By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Sad news from the East Valley’s restaurant community: Stephanie Serrano, one of the eight siblings who own and operate Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants, passed away Thursday after a six-year battle with breast cancer. She was 65. Just last month, Serrano’s celebrated
Mama Thai Kitchen, a restaurant offering more than 70 Thai dishes, has opened on the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. It takes over the stand-alone building formerly occupied by Silk Thai, which closed in August.
Arizona’s newest brewery, LazyG Brewhouse in Prescott, releases its first four beers at 6 p.m. today: Sunshine Blonde; HazyG, a New England-style IPA; It’s A Dry Heat?, a dry Irish stout; Six Hour Drive, a West Coast pale ale. LazyG
Donut Bar, a San Diego-based concept that combines a doughnut shop with a bar, has closed its only Arizona location. ‘‘We fell in love with the brand over four years ago and decided this was the next venture we wanted
Daily Dose, one of my favorite Old Town Scottsdale breakfast and lunch restaurants, is coming to the East Valley. Daily Dose Rio Salado will join the new Spinato’s Pizza on the northwest corner of Rio Salado and Rockford next to
Oregon-based Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill will open its third East Valley location at the new Chandler Viridian development on the south side of Chandler Fashion Center. The restaurant’s large menu focuses on burgers, sandwiches, and pizzas, and its bar typically
The Screamery, a Tucson-based ice cream concept, has opened its first East Valley store at Overstreet on the southwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard in downtown Chandler. Arizona’s first ice cream pasteurizer makes its ice creams from scratch
La Casa de Juana, a 3-year-old Mexican restaurant in Mesa, has closed on Southern, just east of Dobson, in west Mesa. It was the locally owned restaurant’s second location. The original, which opened on the southeast corner of McClintock and
Thai Mint Cafe, a family-run Gilbert mainstay for more than three decades, has been sold to new owners and renamed Café de Bangkok. The restaurant, located in an aging strip mall on the east side of Gilbert Road about halfway
Sizzle Mongolian Grill, a fast-casual restaurant where diners create their own dishes, has opened on the northwest corner of Alma School and Chandler Boulevard in Chandler. The strip-mall space formerly was home to Sweeties Candy, which moved two miles north
Dog Haus, a California-based chain of gourmet hot dog shops, will open its second Valley location at SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert this fall. The 2,900 square-foot restaurant will be located behind Total Wine & More. Besides its signature
Minnesota’s Surly Brewing, which made its Arizona debut in 2017 through a limited deal with Total Wine & More stores, is expanding its distribution in the state. Starting today, the Minneapolis brewery’s flagship This is Furious IPA – as well
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, a California-based chain of frozen yogurt shops, has closed its store on the southeast corner of Gilbert Road and the Loop 202 in Gilbert. The store had an average 4.5-star rating on Yelp, but apparently couldn’t attract
Craft 64, the award-winning wood-fired pizzeria and craft beer bar in downtown Chandler, finally has unveiled its newly constructed patio. The restaurant opened in late May, but held off on finishing its northside patio until this fall. The gated area
Two months ago, Chicago’s Chicken Shack opened in Tempe and introduced Valley diners to Chicago-style chicken (see MXSW story). Now, the Windy City’s most famous fried chicken restaurant – Harold’s Chicken Shack – has opened a location near the southeast
Commander Hamburger, a new casual restaurant from well-known Valley chef Bernie Kantak, quietly has opened at the Roosevelt Arts District in downtown Phoenix. The menu features burgers and chicken sandwiches with Noble Bread buns, fries, Danzeisen soft-serve cones – and,
Sauce Pizza & Wine, a Valley-based fast-casual chain, opens its fourth East Valley location today near the northeast corner of Mill and University in downtown Tempe. Besides its signature 12-inch pizzas, Sauce’s menu offers pastas, paninis, and salads. Valley restaurateur
East Valley-based Thai Chili 2 Go, a fast-growing chain of quick-casual Thai eateries, opens its ninth location at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Discovery Business Campus on the northwest corner of the 101 and Elliot in south Tempe.
Culture Clash, a family-run Greek yogurt shop and cafe, has opened on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Ray in Gilbert. It takes over a strip-mall space formerly occupied by Midday Gourmet catering, which closed in 2017. Culture Clash
Heaven on a Spoon, a family-owned gelato shop, has opened on the northwest corner of Gilbert and University in Mesa. The Lombardo family previously operated Lombardo’s Gelato stands at several Valley malls, including Fiesta Mall in Mesa and Arizona Mills
