By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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The space: The bright yellow building (just north of Bosa Donuts) that’s been home to several short-lived Mexican restaurants on the northeast corner of Arizona and Galveston. The menu: Breakfast burritos and plates, tacos, tortas, papas loca, and quesadillas. Most tacos are
The space: Epicenter is a new mixed-use development at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. The menu: Southeast Asian cuisine. Specialties include jackfruit and mustard green fried rice, pork belly and egg claypot, and shaking beef. The team: Belly, which debuted in Phoenix
The space: The former Sizzler building on the northwest corner of Country Club and Southern. Sizzler closed in 2020. The menu: Sub sandwiches, fries, salads, and its signature frozen fruit drinks. Opening: Spring 2023. The chain: It will be sixth Valley location for Eegee’s,
Austin, Texas-based Torchy’s Tacos, which made its Arizona debut in Phoenix in June, officially opens its second local location at 10 a.m. Wednesday on the northeast corner of Tatum and Shea in northeast Phoenix. Menu highlights: 14 creative specialty tacos and nine
Long-awaited Angie’s Lobster, the new drive-through concept from the founders of Salad & Go, opens its first drive-through restaurant at 10 a.m. today near the southwest corner of Signal Butte and Guadalupe in southeast Mesa. The menu: $9.99 Maine lobster meals, which include a warm or
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The newly opened Chandler location of Pork on a Fork is honoring members of local police and fire departments with 50 percent off their orders all day Tuesday, Aug. 30, and Wednesday, Aug. 31. How: First responders simply need to show their identification.
Anoche Cantina, the first Arizona concept from Bellevue-Wash.-based Ascend Hospitality Group, has opened in the former El Hefe space on the southwest corner of Mill Avenue and Sixth Street in downtown Tempe. What: A Latin-inspired modern cantina with a build-your-own margarita bar.
Cider Corps’ 40 Myke Myke has won the silver medal in the cider category at the eighth annual Honey Beer Competition, a BJCP-sanctioned contest hosted by the National Honey Board. The cider: 40 Myke Myke is a collaboration with Myke’s Pizza, the pizzeria
Modern Margarita, a stylish northeast Phoenix lounge focused on Mexican small plates and margaritas, will open a second location in front of EOS Fitness near the southeast corner of Gilbert and Ocotillo in south Chandler on Friday, Sept. 2 The
Gilbert-based Arizona Wilderness Brewing will test out a new brunch menu at its downtown Phoenix beer garden from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Chicken & Waffles: Oatman Farms White Sonora Wheat buttermilk waffles, chicken, whipped honey butter, Arizona microgreens, and maple syrup
Patent 139 Brewing, which opened in January on the southeast corner of Dobson and Ray in Chandler, will host a One-Year Anniversary and Patent Approved Day celebration from 11 a.m.-close Saturday. The backstory: Owner Tim Hass’s family once held the patent –
AZ Feastivals, the organizers of weekly food truck roundups in Mesa, Gilbert, and Queen Creek, will launch a fourth – San Tan Feastival – in San Tan Valley. When: The roundup will take place 5-9 p.m. Saturdays beginning Sept. 24. Where: Central
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Wren House Brewing in Phoenix releases one of its most sought-after beers – Good Boy Wally, a smooth-drinking 10% ABV triple IPA – at 11 a.m. Friday. The history: Good Boy Wally, the first triple IPA brewed by Wren House, debuted in 2017. It’s
Continuing a growing trend in the Valley, Eh Güey Tacos, a family-run Mexican restaurant, has opened in the Mobil gas station on the southwest corner of Union Hills and 35th Avenue in Glendale. The menu: Tacos (birria, asada, pastor, chicken, cabeza, cactus,
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As a precursor to its one-year anniversary celebration Saturday, Patent 139 Brewing in Chandler will host a Hot Wing Throwdown involving eight Valley chefs Friday. What: All day, you can get eight wings (each with a different sauce by a
After a successful launch last year, Phoenix Vegan Restaurant Week will return Sept. 11-18. The event raises awareness for all things vegan and gives diners an affordable opportunity to explore the growing plant-based food scene in the Valley. What: Breakfast,
AZ Women in Food, a group created last year to support woman-led local food businesses, is offering a Labor Day package of shelf-stable sweets, recipe kits, seasonings, snacks, and more from its members. Included: Gwen’s Granola from FnB Potato chips
