By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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Recently defunct Baby Kay’s Cajun House has opened in the former Cajun Seafood Corner space on Dobson south of Baseline in Mesa. It marks the return of the locally owned restaurant, which was a Scottsdale and Phoenix favorite for years before
After offering only a limited menu for its first two weeks, Wimpy’s Paradise in downtown Chandler launched its full menu yesterday. Wimpy’s also will continue to offer a few of the speciality hot dogs from its recently closed sister restaurant, Pittsburgh
The Brass Tap – the Valley’s newest craft beer bar, with more than 300 beers, including 60 on tap – debuts tonight at Mesa Riverview with a private party for its Facebook fans. It will open to the general public Saturday.
The second spinoff of Bisbee Breakfast Club opened this morning on the southeast corner of Dobson and Guadalupe in Mesa. It takes over the former Inka Fest building next to Cornish Pasty Company. The original was launched in its namesake southern Arizona mining-town-turned-tourist-attraction
Sbarro has announced the closure of 155 of its food-court pizzerias, including the one at Fiesta Mall in Mesa. Other East Valley locations remain open. The closures all are corporate-owned locations. Last year, according to Nation’s Restaurant News, the chain had 417 company-owned
Utah-based Kneaders Bakery & Cafe, which has two locations in Gilbert, opens its third Valley location today on the northeast corner of 47th Street and Ray in Ahwatukee. Kneaders’ signature breakfast menu item is all-you-can-eat Chunky Cinnamon French Toast served with
The Taylor family, which has run lakeside restaurant Pier 54Â in south Tempe for seven years, has sold the all-patio venue, according to a post on its Facebook page: We have had an amazing journey as the owners and operators of
Pouring craft beer and making pizzas isn’t exactly brain surgery. No one knows this better than Rebecca Lavenue. The Chandler resident left a 24-year career in neurosurgery to open The Perch Pub & Brewery, one of the Valley’s most anticipated
Wimpy’s Paradise, an old-fashioned burger and ice cream shop, re-opens for business Friday in downtown Chandler after a 2,000-mile journey that took nearly 60 years. The original Wimpy’s Paradise was launched by Ken Walters in 1939 in Monongahela, Pa., just south
Original Chopshop Company has confirmed rumors that have been swirling around downtown Chandler for a couple months: It will open its third Valley location next month in the former Kokopelli Winery & Bistro building on Boston Street. Kokopelli, Arizona’s oldest continual
Espo’s Mexican Food, an Arizona institution for three-plus decades, has closed its doors on Chandler Boulevard, just east of McClintock, in Chandler. The Mexican restaurant, known for its award-winning carne asada and machaca, came under new ownership two years ago.
With its new Phoenix location bogged down in construction delays, Baby Kay’s Cajun Kitchen instead will make its much-anticipated return this month in Mesa. A Valley favorite for decades with locations in Scottsdale and Phoenix, Baby Kay’s currently has no restaurants
Pittsburgh Willy’s has announced it will sell the final hot dog at its original location – inside Merchant’s Square antique mall in Chandler – at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9. After five years, the Chandler hot dog shop is moving
Angry Crab Shack, a locally owned seafood restaurant on the northwest corner of Alma School and Guadalupe in Mesa, celebrated its grand opening last weekend. The restaurant offers four types of crab – blue, snow, king, and Dungeness – as
Kudos to Arizona Wilderness Brewing, which was named the “Top New Brewers In The World” today by RateBeer.com. The rankings are based on beer ratings and social media reaction. Launched in 2000, RateBeer.com claims to be the most widely visited craft beer
Tonic Tavern & Kitchen, an ambitious attempt to bring a trendy Old Town Scottsdale nightlife vibe to Chandler Fashion Center, has closed its doors after four years. Located across from the mall on the northwest corner of the 101 and
The East Valley’s only Romano’s Macaroni Grill has closed on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline in Mesa. The casual dining restaurant specialized in Italian-American cuisine. Macaroni Grill revenues fell 6.5% in 2013, when the Houston-based chain was sold
Postino will open its fourth Valley location – and second straight in the East Valley – next to ASU this fall in the Art Annex Building on  College Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Postino Tempe will take over the north side
Confirming rumors that have ben swirling for months, Denver-based Snooze, an A.M. Eatery announced it will open in downtown Gilbert late this year. The breakfast restaurant chain will construct a stand-alone building on Gilbert Road in the parking lot between
The Brass Tap, a national chain of craft beer bars, will make its Arizona debut next month at Mesa Riverview. The Florida-based chain offers 60 beers on tap, another 300 in bottles or cans, and a small food menu. The
