By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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The Bar, a 4-year-old Arcadia tavern with a ‘‘The Big Lebowski’’ theme, will open a second location – this one with a ‘‘Pulp Fiction’’ theme – in the just-closed Copper 48 space near the northwest corner of Gilbert and Vaughn
Snowtime, a Korean dessert shop, has opened its third East Valley location next to next to Home Goods and the AMC Ahwatukee 24 theaters on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray in Ahwatukee. It sells ice cream, shaved ice,
Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, a Utah-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants, will open its 12th East Valley location in the former Boston Market building on the northwest corner of Alma School and Ray in Chandler. Valley-based Laurshan Construction has built more
The Paleta Bar, a New Mexico-based chain of Mexican dessert shops, has opened its third East Valley location on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. The menu offers customized paletas, fruit cups, elote cups, dorinachos,
Frenchie Pizza, which opened in July in the Crossroads Towne Center on the southeast corner of Gilbert and the 202 in south Gilbert, has closed temporarily due to a staffing shortage. ‘‘Rather than offer subpar quality, we have chosen to
Little O’s, a smaller spinoff of OHSO Brewery, has soft-opened its second location – and first true market – next to the original OHSO on the northeast corner of Indian School and 49th Street in east Phoenix. It offers coffee
Frozen Creamery, a house-made ice cream and coffee shop next to Venezia’s Pizza on the northeast corner of Cooper and Ray in Gilbert, has been locked out of its space after five years in business. New owners, who moved to
Famous 48, an American tavern concept that the group behind Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers debuted in Scottsdale in 2019, will be the latest restaurant to move into a seemingly cursed Gilbert Town Square building on Gilbert Road between Warner and
Phoenix Coqui, Arizona’s first Puerto Rican food truck, will open a bricks-and-mortar location by taking over the recently closed Mediterranean restaurant Crazy Jim’s on the southeast corner of Indian School and 15th Street in Phoenix. It hopes to open by
Cava, a Washington, D.C.-based Mediterranean fast-casual chain that bought Zoës Kitchen in 2018, has opened its second Valley location in the former Zoës near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Greenway in north Scottsdale. The first opened in the former
Thai Peppers Thai Kitchen has moved into the former Nurdberger space in the Shops on Warner near the southeast corner of Gilbert and Warner in Gilbert. Nurdberger closed in September after just a year in business.
The Arizona Restaurant Association has announced the dates of the state’s Spring Restaurant Week: Friday, May 20, through Sunday, May 29. Participating restaurants will offer special three-course menus for $33, $44 or $55 per person. Restaurants can register here.
Good news for barbecue fans: Little Miss BBQ is opening a third location this summer. It’s taking over the Honey Bear’s BBQ near the southwest corner of Central and Thomas in midtown Phoenix. Honey Bear’s will continue to operate until
Recreo, a playground-themed restaurant and bar whose name is Spanish for ‘‘recess,’’ has opened in the former El Zocalo space on San Marcos Place in downtown Chandler. The concept features live outdoor entertainment on an elevated shipping-container stage, a bar
La Fonda Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, a Tempe mainstay for 57 years that closed at McClintock and Baseline in November, has secured a new home: the former La Hacienda space on the southwest corner of Chandler and Dobson in Chandler.
Condolences to Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue owner and pitmaster Bryan Dooley, whose father, Joe, passed away unexpectedly last weekend. The Cave Creek restaurant will have limited hours this week: 3:30-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday.
The Spaghetti Shack, a new spaghetti-by-the-bucket concept, has opened on the northwest corner of Rural and Guadalupe in south Tempe. Managing partner Joey Palomarez originally signed up for a By the Bucket franchise, but ultimately decided to launch a similar
Angie’s Lobster, the new drive-through concept featuring $9.99 lobster meals from the founders of Salad and Go, has opened its second location on the northwest corner of Thunderbird and 43rd Avenue in Glendale. Like its first location in south Tempe,
Sid’s Garage, an Idaho-based concept featuring over-the-top burgers and shakes, will make its Arizona debut this spring in the former Nori Sushi space at Desert Ridge Marketplace in northeast Phoenix. Nori Sushi relocated to High Street in late 2020.
Beard Papa’s, a Japanese-born chain that claims to make ‘‘the world’s best cream puffs,’’ announced its second Arizona store – near Macy’s at the north end of the SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert – will have its grand opening
