By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Ted’s Hot Dogs, a Tempe institution for 34 years, plans to open a second location at Gilbert and Germann in Chandler late this year. Meanwhile, the aging Tempe location will get a cosmetic facelift. Three weeks of renovations will take place in late
Yet another change is coming to the former World of Beer in downtown Tempe, which morphed into Wasted Grain in October. By the end of this month, the space will introduce a new concept, The Funky Monk. Square One Concepts, best
Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert holds its weekly ‘‘Taste of Romeo’s’’ dinner, hosted by chef Romeo Taus and his wife, Janice, in a private dinning room, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The dinners typically feature five courses selected from the restaurant’s
El Palacio: $1.50 tacos & $3 Mexican draft beers Baja’s Joe’s Mexican Cantina: $2.50 tacos The Hungry Monk: $2 tacos (fillings change weekly) Ocotillo Golf Resort: $2 carne asada or chicken adobado tacos (pictured above) & $4 house margaritas after
Backyard Taco opens its second East Valley location at 10 a.m. today at Agritopia on the southwest corner of Higley and the 202 in Gilbert. After a decade of grilling carne asada tacos in their Mesa backyard for friends and neighbors,
Slow-roasted leg of lamb will be the featured entree at this month’s ‘‘3rd Tuesday’’ dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Romeo’s Euro Cafe in downtown Gilbert. The three-course dinners feature three new dishes from chef Romeo Taus’ creative kitchen crew paired with three
Lava Falls Quad, a Belgian-style ale (10.3% ABV) released by Grand Canyon Brewing last month, will be featured at this week’s Monday Night Tapping at Bourbon Jacks in downtown Chandler. The 7 p.m. tappings highlight a limited-release beer every Monday. The night includes
No Beards for you! That was the message to Arizona this morning when the prestigious James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s equivalent of the Oscars, announced its 2017 finalists in dozens of food and drink categories. Three Arizona chefs who were
Scottsdale-based Grabbagreen makes its East Valley debut today at the new Rivulon Center on the northeast corner of Gilbert Road and the 202 in Gilbert. The healthy fast-food concept offers greens- and grain-based ‘‘bowls’’ (actually boxes), wraps, and other items made with organic
Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee, which made its Arizona debut last month in Chandler, launches its second Valley location today on Power, just south of Ray, in east Mesa. To celebrate, the store will be giving away free medium (16-ounce) drinks
Smokin Fins, an Idaho-based concept that offers seafood, sushi, and smoked meats, has opened its first Arizona location in the former Stingray Sushi space on the southeast corner of I-10 and Ray in west Chandler. The menu features a wide variety
It took about six months longer than expected, but OHSO Brewery finally has opened its taproom in Terminal 2 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The location is the brewery’s fourth, joining others in Arcadia, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley. A fifth OHSO is in
Restaurant-rich downtown Gilbert gets yet another notable destination today with the opening of Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Vaughn. It’s the third Arizona location for the country singer and Arizona native, who’s partnered with Scottsdale-based Riot Hospital
Devoured Culinary Classic Arizona’s premier food festival, the two-day Devoured Culinary Classic, takes place 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Phoenix Art Museum’s sculpture garden. Both days are sold out, but if you got your ticket already you’ll
Tempe’s Huss Brewing has announced the grand opening of its new Taproom at Uptown Plaza will be Friday, April 14, on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback in Phoenix. Besides Huss beers, the taproom will offer house-made bar snacks as well as food
Baja Joe’s: $6.99 fish and chips The Brass Tap: Teachers get 25% off between 4-7 p.m. Fibber Magees: $15 all-you-can-eat fish & chips; $5 Irish Bombers, $5.50 specialty cocktails. Flancer’s: Breakfast from 8-11 a.m. (Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only) Hungry Monk: $11.50
HopWerks, the craft beer bar that replaced World of Beer at San Tan Village in Gilbert last October, has closed after less than five months. The two other former WOB locations in Arizona – in Tempe and Tucson – were
Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row in downtown Gilbert will hold its soft opening Tuesday, then celebrate its grand opening on Thursday, March 16, with a free concert by Kelsea Ballerini (pictured), the first female country singer in 25 years to have her first
Vietnamese restaurant Pho Leo has opened in the former Fritz’s Footlong Bar & Grill space on the northwest corner of Gilbert and University in Mesa. The menu features nine kinds of pho, plus various noodle and rice dishes.
La Hacienda Family Mexican Restaurant, which has two locations in the Tucson area, has opened its first Valley location on the southwest corner of Dobson and Chandler Boulevard in Chandler. It takes over the space vacated by Pancheros Mexican Grill in
