By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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AZ Food Crafters, hand-pie makers who are regulars at many of the Valley’s farmers markets, have opened a takeout shop in Chandler. Located in a worn strip mall on the southeast corner of Ray and Alma School, AZ Food Crafters offer
Sweet Tomatoes has reversed course and reportedly is killing Field Kitchen. The San Diego-based, all-you-can-eat buffet chain launched its Field Kitchen concept in November, converting its Sweet Tomatoes restaurant near Southern and McClintock in Tempe. Field Kitchen offered an expanded gourmet menu,
Just over a year ago, I told you Portillo’s was headed to Arizona. Now the first of the Chicago-style restaurants finally is ready to open. The chain’s first Arizona location will open at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the 101
In one of the fastest restaurant space turnarounds in memory, recently closed House of Brews already has reopened as Jersey D’s House of Brews. If the name sounds familiar, it might be because owner Dennis Delaney has been operating his
Inspired by the growing popularity of the Arizona craft brewing industry, a Chandler family has launched Arizona Brewery Tours, offering tours four days a week. “The idea came to me when my son and I were in San Diego at
The old Sautee building in south Chandler finally has a new resident: Table 49 is scheduled to open next week. Table 49, which will offer “modern contemporary American cuisine,” is a new concept from Sasha Cosic, owner of popular Italian restaurant
Confirming one of the worst-kept secrets in town, SanTan Brewing has officially announced it is opening a second production facility in Chandler. The 35,000-square-foot warehouse and brewing center on Warner Road just east of Arizona Avenue will allow SanTan to
House of Brews, a Gilbert neighborhood sports grill that opened in May 2011, closed its doors for good early Sunday evening, surprising staffers and customers, most of whom received little or no warning. The restaurant and bar had taken over
Apparently, saloons are the new gastropubs, at least in Chandler. Last week I broke the news about the just-opened Spurs Saloon and the soon-to-open Whiskey Rose Saloon. Now you can add Speakeasy Saloon & Grill, which launched over the weekend. Billed
Whiskey Rose Saloon, described by one of its owners as “a barbecue and burgers joint with a modern Western saloon theme, is set to open late next week in south Chandler. It’s taking over the former Old Chicago restaurant on
Spurs Saloon is the latest restaurant to take over the former Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant building on Alma School Road between Elliot and Warner roads in Chandler. In the past three years, the 8,000-square-foot location also has housed Kiley’s Grill and Mama’s Place.
La Cucina di Venti, an Italian restaurant that opened less than a year ago in north Mesa, has closed. It’s the third straight Italian eatery to fail in the stand-alone building on Brown Road between Center Street and Mesa Drive,
Fed up with the lack of healthy fast-food options available in Gilbert, Roushan Cristofellis decided to do something about it. She and her husband are opening Salad and Go, a gourmet salad drive-through, on the southeast corner of Gilbert and
Sad news from downtown Mesa (doesn’t it seem like there’s rarely any other kind from downtown Mesa?): Monsterland is closing next Saturday, Jan. 19. The venue announced its impending closure on its Facebook page today: Well guys it’s been a
Sleepy Dog Brewery is the latest craft beer purveyor to set its sights on Gilbert. The Tempe brewery is opening a spinoff, Sleepy Dog Pub & Bistro, on Feb. 15. The new venture, a partnership with the owners of D’Vine Bistro
Tia Rosa Taqueria, one of three recent spinoffs of Mesa’s popular Rancho de Tia Rosa, has closed in Gilbert. Rancho de Tia Rosa, a Mesa institution for the past decade, embarked on an aggressive expansion in 2010, announcing additional sit-down
Popular Arcadia breakfast eatery Over Easy quietly has done a soft opening of its first East Valley location. The new restaurant takes over the former NYPD Pizza space, next to Zipps Sports Grill, on Warner Road east of Gilbert Road.
I’m back! Those of you who follow me on Facebook already know the story behind my absence for the past week or so. For those who don’t… Turns out some lightheadedness I was having was caused by an irregular heartbeat.
The East Valley’s newest steakhouse, Chop Chandler, officially opens its doors at 4 p.m. Sunday at Downtown Ocotillo. It’s from the same ownership group behind Humble Pie, The Living Room, and The Sushi Room. Billed as “the neighborhood’s newest steakhouse,
Huge news today for the Valley’s craft beer industry: The long-defunct Rio Salado Brewing site in south Tempe is being taken over by newcomer Huss Brewing, which plans to open in mid-2013. If the Huss name sounds familiar, it should. Jeff Huss
