By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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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,
Ghett Yo Wings, a sibling concept to Ghett Yo Taco in Chandler and recently reopened Ghett Yo Pizza & Sliders in Ahwatukee, is coming to Christown Spectrum mall on the southwest corner of 15th Avenue and Bethany Home in Phoenix.
The Paleta Bar, a New Mexico-based chain of Mexican dessert shops with three East Valley locations, soon will open its first West Valley store on the southwest corner of the 101 and Union Hills in Glendale. Its menu offers customized
Arizona Bagels n Bialys, a family-run bakery specializing in New York-style boil bagels and hand-stretched bialys, has opened on the southwest corner of Power and Baseline in east Mesa. It also offers 10 kinds of house-made cream cheeses and six
Chicago-based fast-casual chain Portillo’s has confirmed it will open its much-anticipated Gilbert location – first reported by MXSW last December – by the end of this year. Featuring a retro automotive garage theme, indoor seating for 180, and a patio,
Local fast-casual chain Hello Vietnam Pho & Roll has opened its fifth Valley restaurant in the former McAlister’s Deli space near the northeast corner of Tatum and Cactus – just across Tatum from the under-redevelopment Paradise Valley Mall. Other locations
Texas-based Whataburger has opened its sixth East Valley restaurant – but the first in the large region south of U.S. 60 and east of the 101 – on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek in south Chandler. Another
Tucson is among ‘‘America’s seven most exciting up-and-coming destinations for food lovers,’’ according to the May issue of Food & Wine Magazine. The article, ‘‘The Next Great Food Cities,’’ cites Tucson’s tortillas, bread, and chocolate, among other things. The list
Beer Research Institute Taproom & Arcade, the Beer Research Institute spinoff in downtown Mesa that opened Friday but closed Saturday due to plumbing issues, has reopened near the southwest corner of Main and Robson. The 4,000-square-foot venue features 40 classic
