By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Twist Hot Chicken, a new concept offering a variety of hot chicken sandwiches (Nashville, Moroccan, Mediterranean, etc.), has opened in the former The Rec Pizza & Dogs space on the northwest corner of Thunderbird and 83rd Avenue in Peoria. Several
Mr. Rice Asian Cuisine, a restaurant focusing mainly on Americanized Chinese dishes, has opened on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Williams Field in Gilbert. Entrees include dishes such as fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, mu shu pork,
BEG Bakery & Creamery — a vegan, egg-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free bakery and ice cream shop — has opened on the northwest corner of Thomas and 68th Street in Scottsdale. Baked goods include cupcakes, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and brownies.
Mr Fries Man, a California-based concept offering fries topped with your choice of meat (including shrimp and crab), has made its Arizona debut in the former College Bar & Grill space on the southwest corner of Fifth Street and College
Hutch Kitchen & Cocktails, a new neighborhood-focused concept from Crown Public House owner Jason Bell, has opened in the former Switch space on the northeast corner of Central and Virginia in midtown Phoenix. The ‘‘internationally inspired American’’ menu offers sandwiches,
Bellevue, Wash.-based Ascend Hospitality Group is bringing two new concepts to downtown Tempe this spring. Anoche Cantina, a modern cantina with a build-your-own margarita bar, is taking over the former El Hefe space on Mill Avenue. Six40rty, a sports bar/nightclub
Tucson-based Eegee’s officially opens its third Valley location on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Willis – kitty-corner from Mercy Gilbert Medical Center – on Thursday, but it will hold a soft opening from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday with 100% of
Twin Peaks – a Dallas-based chain of sports bars with locations in Tempe, Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Glendale – will open its fifth Valley location this fall in the former Claim Jumper Steakhouse & Bar building at the Deer Valley Towne
Dallas-based Ojos Locos Sports Cantina, aka ‘‘the Mexican Hooters,’’ will open its fourth Arizona location this summer at Desert Sky Mall on the southwest corner of Thomas and 75th Avenue in west Phoenix. The chain made its Arizona debut in
Tuesday is IHOP National Pancake Day, meaning you can get a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. at participating IHOP locations throughout the Valley. Diners are encouraged to make a donation of any amount to Phoenix
PokiLuv Poke & Sushiritto, a food court eatery offering poke bowls and ‘‘sushi burritos’’ at Chandler Fashion Center and Glendale’s Arrowhead Towne Center, will open its first stand-alone location in March at the Watermark on the southeast corner of Rural
Netta Cheta’s on Mill, a locally owned breakfast and lunch restaurant, has opened in the former Eatza Pizza space on the northwest corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe. Hours are 6 a.m.-2 p.m. daily. The eatery, which has a
The Valley’s craft beer community is rallying around Uncle Bear’s head brewer Andrew Ortega, who’s been hospitalized with a scary illness that doctors haven’t been able to identify. A GoFundMe campaign for him, his wife, and his three kids has
World of Sourdough, a Houston-based chain of soup and sandwich eateries, has made its Arizona debut on the northwest corner of McDowell and 99th Avenue in Avondale. A second location is coming to the northeast corner of Alma School and
Scottsdale-based Hash Kitchen, the breakfast-and-lunch concept with five Valley locations, has signed deals to open two more this fall. One will be in the new Verde at Cooley Station development at Williams Field and Recker in Gilbert, the other in
Beard Papa’s, a Japanese-born chain of gourmet cream puffs, opens its second Arizona store near Macy’s at the north end of the SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26. The first 100 customers will receive
Utah-based Social Axe Throwing has made its Arizona debut on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Williams Field (just south of The Whining Pig) in Gilbert. Besides eight lanes of axe throwing, the venue has a restaurant and bar.
K-Scoop, an unusual Korean buffet-to-go concept, has opened in the former Yume Sushi space on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. Diners choose from dishes like bulgogi, japchae, spicy pork bulgogi, and house-made kimchi
Thompson 105, a Tuscan-inspired wood-fired grill and cocktail bar, has opened in the former Twisted Lizard space on the southwest corner of McDowell Mountain Ranch Road and 105th Street in north Scottsdale. Menu highlights include prawns and spaghetti, rotisserie chicken
Giordano’s Pizza, which arrived in Arizona in 2016 as part of a wave of iconic Chicago pizzerias that also included Lou Malnati’s and Gino’s East, has closed on the southwest corner of Bell and 83rd Avenue in Peoria. Its other
