By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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The Giving Tree Cafe – a new organic and vegetarian concept from David Warr, the founder and former executive chef of acclaimed Sedona eatery ChocolaTree – has opened in Phoenix. The 3,200-square-foot restaurant is located on the west side of Seventh
The Drowning Taco, a Mesa-based Mexican food truck, has moved into a bricks-and-mortar space near the southeast corner of Arizona and Ray (map) in Chandler. It takes over a strip mall suite that once was home to Nana’s Mexican Cafe,
Master Taco, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant, has opened in the strip mall on the southeast corner of Broadway and 56th Street in west Tempe. It’s the concept’s second Valley location. The original opened in Surprise in March 2018. Master Taco’s
Goldwater Brewing in Scottsdale reports its new taproom under construction in northeast Mesa is ‘‘on schedule and coming together nicely,’’ according to a social media post. MXSW broke the news about the new taproom in September. The 2,200-square-foot facility will
Peixoto Coffee, a well-regarded coffeehouse and roastery that launched in downtown Chandler in 2015, is opening a second location in Gilbert. It’ll be part of restaurateur Joe Johnston’s Epicenter development just starting construction at Agritopia on the northwest corner of
Rosati’s Pizza in Chandler has been locked out by its strip-mall landlord for defaulting on its lease, according to a notice posted on the door today. It’s the second time the Chicago-style pizzeria abruptly has shut down this month. It
Ojos Locos Sports Cantina, aka ‘‘the Mexican Hooters,’’ makes its Arizona debut tonight in the former Old Chicago Pizza building on the southwest corner of Alma School and U.S. 60 (map) in southwest Mesa. Coincidentally, there’s an actual Hooters right
Since launching in 2015, Wren House Brewing has established itself as one of Arizona’s top craft breweries. Now, it’s expanding its operation. The brewery, which is located at 24th Street and Oak (map) in Phoenix, is building a lager and
If you were hoping to start your day with a Breakfast Slider from the new White Castle in Scottsdale, you had to go away hungry. The 24-hour fast-food restaurant, which launched at 8 a.m. Wednesday, was forced to close at
Just yesterday, I wrote about Local Edition, a new concept coming to downtown Gilbert from the owners of The Porch neighborhood gastropub in Arcadia. It turns out the East Valley also is getting a second location of The Porch. John
Alice Cooper’stown, rocker Alice Cooper’s music-and-sports-themed restaurant and bar in downtown Phoenix that closed two years ago, is back. Well, kinda. Cooperstown, a concession stand collaboration with Cooper, is one of two new food options at Talking Stick Resort Arena
Duck Donuts, a Pennsylvania-based chain offering customizable doughnuts, will make its Arizona debut on the southwest corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in south Chandler. The chain’s name comes from its original location in Duck, N.C., that opened in 2006. There
Local Edition, a new concept from the partners of The Bevvy in Old Town Scottsdale and The Porch in Arcadia, is coming to downtown Gilbert. It will make its debut next to Snooze, an AM Eatery. Not much is known
In what’s arguably the Valley’s most-anticipated restaurant opening of 2019, White Castle makes its Arizona debut at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The chain’s largest-ever restaurant is located near the northwest corner of Via De Ventura and the Loop 101, just north
Taco Culture, a Mexican fast-food restaurant and caterer, has opened on the southeast corner of 32nd Street and Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee. It takes over the strip-mall space that had been occupied by Francisco’s Mexican Food since 2017. Taco Culture’s
Toca Madera, a modern Mexican concept out of Los Angeles, makes its Arizona debut today on Goldwater Boulevard in the new luxury wing of Scottsdale Fashion Square. The 8,000-square-foot restaurant is located next to its sibling concept, Tocaya Organica, which
Sunbar – a nightclub, patio garden, and live-music venue – opened a few weeks ago for music shows in downtown Tempe. Now its organic kitchen is up and running. Sunbar took over the two-story building, on the north side of
From the Roots Up, a concept offering vegetarian soul food, has opened in the Bubble Noodle strip mall space on Alma School between Southern and U.S. 60 in west Mesa. In a somewhat confusing situation, Bubble Noodle debuted earlier this
Flint by Baltaire, a wood-fired contemporary American restaurant that’s a spinoff of the world-class Los Angeles steakhouse Baltaire, opens today at the Esplanade on the southeast corner of 24th Street and Camelback in Phoenix. Chef-partner Travis Strickland and executive chef
OEB Breakfast Co., a Canadian fine-dining breakfast concept from celebrated Italian-Canadian chef Mauro Martina, will open its first U.S. location in north Scottsdale next month. It will be located on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Chauncey Lane, just south
