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Mexican eatery Dos Victorias makes AZ debut in west Chandler

🌮 Dos Victorias, a Mexican restaurant in Monterey, Calif., has opened a second location in the former Los Favoritos space on the southeast corner of Kyrene and Ray in west Chandler. The counter-service menu features 15 burritos (plus seven breakfast

The Pemberton reopens with new look in downtown Phoenix

🏠 The Pemberton, a popular outdoor food hall and entertainment venue in downtown Phoenix that closed last March, has reopened with a new look. The original concept, which opened in 2021, featured rotating food trucks, funky art displays and retail

Female-focused Title 9 Sports Grill opens in central Phoenix

⛹️‍♀️ Title 9 Sports Grill, Phoenix’s first women-focused sports bar, has opened near the northeast corner of Indian School and Seventh Avenue in central Phoenix. It takes over the former Short Leash Hotdogs & Taproom, which closed in December. Title 9’s menu

Blue Sushi Sake Grill launches 2nd Valley location in Surprise

🍣 Blue Sushi Sake Grill, an Omaha, Neb.-based chain of Japanese restaurants focused on responsibly caught and humanely raised seafood, has opened its second Valley location at the Village at Prasada in Surprise. The concept from the Flagship Restaurant Group made

Kneaders Bakery & Cafe abruptly closes 6 Valley locations

🍰 Utah-based Kneaders Bakery & Cafe appears to have abruptly shut down six of its 11 Valley locations. The company has made no announcement and has not responded to inquiries, but its website now lists just two locations in Mesa,

Cave Creek’s Dynamite Beer Company expands to uptown Phoenix

🍺 Dynamite Beer Company in Cave Creek has soft-opened a second location in uptown Phoenix. The taproom, bottle shop, and kitchen moved into the former Huss Brewing space on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback. Unlike Tempe-based Huss, Dynamite

Miel de Agave launches 2nd location in downtown Chandler

🌮 Miel de Agave, a two-year-old modern Mexican restaurant in downtown Phoenix, has opened a second location in downtown Chandler. It’s taken over the former Buqui Bichi space on the southeast corner of Arizona and Frye roads. The Mexico brewery’s first

All-day venue George & Gather soft-opens in downtown Chandler

🍽️ George & Gather, an all-day New American restaurant, bar, and market, has soft-opened near the southwest corner of Washington and Frye in downtown Chandler. The 7,700-square-foot, Art Deco-inspired space includes an 80-seat dining room, an indoor-outdoor bar, and a

Brekky/Brunch closes after 2 years in south Chandler

🚫 Brekky/Brunch, a two-year-old breakfast and lunch eatery, has closed on the southwest corner of Alma School and Germann in south Chandler. No explanation was given for the closure, but soaring egg prices – up 58% in the past year

Torchy’s Tacos joins restaurants at Prasada in Surprise

🌮 Torchy’s Tacos, which started as an Austin, Texas, food trailer in 2006, has opened its fifth Valley location at the Village at Prasada near the southeast corner of the Loop 303 and Waddell in Surprise. The menu includes 17

Cheba Hut celebrates classic cars at new Scottsdale opening

🥖 Cheba Hut, the Valley-born chain of cannabis-themed sub shops, opens its 11th Arizona location today on the northwest corner of Shea and the Loop 101 in central Scottsdale. The 3,000-square-foot-plus end-cap space features a custom mural by Colorado artist Joshua

Chilaquiles Modern Kitchen opens 2nd location in east Mesa

🍳 Chilaquiles Modern Kitchen, an eight-year-old Mexican brunch eatery in west Mesa, has opened a second location in east Mesa. The family-operated restaurant’s new location is at the Superstition Gateway West shopping mall on the southwest corner of U.S. 60

Sweet Republic launches 4th Valley store in Scottsdale

🍦 Artisan ice cream shop Sweet Republic has opened its fourth location near the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Second Street in Old Town Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to Tom’s Incredible Ice Cream and, before that,

Caribbean restaurant Chicharron Shack opens in Glendale

🐖 Chicharron Shack, a restaurant offering Dominican and Puerto Rican dishes, has opened near the southeast corner of Glendale and 47th Avenue in Glendale. The streamlined menu offers both chicharrones de pollo (pieces of crispy fried chicken) or chicharrones de

Super Burrito in Scottsdale changes name to Checo’s

🌮 Super Burrito, a family-operated Mexican eatery near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Thomas in south Scottsdale, has rebranded itself as Checo’s Taco Shop. Under the same ownership, the huge menu offers a slightly revamped selection of taco, burritos,

Lin’s Buffet launches 7th AZ location in northwest Phoenix

🍽️ Lin’s Grand Buffet, an Albuquerque-based Asian-American concept, has opened its seventh Arizona restaurant in northwest Phoenix. It’s taken over the former Black Angus Steakhouse at the under-redevelopment Metrocenter Mall on the southwest corner of I-17 and Peoria. Diners can