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Midwest Wings XL opens in downtown Phoenix

🍗 Midwest Wings XL, an eatery offering chicken wings with a choice of 12 sauces and four rubs, has opened in the Collier Center near the southeast corner of Washington and Second Street in downtown Phoenix. The menu also offers chicken

Modern Market Eatery abruptly closes all 3 Valley locations

🥗 Modern Market Eatery, a Denver-based chain of health-focused fast-casual restaurants, has closed all three of its Valley locations. Known for its mindfully sourced ingredients, Modern Market Eatery eschews the use of artificial flavors or colorings, trans fats, hormones, or

Sweet Republic unveils series of Olympics-themed ice creams

🍦 Local artisan ice cream shop Sweet Republic is offering a limited-time series of Olympic-themed flavors representing the continents symbolized by the five Olympic rings: The flavors For a good cause From now until the Olympics closing ceremony on Aug.

Venezia’s Pizzeria to launch Presto at Sun Devil Marketplace

🍕 Venezia’s New York Style Pizzeria launches a new concept, Presto, at 10:0 a.m. Wednesday at Sun Devil Marketplace on the northwest corner of College and Seventh Street in north Tempe. “As long-time partners with ASU Athletics, opening a location

Bisbee Breakfast Club opens 3rd Valley location in Gilbert

🥞 Bisbee Breakfast Club, an Arizona chain known for its homestyle breakfasts and house-made pies, has opened its third East Valley location at the Rivulon center near the northeast corner of Gilbert and the Loop 202 in Gilbert. The building

New Jersey-based Frutta Bowls makes AZ debut today in Mesa

🫐 Frutta Bowls, a New Jersey-based chain specializing in açai bowls and smoothies, makes its Arizona debut today on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Mesa. The menu also offers six kinds of toasts and six different protein bites.

Slim Chickens opens 2nd Valley location in Glendale

Arkansas-based fast-food chain Slim Chickens has opened its second Valley restaurant on the northwest corner of Happy Valley and 35th Avenue in Glendale. The menu offers chicken sandwiches, tenders, wraps, bowls, and a choice of 14 dipping sauces. Hours are 10 a.m.-10

Perfect Pear Bistro opens 3rd E.V. location today in Chandler

🍐 Perfect Pear Bistro, a family-owned restaurant that offers a modern twist on American comfort food, opens its third East Valley location at 10:30 a.m. today in Chandler. It takes over the space formerly home to New Mexican restaurant Little Anita’s near the

Fast-expanding Graze Craze launches 4th Valley store in Phoenix

🧀 Graze Craze, a Florida-based chain of stores specializing in grazing boards and boxes, has opened its fourth Valley location on the northeast corner of 16th Street and Campbell in Phoenix. The store sells platters and boxes featuring meats, cheeses, vegetables,

The Handlebar Diner abruptly closes at Eastmark in SE Mesa

🚫 The Handlebar Diner, a restaurant housed in a vintage red-and-white Valentine diner at the master-planned Eastmark community in southeast Mesa, has closed. ‘‘As of 8am this morning July 12, 2024, Eastmark/DMB/Brookfield/Proving Grounds has chosen to close the diner effective

Fat Willy’s in south Chandler to close Saturday

🍺 Fat Willy’s Sports Grill will close its 12-year-old location on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in south Chandler on Saturday. MXSW Insider paid subscribers already know the behind-the-scenes story of The Parlay Kitchen & Cocktails taking over the space. Fat Willy’s still

Mexican restaurant Chantico closes in uptown Phoenix

🇲🇽 Chantico, a trendy Mexican restaurant and bar from Valley restaurateur Walter Sterling (Ocotillo, Starlite BBQ, etc.) has closed after three-plus years on the southwest corner of Camelback and 11th Street in uptown Phoenix. Named for the Aztec goddess of the

Philly’s Sports Grill closes one of its Tempe locations

🍺 Philly’s Sports Grill has closed its location on the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline in south Tempe. The restaurant had opened last August – less than a year ago – taking over 5 Star Dive Bar & Grill (which had the same

Tacos & Craft in south Tempe only lasts 4 months

🌮 Tacos & Craft, a quick-casual concept offering 16 kinds of tacos and 10 beers on tap, has closed after four months near the northeast corner of Rural and Baseline in south Tempe. No reason was given for the closure. It’s