By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Disappointing news for patrons of Old Town Gringos, Camp Social, and Hatter and Hare. All three concepts, known collectively as Glass Half Full Hospitality, have closed. GHFH, a Chicago-based restaurant group, arrived in the Valley in late 2015 to reopen
Moku Hawaiian Grill, a family-owned restaurant offering Hawaiian-style plate lunches, has opened on the northeast corner of Ray and East Ranch Circle in Ahwatukee. It takes over the former Papa Chevo’s Taco Shop, which closed in March, in the same
It looks like Gilbert finally is getting a Culver’s. An MXSW reader noticed the Wisconsin-based burger chain has submitted design plans to the town for a restaurant on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Willis/Mercy. That’s the same corner, just
The Perch Brewery in downtown Chandler has announced new hours for summer that include the discontinuation of lunch Monday-Thursday. Starting today, the brewpub is open 4-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday, 9-1 a.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m.-1a p.m. Sunday.
Las Palmas Cantina, the year-old Mexican seafood restaurant and bar in downtown Chandler, will be replaced by a new concept – Chandler Yacht Club – next month. Owner Julian Wright says Chandler Yacht Club, or CYC, will be ‘‘a fun
Porkopolis, a 7-year-old south Chandler barbecue restaurant, will close its doors for good Sunday, June 16. Matt Hamilton and Brady Bogen (pictured) launched Porkopolis in the newly built Santan Gateway South shopping center on the southeast corner of Arizona and
Craft 64, which opened less than a month ago in downtown Chandler, has announced lunch and bar specials for its new location. The lunch specials, which are $10 and include a soft drink, are available 11 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays: Half
La Casa de Juana, a family-owned Mexican restaurant that’s quietly expanding its footprint in the East Valley, will open its third location in Ahwatukee late this year. The colorful sit-down restaurant debuted on the southeast corner of McClintock and Elliott in
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, a Texas-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants, is coming to SanTan Village in Gilbert. It is expected to open late this year next to the new HomeGoods on the northeast corner of SanTan Village Parkway and Williams Field.
It figures. A week after including The Sicilian Butcher among 10 East Valley restaurant openings to look forward to this summer, the restaurant’s much-anticipated second location in Chandler has been delayed – again. The popular Italian concept, which offers craft meatballs, house-made pastas,
The owners of GrindTime Coffee, a former East Valley food truck, have opened a bricks-and-mortar store on the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner in Gilbert. Mark and Becky Housholder launched their truck in 2017. They were in the news in December
Dog Haus, a California-based chain that made its Valley debut at the Scottsdale Quarter in April, will open a location at SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert. It’s taking over the former World of Beer space. Dog Haus is best-known
Agave del Scottsdale, a high-end, Mexican City-inspired restaurant, has opened on the southeast corner of Hayden Road and Via de Ventura in north Scottsdale. It takes over the former Butters space in the Mercado del Lago plaza. The lunch menu offers ceviches
The Thirsty Lion, a Portland-based chain of gastropubs, will open its fourth Valley location this fall at Desert Ridge Marketplace in northeast Phoenix. It will be located on the southwest side of the area known as The District. ‘‘Desert Ridge
Salad and Go, a Gilbert-based drive-through chain launched as a healthy alternative to fast food, is making a major menu change this week. Since its debut six years ago, Salad and Go’s menu has featured eight ‘‘core’’ 48-ounce gourmet salads
Board & Brew, a California-based chain of surfboard- and skateboard-themed sandwich shops, will open its first Arizona location in Tempe. It will move into the former Even Stevens sandwich shop, which closed in March, on the east side of Rural
Just a few years ago, the idea of a thriving craft beer scene in downtown Mesa – conservative, Mormon-influenced, roll-up-the-streets-at-sundown downtown Mesa – was laughable. ‘‘I went to lunch one day and I ordered a beer with my burger,’’ Eric Cady
Tempe Public Market Cafe, which closed in early May for several weeks of remodeling, reopens today on the northeast corner of Rural and Warner in south Tempe. Physical changes to the 17-month-old restaurant include long high-top tables that have replaced
Today is National Donut Day, created by The Salvation Army in 1938 to honor their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. To celebrate, many East Valley doughnut shops will be offering free or discounted deals today.
After its two wood-fired ovens were shut down for a day and a half by a technical issue, Craft 64 in downtown Chandler is making pizzas again (as co-owner Josh Ivey demonstrates above). ‘‘We were down for 36 hours,’’ says
