Author: Jess Harter

🥢 The Orange Chicken Spot, a family-run eatery offering Chinese-American cuisine, has opened just south of Ted’s Hot Dogs on the southwest corner of McClintock and Broadway in Tempe. The highlight of the fast-casual menu, not surprisingly, is orange chicken.

☕️ I remember writing about the Arizona debut of Black Rock Coffee Bar in  Chandler back in 2016. Little did I realize at the time the chain would grow to nearly 60 Valley location in less than a decade. Then

🥩 Bull King Steak House, a Taiwanese-style hot plate steakhouse, has opened in the Talavi Towne Center on the southeast corner of Bell and 59th Avenue in Glendale. It takes over the space previously home to Payless ShoeSource. Steaks –

🍺 Sacred Pint, a neighborhood taproom and wine bar, has opened inside the Neighborhood Comedy Theater on the northwest corner of Main and Robson – just across the street from Pedal Haus Biergarten – in downtown Mesa. The 24 taps

🇮🇳 Chaat & Curry Point, an eatery specializing in north Indian street foods, has opened on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Ray in Gilbert. Besides street chaat, the all-vegetarian menu includes curries, rice bowls, and vegetable and paneer

🍲 BoSa Kobe Hot Pot, a sister concept of the Valley’s ubiquitous BoSa Donuts, opens its second location Friday on the northwest corner of Northsight and Raintree in north Scottsdale. BoSa Donuts owner Jackson Chao and his cousin Sovanna Srey

🇹🇭 PP Thai & Sushi Bar has taken over the former Nunthaporn’s Thai Cuisine space just west of the Mesa Arts Center in downtown Mesa. Nunthaporn’s had occupied the space near the southwest corner of Main and Center since 2009.