By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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When Jim Lolli launched The Hungry Monk in 2010, he obviously wanted to serve good food. Nothing fancy, mind you. Just inexpensive pub fare like burgers and wings. But good pub fare. Lolli also wanted to incorporate his longtime passions for craft beer
Corner Bakery Cafe, a Dallas-based chain similar to Wildflower Bread Co. and Paradise Bakery, will make its East Valley debut next month on the northwest corner of Mill and Third Street in downtown Tempe. The fast-casual cconcept offers a menu of breakfast
Chinese snow peas, walnuts, tofu, corn, pears, and sesame seeds … on pizza? Those are just some of the toppings that will be offered at Eklectic Pie, which will open next month on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline in Mesa.
Yet another well-known Scottsdale chef is making a foray into the East Valley. Peter DeRuvo is opening an Italian eatery called Citrine in the former Revo Pizzabar space at the Tempe Transit Center on the northwest corner of Forest and
Earlier this month, Tempe welcomed the Valley’s first US Fries (see story). Now, it’s getting Arizona’s first French Fry Heaven. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based chain is taking over the former Bombay Spice Grill space in the Vista Del Sol marketplace on Apache just west
Crust finally is open in the historic San Marcos Resort in downtown Chandler. The small, Scottsdale-based chain originally was scheduled to move into the former Kokopelli Winery space – a block south of the resort – in 2013. That deal went awry,
Nabers, a large, family-run bar and grill with live music in west Chander, is closing its doors for good Sunday. The 7,575-square-foot restaurant opened in August 2013 in the former Jilly’s American Grille space southeast of I-10 and Ray. Its final week will include line dancing lessons
Fate Brewing South, the much-anticipated sibling of popular Fate Brewing, will open its doors Sunday, Aug. 23, in Scottsdale. The sprawling new location is at the south end of the Papago Plaza on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and McDowell, about six miles from the
Chandler Food Trucks, a four-month-old Friday night food truck court in south Chandler, has called it quits for good, organizers say. The on-again, off-again event was launched April 17 at the Downtown Ocotillo commercial development, but outgrew that venue after just three
Dr. Jekyll’s, one of the country’s “truly odd” breweries has entered the Arizona market with its line of organic ales made with so-called “super food” ingredients. The Los Angeles-based contract brewer – whose motto is “Truly odd, but oddly delicious
US Fries, specializing in traditional Canadian poutine with an American twist, has opened at Mill and Fourth Street in downtown Tempe. The Calgary, Alberta-based chain opened its first Arizona location in Tucson last year. Traditional poutine is a combination of French fries,
After yesterday’s post about three new restaurants coming to Gilbert, I don’t want Chandler residents to feel left out. So here are three restaurants that soon will open in Chandler: Wild Vine Uncorked Neighbors have been waiting eagerly for this wine and
Last week’s post about some of the new restaurants coming to downtown Gilbert drew a lot of comments. But not all of the town’s new-restaurant action is happening on that small stretch of Gilbert Road. Here are three places under construction to keep an
It’s been nearly a year since MXSW broke the news Crust Pizza & Ristorante would open its latest Valley location, along with a speakeasy-style basement lounge, in the San Marcos Resort in downtown Chandler. The construction has gone slowly, but the
The doors of Petersen’s Ice Cream barely were open this week when MXSW readers already were asking, “What’s opening next in downtown Gilbert?” Who can blame them? In the last nine months, Zinburger, Lo-Lo’s, Barrio Queen, Snooze, Pomo Pizzeria (pictured), and Petersen’s all opened on the same
Salad and Go, a two-and-a-half-year-old homegrown concept that has three busy locations in Gilbert, is about to go Valleywide. Over the next year, the drive-through salad bar is opening three locations in Mesa, two in Cave Creek, two in west Phoenix, and one in
Petersen’s Ice Cream & Cafe, a Chicago institution for nearly a century, opened its newest store at Heritage Marketplace in downtown Gilbert on Tuesday. Petersen’s makes 19 super-premium ice creams – meaning 16%-18% butterfat – in addition to several kids’ flavors,
For six on-again, off-again years, Noca was a critical darling of Valley foodies. But its fine cuisine (and accompanying price point) never found much of an audience outside that small group. One exception, however, was Nocawich, a casual, less-expensive sandwich concept designed to draw
Back in March, MXSW was the first to report Flo’s, an elegant Chinese restaurant that’s been serving upscale Scottsdale diners for 18 years, was opening a Tempe location this summer. Most interesting was its choice of building: The former McDonald’s on the
The second annual Real, Wild & Woody, one of Arizona’s top beer festivals, took place Saturday at the Phoenix Convention Center. Fifty-five breweries poured cask (real) beers, Brettanomyces yeast (wild) beers, and barrel-aged (woody) beers for approximately 2,000 attendees. Volunteer Bret
