By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Huge news from Fate Brewing: The small Scottsdale brewpub, which will celebrate its second anniversary Saturday, is opening a second, larger location. The new spot, about eight miles south of the original, will be in the Papago Plaza on the southwest
If you’ve driven past the defunct Wild Side Grill in Queen Creek lately, you may have noticed a lot of activity going on. That’s because Bar Vinedo, an upscale wine bar, is planning to open in the space Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Jimmy’s of Chicago, a six-year-old restaurant and bar on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Pecos roads in Gilbert, is moving … a whole two miles. The restaurant’s last day at its current location will be Tuesday, Dec. 23. Two
The Beer Research Institute is not Mesa’s first brewery, but it is the city’s first brewpub. It’s an important distinction, according to owners Matt Trethewey and Greg Sorrels. “This is a restaurant, and we make beer here,†Tretheway says. “That’s
Changes are in the works at three-month-old Dubina Brewing Company in Glendale. Jared Dubina (pictured on right), who owns the brewery with his father, has hired Patrick Mccanna (left), whose resume includes stops at SanTan Brewing and Uncle Bear’s. “We are making him
For the past month, I’ve been trying to confirm a rumor Uncle Bear’s Grill & Bar in Chandler was preparing to close. I guess I can stop trying. The restaurant and bar now is closed. It’s the second restaurant to
The “official” grand opening of Stingray Sushi‘s new Chandler location is scheduled for next Thursday, Nov. 20. But according to Stingray’s Facebook page, the stylish restaurant and lounge on the southeast corner of I-10 and Ray is open now for
The Cove Grill, a small but well-liked neighborhood hangout in south Chandler, has closed on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights. The restaurant, well-hidden behind a drug store, opened in January 2010 as The Boatzhouse, named for owner
The Tavern on Mill will complete its four-month-long transformation into Blasted Barley Beer Co. and hold its soft opening Friday in downtown Tempe. The brew pub will offer 30 beers on tap and the obligatory menu of elevated pub grub. See
Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza, a Florida-based chain started by three friends from Michigan, opens its first Arizona location today on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in Chandler. The restaurant opens at 11 a.m. daily. Check out
Beer Research Institute, Mesa’s second brewery, will open Monday, Nov. 17, co-founder Matt Trethewey announced today. The brewpub is located next to the AMC Mesa Grand theaters on the southeast corner of Stapley and U.S. 60. The soft opening will
(Arizona Beer Class is an ongoing Thursday series profiling Arizona’s noteworthy craft beers. See previous Arizona Beer Classes here.) This week, SanTan Brewing founder Anthony Canecchia talks about his seasonal Sex Panther Double Chocolate Porter (6.9% ABV). Beer style: “Sex Panther
Burger 21, a new fast-casual concept from the Florida-based owners of The Melting Pot, opens at 11 a.m. today next to Whole Foods Market on the southeast corner of the 101 and Ray. Burger 21 offers 21 chef-inspired burger creations, plus
Over Easy, the breakfast concept from chef Aaron May, will join previously announced Culinary Dropout, the Fox Restaurant Concepts gastropub, at The Yard near downtown Tempe, Fox announced today. The Yard is a 14,000-square-foot complex – adjacent to the now-defunct The Sail
Mesa’s craft beer scene suddenly seems to be catching up with the rest of the East Valley. The Brass Tap, with 60 beers on tap, opened earlier this year at Riverview. Beer Research Institute, the city’s second brewery, is opening in
“Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always wanted three restaurants,” says Boulders on Broadway owner Erick Geryol. He’s about to achieve his dream: The Tempe neighborhood grill and craft beer bar is opening a spinoff – Boulders on Southern –
(Arizona Beer Class is an ongoing Thursday series profiling Arizona’s noteworthy craft beers. See previous Arizona Beer Classes here.) This week, Arizona Wilderness co-owner Jon Buford talks about his seasonal Picacho Pecan Pie Brown Ale (6.6% ABV), which will be released
A white SUV slowly pulls over and parks in front of an unmarked and unremarkable house on a dead-end street in Queen Creek in the far southeast Valley. The driver gets out of the vehicle with a glass growler in
Joe Risi – one of the founders of now-defunct Bandersnatch, Tempe’s first brewpub, back in 1988 – is back with another concept: Revo Pizzabar. The pizzeria is located in the Tempe Transit Center on the northwest corner of Forest and
Zzeeks Pizza, a popular family-owned pizzeria that opened in July 2013 in Ahwatukee, has opened a second location on the northeast corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe. The new location is only doing dine-in and carryout for its soft
