By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Just in time for spring, SanTan Brewing & Distilling has opened a patio for its tasting room at its production facility on Warner east of Arizona in Chandler. The 700-square-foot patio features five large picnic tables. The tasting room bar
Gilbert-born Salad and Go celebrated its eighth anniversary by announcing six new locations, including two in the East Valley, scheduled to open this summer. The locations: 48th Street and Ray in Ahwatukee Crismon and Southern in east Mesa Tatum and
Herb n Smoke, a Mesa-based food truck specializing in barbecue, has opened a bricks-and-mortar restaurant in downtown Mesa. It’s located next to Taco Chiwas on the south side of Main between MacDonald and Robson. The brisket, smoked 12 hours with
Macayo’s Mexican Restaurants continue their 75th anniversary celebration with another special Friday: Red cheese enchiladas for just 75 cents. The chain’s actual anniversary is Sept. 26, but it’s offering a special on the 26th of each month leading up to
OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert will release cans of its award-winning Knights of Windsor ale at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26. Part of OHSO’s Ales From the Crypt series, Knights of Windsor won a silver medal at the 2019 U.S.
Tocaya Organica, a California-based chain of fast-casual modern Mexican restaurants, has opened its fourth Arizona location in downtown Tempe. It’s located in Union Tempe apartments building on the southwest corner of Forest Avenue and Seventh Street. The concept offers salads,
It’s National Chili Day, and Someburros is celebrating with $3 red or green chile burros at all 11 of its locations. The burros normally are $5.25. There’s a limit of 10 burros per order. The offer is not available on
Utah-based Cafe Rio Mexican Grill has opened its 12th East Valley location on the northeast corner of 90th Street and the 101 in Scottsdale. It’s the first restaurant to open at a new mixed-use development called The Edge at Talking Stick.
810 Billiards & Bowling, a South Carolina-based entertainment center concept, is coming to Chandler this spring. It will be located in a vacant 20,500-square-foot space next to Old Navy south of Chandler Fashion Center mall. Along with billiards, bowling, foosball,
An update on the rebranding of popular Buddyz A Chicago Pizzeria: Back in November, MXSW broke the news that Buddyz would begin selling franchises with the name Vero Chicago Pizza, the first of which opening around Feb. 1 at Val
Back in September, MXSW broke the news that Beard Papa’s, a Japanese-born chain that claims to make ‘‘the world’s best cream puffs,’’ was going to make its Arizona debut in north Scottsdale. It finally opens at 11 a.m. Saturday at
Cider Corps in downtown Mesa has released a cocktail-inspired cider called Doc. ‘‘Doc’’ was the nickname of Bobby Kramer, the well-known beverage director of The Brickyard Downtown and The Hidden House in Chandler who was killed by a wrong-way driver
Miss Dessert, an Asian sweets shop that opened in 2018 next to the AZ International Marketplace in west Mesa, is launching a second shop in Gilbert. It’ll be located a few doors south of Sandbar Mexican Grill on the southwest
Kwench Juice Cafe, a family-run eatery specializing in fresh fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies, has opened on the southeast corner of Dobson and Ray in Chandler. Kwench debuted in downtown Phoenix in 2018, but closed in March 2020 after
Matty G’s Steak Burgers & Spirits, the popular neighborhood bar and grill that just opened its fourth Valley location in southeast Gilbert in November, is working on another location in the town. It’s taking over the former BurgerIM building near
Chicken Ziti and Tortellini Gianni (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, Feb. 25. The dinner, hosted by owner-chef Romeo Taus and his wife,
More heartbreaking news for the Valley’s food and beverage community: Kevin Lewis, sommelier and wine director at nationally acclaimed Kai at Wild Horse Pass Resort, has been diagnosed with stage 4 adenocarcinoma. Adenocarcinoma is a type of cancer that starts
A dozen restaurants and bars in downtown Chandler, as well as several others throughout the Valley, will participate in Bobby’s Block Party, a fundraiser for the family of Bobby Kramer, from noon to 11:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4. The 31-year-old
Vito’s Pizza & Italian Ristorante in east Mesa celebrates its 35th anniversary this week by giving customers 35% off their checks. The special applies to everything on the menu except alcohol from today through Friday. You must show the Facebook
Dog Haus, a California-based chain of gourmet hot dog shops, will open its second East Valley location at 11 a.m. Saturday on the north side of Tempe Town Lake. The 2,444-square-foot restaurant is located at the Watermark near the southwest
