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🇺🇸 The Valley is going all-in on red, white, and blue this year – and with America’s 250th birthday landing on the calendar, restaurants and bars from Queen Creek to downtown Phoenix are pulling out all the stops. Whether you’re
🍽️ June was a busy month for the Valley dining scene, with a buzzy Old Town rebrand, a downtown bar-and-seafood double feature, a new Chandler roadhouse, an upscale Indian debut at Desert Ridge, and the most-hyped opening of the year
Bell’ Italia 4909 E Chandler Blvd, Ahwatukee Bell’ Italia (pictured) has closed after 24 years in Ahwatukee. The restaurant’s website now displays a brief farewell message, and staff say the ‘‘temporarily closed’’ sign has been hung for weeks while quietly
🇵🇭 Tambayan Filipino Food has closed its Phoenix location and, after a longer-than-expected delay, relocated to the northeast corner of Dobson and Broadway in Mesa’s Asian Corridor. The husband-and-wife-run spot, born from a 2021 cloud kitchen and food truck, still
🌯 Arizona’s beloved family-owned Mexican chain Someburros brings its Sonoran-style eats to a brand-new location today at Lake Pleasant Towne Center on the northwest corner of Lake Pleasant Parkway and Happy Valley in Peoria. Someburros launched its first location in
🥩 Florida-born Southern Steer Butcher has opened its second Arizona location – and first in the East Valley – on the southwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler. Known for premium hand-cut meats, house marinades, and
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🍛 Desert Ridge Marketplace isn’t just a place to grab dinner before a movie anymore – not with the opening of Nadu over the weekend. The concept comes from Michelin-starred, James Beard-nominated chef Sujan Sarkar, who partnered with Zest Hospitality
🔥 A new kind of tabletop experience has landed at the southeast corner of Power and Warner in southeast Mesa: DZO BBQ, a Vietnamese BBQ spot that sets itself apart from the sea of Korean tabletop joints in the area.
🚫 Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, a south Tempe staple for more than two decades, has served its final meal. The restaurant, tucked into the southwest corner of Elliot and Hardy, announced on Facebook Saturday that it would close its doors that
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🥞 One of Phoenix’s most beloved breakfast and lunch spots is on the move: Fà-me Café is relocating from Central and Highland to 24th Street and Camelback Road later this year. The long-running local favorit, founded by husband-and-wife duo Ivan
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🥩 Churrasco de Brasil, the Brazilian steakhouse that won over Tucson diners when it debuted there in 2019, has opened its second location at the Shops at Norterra in north Phoenix. The experience is classic rodízio-style: Gaucho chefs circulate the
🍕 A new neighborhood pizza spot has landed on the northeast corner of McDowell and Granite Reef in south Scottsdale, and it’s brought some serious personality with it. CAP Pizza & Wings (short for Cheap Ass Pizza) leans hard into
🐟 Seattle Fish House, a husband-and-wife operation, has opened on the southeast corner of Main and Greenfield in east Mesa – and they’re bringing serious fish-and-chips energy to the East Valley. The duo’s mission: to serve the freshest, tastiest, and
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🍔 West Chandler has a new neighborhood bar: Bourbon Jim’s opened last weekend in the space formerly occupied by Jersey D’s Tavern & Grill on the southeast corner of Ray and Kyrene. The result is a ‘‘rock ’n’ roll, country,
🥖 The Valley’s favorite cannabis-themed sandwich joint just dropped its 12th metro area location. Cheba Hut opened Monday on the northwest corner of Indian School and 32nd Street in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood. The spot is the brainchild of Arizona native
