By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Oink Cafe, a local breakfast-and-lunch eatery that opened in December 2016, has closed on the southwest corner of McClintock and Warner in south Tempe. Two other locations – in Paradise Valley and Tucson – remain open. Oink Cafe is best
Longtime Tempe sports bar Doc & Eddy’s, which has been under reconstruction since a devastating March 2019 fire, finally has reopened near the northeast corner of Rural and Baseline. Due to current restrictions on Series 6 liquor licenses, Doc &
After two unsuccessful months of trying to get financial concessions from its landlord, The Harp Irish Pub has been locked out of its Dana Park space on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa. A post on
Founding Fathers Kitchen, a well-reviewed but short-lived gastropub that debuted in Ahwatukee in December, has opened a new location in Chandler. It takes over the former Jimmy T’s Holy Crab building on the northwest corner of Alma School and Ray.
Howler’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, a locally owned concept with several Valley locations in the works, holds its soft opening at 4 p.m. today at Gilbert Town Square. It takes over the 6,300-square-foot building on Gilbert Road between Warner and
Good Time Charli’s, a west Chandler bar and grill that temporarily closed June 28 due to the covid-19 pandemic, reopens today for takeout and limited-capacity indoor dining. Hours are 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. The popular
East Valley-based Thai Chili 2 Go, a local chain of fast-casual Thai eateries, will open its 10th location next month on the southwest corner of I-10 and Chandler in Ahwatukee. It will join other East Valley locations in Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert,
The Golden Pineapple, a restaurant and lounge from the owners of Chandler craft beer bar and bottle shop The Sleepy Whale, officially opens today in Tempe. It takes over the 5,000-square-foot building that most recently was home to Italian restaurant
Condolences to the family and friends of Kris Chupp, a Valley DJ and the entertainment director at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, who passed away Sunday after a three-week battle with covid-19. Chupps, known professionally as DJ Steel, had worked for
Tacos Lupe, a locally owned taqueria promising ‘‘the best tacos in Maricopa County,’’ has opened near the northeast corner of Stapley and Broadway in Mesa. The fast-casual menu offers tacos and burros with a choice of seven fillings: carne asada,
Mesa brewpub The Beer Research Institute, which closed July 3 after an employee tested positive for covid-19, has partially reopened after some of the staff tested negative and the venue was deep-sanitized. BRI will be open from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Farmboy Market, Meats & Sandwiches in south Chandler has joined a growing list of local restaurants that have decided to close temporarily during the current surge in covid-19 cases in Arizona. ‘‘At Farmboy we have a very small staff, and it
The GOAT Sports Grill, named for the common sports acronym for ‘‘Greatest of All Time,’’ has opened near the southwest corner of Power and McDowell in northeast Mesa. It joins several other eateries – including Nando’s Mexican Cafe, Barro’s Pizza,
McMahon’s Ice Cream, the 3-year-old family-run dessert shop on the northwest corner of McQueen and Warner in Chandler, will permanently close at the end of this month. The shop made the announcement on social media: ‘‘We hope you visit us
Popular Ahwatukee pizzeria Zesty Zzeeks will close next week for a makeover and the installation of some new equipment. The pizzeria will close at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 12, and plans to reopen at 10 a.m. Friday, July 17. The
VooDoo Daddy’s Steam Kitchen in south Tempe has a new summer drink special: Any time the temperature in Tempe exceeds 110 degrees, you can enjoy half-priced frozen Hurricanes. The drinks are available in blue raspberry, rum punch, or a combination
The Buffalo Spot, a California-based chain specializing in Buffalo chicken wings, has opened its fourth East Valley restaurant on Southern between Dobson and Alma School, across from Mesa Community College. Wings (traditional or boneless), tenders, and chicken burritos come with
Condolences to the family and friends of Frank and Lupe’s Restaurants owner Teddy Bernal, a third-generation restaurateur who lost his weeks-long battle with covid-19 this morning. He was 45. ‘‘Teddy was the most caring person you could meet and it
Salad and Go, a Gilbert-born concept offering a healthy alternative to fast food, has opened its 19th Valley location on the southwest corner of Rural and Broadway in Tempe. Besides its standard small-footprint eatery – Salad and Go only serves
La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen, a family-run restaurant that opened in Gilbert in 2013, has soft-launched a second location in downtown Chandler. It’s located in the Overstreet development on the southwest corner of Arizona and Chandler. It takes over part
