By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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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
Cory Oppold, a former executive chef at Tarbell’s and Atlas Bistro, is opening Course, a modern American restaurant offering prix fixe seasonal menus, in the former Baked Bear space next to the Harkins theaters on the northeast corner of Scottsdale
Scottsdale-based Square One Concepts’ Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers and Bourbon & Bones Cocktail Lounge are taking over the former Friday’s Front Row space at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. The 12,000-square-foot location spans multiple levels and includes a suspended patio
Italian-American fast-casual chain Fazoli’s, which closed its last Valley locations in 2008, is coming back. Mesa-based Kind Hospitality has signed a deal to open nine stores by the end of 2024. The first is scheduled to open this fall, although
Jimmy G’s, a build-your-own pasta concept, will open in the former Desi Fusion space near the southeast corner of Alma School and Southern – across the street from defunct Fiesta Mall – in west Mesa. A 10-ounce portion of pasta
Ugolicious, an international chain of dessert cafes specializing in frozen Greek yogurt and Italian gelato, is coming to Chandler Fashion Center. Look for it to open this summer directly across from Hollister Co. on the mall’s second level.
Josh Katz, co-creator of Phoenix martini bar 36 Below, is working on a new concept – Rose Garden Cocktail Lounge – in the US Bank Center (pictured) on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Monroe in downtown Phoenix. A
Brunch Bros, an eatery serving breakfast and lunch, has opened in the former Cafe Roma space on the eastern corner of Washington and Priest in north Tempe. Menu highlights include a Brunch Bros Pancakes flight (red velvet, cinnamon, and Oreo)
Tempe-based Cartel Roasting Co. opens its 11th location at 7 a.m. Saturday, March 26, near the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Montevista in Phoenix’s historic Coronado neighborhood. The first 25 customers will get a free swag bag, the next
OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert releases its the 2002 edition of its award-winning Te Quiero imperial stout, as well as Mexican Mocha Te Quiero, at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 26. The beer, part of OHSO’s Ales From the Crypt series,
After scouting locations for more than a year, Texas-based Mutts Canine Cantina will make its Valley debut early next year at SanTan Village in Gilbert. Mutts, which has signed a deal to open six locations in Arizona, features a dog-friendly
Fans of Hong Kong Asian Diner on the northwest corner of Rural and Ray in south Tempe have just a week to enjoy their favorite dishes one last time. Citing staffing shortages, the 19-year-old Cantonese restaurant announced its last day
Cafe Morning Buzz, a breakfast-focused scratch kitchen that also serves dinner Friday through Sunday, has opened in the short-lived Eatalio Pasta & Wine space on the southwest corner of Williams Field and Val Vista in Gilbert. The menu also features
Etta, a neighborhood restaurant specializing in wood-fired pizzas and pastas, announced it will open Wednesday, April 6, in the former Brio Tuscan Grille space at Scottsdale Quarter in north Scottsdale. The concept is from the same group behind high-end surf
