By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🚫 Brunch Problems, a breakfast and lunch eatery from chef Jerome Greene, has closed after two years in midtown Phoenix. Greene had taken over the former Switch space on the northeast corner of Central and Virginia. After Switch’s 14-year run
🥥 New Jersey-based Playa Bowls celebrates the grand opening of its fifth Valley location Saturday on the southeast corner of I-10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye. Doors open at 8 a.m. and the first 50 guests receive a free bowl
🍳 Scottsdale-based brunch concept Over Easy is celebrating the opening of its 18th location Saturday near the southeast corner of I-10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye with two days of specials. Saturday and Sunday, diners can enjoy a penny mimosa
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🔥 Si Señor, a popular family-run New Mexican restaurant on the northwest corner of Alma School and Galveston in Chandler, has temporarily closed after a building fire. No injuries were reported. ‘‘This last Saturday, right before close, we had a
🍷 Arizona natives Nikki and Brie Garcia, formerly known as the WWE’s Bella Twins and co-founders of Bonita Bonita Wine, will host a wine dinner next Friday, Aug. 15, at We-Ko-Pa Casino & Resort on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
🧋 Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea, a global chain with more than 1,500 locations, has made its Arizona debut in the former Taiwan Mama space, just north of Silver Lake Ramen, on the northeast corner of Rural and University in Tempe.
🧁 Sweet Impastries – a gluten-free gourmet bakery inspired by Chök, a well-known chocolate kitchen and pastelarîa in Barcelona, Spain – has opened on the southwest corner of Val Vita and Elliot in Gilbert. Owner Dana Scott was so impressed by
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🥙 Mediterranean restaurants generally are viewed as healthier (and often more affordable) options for diners, so it’s no surprise that several new ones have launched in all areas of the Valley. Caroun Restaurant, which has been serving Mediterranean and Middle
🥟 Uncle Bao – a sibling of Uncle Panda, a popular dumpling and noodle house that debuted in Glendale in 2023 – has opened in Ahwatukee. The casual Chinese restaurant takes over the space formerly home to Japanese restaurant Tabe-Mono
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🚫 Sizzler, a California-based steakhouse chain that once had nearly 300 U.S. locations, has closed its last Valley restaurant. The Sizzler on the northeast corner of Indian School and 51st Avenue in west Phoenix had been serving diners for four
🚫 Scoopwell’s Dough Bar – a dessert shop that offered scoops of edible cookie dough, as well as cookies, ice cream, and ice cream sandwiches – has closed all its Valley locations. John and Kendra Scheer launched their concept at
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🍳 Here’s a reason to get up early: Hash Kitchen, one of the Valley’s most popular brunch destinations, has launched a morning happy hour. From 7-9 a.m. daily, all six Valley locations are offering $5 well cocktails and $4 off
🍑 The Peach Cobbler Factory, a Tennessee-based dessert shop chain, has made its Arizona debut in the space formerly home to The Paleta Bar on the northeast corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in Chandler. As its name suggest, cobbler is the signature
🌶 La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen will hold its 13th annual Hatch Chiles Roast on Friday, Sept. 5, and Saturday. Sept. 6. Chiles must be ordered in advance online or by phone through La Ristra’s Gilbert or Chandler location. During the
🧑🍳 Arizona Chef’s Week – an event billed as ‘‘a brand-new dining event celebrating local chefs, seasonal flavors, and bold creativity across the Phoenix area’’ – kicks off Friday and runs through next Sunday, Aug. 10. The concept is similar
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