By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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California Pizza Kitchen, one of the first restaurants to open at Tempe Marketplace in 2007, has closed. It was the troubled chain’s last remaining East Valley location. The history: CPK, which was forced into bankruptcy in 2020, has closed two
The occasion: Saturday is National Cinema Day. Theaters nationwide will be charging just $3 for admission. Other specials: In addition to $3 admission, Look will have $3 small popcorn and $3 soft drinks. Did you know? Look offers a full menu of appetizers, entrees,
The space: The former Grubstak space in front of EOS Fitness near the southeast corner of Gilbert and Ocotillo. Grubstak closed in June 2021. The menu: The same as its other location in northeast Phoenix. The focus is on Mexican small plates and margaritas.
What: A limited-time menu of nine specialty hot dogs or sausages (see full descriptions) available until the end of September: Bánh Mi Dog Dynamite Dog Loco Moco Dog Sonoran Dog Cheddar Coney Dog Big Fat Greek Dog Reuben Dog BBQ Bacon Blue
What’s in it? Chicken carnitas, green chiles, sauteed onion, cheddar, and mozzarella. Served with a queso dipping sauce. The history: Seven varieties of pizza muffins ($7.99-$9.29 per half-dozen) are the signature menu items at Floridino’s, which has a pizza muffin food truck and
The space: The former Subway near the southeast corner of Union Hills and 51st Avenue in Glendale. The menu: Breakfast burritos and tacos in the morning, with the addition of quesadillas, bowls, and street corn for lunch and dinner. Five- and 10-taco platters are
Inflation Buster Combo: For a limited time, get a slice of cheese pizza and soda (usually $6) for just $4. (The price will be reset every Sunday when AAA Arizona announces the latest statewide average for gas.) You can add pepperoni for
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The space: Part of the former Rubio’s strip-mall space next to the AMC Ahwatukee 24 theaters on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray. The menu: Unlike the original Gogi, which opened in Chandler in 2014, Gogi& has an expanded
The space: The former Juan Jaime’s Tacos & Tequila near the northeast corner of the 101 and Chandler Boulevard. Juan Jaime’s closed in May. The menu: Mexican and New Mexican cuisine, including tacos, burritos, burgers, and seafood. But the signature menu items are the
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
