By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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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
Fifteen Arizona chefs and restaurants have been announced as semifinalists for this year’s James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars: Best Chef Southwest: Lori Hashimoto (Hana Japanese Eatery, Phoenix), Giovanni Scorzo (Andreoli Italian Grocer, Scottsdale), John Martinez
Crust Simply Italian, which has locations in Scottsdale and Chandler, has launched Calzone Connection, a new virtual concept featuring specialty craft calzones for pickup at Crust or delivery through third-party apps. Fillings range from basics like pepperoni and sausage to
Kazu Ramen, an eatery specializing in the Japanese noodle soups, has opened in the At Home strip mall on the southwest corner of Williams Field and Santan Village Parkway in Gilbert. The menu offers five kinds of ramen, rice dishes,
Popular Scottsdale breakfast spot Butters Pancakes & Cafe has opened its third location in the city on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and the 101. Menu highlights include freshly squeezed orange juice, 11 kinds of pancakes, and seven types of
The Buzzed Goat, a 3-year-old locally owned coffee bar and taphouse that’s become an Ahwatukee favorite, is launching a second location on the southeast corner of McClintock and Southern (behind Boston Market) in Tempe. Owner Gabe Von Weimer says the
After years of promises, teases, and false starts, it looks like Los Angeles is finally getting a Pizzeria Bianco. Valley restaurateur and chef Chris Bianco, who has a home in Hermosa Beach, Calif., has inked a deal to launch one
