas, and a huge selection of Sonoran desserts. A late summer opening
Three Valley pizzerias are among the top 50 in the United States according to 50 Top Pizza, a pizza evaluation website based in Italy. Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix ranks No. 12, Pomo in Scottsdale is No. 38, and Craft 64
If you’re among the many Valley residents heading to Prescott for the Fourth of July weekend, take note: Popular downtown hangout Prescott Brewing, one of Arizona’s oldest craft breweries, has closed. The brew pub’s doors on Gurley Street have been
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Gilbert-based Arizona Wilderness Brewing today released the 2022 version of its Smoked Apple Gose, a beer brewed annually to honor the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives in the Yarnell Hill Fire on June 30, 2013. The sour
Pokeworks, a California-based chain of fast-casual poke eateries, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Forest in downtown Tempe. The menu features a variety of build-your-own poke bowls, poke burritos, and poke salads, as
Taqueria Factory, a family-run Mexican restaurant specializing in quesabirrias and micheladas, has opened on the southeast corner of Arizona and Ray in Chandler. Tacos, burros, and quesadillas come with a choice of al pastor pork (cooked on a trompo), carne
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The Genuine Concepts restaurant group, which recently converted its The Vig Uptown location in Phoenix into a new flagship concept called The Genuine, is opening The Vig North Central this fall near the southeast corner of Central and Dunlap in
Ladera Taverna y Cocina, the 5-year-old Mexican restaurant and bar in north central Phoenix, will close Monday and be replaced by one of its sibling concepts, The Vig, this fall. To prepare for the closure, Ladera is offering 25% off
Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler celebrates its 26th anniversary with two-item calzones for just $6.99 from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. today. The popular menu item normally is $11.69. The special is good for both dine-in and takeout.
Matty G’s Steakburgers is donating 25% of all sales today at its Gilbert and Mesa restaurants to longtime employee Samuel Muñoz, whose wife, Dirielle, is undergoing expensive medical treatments for SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth).
Denver-based Mici Handcrafted Italian, a fast-casual pizza and pasta concept, make its Arizona debut at 11 a.m. today next to the Majestic Neighborhood Cinema Grill and the Surf City Sandwich Shop near the southwest corner of Power and Ray in southeast
Mr. Zeke’s, a popular all-day restaurant in Pinetop-Lakeside, has opened a second location in the former B Gastrobar building near the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner in Gilbert. B Gastrobar was sold in April. Mr. Zeke’s comfort-food menu features
Macayo’s Mexican Food, a chain of sit-down restaurants founded in Phoenix in 1946, has opened its ninth Valley location near the northeast corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler. The building formerly was home to Carrabba’s Italian
Texas-based Torchy’s Tacos, which had a soft-opening event Monday night, officially opens its doors at 10 a.m. today on the southwest corner of Camelback and 20th Street in Phoenix. Torchy’s offers a dozen specialty tacos, but the signature menu item is
Collins Bros. Chophouse, the latest concept from restaurateur and chef Christopher Collins, will open next Friday, July 8, inside The Village at Hayden on the northwest corner of Hayden and Via De Ventura in central Scottsdale. It replaces previous Collins
