By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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East Valley-based Thai Chili 2 Go, a chain of to-go Thai eateries, has opened its 11th location on the southeast corner of Higley and Baseline in Gilbert. The food: The menu offers traditional Thai entrees like pad prig pao, pad
A sharp-eyed MXSW reader noticed a pair of new chain restaurants coming to Val Vista and Baseline at Dana Park in Mesa. Who: Original ChopShop (pictured) is taking over the old California Pizza Kitchen on the northwest corner, and Habit
The Hub Grill & Bar in east Mesa is closed indefinitely after what it called ‘‘a small fire’’ just before midnight Thursday. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze but not before the sports bar on the northeast corner of
Morning Kick (pictured above): Breakfast and lunch eatery from the owners of a food truck with the same name opened in January at Higley and Chandler Heights in southeast Gilbert. Goldwater Brewing: Scottsdale brewery opened its first satellite location –
Tempe Public Market Cafe: Aaron and David Chamberlain’s all-day hangout at Rural and Warner closed in January after two years (and is now home to Postino). Its Phoenix sibling shut down in September. Cantina Laredo: Upscale Mexican chain closed its
Sotol Modern Cocktail Kitchen, Gilbert’s first rooftop bar and restaurant, holds its grand opening at 4 p.m. today. The space: It’s is located on the top floor of the three-story downtown building between Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row and Bergies Coffee
Freezer’s Ice House, a pool hall/sports bar/nightclub-ish concept that has struggled to define itself since opening in 2017 on the southeast corner of Mill and Broadway in Tempe, is transforming into a new concept: Mill’s Modern Social. What it means: Besides
Looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve? Please consider supporting a MXSW sponsor. As always, reservations are strongly encouraged. B Gastrobar: A special à la carte menu will feature wild halibut, filet mignon, duck breast, and more. See
MrBeast Burger, a delivery-only burger concept rolling out across the country this month, has launched in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, and Scottsdale. The backstory: The ghost-kitchen concept was created by YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson of Greenville, N.C., whose MrBeast channel has
The owners of Killer Whale Sex Club on Roosevelt Row are opening two new Japanese-influenced bars – SaberTooth and AstroBar – in downtown Phoenix. The space: The new bars will share a space between Taco Chelo and Trapp Haus BBQ on
Mesa-based Angry Crab Shack, a concept specializing in seafood boils with Asian-Cajun flavors, has opened its 12th Arizona location near the southwest corner of Southern and 35th Avenue in Laveen. Hours: Due to covid-19, it’s currently only open for takeout
The former Rosati’s Pizza space on the northeast corner of McQueen and Ray in Chandler has been leased, and the new occupant will be … Rosati’s Pizza. The background: The Chicago-born chain has been a house divided in Arizona with
Chompie’s, a locally owned chain of New York-style bakeries, delis, and restaurants, announced it will move its Paradise Valley Mall location to a much larger building at 32nd Street and Cactus in Phoenix in mid-2021. The space: Besides a restaurant,
Texas-based Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill, which had dwindled to just two locations in the Valley, will open a new location in the Mercado del Lago plaza near the northwest corner of Hayden and Via de Ventura in Scottsdale in February. The
Over Easy, a local chain of breakfast-and-brunch eateries, has launched its eighth Valley location – and fourth in the East Valley – in southwest Mesa. The space: It takes over the building on the southeast corner of Dobson and Guadalupe
Dog Haus, a California-based chain of gourmet hot dog shops, will open its second East Valley location at the Watermark on the north side of Tempe Town Lake in early 2021. The food: Besides its signature Haus Dogs, Dog Haus
As Proof builds out its new artisan bakery in downtown Mesa, it’s hosting a holiday market called Main Street Harvest this week in the empty space next door. The details: Local vendors will be selling bread, eggs, produce, tortillas, coffee,
Trattoria D’Amico, a family-run Italian restaurant in Ahwatukee, is permanently closing its dining room Christmas Eve after 31 years in business. What’s next? After retooling its menu, the restaurant plans to reopen in mid-January as a delivery/takeout concept, according to
Tempe beer and wine store BottleShop 48 temporarily closed Friday after learning a customer tested positive for covid-19. Unfortunately, a number of the shop’s staff subsequently tested positive over the weekend as well, which will prompt the 4-year-old business to
Moonbowls, a national chain of delivery-and-carryout Korean eateries, has made its Arizona debut in Tempe. The location: It’s located in the burdgeoning food court of ‘‘ghost kitchens’’ in the industrial area about a quarter-mile south of Tempe Marketplace. The menu:
