By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Flavors of India, a 14-year-old northern Indian restaurant that closed in Phoenix in October, has reopened on the southeast corner of Lindsay and Warner in Gilbert. It takes over the space that very briefly was home to The Pizza Experience
The Kolache Cafe, an Ahwatukee bakery specializing in the delicious Czech pastries from which it takes its name, has opened on the northeast corner of Ray and Ranch Circle in Ahwatukee. The bakery, which is located in the same shopping
Gilbert-born Salad and Go, which has grown to 25 Valley location since its debut in 2013, says it plans to open another 21 locations in 2021. Look for the drive-through salad bar concept coming soon to: 48th Street and Southern
Salvadoreño Restaurant, a family-owned eatery specializing in El Salvadoran and other Central American dishes, will open its seventh location at Baseline and Hardy in June. Pupusas, thick flatbreads (pictured) that are the national dish of El Salvador, are the signature
Dallas-based Twin Peaks will open its fourth Valley location on the southeast corner of Tempe Marketplace in February and is looking to hire more than 110 workers, including at least 65 ‘‘Twin Peaks Girls.’’ Interested candidates can apply by visiting the
Cuisine & Wine Bistro in south Chandler will host the second dinner in its new Chefs’ Carte Blanche series on Monday, Feb. 1. The menu has not been announced yet, but you can reserve your table by calling 480-275-6700. Last
The newly formed James Beard Foundation Women of Arizona – 15 of the Valley’s top female chefs and restaurateurs – will roll out its first initiative next week, and it’s a doozy. The women’s respective restaurants are banding together to
Lin’s Bakery & Catering in Avondale will hold a pop-up event from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Max Saigon on the northwest corner of Arizona and Ray in Chandler. The food: The menu will feature a variety of Filipino,
Valley-based Fox Restaurant Concepts will launch a digital-only version of its health-focused Flower Child next Wednesday, Jan. 13, near downtown Tempe. The space: It will be run out of Culinary Dropout, another FRC restaurant, on the southeast corner of Farmer and
A Mexican street corn shrimp salad (pictured) and a shrimp power bowl are among the January specials announced by Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants: Spicy blood orange agave margarita: Blended with sweet and citrusy blood orange puree, a splash of agave and
Gelato Cimmino, a 2-year-old gelato shop in Old Town Scottsdale, is opening a second location in downtown Gilbert. The space: It’s taking over the former Western Audio stereo repair shop just north of OHSO Brewery. The competition: Right next door
Boca Taqueria, a family-run Mexican restaurant, is scheduled open its third location next month on the northwest corner of Signal Butte and Warner in southeast Mesa. Other locations: The concept debuted at Greenfield and Brown in northeast Mesa in 2016
Gilbert-born Salad and Go, a fast-growing drive-through salad-and-wraps concept, has opened its 25th location on the southeast corner of 35th Avenue and Peoria in west Phoenix. Coming next: A third Chandler location on the northwest corner of Dobson and Chandler.
The Porch, a self-described ‘‘upscale yet relaxed gastropub,’’ has opened its third location between Oregano’s and Snooze in downtown Gilbert. The menu: The pub-style menu focuses on salads, rice bowls, sandwiches, and burgers. (Pictured: Nashville Chicken Sammy.) There are 16
One of the Valley restaurant scene’s longest covid-19 closures finally will end when Ghost Ranch Southwest Modern Cuisine reopens Monday, Jan. 11, in south Tempe. The acclaimed 2-year-old restaurant, which offers taco platters, green chile stew, and a variety of
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
