By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🥟 Kofu Dumpling House, a restaurant specializing in dishes from northeast China, has opened in west Mesa. It takes over the former Wenyu Hot Pot space in front of the recently closed AZ International Marketplace on the northeast corner of
🏀 Shortly after buying the Phoenix Suns, Mat Ishbia moved most of the NBA team’s games to free TV. Now he’s lowering concession prices at Footprint Center. Starting Thursday when the Suns host the Indiana Pacers, all home games will
🏈 Devil’s Advocate, a large Tempe sports bar popular with ASU students, announced it will close Dec. 28. It has operated for the past 15 years near the southeast corner of Rural and University. ‘‘It’s bittersweet to say goodbye, but
🚫 Bar Cena, chef Dom Ruggiero’s newest restaurant and cocktail lounge in north Scottsdale, is closing Dec. 31. The announcement on social media blamed ‘‘this economic climate’’ for the closure. Bar Cena opened in October 2023 next to Ruggiero’s fiagship
🍝 Saint Pasta, a popular Italian food truck that left its brick-and-mortar home at The Pemberton in 2022, opens a new bricks-and-mortar restaurant Wednesday in downtown Phoenix. It takes over the space briefly home to The Pairing Room and, before that,
🌺 Buy one meal and get another free Wednesday when Ono Hawaiian BBQ opens its seventh Valley restaurant on the northwest corner of I-10 and 67th Avenue in west Phoenix. The grand opening celebration also will feature Hawaiian dancers, a
🍺 Four Peaks Brewing in Tempe is launching exclusive ‘‘memberships’’ for its biggest fans. For $150 per year, Eighth Street Pub members will receive 25% off draft beer, quarterly to-go beer, members-only happy hours, and an exclusive merchandise item. For
🍕 Johnny T’s Brooklyn Pizzeria has opened in the former Andiamo Pizzeria space on the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Shea in central Scottsdale. Andiamo opened in February and quickly became a viral sensation. It temporarily closed in May to expand and
🚫 The Vine Tavern & Eatery has closed after two years in Ahwatukee. The neighborhood sports bar had opened in the former Angry Crab Shack space on the northwest corner of Ray and 38th Street in August 2022, just three weeks
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🍕 Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen, an international chain based in Houston, has made its Arizona debut at Cannon Beach in southeast Mesa. The new surf park is located on the southeast corner of Power and Warner. It
🌮 Blanco Reserva, an elevated version of Fox Restaurant Concepts’ Blanco Cocina & Cantina, has opened at PV, the $2 billion redevelopment of the former Paradise Valley Mall on the northwest corner of Cactus and Tatum in northeast Phoenix. It’s
🥃 Valley nightlife guru Jason Asher has left Barter & Shake, the hospitality group behind the award-winning Century Grand in Phoenix. “After an incredible decade dedicated to the passionate creation and meticulous refinement of world-class bar concepts under the Barter &
🌮 Moe’s Southwest Grill, a fast-casual chain of Mexican restaurants with a Southwest twist, returns to Arizona on Friday with a new location at Pebble Creek Marketplace on the southwest corner of McDowell and Pebble Creek Parkway in Goodyear. The Atlanta-based
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🍜 Sorimmara, a South Korea-based chain specializing in malatang, has opened its second Arizona location at the Fry’s shopping center on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Gilbert. Malatang is a Chinese soup featuring the numbing spice
🍱 Bang Bang, a San Diego-based Asian fusion restaurant and techno nightclub concept, has closed in downtown Tempe. It had opened in the former Gordon Biersch Brewing second-floor space on the northwest corner of Mill and Fifth Street last December. A
🌮 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
👍 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
