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Taroko Sports expands to Chandler – and, yes, there’s food

⚾️ West Chandler has a new go-to hangout spot with the arrival of Taroko Sports, the family-friendly arcade and activity center bringing batting cages, basketball shootouts, air hockey, claw machines, and rows of arcade favorites to the neighborhood. It’s bright,

MXSW guide to other Phoenix craft breweries

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Haidilao brings global hot pot experience to Mekong Plaza in Mesa

🍜 One of the world’s most famous hot pot brands has officially landed in the East Valley. Haidilao, the global Sichuan-style hot pot powerhouse with more than 1,700 locations worldwide, has opened its first Arizona outpost at Mekong Plaza in

Johnny Chu’s Mifan Claypot Kitchen closes in midtown Phoenix

🚫 Mifan Claypot Kitchen, chef Johnny Chu’s small midtown Phoenix eatery known for its Hong Kong–style claypot rice bowls, has closed after three years. The restaurant occupied a ground-floor space at the Muse Apartments on Central Avenue, steps from the

MXSW guide to north Phoenix craft breweries

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Dutchman County BBQ fires up its smokers in Apache Junction

🍖 Apache Junction just picked up a meaty new reason to point your boots toward the Superstitions. Dutchman’s County BBQ has officially opened its doors, bringing slow-smoked comfort, hometown hospitality, and a little outlaw personality to the southeast corner of

Valley hospitality veteran Jason Key dies in traffic accident

Condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of longtime Valley hospitality figure Jason Key, who died Friday morning in a traffic accident at age 47. Key was the operating partner of The Kettle Black Kitchen & Pub in downtown Phoenix

October recap: 23 notable Valley restaurants & bars now open

Alden: A restaurant offering refined globally inspired dishes and named for the architect of the original Phoenix Art Museum opened overlooking the museum’s sculpture garden in midtown Phoenix. Baggin’s Gourmet Sandwiches: The Tucson favorite, known for its house-baked bread, loaded

October recap: 9 Valley restaurants & bars that are now closed

Angels Trumpet Ale House: One of Phoenix’s pioneering craft beer spots, known for an extensive but well-curated tap list and elevated food, closed after 13 years. Duck Donuts: The Pennsylvania-based chain  specializing in made-to-order doughnuts closed its original – and

Craft 64 celebrates 10 years in Scottsdale with $10 pizzas

🍕 Listen up, pizza lovers! One of the Valley’s best pie slingers, Craft 64, is celebrating a decade in business at its original Old Town Scottsdale location. To mark 10 years of keeping it real (seriously, they don’t even own

Baggin’s expands in Valley with takeout-only kitchen in Tempe

🥪 A Tucson favorite with decades of deli cred just landed another foothold in the Valley. Baggin’s Gourmet Sandwiches – known for its house-baked bread, loaded lunchbox sandwiches, and famously chewy chocolate chip cookies – has opened its second Valley

Duck Donuts to close last remaining AZ location in Chandler

🍩 Duck Donuts, a Pennsylvania-based chain specializing in made-to-order doughnuts, is closing its original Arizona location that opened in December 2019 on the southwest corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in south Chandler. ‘‘It is with a heavy heart that we

7 food & drink things to do this weekend in the Valley

🍔 Jim Bob’s Burgers Pop-Up Worth Takeaway, downtown Mesa’s cult-favorite sandwich shop, hosts its eighth annual annual two-day burger takeover – think juicy, griddled patties, melty cheese, and pop-up energy on lock. It’s an homage to the Fox animated sitcom