By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Ground Control, the coffee roaster and craft beer tap house in Litchfield Park, has started a special weekend brunch menu. Options include chilaquiles, avocado toast, quiches, chicken and waffles, stuffed French toast, and banana pancakes with macadamia nut syrup. Brunch
The team behind The Living Room and Rock Lobster are introducing a new concept – Salt & Smoke Mesquite Seafood Grill – in the same building at Downtown Ocotillo in south Chandler. It’s taking over the 50-seat space formerly occupied
Messana’s Chicago Hot Dogs, an eatery offering only Chicago-style dogs and hand-cut fries, has opened on the northwest corner of Kyrene and Elliot in south Tempe. It takes over the strip-mall space that formerly was home to Gandolfo’s New York
Sad news for the Valley’s wine community: Greg Tresner, Arizona’s first master sommelier, has died. No cause of death was given. A Washington native, Tresner moved to Tucson in the 1990s and worked at the award-winning Cafe Terra Cotta. In
Tacos Tijuana, which started in 2016 as a family-run food truck in the West Valley, has opened its second East Valley bricks-and-mortar restaurant on the southeast corner of McQueen and Elliot in Gilbert. It takes over a standalone building formerly
GuacStar Kitchen & Cantina, a plant-based Mexican restaurant whose March opening was delayed by the covid-19 pandemic, finally has announced an opening date: Thursday, Nov. 5. The 4,650-square-foot restaurant is located on the second floor of the Cornerstone plaza on
Chzburgr, an acclaimed chef-driven burger joint on the northwest corner of 49th Avenue and Thunderbird in Glendale, has closed after a little more than a year in business. Chef-owner Kelly Fletcher made the announcement Monday on social media: ‘‘It is
Salad and Go, the Gilbert-born drive-through concept that launched in 2013, opens its 24th location today on the northeast corner of McClintock and Elliot in south Tempe. It’s the third location to open in Tempe in the past four months,
CoreLife Eatery, a fast-casual concept specializing in healthy food, makes its Arizona debut this week on the northeast corner of McClintock and Warner in south Tempe. CoreLife uses only grass-fed beef, antibiotic-free chicken and pork, and cage-free eggs. All ingredients
Chantico, a Mexican restaurant from the owners of Ocotillo, has opened on the southwest corner of 11th Street and Camelback in Phoenix. The diverse menu draws inspiration from all parts of Mexico, featuring such items as birria (goat) tacos, braised
Farmer Boys, a Southern California-based fast-casual burger concept, will make its Arizona debut in the new City Gate Marketplace on the southeast corner of Higley and Baseline in Gilbert. Besides its award-winning burgers, Farmer Boys offers all-day breakfast, sandwiches, salads,
A sharp-eyed MXSW reader noticed California-based Ono Hawaiian BBQ is taking over the former Arby’s in the Fry’s Marketplace plaza on the northwest corner of Rural and Ray in Tempe. The chain currently has seven Valley locations, but several others
Two months ago, MXSW was the first to report Pesto Italian Eatery, a new fast-casual build-your-own-pasta concept, would make its debut in Chandler this fall (see story). Now we know when: Monday, Nov. 2. Besides its opening date, the concept
A new brewery – Wicked Brews, Bites & Spirits – is coming to the former Uncle Bear’s space on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray in Ahwatukee. Not much is known yet about the newcomer, whose partners include Chip
Illinois-based discount grocer Aldi announced its first Arizona stores will open Thursday, Nov. 5, in Chandler and Goodyear. The Chandler store is on the northwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek; the Goodyear one on the southeast corner of
Four-year-old Match Restaurant and Lounge, connected to the FOUND:RE art boutique hotel in downtown Phoenix, has transformed into Match Market and Bar. In addition to lunch and dinner for dine-in or and take out, the expanded concept offers grab-and-go food
With large-scale events shut down by the pandemic, the twice-a-year A Taste of Greece festival in Chandler is going virtual this weekend. The fest is inviting people to visit its online store to order food items to be picked up
Just 12 days ago, I wrote about the opening of The Pizza Experience, a chef-driven concept promising “no more boring pizza,’’ on the southeast corner of Lindsay and Warner in Gilbert. Sadly, it appears the restaurant has closed after less
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
