By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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💥 ComicX, a Mexico-based chain of comic book-themed restaurants, is closing its first U.S. location after five years at Desert Ridge Marketplace in northeast Phoenix. ‘‘After years of serving amazing food, sharing unforgettable moments, and building a community of incredible
🌮 Tatemados Tacos al Carbon, a two-year-old Sonoran-style taco shop in west Phoenix, has launched a second location on the east side of Seventh Street about halfway between McDowell and Thomas in midtown Phoenix. Tatemados’ specialty is Angus carne asada
🍖 Phoenix’s Little Miss BBQ has been invited to participate in the first-ever Lone Star Smokeout, a boutique barbecue and country music festival May 2-4 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The new event, from the team behind Chicago’s popular
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🎳 Round1 Bowling & Arcade, a Japanese-born chain of family-friendly entertainment centers, has opened its third Arizona location at Chandler Fashion Center. The facility – which has cosmic bowling, professional-grade billiard tables, private party rooms with karaoke machines, and hundreds
🍔 The Public Grill, a family-run restaurant offering a unique fusion of American, Caribbean, and New England cuisine, has opened in east Mesa. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Mama Linda’s on the south side of Main
🍺 Catalyst Crafted Ales, the Tempe brewpub that recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, has launched a new kitchen menu. Sea and Land Tacos, which operated Catalyst’s in-house kitchen in 2024, has returned to focusing on its food truck business. In
🍺 Tempe-based Huss Brewing is partnering with Arizona State University to serve as the official craft beer for all Sun Devil Athletics for the 2025-2026 season. The brewery will introduce a new beer – Devil’s Halo Amber Ale – this
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🥖 Cheba Hut, the Valley-born chain of cannabis-themed sub shops, has opened its 10th Arizona location on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Bell in north Scottsdale just in time for the nearby Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament. Cheba Hut’s
🦩 Yumbar, a casual restaurant and bar at The Royale in Phoenix’s Melrose District, celebrates its one-year anniversary Saturday with a party and a new name – Royale Kitchen & Cocktails. The Royale, a community-centric complex, is home to several businesses
🩷 A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for local restaurant worker fighting breast cancer. Jen Day, who’s been a server at Chili’s in Mesa for 10 years, had to postpone a lumpectomy in mid-January in order to raise money for
🍫 The annual Chocolate Affaire returns to the City of Glendale February 15-16 at the Glendale Civic Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Attendees can enjoy a variety of chocolatiers, confectioners, food truck vendors, live music, craft
🍿 Look Dine-In Cinemas – a nine-screen movie theater, restaurant, bar, and brewery in downtown Chandler – has closed after being locked out by its landlord. The Dallas-based chain took over the former Flix Brewhouse on the southwest corner of Chandler and Arizona in
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🌮 Blanco Cocina & Cantina, the Sonoran-style Mexican concept from restaurateur Sam Fox, opens its seventh Valley location today near the northwest corner of Rural and University in Tempe. It joins Fox siblings Italia North, which also opened today, and
🍝 North Italia, the upscale-casual Italian restaurant from Fox Restaurant Concepts, opens its fifth Valley location today at Novus Place, the new entertainment district near the northwest corner of University and Rural on the east side of ASU’s Tempe campus.
🥙 Feta Cowboy, a new concept from the founders of Pita Jungle, has opened on the northeast corner of McClintock and Warner in south Tempe. The counter-service restaurant, which takes over a strip-mall corner space formerly home to CoreLife Eatery,
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🌼 Flower Child, a fast-casual healthy concept, opens its eighth Valley location today at Novus Place, the new entertainment district near the northwest corner of University and Rural on the east side of ASU’s Tempe campus. The menu features salads
