By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Nando’s Mexican Café, which has four locations in the East Valley, is coming to the Edison Pointe Center on the northeast corner of Edison Road and John Wayne Parkway in Maricopa. The restaurant plans to break ground in May and
Buzzed Bull Creamery, a Cincinnati-based chain that infuses alcohol into ice cream using liquid nitrogen, has made its Arizona debut in the former Creamistry space at the Scottsdale Waterfront on Marshall Way just north of the canal. Also offered are
After a three-year absence, Arizona PBS kicks off a ninth season of its most popular show, ‘‘Check, Please! Arizona,’’ at 7 p.m. Thursday. The 30-minute show, which features three guests reviewing restaurants with host Mark Tarbell each week, had been
Mediterranean restaurant Crazy Jim’s, an Encanto neighborhood favorite that’s been operating for 36 years on the southeast corner of Indian School and 15th Street in Phoenix, has closed after completing the sale of its property Tuesday.
Tifa Chocolate & Gelato, a Los Angeles-based chain of dessert cafes that also offers fresh pastries, espresso, and cold brews, will make its Arizona debut later this year next to Black Rock Coffee Bar on the southeast corner of Val
Power Food Park, a six-days-a-week food truck roundup on a 2-acre lot near the northeast corner of Power and Brown in northeast Mesa, has abandoned its legal battle with surrounding neighborhoods and the City of Mesa and will close at
Nicholas Campisano and Joshua James, the guys behind Clever Koi, have opened a new fast-casual concept, Clever Ramen, on the ASU SkySong campus on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and McDowell in south Scottsdale. The menu offers Clever Koi-inspired build-your-own
EVO founder Nick Neuman and his partners will launch Society by EVO, described as ‘‘a full-service late-night upscale social dining experience,’’ in the former GuacStar space on the northeast corner of Rural and University in Tempe. There will be a
The Hub Grill & Bar, a locally owned sports bar with a pair of locations in Mesa (the one in east Mesa, closed since a Jan. 1, 2021, fire, is scheduled to reopen this summer), has launched a third location
Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue, one of the Valley’s top smokehouses, unexpectedly closed over the weekend due to what owners Bryan and Donna Dooley call a ‘‘family emergency’’ in a social media posting. No word yet on when the Cave Creek
College Street beers will be more widely available in the Valley in 2023: The Lake Havasu brew pub has begun construction on a 9,000-square-foot expansion that will increase production from 8,600 barrels a year to 30,000, making it one of
Miss Dessert, the Hong Kong-style sweets shop that made its debut in Mesa in 2018 and added a Gilbert location last year, will open a third eatery this March in former Persian Garden Cafe space on the southeast corner of
Boba Whaaat, a Vietnamese tea shop and eatery, has opened next to Far Away Wine & Provisions in the Squaw Peak Commercial Center on the southwest corner of Indian School and 32nd Street in central Phoenix.
The Paleta Bar, a New Mexico-based chain of Mexican dessert shops that made its Arizona debut in Tempe in August, celebrates the grand opening of its second Valley location Saturday next to the AMC Superstition East 12 theaters on the
Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls, which was founded in Annapolis, Md., in 2014 and now has 18 locations across eight states, will make its Arizona debut at the Scottsdale Quarter this spring. It’s moving into the space between Press Coffee and
Chicago-based Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, which opened locations in Mesa in August and Gilbert in December and plans to launch one in Chandler in May, isn’t done expanding in the East Valley. According to developer Vestar, the pizzeria is taking over the
Sushi Friend, a one-man operation offering sushi and poke for takeout, has opened in a storefront next to Ladera Taverna y Cocina on the southeast corner of Central and Alice in Phoenix’s Sunnyslope neighborhood.
Thai Chili 2 Go founder Akshat Sethi and Pa’la chef Claudio Urciuoli (pictured) are teaming up to open Source, what they describe as a ‘‘fast-fine dining’’ Mediterranean restaurant and market, this spring at Epicenter at Agritopia on the northwest corner
A clarification on last week’s post about the closing of Da’Bayou Creole Kitchen in downtown Gilbert: Da’Bayou chef Ari Biller’s new meal prep and catering company Tasted is not being run out of the same space.
FilmBar, an 11-year-old indie movie theater and bar in downtown Phoenix, is closing permanently, owner Kelly Aubey announced. The venue near the northeast corner of Second Street and McKinley had been closed for the past month.
