By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Jollibee, a fast-food chain known as ‘‘the McDonald’s of the Philippines,’’ will make its Arizona debut on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in Chandler later this year. It’s moving into the former Slim Chickens building just west of
Clay Dawgs, an eatery specializing in mesquite-fired hot dogs, holds its grand opening at 11 a.m. today on Gilbert Road just north of downtown Gilbert. It takes over a stand-alone building on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Juniper that
Quartiere, a neighborhood Italian restaurant that opened on Mill Avenue halfway between Broadway and Southern in November 2017, will close its doors at 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4. According to a notice posted on the restaurant’s website: ‘‘We have wrestled
Original ChopShop, a health-focused fast-casual concept, opens its eighth Valley location at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, on the northeast corner of I-10 and Warner in south Tempe. Ryan Jocque, Caitlin Jocque, Chad Landau, and Brooks Holcomb launched the original
Smugglers, a gastropub and ‘‘yacht rock pirate bar,’’ is moving into the Changing Hands-Trader Joe’s plaza on the southwest corner of McClintock and Guadalupe in south Tempe. It’s taking over the former Mac’s Broiler & Tap, which closed in January
It didn’t take long for someone to snatch up the north Scottsdale home of The Melting Pot, which announced in August that it would close Sept. 30. The new occupant of the building on the northwest corner of Hayden and
Tacos N More, a local family-owned Tex-Mex grill and salsa bar, has opened its third Valley location on the southwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler. It’s just one of many options on the restaurant-rich corner
The one constant on Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe is change. Restaurants come, restaurants go. The latest is the latter category is NYPD Pizza, which has closed in the Tempe Gateway building on the northwest corner of Mill and Third
Copper & Logs, which describes itself as an ‘‘urban-style New American gastropub,’’ is coming to the southwest corner of Greenfield and Warner in Gilbert. It’s taking over the building that formerly was home to Pizza A Metro, which closed in
Crisp Greens, a salad and wraps eatery in downtown Chandler, is closing its doors today after four and a half years in business. Owners Brandon Fisher and Darron Moffatt moved into the former Planet Sub on Arizona Avenue just south
Mr. Pancho Mexican Food, a new restaurant from the longtime head cook at Restaurant Mexico, has opened on the north side of Main Street, just west of Stapley, in Mesa. The standalone building has been home to a series of
Good news for Hop Chowda fans: Goldwater Brewing is coming to northeast Mesa. The 4-year-old Scottsdale brewery, home of popular Hop Chowda NEIPA and Machine Gun Teddy brown ale, is opening a 2,200-square-foot taproom in the new Longbow Marketplace on the
Mezquite’s Cafe, a family owned and operated restaurant specializing in Southwestern sandwiches and salads, has opened on the north side of Chandler Boulevard just east of Arizona Avenue near downtown Chandler. The menu also offers popular Mexican street foods like:
Taco Ball Cantina, the fast-food chain’s new ‘‘urban’’ design with an upscale feel, open kitchen, and alcoholic beverages, will take over the recently closed Restaurant Mexico building in downtown Tempe. Restaurant Mexico, which opened in 1978, shut down Aug. 15
It’s been more than a year since White Castle announced it would open its first Arizona location just north of Salt River Fields on the northwest corner of Via De Ventura and the Loop 101 in Scottsdale. This morning, the
AZ Wings, a fast-casual restaurant offering chicken wings in more than 20 flavors, has opened on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and the Santan Freeway in Chandler. It takes over a former Subway that closed last year in the
Prep & Pastry, a popular brunch spot in Tucson, opens its third location – and first in the Valley – today at the Scottsdale Waterfront. “After six years in Tucson, it just felt like the right time and the perfect
Ted’s Refreshments, the latest concept from Mill Avenue nightlife entrepreneur Julian Wright, opens at 11:06 a.m. today in downtown Tempe. The self-described Chicago-style dive bar takes over the former Blasted Barley Beer Company, which closed in February, at Hayden Square.
The Serrano family celebrates 100 years in business in Chandler with a week of $1 specials and a Centennial Fiesta on Thursday. The $1 specials, available this week only at all five Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants in the East Valley: Monday:
Yatai Ramen, which has operated as a food truck for the past five years, has opened a classic 20-seat Japanese ramen shop on the south side of University, between Beck and Hardy, in Tempe. Owner and chef Mark Kondo, who
