By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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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
Mugsy Dogs, a 5-year-old hot dog and burger shop in south Gilbert, has opened a second location near the southwest corner of Main and Stapley in central Mesa. A grand opening celebration with prize giveaways will be held Saturday, Feb.
Lake Pleasant Brewing announced it will hold its grand opening Friday, Feb.11, on the northwest corner of 19th Avenue and Rose Garden Lane – near the intersection of I-17 and the 101 – in north Phoenix. There will be 18
Venezia’s Pizzeria, a local chain of family-owned New York-style pizzerias, will open its sixth location this summer next to The Parlay Kitchen & Cocktails near the southeast corner of Price and the 202 in south Chandler.
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, a Denver-based chain that made a return to the Valley with a new location in Chandler in 2019, has opened a second Arizona location in the former Romano’s Macaroni Grill space on northwest corner of
San Diego-based Mr. Moto Pizza, a 6-year-old chain of New York-style pizzerias, will make its Arizona debut in March in the former Giant Rustic Pizza space at Arcadia Village on the southwest corner of Camelback and 40th Street in Phoenix.
Big’s American Sports Bar & Grill, a 20-year-old sports bar next to Cal State Fullerton, is opening a spinoff location this summer at the P83 shopping and entertainment complex on the southeast corner of the 101 and Bell in Peoria.
