By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Square One Concepts – perhaps best known for its popular Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers restaurants – will debut a new concept next month in Old Town Scottsdale. Crab & Mermaid Fish Shop will open Saturday, March 19, on the west side
Green Corner, a family-run Mediterranean restaurant, has opened on the northeast corner of Alma School and Southern in the so-called Fiesta District of Mesa. It takes over the former Oma’s Place in the same strip mall that’s home to Boulders on Southern
Talk about deja vu. Kevin Binkley from Binkley’s in Cave Creek and Charleen Badman from FnB in Scottsdale are among the semifinalists for Best Chef Southwest in the 2016 James Beard Awards, the culinary world’s version of the Oscars. In other categories,
MAD Greens, a Denver-based fast-casual concept that specializes in create-your-own salads, will open its fifth Valley location Wednesday at Dana Park on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa. Founded in 2004, MAD Greens made its Arizona debut last
Chompie’s is celebrating its 37th birthday today with a Bagel Bargain. Today only, you can get a baker’s dozen of bagels – that’s 13 bagels – for only $5. The offer is good at all four Chompie’s, including its East Valley
Over Easy, a chain of local breakfast eateries perhaps best-known from an appearance on the Food Network’s ‘‘Diners Drive Ins & Dives,’’ has closed its location at The Yard at Farmer Arts District near downtown Tempe. That Over Easy had opened just
Worth Takeaway, a sandwich shop featuring locally sourced and house-made ingredients, celebrates its grand opening today and Saturday on Main Street west of Robson in downtown Mesa. It takes over the former Urban Picnic sandwich shop that closed last year. The
Tailgaters Grill, the large sports bar and grill on the northwest corner of Higley and Queen Creek in Gilbert, has closed. According to a notice posted on the front door, the building’s owner took possession of the space because the “tenant defaulted on
Uncle Bear’s Brewery has kinda flown under the radar since its low-key launch in September 2013. But thanks to an expanded brewing system and a new beer that may become its flagship, the Ahwatukee brew pub seems poised to crack the top
The sixth annual Arizona Beer Week begins its extended 10-day run today, kicking off more than 325 beer-related events statewide over the next 10 days. Here’s one East Valley-centric suggested itinerary: Today: She’s So Hop Tappings Last month, women from more than
The East Valley apparently loves food trucks. And with Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, and Queen Creek hosting regular weekly roundups, it probably was inevitable Tempe would join in. Enter Saturday Food Trucks at Kiwanis Park. Starting this weekend, a food truck
Helio Basin Brewing, a new craft brewery named after the Valley of the Sun, will open this summer in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood. It takes over the former Clicks Billiards building on the southwest corner of 40th Street and Thomas. “Helio is play on the
In late 2014, Tempe favorites La Bocca Urban Pizzeria & Wine Bar and Modern Margarita were set to open downtown Chandler locations at The Row, a new development anchored by Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. After 13 months of delays, though, The Row still hasn’t
Macayo’s Mexican Kitchen in Mesa unveils a new look today that includes a new front patio, a new second-floor balcony, two new community tables, and expanded seating with new booths and dining tables. It’s the first major renovation for the restaurant,
A new Indian restaurant – New India Gate – just opened in the Fry’s shopping center on the southeast corner of Rural and Ray in west Chandler. It takes over the former I Sushi, which closed last summer, as well as
Huss Brewing has begun canning its Koffee Kölsch and The Husstler Milk Stout. They will join the south Tempe brewery’s three other year-round offerings – Scottsdale Blonde Kölsch, Magic in the Ivy Pale Ale, and That’ll Do IPA – on retail shelves statewide next
Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler is celebrating its 20th anniversary in several ways throughout this year. First up: The launch of its first house beer – Wiseguy Pilsner – contract-brewed by SanTan Brewing. “I approached SanTan with the idea
With a “big push” over the next few weeks, Brian Helton hopes to get his Helton Brewing Company open by the end of March. For now, he was gracious enough to allow MXSW readers an early look at what this
Fast-casual Mexican food chain Chipotle is closed until 3 p.m. today for a company-wide safety briefing. The nationwide move comes in the wake of norovirus and E.coli outbreaks that sickened customers in 11 states in October and December. About 50,000 Chipotle employees
Downtown Mesa is getting a second microbrewery. Oro Brewing Company, a nanobrewery and taproom, will open later this year in Arizona’s third-largest city, according to co-owner Chuck Wennerlund. The 3,000-square-foot building at 210 W. Main Street (on the north side of Main,
