By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Café Poca Cosa, one of Tucson’s most celebrated restaurants, is closing permanently after 36 years due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, according to chef-owner Suzana Davila. “We just do not see a profitable way of continuing,” says Davila, who opened
No craft beer style has been more popular in recent years than hazy IPAs, and the best in the country is being brewed right here in the Valley. That’s the verdict of the judges at the 34th annual Great American
Tucson-based Eegee’s has confirmed recent media reports the fast-food concept is coming (back) to the Valley. The cult-fave restaurant, known for its frozen fruit drinks and grinders, plans to open five locations in the Valley beginning in the second quarter
The Craftsman Cocktails & Kitchen – a self-described ‘‘neighborhood restaurant offering hand-crafted cocktails, scratch kitchen, and a welcoming ‘come as you are’ atmosphere’’ – opens at 5 p.m. today in north Scottsdale. It’s taken over the former Tavern Americana space
Los Primeros and Vitality Bowls Superfood Café are the latest restaurants coming to Verde at Cooley Station, a mixed-use development under construction on the southwest corner of Recker and Williams Field in Gilbert. Los Primeros is described as a full-service
Scottsdale-based Sweet Republic, which just opened a new location in Tempe, has created two new beer-flavored ice creams with Tempe brewery The Shop Beer Co. The first is Church Music, featuring The Shop’s bright, citrusy IPA blended into sweet cream
Last December, MXSW broke the news that Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, a chain of Napa-inspired wine bars, would make its Arizona debut near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. Now we finally have
Helio Basin Brewing in Arcadia is closing after four years in business. Tombstone Brewing from southern Arizona will take over the brewpub on the southwest corner of 40th Street and Thomas in east Phoenix on Friday. The breweries made the
After several months of pandemic-related closure, Peacock Wine Bar in Gilbert has reopened with live music, events, and several new offerings. Hours are 1-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 1-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Happy hour is 1-6 p.m. daily. A new light brunch
La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen resumes live music this week with five straight days of performances on the patio of its new downtown Chandler location: Tuesday: Ian Eric Wednesday: Ivan Harshman Thursday: Raul Burruel Friday: Poor Barbie Saturday: Guitarras Latinas
Inchin Bamboo Garden, an Atlanta-based concept focusing on Chinese and Indian cuisine, is coming to downtown Chandler. It’s taking over the former Brunchies on Boston just east of Arizona. Brunchies closed in 2016 after more than three decades in business.
Utah-based bakery Twisted Sugar will open its second Arizona location next month at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. The chain made its Arizona debut in June on the northwest corner of Cooper and Warner
Eegee’s, a Tucson-based fast-food concept with a cult-like following, apparently is coming to the East Valley. No official announcement has been made, but the chain has submitted preliminary applications with Mesa for a location at the U.S. 60 and Crimson
The Ivy, a 5-year-old Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar on the northeast corner of Dobson and Germann in Chandler, has closed. ‘‘Like any business, we have faced our fair share of challenges, yet we have always found a way to
The Pizza Experience, a chef-driven concept that promises “no more boring pizza,’’ has opened on the southeast corner of Lindsay and Warner in Gilbert. It takes over a standalone building that formerly was home to Michael’s Pizza and, before that,
Michigan-based Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea has opened its first Arizona location on the northwest corner of the 101 and Raintree in north Scottsdale. In addition to a large menu of globally influenced coffees and teas, Sweetwaters offers Ice Dragons (frozen
Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa – a unique restaurant that’s home to the nation’s largest Wurlitzer pipe organ – has announced a trio of meal deals available through Oct. 31: Feed up to four people: One large pizza with unlimited
SanTan Brewing & Spirit House in downtown Chandler has announced new menu items and new hours. The lunch and dinner menu, available 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily, now includes Chicken & Bacon Fajitas ($16.25) and Blue Corn Shrimp Enchiladas ($16.25); The
Three Valley bars that were closed in August for violating Arizona’s covid-19 guidelines have been cleared to reopen. Bottled Blonde and Casa Amigos in Old Town Scottsdale and Glow Shots & Cocktails in downtown Tempe agreed to pay $3,000 fines. They
Sweet Republic, the award-winning artisan ice cream shop, opens its third location at noon today at The Watermark on the north side of Tempe Town Lake. The $150 million mixed-use development is located near the southwest corner of Scottsdale and
