By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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La Fonda Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, which moved into its new building on the southwest corner of Chandler and Dobson in Chandler last month, holds its official grand opening party – plus its 55th anniversary celebration – this weekend. There’ll
Dan and Barb Mei, who opened Nello’s in Ahwatukee in 1996, have retired and sold their popular Italian restaurant on the northwest corner of 48th Street and Warner to Robert Schulken and Roque Jimenez, owners of Cien Agaves Tacos &
The Buschtetz family of restaurants has closed and sold its 18-month-old B Gastrobar in Gilbert to the owners of popular Lakeside all-day restaurant Mr. Zeke’s (pictured), which will open its second location in the space near the northeast corner of
Call Her Martina, a family-run, upscale restaurant featuring classic Mexican dishes with a modern twist, has opened in the former Zoe’s Kitchen space near the southeast corner of Camelback and Marshall Way at the Scottsdale Waterfront. Menu highlights include a
Taiwanese boba chain Xing Fu Tang will make its Arizona debut this summer at Mesa Riverview on the northeast corner of Dobson Road and Rio Salado Parkway in northwest Mesa. The company has been called ‘‘the Hermes of bubble tea’’
Tea Fresho, a Vietnamese-inspired coffee and tea shop that debuted last June on the southeast corner of Higley and Williams Field in Gilbert, has opened a second location in the former Starbucks space on the northwest corner of Kyrene and
Taqueria Factory, a family-owned Mexican restaurant specializing in quesabirrias and micheladas, is coming to the southeast corner of Arizona and Ray in Chandler. Pastor meat will be cooked on a trompo (rotating vertical spit), and diners will be able to
Dallas-based Smoothie King, which offers smoothies in nearly 100 different health-conscious blends, has opened its seventh Valley location near the southwest corner of Power and Ray in southeast Gilbert. An official grand opening celebration with raffle prizes will be held
If you don’t like seafood, you’ve probably never visited any of Angry Crab Shack‘s 13 Arizona locations. Here’s some news that may change that: The Mesa-based chain launches a new ‘‘Steak Out’’ menu today that includes a steak salad, a
Fire Tiger Dessert Cafe, an international chain with locations in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, will make its U.S. debut in the former Pho Winglee strip-mall space just south of H Mart near the southeast corner of Main
Federal American Grill, an informal steak and seafood restaurant with four locations in the Houston area, is expanding to Arizona. It’s taking over the former Denny’s space on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and the 101 in northeast Phoenix and
Sake Haus, a Tokyo alley-style sushi and cocktail bar that’s the newest concept from Valley restaurateur Julian Wright, has soft-opened next to Wright’s Pedal Haus and Kähvi Coffee in the monOrchid building on the northeast corner of Roosevelt and Second
Obon Bisutoro, a Japanese restaurant that’s a sibling concept to Obon Sushi, has opened in the former Paradise Bakery & Cafe space at Biltmire Fashion Park near the northeast corner of Camelback and 24th Street in Phoenix. House specialties include
Louisiana-based fast-food chain Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers has opened its ninth East Valley restaurant on the northeast corner of Power and Ray in southeast Mesa. The menu offers chicken fingers, coleslaw, and crinkle-cut fries.
Three Thirty Three, a new Asian-inspired concept, has leased the last available restaurant space at The Watermark, the $150 million mixed-use development along Scottsdale Road on the north side of Tempe Town Lake. The 11,300-square-foot restaurant from Washington-based WGE Capital
Wicked Rain, a craft beer bar focusing on ales from the Pacific Northwest as well as those from Arizona, has opened near the southwest corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Gilbert. The 3,000-square-foot bar has 40 beers on tap and
Chino-Mex, a 2-year-old Asian-Mexican hybrid restaurant in south Phoenix, has opened a second location in the short-lived Bibio Modern Korean Kitchen space on the northwest corner of Kyrene and Chandler in west Chandler. The menu features birria ramen, build-your-own bowls,
Matty G’s Steakburgers & Spirits has converted its recently closed location on the southeast corner of Higley and Queen Creek in southeast Gilbert into a drive-through-only version of its new sibling concept, Matty G’s Fish & Chips. The concept debuted
The Food Network’s ‘‘Restaurant: Impossible’’ and host Robert Irvine will revisit Ginger Monkey Gastropub, the south Chandler restaurant and bar it featured in February 2020, in a new episode airing Thursday, March 31. Ginger Monkey, located on the southwest corner
Gilbert-based Uncle Bear’s Grill & Tap, which opened its first non-southeast Valley location in Paradise Valley in December, is adding another in the former Tipsy Coyote space on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Bell in north Scottsdale. No opening
