By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Taking advantage of the slow Arizona summer, Cuisine & Wine Bistro in south Chandler closes today for its annual two-week summer break. It will reopen Tuesday, July 13. While most of the staff will enjoy a two-week vacation, owners Fabrice
Birdcall, a Denver-based chain specializing in fried chicken sandwiches, will make its Arizona debut this fall in Scottsdale and add a Phoenix location this winter. The 5-year-old concept is a high-tech pioneer in the restaurant industry – using kiosks instead
810 Billiards & Bowling, a South Carolina-based entertainment center concept, has opened next to Old Navy on the south side of Chandler Fashion Center. The 20,500-square-foot center, which has a large restaurant and a bar/lounge, offers billiards, bowling, foosball, ping
Veal Pirata and Paella Barcelona (pictured) will be the featured entrees when Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 1. The dinner, hosted by owner-chef Romeo Taus and his wife,
Fired Pie, a fast-casual pizza concept with 20 locations in the Valley, is giving away ‘‘free pizza for a year’’ to six lucky people. You can enter online here. No purchase is necessary, but entrants must be 21 and agree
Matcha Grove, a small cafe offering matcha-based drinks and gluten-free baked goods, has opened on the southeast corner of McQueen and Elliot in Gilbert. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Muesliikon Green Cafe, which closed earlier this
The Sugar Bar, which describes itself as ‘‘Arizona’s first candy store and bar combo,’’ is coming to the northwest corner of McQueen and Warner in Chandler. It takes over a strip-mall space that formerly housed a tattoo shop and a
Someburros, the local chain of family-run fast-casual Mexican restaurants, will open its 12th location later this year on the southwest corner of Signal Butte and Guadalupe in southeast Mesa. The Tempe-born concept offers 15 types of burritos, as well as
Cider Corps in downtown Mesa finally is getting statewide distribution: Its award-winning Mango Foxtrot now is available at more than half of the Sprouts markets in Arizona. The cidery’s four-packs of cans have been available at Whole Foods, AJ’s Fine
A pair of well-regarded Valley chefs – Rochelle Daniel and Cassie Shortino – will launch small restaurants this summer. Daniel, chef at Scottsdale’s Fat Ox, will venture north to open her own restaurant, Atria, in historic downtown Flagstaff. Atria (pictured)
Chicago-based Lou Malnati’s is hiring staff for its fifth Valley location, which will be located at Dana Park on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa. The location, which will be the first in the southeast Valley,
Barro’s Pizza, the local family-owned chain with 46 locations in the Valley and Tucson, has opened its first Apache Junction restaurant. It’s located in the Fry’s shopping center on the northeast corner of Idaho and the Apache Trail. The chain
Hatch Cover, a popular weekly special at Surf City Sandwich in southeast Gilbert, has been added to the restaurant’s permanent menu. The sandwich features roasted chicken breast, Hatch green chile cream cheese spread, jack and cheddar cheese, and caramelized onions pressed
Tiger Sugar, a worldwide chain of Taiwanese dessert shops best-known for its brown sugar boba milk, will make its Arizona debut in Mesa. It will be located in the Safeway shopping center on the northeast corner of Dobson and Main.
Spirit House, SanTan Brewing & Distilling’s tasting room and cocktail lounge in downtown Chandler, celebrates its second anniversary with a week of craft cocktails inspired by vintage ice cream trucks: Bomb Pop: A Citrus Rose gin base with layers of
(Updated 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 22) Tickets were supposed to go on sale Monday for Mile High Brew Fest, the downtown Prescott beer festival that will return Saturday, Aug. 21, after last year’s event was canceled due to the covid-19
A new sports bar and grill hopes to open in northeast Mesa in time for the NBA Finals. Starz American Bar & Grill is wrapping up construction on the northwest corner of Lindsay and University. The 5,400-square-foot space previously was
As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler is offering a Throwback Thursday special – a two-item calzone for just $6.99 – this Thursday, June 17, and next Thursday, June 24. The restaurant also will
The venerable Valley chain Macayo’s Mexican Food has opened its eighth restaurant on the northwest corner of the 101 and Shea in Scottsdale. It takes over the space that formerly housed the brewpub Scottsdale Beer Company, which closed last year.
Cupbop, a Utah-based chain of Korean-BBQ-in-a-cup eateries, has opened its first Arizona location at Desert Ridge Marketplace in northeast Phoenix. It takes over the former Rubio’s Coastal Grill space, near Café Zupas, in The District zone of the shopping center.
