Author: Jess Harter

If you like wings, you’ll want to check out Hurricane Grill & Wings, which opened today on the northeast corner of I-10 and Chandler Boulevard in west Chandler. It takes over a building that most recently housed Speakeasy Saloon and Grill.

And here I thought Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill and east Mesa were a perfect match. I guess it wasn’t meant to be. The gigantic country-western bar and restaurant, which opened in April 2009, has closed its

Long-awaited Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar, Sam Fox’s gourmet burger and wine bar, finally opens today on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Vaughn in downtown Gilbert. Fox debuted the Zinburger concept in Tucson in 2007. There now are five locations

Lucky Break, the three-year-old sports bar, pool hall, and neighborhood grill on the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline in Tempe, has a new owner and a new name – Scully’s. For now, there are no significant changes. The menu remains

Talk about a blast from the past: Minder Binders is back! OK, so the new Mission-style complex doesn’t look anything like the giant red barn that stood on the northeast corner of McClintock and University in Tempe for more than three

A few weeks ago, I wrote about Social Box Neighborhood Eatery, the new concept taking over Iguana Mack’s on Alma School, between Warner and Ray, in Chandler. The new concept, you may recall, combines what it’s calling “elevated comfort food” with community

After a corporate career with Jamba Juice – where he worked his way up to an ownership partner – Marcus Gonzales was ready to shift gears and chase his lifelong dream of making great food with his own hands. “I

Noca, one of the Valley’s most acclaimed fine-dining restaurants, finally is closed for good after a six-year, on-again off-again run in Phoenix, according to owner Eliot Wexler. There’s a sliver of good news, though. Nocawich, the casual, less-expensive sandwich concept

After a soft opening about a week ago, Rck Cty will hold its official grand opening Friday in the basement space formerly occupied by The Big Bang on the southeast corner of Mill and Fifth Street in downtown Tempe. The Big Bang, a

Fiesta Mexicana, a growing Mexican restaurant chain in the Southwest, has taken over the former Table 49 building on the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. The location is the chain’s ninth in Arizona, New

Orange Table, one of the top brunch spots in Old Town Scottsdale, has moved to Tempe. Now called Orange Table Tempe, the breakfast-and-lunch eatery has opened on the southeast corner of Forest Avenue and Seventh Street (just north of The

We finally have an opening date for Zinburger in downtown Gilbert. Sam Fox’s gourmet burger and wine bar will open Monday, Oct. 27. The prolific Phoenix-based restaurateur operates 24 eateries encompassing 15 different concepts in seven states, but only two

My thanks to MXSW reader Kelsey Wharton, who gave me the heads-up that Delice Bistro, a European-inspired bakery and restaurant, opened today on the northwest corner of Mill and Seventh in downtown Tempe. Delice shares a building with the recently