Author: Jess Harter

Pita Jungle, the Mediterranean concept launched by three ASU students back in the ’90s, officially opens its 24th location today at The Steelyard on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. The 3,200-square-foot restaurant, the chain’s

Twin Peaks, a Dallas-based chain of sports bars known for its wilderness-lodge decor and female servers’ revealing outfits, launches its fourth Arizona location at 5 p.m. today at Tempe Marketplace. The 7,100-square-foot building with indoor and patio bars and more

With the recent openings of Monroe’s Hot Chicken in Tempe and Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken in Mesa, the East Valley has plenty of options for chicken lovers. Now you can add KC’s Cluck Kitchen, a virtual restaurant that’s opened

Well-known Valley pastry chef Tammie Coe has launched Hot Daisy Pizza from her bakery storefront on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. Besides pizzas – which Coe describes as ‘‘New York style meets California’’ –

Cream of the Crop, a self-described ‘‘neighborhood scoop shop’’ featuring house-made ice creams and toppings, has opened inside Barnone at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. Creative flavors include Agritopia date with smoked hay and

Old Town Scottsdale’s Il Bosco Pizza, whose plans to expand to southeast Gilbert fell through last year, instead has opened a second location on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. It takes over the old Dvina Modern Fare space on the southwest

Yoli’s Mexican Cocina, a virtual restaurant offering only takeout and delivery, officially opens today in the ghost kitchen food court just south of Tempe Marketplace. Namesake chef Yolanda Gonzalez’s menu features carne asada or chicken tacos, burros, and tortas. Yoli’s

After a delay of nearly two years – first for loans and permits, then due to the pandemic – The Silver Key Lounge, a board game beer and wine bar, finally has opened on the southeast corner of Dobson and

Santanwiches & Salads, a family-owned sandwich shop, has opened – currently only for delivery from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday – on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Ray in Gilbert. All meats for the menu’s half-pound sandwiches