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Fuzzy’s Taco Shop closes on Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe

🌮 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, a Texas-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants, has closed its downtown Tempe location after 13 years. No explanation was given for the closure. The restaurant near the southwest corner of Mill and Third Street served Baja-style

Dominic Armato revives Something to Doux food & drink newsletter

👍 Great news for Valley food fans: Dominic Armato, a longtime food blogger and former restaurant critic for the Arizona Republic and Phoenix New Times, has relaunched his insightful Something to Doux newsletter. There’s no more fervent supporter of the

After 6-year absence, Burritoholics reopens in downtown Mesa

🌯 Burritoholics, a fast-casual Mexican concept from the owner of the former El Zocalo Mexican Grille in downtown Chandler, has opened in downtown Mesa. It’s located near the northwest corner of Main and Robson between Worth Takeaway and Oro Brewing.

Nozomi Sushi House launches in south Chandler

🍣 Nozomi Sushi House, a Japanese restaurant offering sushi, ramen, and more, has opened on the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to D’Vine Gourmet, which moved

Haymaker in north Peoria to reopen Tuesday in new space

🍔 Haymaker, an all-day breakfast, burgers, and barbecue concept, reopens its north Peoria restaurant at 7 a.m. Tuesday across the street from its original space. It’s now located in the new Sunrise Promenade on the southeast corner of Happy Valley

Dave’s Hot Chicken expands to GSQ in Goodyear

🐓 Dave’s Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based fast-casual chain specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken, has opened its third Valley location at GSQ, the new downtown square in Goodyear. Dave’s menu offers chicken tenders (alone or in a sandwich) with a choice

Spanish restaurant Telefèric Barcelona coming to Scottsdale

🇪🇸 Telefèric Barcelona, a Spanish restaurant specializing in tapas and paella, will make its Arizona debut at Scottsdale Fashion Square in 2025. The restaurant debuted in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain, in 1992, and later added a location in nearby

Asian-inspired Three Thirty Three finally debuts at Watermark

🍣 Three Thirty Three, the long-awaited flagship restaurant at The Watermark development overlooking Tempe Town Lake, officially opens to the public today. The high-end Asian-inspired concept focuses on wood-fired creations and sushi; signature dishes include wagyu with foie gras and

Eegee’s files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, closes 5 locations

🥤 Tucson-based Eegee’s, an iconic sandwich chain best known for its frozen fruit drinks, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday. The chain, which closed one of it five Valley locations and four of it 25 Tucson locations Thursday, has struggled since

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

🎅🏼 Jingle Bars: Holiday Bar Crawl takes place 2-6 p.m. Saturday in downtown Mesa. Tickets for the 21-and-over self-guided tour are $17 and get you exclusive discounts and specials at more than 15 participating bars. Check-in is at BRI Taproom between 1:30-3:30 p.m. 🎁 Tracy

Trevor’s Liquors opens 4th Valley store in Paradise Valley

🥃 Trevor’s Liquor’s has opened its fourth Valley store on the southwest corner of Tatum and Paradise Village Parkway as the latest addition to PV, the $2 billion redevelopment of the former Paradise Valley Mall in northeast Phoenix. Besides an incredible selection

12 West Brewing launches taproom in Ahwatukee

🍺 12 West Brewing has opened its third Valley location – a taproom in the recently vacated Whining Pig space on the northwest corner of I-10 and Ray in Ahwatukee. The craft brewery’s popular beers include its flagship Zona pilsner, Blap!Blap! wheat beer,

Sweetgreen to make Arizona debut in Phoenix & Scottsdale

🥗 Sweetgreen, a popular Los Angeles-based chain of salad eateries, has signed leases for its first two Arizona locations. One will be on the southeast corner of Camelback and 32nd Street in Phoenix, the other at the Scottsdale Quarter. Sweetgreen,

R.T. O’Sullivan’s opens 3rd Valley location in north Phoenix

☘️ R.T. O’Sullivan’s, an Irish-themed sports grill that’s been serving Valley fans for 31 years, opens its third location at 11 a.m. today in north Phoenix. It takes over the former Gallagher’s on the east side of 16th Street about a

Kungfu Ramen reopens as Kungfu Noodles in Tempe

🍜 Kungfu Noodles, a well-regarded Chinese restaurant formerly known as Kungfu Ramen before closing for several months of upgrades, has reopened on the southeast corner of Broadway and McClintock in Tempe. The restaurant originally debuted in 2020, specializing in Chinese

Élephante opens today at Scottsdale Fashion Square

🍝 Élephante, an upscale coastal Italian restaurant, opens at 4 p.m. today at Scottsdale Fashion Square. The concept from the Wish You Were Here restaurant group debuted in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2018. The Scottsdale location, which takes over the

Birdcall’s 2025 firefighter calendar & other restaurant news

👨🏻‍🚒 Birdcall has teamed up with the Mesa Fire Department on a 2025 firefighter calendar to benefit Stop Our Stigma, a nonprofit committed to reducing suicide among paramedics, EMTs, and firefighters. The calendars, which have monthly promos and coupons, are