By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🍺 Tucson’s Barrio Brewing was named brewery of the year and Pedal Pounder session IPA from Prescott’s LazyG Brewhouse won best in show at the third annual Arizona Craft Beer Awards. Barrio, Arizona’s oldest brewery, earned a gold medal for
🥖 Cheba Hut, the Valley-born cannabis-themed sub shop, opens its ninth Arizona location – and first in Gilbert – on the southeast corner of Baseline and Higley roads today. The menu features more than 30 signature “toasted” subs and a variety
🔥 Dave’s Hot Chicken, which requires diners to sign a waiver when ordering its Reaper chicken tenders or sliders, has reformulated its spice blend to make the Reaper 50% hotter. Dave’s has locations in Gilbert and Phoenix. 🍕 Beer brat
🌮 LIMóN Urban Kitchen in far north Phoenix holds its fifth annual Tacochella – a taco-inspired homage to Coachella – today with $3 patio tacos, $5 Mexican beers, $6.50 margaritas, and live music by The Contrabanditos from 3-8 p.m. ☕️
🍺 Mr Brews Taphouse, a Wisconsin-based chain of burger-and-beer eateries, opens its second Valley location today in northeast Mesa. It takes over the former B’s Fiesta Kitchen building in the Bashas’ plaza on the southeast corner of Ellsworth and Brown roads.
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🇻🇳 KaĐa Vietnamese Coffee & Tea has taken over the former Boba Bliss space on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Williams Field roads in Gilbert. KaĐa serves a mix of classic Vietnamese iced coffee (cà phê sữa dá) with modern
🍺 Tempe-based Huss Brewing releases Mexican Wolf IPA, its latest collaboration with the Phoenix Zoo, today. The unfiltered IPA is available on draft and in cans but only at the zoo. It’s the third release in the brewery’s Conservation Series bringing
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🐓 Copper & Sage, a Southern-influenced gastropub that’s the newest concept from Westside Concepts (Haymaker, Cantina Gueros, Maple & Rye, etc.), has launched a second location at GSQ in downtown Goodyear. Copper & Sage made its debut in Phoenix in late
🔥 Etta, a two-year-old restaurant that closed for remodeling in July after being sold, has reopened at the Scottsdale Quarter. The revamped menu from chef Todd Mark Miller leans more Italian than the previous New American version but still focuses on
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🥗 3Natives, a Florida-based chain of health-focused juice bars, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Tatum Boulevard and Thunderbird Road in east Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Starbucks. The menu features acai
🌮 National Taco Day, which has been celebrated Oct. 4 since it started 15 years ago, moves to Oct. 1 – today! – this year. Why the change? Earlier this year the National Food Calendar agreed to switch the made-up
🥖 Taste of Philly, a Colorado-based sandwich delivery concept, has opened its first out-of-state location at the Tempe Food Court located a quarter-mile south of Tempe Marketplace. The menu offers nine varieties of Philly sandwiches, plus reubens, grinders, chicken tenders,
🍦 Salt & Straw, the artisan ice cream shop at Agritopia in Gilbert, has launched its five seasonal Halloween flavors. The highlight is Don Bugito’s Creepy Crawly Critters – matcha ice cream with toffee-brittle mealworms and crunchy chocolate crickets (yes,
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🇮🇳 Sampurna, a family-owned Indian restaurant that offers a lunch buffet from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, has opened on the southwest corner of Dobson and Warner roads in Chandler. It takes over the space formerly home to Ruchi Vegetarian South
🍺 The Downtown Chandler Oktoberfest takes place 3-10 p.m. today and Saturday at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. The event features beers from seven local breweries, German food, live music, and games. Tickets start at $20. 📺 Giuseppe’s on 28th, an
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