By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🚀 SanTan Brewing is hosting its annual Star Wars Day celebration at its Spirit House Kitchen & Cocktails in downtown Chandler at 6 p.m. Monday – and it’s bringing the galaxy a whole lot closer. Hosted in partnership with Bricks
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🥃 Isabel’s Amor, the Sonoran-inspired Gilbert restaurant from the family behind Someburros, has introduced a signature house tequila. Co-founder Tim Vasquez traveled to Jalisco, Mexico, where he collaborated with master distillers at Casa Herradura to craft a barrel-aged expression rooted
🦞 An Orange County favorite is bringing its coastal Asian flavors to the Valley – and you can snag a table starting today. Starfish Scottsdale, the first Arizona outpost of the California-based Starfish Hospitality Group, opens its doors for limited
🚫 Underground Burger, the Queen Creek burger spot, has shut its doors after four years on the southeast corner of Rittenhouse and Ocotillo. Earlier this week, the restaurant posted on Facebook with no warning: “We are closing permanently, effective immediately.”
🚀 The Force is strong at Cider Corps this weekend. The veteran-owned downtown Mesa cidery is celebrating Star Wars weekend from Saturday through Monday with themed drinks, movies in the taproom, and a fundraiser worth entering. Two new releases headline
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🎉 Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food, the Utah-born chain founded by Oahu natives Kimo and Kalani Mack, is making its Arizona debut Monday near the southwest corner of Power and Ray in Gilbert. Before the grand opening, the brothers are
🇮🇳 Tikka Drive has opened on the northwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler, and it’s doing something no one in Arizona has done before: serving hot, handmade Indian food via a drive-thru. The brainchild of Rahul Sahota –
🌯 A recently opened Mexican eatery has quietly become one of Glendale’s most talked-about breakfast and brunch destinations. Cultura Mexicana has opened in the former Lenny’s Burger space on the southeast corner of Glendale Avenue and 57th Drive. The menu is
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🍕 The East Valley finally has a taste of Arizona Pizza Company, the Tucson-born brand that’s been quietly building a West Valley following since arriving in Goodyear in 2020, Surprise in 2022, and Peoria in 2025. Now, the pizzeria’s fourth
🥑 Tempe’s farm-to-table scene just got a serious upgrade. Go Go Avocado has opened its flagship café on the northeast corner of University and Farmer near downtown Tempe. The menu is a dream for anyone craving a healthy yet indulgent
🥙 Famous Pita Mediterranean Grill (pictured), formerly a mom-and-pop food truck, has opened a brick-and-mortar location on the northeast corner of Higley and Southern in east Mesa. 🥙 Crazy Greek in north Phoenix has expanded its Valley footprint with a
🚫 The contraction of a Valley institution continues. Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants has announced its location on the northwest corner of McKellips and Gilbert roads in north Mesa will close on May 16 after more than 34 years. The family-owned chain
🚫 Kyoto Bowl, the Japanese rice-bowl restaurant that anchored the strip mall near the southeast corner of Elliot and Priest since 1990, has quietly closed its doors. For over 35 years, the spot was a reliable lunch haunt for workers
🚫 Republic National Distributing Company, one of the country’s largest wholesale wine and spirits distributors, has filed a WARN notice with the state of Arizona disclosing plans to lay off 211 employees at its Phoenix facility. The move follows RNDC’s
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🚫 Source, the beloved Mediterranean restaurant and market at Gilbert’s Epicenter at Agritopia, served its final meal Saturday. The restaurant announced the impending closure Friday on social media, thanking the Gilbert community for the “meals, memories, and moments” shared over
🚫 The sheep’s milk ice cream experiment at The Trailhead didn’t last long. Negranti Creamery, the Oregon-based creamery known for its handcrafted sheep’s milk scoops, quietly closed its Peoria outpost on the northeast corner of 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley
