By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Chicago-themed food truck Wide Daddy’s, which offers Windy City favorites such as Italian beef, Polish sausage, and pork chop sandwiches, has opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant on the northwest corner of Lindsay and University in Mesa. Also on the menu: whole
Puerto Rican food truck Phoenix Coqui has opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant on the southeast corner of Indian School and 15th Avenue in Phoenix. It takes over the space that formerly was home to Mediterranean restaurant Crazy Jim’s, an Encanto neighborhood
Naughty Tacos, a Valley food truck that launched last year and quickly became popular for its quesabirria tacos, is taking over the former Shawarma King space on the northwest corner of Cactus and 43rd Avenue in west Phoenix. A summer
New Jersey-based Bubbakoo’s Burritos, a fast-casual Mexican fusion eatery, will make its Arizona debut next month in front of Sam’s Club at SanTan Village in Gilbert. The menu offers standard build-your-own burritos, bowls, quesadillas, and tacos, but unusual protein choices
Downtown Gilbert’s Liberty Market, which closed in January for extensive remodeling and reopened for just takeout and patio dining last month, finally reopens its dining room today – about a month later than originally planned. Changes include the addition of counter
Central Pop, a 3-year-old shop offering 45 flavors of popcorn, has closed. The store, located on the southwest corner of Cooper and Ray, also sold crispy rice and marshmallow treats.
Grand Canyon Brewing & Distilling, which just opened a third location in Page, now is beginning a $1 million expansion of its original Williams location. Founder John Peasley says the need for additional capacity is being driven by the popularity
The Stillery, a Nashville-based restaurant and bar concept that made its Arizona debut in downtown Chandler in 2020, has opened a second Valley location near the southwest corner of Happy Valley and 23rd Avenue at Norterra in north Phoenix. The
Chicago-based Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria opens its third East Valley delivery-and-takeout-only location at 4 p.m. today near the northeast corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler. The first 100 paying customers will receive a custom T-shirt (one per order),
California-based Ono Hawaiian BBQ, known for its island-inspired plate lunches, will add to its three East Valley locations with a new one in front of the Cardenas Ranch Market on the northwest corner of Stapley and Southern in Mesa. It’s
Dave’s Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based fast-casual chain specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken, is taking over the former Burger King on the southeast corner of Stapley and Baseline in Gilbert. The 5-year-old concept, which began as a Hollywood parking lot
A Japanese izakaya bistro called Pyro is the first restaurant to commit to The Grove, a new $300 million mixed-use development on the northwest corner of 44th Street and Camelback in east Phoenix. Pyro – from the same group behind
Sid’s Garage, an Idaho-based concept that MXSW first reported in February was coming to Desert Ridge Marketplace, has announced its first Arizona location will open May 15. The menu features 10 specialty burgers, including a $24.50 three-patty Godzilla Burger, and eight
Artichoke Basille’s Pizza, a New York City-based pizza chain with one of the ‘‘10 NYC Slices You Have To Try Before You Die’’ according to Buzzfeed, is expanding its Valley footprint with a third location coming to Desert Ridge Marketplace
A new Japanese restaurant, tentatively called J-Town, is coming to the old Barney’s Boathouse building near the southeast corner of Drinkwater and Sixth Avenue in Old Town Scottsdale this summer. The owner is Eddie Chow, who also owns Nanaya Japanese
OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert has begun construction on The Park, a half-acre multi-use recreation area on the north side of the brew pub. According to plans submitted last August – and unanimously passed by the town council – the
Tempe-based Huss Brewing, the second-largest craft brewery in the state, opens its third location at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Phoenix Convention Center on Monroe between Second and Third streets in downtown Phoenix. Built into the convention center’s north facade, the
Instrumental Hospitality Group – which opened its first restaurant, Belly, in Phoenix in 2020 – is preparing to launch a second concept, Sin Muerte, next to Matt’s Big Breakfast on the southeast corner of First Street and Garfield in downtown
San Diego-based Mr. Moto Pizza, a 7-year-old chain of award-winning New York-style pizzerias, has made its Arizona debut in the former Giant Rustic Pizza space at Arcadia Village on the southwest corner of Camelback and 40th Street in Phoenix. Mr. Moto’s
Gogi, a casual Korean-Japanese eatery that opened in Chandler in 2014, is launching a second location next to the AMC theaters on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray in Ahwatukee. Gogi owner Euijong Chung’s sister, Jin Chung, and niece,
