By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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The Steelyard, a new 4.6-acre restaurants-and-retail development, will bring a mix of fast-casual and sit-down eateries to the southeast corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. Three single-story buildings totaling 26,000 square feet are planned. (Artist’s rendering shown above.)
Tasty Kabob, a Middle Eastern restaurant and hookah bar on the northwest corner of Dorsey and Apache in Tempe, has closed its doors after 13 years. But the space won’t be empty for long. Curry & Scoop, a 2-year-old Indian
Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler is bringing back last summer’s Throwback Thursdays calzone special. Get a two-item traditional calzone for $5.99 every Thursday in June. That’s a savings of $3.50 off the regular price of $9.49. If you’ve never
Just two decades ago, summers were considered a ‘‘dead time’’ for East Valley restaurants. More than a few even went so far as to close on Memorial Day and reopen after Labor Day. And few if any restaurants would consider
Condolences to the family and friends of Go Lb. Salt co-owner Aaron Eckburg, who passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. Eckburg died Saturday morning from an aortic dissection, according to his wife, Liz. He was 48. The Eckburgs launched their Gilbert-based artisan salt
Mr Brews Taphouse, a Wisconsin-based chain of burger-and-beer eateries, will make its Arizona debut on the southwest corner of Alma School and Germann in south Chandler. It’s taking over the strip-mall space that formerly was home to the Chandler Gourmet
Myke’s Pizza, the popular ‘‘pop-up’’ pizza vendor who has set up at various downtown Mesa businesses on different days since 2016, now has a permanent home. Over the weekend, the pizzamaker moved into recently expanded Cider Corps on the southeast
An MXSW reader sent me a heads-up that fast-food chain Slim Chickens has closed its last remaining Arizona restaurant on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in Chandler. The Arkansas-based chain made its Arizona debut in September 2016 on the
Longtime East Valley barbecue restaurateur Clay Caldwell apparently knows more than smoked meats. The founder of Waldo’s BBQ and Caldwell County BBQ is opening a hot dog shop called Clay Dawgs on Gilbert Road just north of downtown Gilbert. The stand-alone
Late Night Johnny’s, a neighborhood sports bar and grill, has opened on the southeast corner of Hardy and Baseline in south Tempe. It takes over the strip-mall space that most recently was home to Sharky’s Tacos & Tequila, which closed
Zesty Zzeeks Pizza & Wings, a trio of family-owned pizzerias in the East Valley, is planning to open a fourth location later this year in south Chandler. The restaurant will be a newly constructed building on the southwest corner of
Big news for barbecue lovers in the East Valley: Naked BBQ, one of Arizona’s best ’cue joints, is coming to Chandler this summer. The well-regarded smokehouse’s third location will take over the former Pizza Five85 space on the southeast corner
The Dirty Drummer, an iconic Valley sports bar and grill that closed for renovations in December, has reopened on the northeast corner of 44th Street and Oak in east Phoenix. Frank “Drummer†Armstrong and “Dirty Dave†Werner launched the concept
Churroholic, a California-based concept specializing in churros and ice cream, opened its first East Valley store Wednesday at Tempe Marketplace. The store is located near the splash pad, across from Barnes & Noble and Forever 21. The signature menu items
Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants is launching #DeviceFreeDinner – a voluntary foregoing of phones, electronic games, and other distractions – from 5-9 p.m. Thursdays starting May 31. The concept was developed by the non-profit Common Sense to help parents connect with their children
Borderlands Brewing, an 8-year-old Tucson brewery best-known for its Noche Dolce vanilla porter and Citrana sour gose, is expanding into the Valley. Borderlands Brewing & Public House will take over a former auto body shop on the southwest corner of
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom officially opens at 11 a.m. today in the Chandler Crossroads Towne Center on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in Chandler. The national chain once operated several locations in the East Valley, but in
Parrish’s, a family-run restaurant specializing in burgers and seafood, has opened on the southeast corner of South Mountain and Warner in far southeast Mesa. Steven Parrish is the chef, while his mother, Vicki, and wife, Kathy, bake bread and make the
Craft 64, the acclaimed pizzeria and craft beer bar in Old Town Scottsdale, has opened its much-anticipated second location in downtown Chandler. It takes over the former La Stalla Rustica Cucina space across Buffalo Street from the San Marcos Resort.
Truland Burgers & Greens, a popular Tucson eatery since 2016, will open its second location later this year in downtown Chandler. It will join several other restaurants in the new Overstreet development on the southwest corner of Arizona and Chandler
