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Author: Jess Harter

Win free sushi for a year from Rock N Roll Sushi

🍣 Rock N Roll Sushi, an Alabama-based chain with locations in Glendale and Goodyear, is celebrating National Sushi Day today by kicking off a sweepstakes for free sushi for a year. The winner will receive a punch card good for $20

Phoenix bars named Spirited Awards finalists

🍹 Phoenix has three finalists announced today in the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, one of the top honors for bars and bartenders. Century Grand, which won Best U.S. Cocktail Bar last year, is one of four finalists for

Sakana Sushi in Ahwatukee to close

🍣 Sakana Sushi & Grill, a popular Japanese concept that debuted in 1994, is closing its Ahwatukee location at Elliot and 51st Street at the end of this month. Several employees tell MXSW they learned the news when they showed up

Uncle Bear’s Grill & Tap closes in north Scottsdale

🍺 Uncle Bear’s Grill & Tap has closed its location on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Bell in north Scottsdale, where it took over the former Tipsy Coyote space less than two years ago. It’s the second Uncle Bear’s to close

Salad and Go opens 56th Valley location in Mesa

🥗 Drive-through concept Salad and Go has opened its 56th Valley location on the northwest corner of Country Club and Baseline in Mesa. The menu offers chef-designed salads (also available as wraps), breakfast burritos, and soup. Launched in Gilbert in 2013, Salad

This weekend’s top food & drink events in the Valley

🌽 Queen Creek Olive Mill holds its annual Corn Roast from 5-9 p.m. today. Festivities include four featured street corn flavors, a corn-curated menu, live music, and fun and games in the grove. Admission is free. 🌮 El Patron New Mexican Restaurant &

Momma’s Soul Fish & Chicken expands to east Mesa

🍗 Phoenix soul food restaurant Momma’s Soul Fish & Chicken has soft-opened a second location in the former JJ’s Grubb Shack & Sports Bar space near the northwest corner of Main and Higley in east Mesa. Momma’s debuted last May on the

Geisha A Go Go in Old Town Scottsdale to close after 17 years

🎤 Japanese-themed sushi and karaoke bar Geisha A Go Go, an Old Town Scottsdale fixture for 17 years, will close its doors this weekend. ‘‘The sun is setting on this girl as the property is being developed in the near