By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Fast-growing State 48 Brewery, which launched in Surprise just four years ago, is opening its sixth Valley location in Gilbert. State 48 Tap House is taking over the former Gordon Biersch space at SanTan Village shopping center. Current locations include
Rick’s Pub & Grub, a small bar that serves food in west Chandler, was ordered to close Monday after social media photos over the weekend showed crowds of patrons not observing the state’s covid-19 regulations. According to the Arizona Department
Rusty Taco, a Dallas-born chain of Tex-Mex fast-food restaurants, has opened its second Arizona location next to Starbucks and White Castle on the northwest corner of the 101 and Via de Ventura in Scottsdale. The chain, now owned by Arby’s
CaskWerks Distilling in Tempe announced it’s losing its home of the past five-plus years: The distillery is located near the northeast corner of University and McClintock.
Mr. Mesquite Taqueria opens its sixth Valley location Saturday in east Mesa, and the first guests in line will get some freebies. The restaurant is located on the southwest corner of Crismon and Southern. The first 50 guests when doors
A husband-and-wife catering team from San Francisco has opened Gabriella’s Contemporary American Cuisine on the east corner of Mountain View and Via Linda in Scottsdale. Anthony and Anna Barr moved to Arizona last spring when the covid-19 pandemic decimated their 50-person catering
OHSO Brewery will unveil a new concept called Little O’s – a ‘‘baby’’ version of its popular brewpubs – in downtown Phoenix. The restaurant, bar, and dog-friendly patio are taking over the former Zoe’s Kitchen near the southeast corner of
Matty G’s, a popular family-friendly neighborhood grill, will open its fourth Valley location in southeast Gilbert. It’s taking over the former Dean’s Hermanos Mexican Food, which closed at the end of July, on the southeast corner of Higley and Queen
Safe Haven Brewery, a new brewery from the father-and-son team of Rykert and Gus Fowler, is coming to Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. The Fowlers have signed a lease on a 5,000-square-foot building near the southwest corner of Fourth Street
Lochiel Brewing in east Mesa is inviting its fans and others to invest in the 3-year-old brewery and its Scottish-style ales. Owner and brewmaster Ian Cameron (pictured) temporarily closed the brewery’s taproom in May to concentrate distributing its beers to
Tukee Tap & Bottle, a beer and wine bar that also will sell both to go, is coming to the Fry’s shopping center on the southwest corner of 40th Street and Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee. The 2,100-square-foot venue on the
Nicholas Campisano and Joshua James, the guys behind Clever Koi and Fellow Osteria & Pizzeria, are bringing a new fast-casual concept to the ASU SkySong campus in south Scottsdale. Broth & Bao will feature Clever Koi-inspired build-your-own ramen bowls, bao
La Calabria Ristorante, a well-loved but ill-fated Italian restaurant in Gilbert, has closed permanently after 10 years in business. Giovanni and Clara Spataro launched La Calabria, named for Giovanni’s home region in Italy, in 2008. He was the chef; she
If you’re interested in the Valley’s food scene, you’re likely familiar with restaurateur and chef Adam Allison. Maybe you’ve eaten his incredible comfort food at his ’50s-era Handlebar Diner in southeast Mesa or from his Left Coast Burrito Co. food
Rift Wine+Tap – a concept combining a wine lounge, a craft beer taproom, and a liquor store – opens for in-store consumption today in south Scottsdale. The new venue, located near the northeast corner of Scottsdale and McKellips, began retail
Openings Founding Fathers: Gastropub closes original location in Ahwatukee, but opens another in Chandler. Read more Doc & Eddy’s: Sixteen months after being destroyed by a fire, longtime south Tempe sports bar finally reopens. Read more Salad and Go: Gilbert-born concept’s
Glow Shots & Cocktails in downtown Tempe is the latest Valley bar to be shut down for not complying with the state’s covid-19 guidelines. The Arizona Department of Health Services closed the bar Sunday for “jeopardizing the health, safety and
If you’ve spent much time in Prescott, you’re familiar with its popular Park Plaza Liquor & Deli. Now owner Trevor Phillips is opening a liquor store extraordinaire in south Scottsdale. The eponymous Trevor’s, located near the northeast corner of Scottsdale
Dallas-based Twin Peaks has broken ground on its fourth Valley restaurant in the southeast corner of Tempe Marketplace. The 7,100-square-foot restaurant is being constructed on the last remaining vacant lot at the shopping center. The so-called ‘‘breastaurant’’ concept features a
Former NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip (pictured) is opening a brewery and taproom in Phoenix. Waltrip launched Michael Waltrip Brewing in March. The company temporarily is based in Texas. So far, it has three beers – Checkered Past (a coconut IPA),
