By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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West Alley BBQ in downtown Chandler launches a Sunday brunch menu – available from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays – this weekend. The signature menu item is an Endless Omellete with your choice of one cheese, one meat, and two vegetables
As the government shutdown enters its second month, Sal’s Gilbert Pizza has stepped up with a generous offer for cash-strapped workers. The Gilbert restaurant is giving $30 gift cards to any furloughed or unpaid federal worker. The card can be
Arizona BBQ Company Can’t decide between barbecue and Mexican food? This Gilbert smokehouse blends both cuisines into enticements such as brisket tacos, pulled pork burritos, and loaded chicharrons (pork cracklings made in-house). A sauce bar offers six varieties, including a
Meridiem Kitchen & Lounge, which began as an all-day restaurant on Price Road, just south of the Loop 202, in south Chandler, has closed after 19 months. According to an announcement on its Facebook page: ‘‘We regret to inform you that Meridiem
Mac’s Broiler & Tap, once one of the East Valley’s more popular burger-and-beer bars, has closed after 14 years next to Changing Hands Bookstore on the southwest corner of McClintock and Guadalupe in south Tempe. The bar was known for its
As the government shutdown reaches the one-month mark, the list of local restaurants offering relief to furloughed workers is growing. The latest in recently opened Ghost Ranch in south Tempe. The modern Southwest restaurant is giving 50% off a single
PDQ, a Florida-based fast-food chain specializing in chicken tenders and chicken nuggets, opens its first East Valley location at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, on the southwest corner of Warner and Priest in south Tempe. It’s located between Panera Bread and Tilted Kilt. The
It looks like Kazbar in Old Town Scottsdale will continue to live on. The iconic Kazimierz Wine Bar, which closed in October (along with its equally famous sibling, Cowboy Ciao), will reopen Thursday, Jan. 24, as Kazimierz Wine and Whiskey Bar.
Condolences to the family and friends of East Valley restaurateur Federico Estrada, who died this week after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 39. Estrada, the owner of Julia’s Mesquite Mexican Grill in Chandler and Mesa and the father of four young
Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row in downtown Gilbert is the latest East Valley restaurant to offer free food to furloughed federal workers. Workers going without pay due to the government shutdown can show their federal ID to get a free entree
Teriyaki Madness in Chandler will give away 200 free entrees Friday, Jan. 18, in a ‘‘sneak peek’’ of Sunday’s grand opening on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Ocotillo. The first 100 people to come in between 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Brass Tap in downtown Gilbert is the latest East Valley restaurant to announce discount deals for furloughed federal workers. Those not receiving pay during the government shutdown will receive 50% off all handheld menu items before 6 p.m. Monday through
MXSW reader Cliff noticed construction workers have gutted the long-closed Logan’s Roadhouse at SanTan Village Marketplace in Gilbert, and he wondered what new business was moving in. I’m sorry to report it’s not a restaurant. According to the building permit filed with
Mingle+Graze, which describes itself as ‘‘a cheese bar and kitchen,’’ has opened in the former Wimpy’s Paradise space on San Marcos Place in downtown Chandler. The small eatery is the brainchild of Mahfam Moeeni-Alarcon and her husband, Cristobal (pictured), who also own specialty
MXSW reader Mary Anne asks what I know about Sandbar Mexican Grill opening a location in Gilbert. The popular nightlife hangout with locations in west Chandler and northeast Phoenix is opening a third location on the southwest corner of SanTan
Waldo’s BBQ & Catering is offering free dine-in meals from 5-8 p.m. Thursdays to all federal employees and their families affected by the government shutdown. The offer, which will run every Thursday at Waldo’s Mesa and Gilbert locations until the shutdown ends,
Rapha Tea, a Taiwanese boba tea house and Vietnamese sandwich shop, has opened on the northeast corner of Dobson and Chandler in Chandler. The menu features five ‘‘original’’ milk teas and 18 flavored milk teas, as well as coffees, juices, and
Modern Oysterbar & Chophouse, a new steak and seafood concept, is scheduled to open by the end of this month on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Gold Dust in Scottsdale (map). It takes over the 6,000-square-foot space that formerly housed
Dark beers aren’t just for drinking in the winter, but two more hit Valley taps today: • Uncle Bear’s Brewing in Gilbert releases its new Bird Dog Whiskey Stout (shown with UB brewers Andrew Bauman and Andrew Ortega) statewide through Young’s
BKD’s Backyard Joint, a new sports bar and grill from the owners of the Valley’s three Melting Pot fondue restaurants, will open Thursday, Jan. 17, on the northwest corner of McQueen and Pecos in Chandler. It takes over former neighborhood grill Hangar
