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Author: Jess Harter

Romeo’s Euro Cafe in Gilbert to host monthly ‘3rd Tuesday’ dinner next week

Beef short ribs will be the entree of this month’s ‘‘3rd Tuesday’’ dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Romeo’s Euro Cafe in downtown Gilbert. The monthly dinners feature three new dishes from Romeo’s creative kitchen crew paired with three wines selected by the knowledgable waitstaff: Ahi

The Casual Pint on target to open Aug. 19 in south Chandler

A couple weeks ago, I reported The Casual Pint was targeting next Friday, Aug. 19, for its opening date in south Chandler. Earlier: The Casual Pint to make AZ debut next month Well, that date is looking pretty firm:

Tonight at The Hungry Monk in Chandler: ‘Steaks, Stouts, Pancakes & Bacon’

What do you get when you combine Hungry Monk‘s annual ‘‘Stouts, Steaks & Pancakes’’ night with the Chandler restaurant and bar’s monthly ‘‘Beer & Bacon’’ night? Behold, ‘‘Steaks, Stouts, Pancakes & Bacon,’’ which runs from 5-9 p.m. today. The Monk will seven

Celebrity chef steakhouse BLT Steak at Camelback Inn to close Sept. 9

BLT Steak, part of a wave of high-dollar steakhouse chains that invaded the Valley eight years ago, will close Sept. 9. BLT – which stands for Bistro Laurent Tourondel, named for the founding celebrity chef – opened its Arizona location, replacing the venerable Chaparral Room at

TQLA abruptly closes after 4 years at Mesa’s Dana Park

TQLA, a stylish yet casual Mexican and Southwestern restaurant and bar, has closed after four years at Dana Park on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa. The spacious restaurant opened in September 2012 in a stand-alone building that originally

Modern Margarita, La Bocca to open Friday in downtown Chandler

The newest additions to the downtown Chandler dining scene – Modern Margarita and La Bocca Urban Pizzeria + Wine Bar – will open at 6 p.m. Friday on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and Boston Street. The two restaurants take over

Crisp Greens in Chandler bolsters menu with addition of fresh-pressed paninis

Crisp Greens, the new health-focused fast-casual concept that debuted in April in downtown Chandler, has something new on the menu: Sandwiches. “We have spent the last three months perfecting and refining the processes to make sure customers have the best experience possible when

3-week summer closure of Asia in Mesa appears to be permanent

Asia – a small but popular Asian eatery that launched a dozen years ago as Simply Noodles and then was known as sN Asian Pacific, has closed on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline in Mesa. The restaurant abruptly shut down

Macayo’s unveils details for new downtown Phoenix flagship restaurant

It’s been a couple months since news broke that Macayo’s Mexican Restaurants was selling its flagship location in downtown Phoenix to a luxury-apartments developer and opening a new location in a repurposed auto shop next door. Now Macayo’s, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this

Clever Koi looking at September opening in downtown Gilbert

Last month, I told you Clever Koi would be opening a second location at the new Heritage Marketplace in downtown Gilbert around the end of the year. That estimate is turning out to be overly pessimistic. The Clever Koi now is

La Ristra is now taking orders for annual Hatch Chile Sale

La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen in Gilbert will hold its fourth annual Hatch Chile Sale on Aug. 26-27. Every year, restaurant staffers travel to Hatch, N.M., to pick up their own chiles, which they then roast in the restaurant parking lot. You

Sauce hoping to open 1st Gilbert location by end of September

Valley-based Sauce Pizza & Wine hopes to open its first Gilbert location on the northeast corner of Gilbert Road and the Loop 202 in late September. ‘‘This may get pushed into early October, but we are hoping to stay on