By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Last week, MXSW reported The Perch Pub & Brewery in downtown Chandler planned to close temporarily starting June 29 ‘‘due to the craziness of the COVID-19 virus here in Arizona and the current physical state of the restaurant.’’ Over the
The twice-a-year Arizona Restaurant Week begins its 10-day spring run today with more than 100 participating restaurants offering special three-course meals for either $33 or $44. For the first time in the promotion’s 13 years, the meals will be available
Salad and Go, the Gilbert-born quick-service concept that has grown to 18 Valley locations in just seven years, announced it will increase its starting wage for all team members to $15 per hour starting June 29. In addition, existing employees
The Perch Pub & Brewery in downtown Chandler announced it will close temporarily starting June 29 ‘‘due to the craziness of the COVID-19 virus here in Arizona and the current physical state of the restaurant.’’ The 6-year-old brewpub (pictured in
Just three days after a social media firestorm led to the closure of its Arcadia location, Zipps Sports Grill has closed two more locations due to more employees testing positive for Covid-19.
Kungfu Ramen – a Chinese noodle house, not a Japanese ramen shop – has opened on the southeast corner of McClintock and Broadway in Tempe. It takes over the strip-mall space that formerly was home to Malaysian restaurant BP Street
Backyard Taco, an award-winning chain of local taco shops born in a Mesa backyard, is opening a fourth location – its first in Chandler. It will be located on Gilbert Road just south of Germann. The fast-casual menu will offer
Yet another concept is going into the former Thirsty Amigos Taco Shop at Gilbert Town Square. According to temporary signage, it next will become Howler’s Restaurant & Sports Bar. The 6,300-square-foot building on Gilbert Road between Warner and Ray has
Back in November, MXSW was the first to report Artichoke Basille’s Pizza, an award-winning pizza chain out of New York City, was opening its first Arizona location. The 2,500-square-foot pizzeria, located on the northwest corner of Lakeshore and Baseline in
Bibio Modern Korean Kitchen, a locally owned fast-casual Korean restaurant, has opened its second East Valley location on the northwest corner of Kyrene and Chandler in west Chandler. The original location launched in November in the Gilbert Gateway Towne Center
Goat Shrimp and Sun Flower Beef 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, June 18. The dinner, hosted by owner-chef Romeo Taus and his wife,
What the heck is going on at Zipps Sports Grill? On Saturday, employees of the local sports bar chain, which has 14 Valley locations, took to social media to report five workers at the Arcadia location in east Phoenix had
Rosati’s Pizza‘s original Arizona location on the northwest corner of McClintock and Warner in south Tempe has reopened under new ownership. The takeout-only store had closed in December after 33 years in business. The family-run pizzeria chain, which began in
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, Gordon Biersch, Rock Bottom Brewery, and Logan’s Roadhouse – whose parent company, Craftworks Holdings, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early March – are getting a second chance. Nashville-based SPB Hospitality has purchased and taken
Looking for a restaurant job in downtown Chandler? La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen is getting ready to open its second location at the end of the this month. The restaurant, which will be located in the Overstreet development on the
Paris Baguette, a South Korea-based chain of bakery cafes, holds its soft opening today in west Mesa. It’s located in Asian supermarket H Mart, which held its own soft opening Thursday, on the southeast corner of Main and Dobson. Paris
The Brass Tap in downtown Gilbert announced it will close Monday – but the 15-month-old location plans to reopen next month as a Creole restaurant and bar. The Florida-based chain made its Arizona debut at Mesa Riverview in February 2014.
Blue Adobe Santa Fe Grille has permanently closed its 17-month-old Gilbert location on the northeast corner of Lindsay and Williams Field. The restaurant had been closed since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The original Blue Adobe made its debut
The East Valley’s plethora of Asian supermarkets gets another member today with the soft opening of H Mart in west Mesa. It’s the chain’s 67th U.S. location, but the first in Arizona. H Mart is located on the southeast corner
Shinme Sushi, an independent Japanese restaurant, has opened in the former Elevate Martial Arts space on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek in south Chandler. The menu offers 16 signature sushi rolls, as well as entrees like teriyaki
