By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🍺 Valley Craft, a retail store and tasting bar highlighting Arizona-made craft beers, wines, and meads, has opened near the southwest corner of I-10 and the Estrella Parkway in Goodyear. Customers can sample beers from approximately 30 of Arizona’s 100-plus breweries
🍕 Buon Padre Pizza, a neighborhood favorite known for its signature Gourmet Grilled Hot Dog Pizza, has closed after seven years in a strip mall on the northeast corner of McQueen and Pecos in Chandler. According to a notice on the
🍕 MOD Pizza, the largest fast-casual pizza chain in the U.S., is considering filing for bankruptcy, perhaps as soon as this week, according to Bloomberg. ‘‘’We’re working diligently to improve our capital structure and are exploring all options to do
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🎅🏼 Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa is celebrating Christmas in July – its annual food drive for United Food Bank – all month. Bring in at least two approved ‘‘non-perishable’’ food items or make a $2 cash donation and receive
🥂 Tracy Dempsey Originals/ODV Wines in Tempe is launching a Summer Salon de Thé series on Saturday, July 13. A salon de thé is the French version of an English afternoon tea. Coffees, teas, and pastries, along with a sampling
👨🍳👨🍳 Recently opened Uchi in Old Town Scottsdale is collaborating with several well-known Valley chefs on a summer dinner series. The series kicks off July 16 when Uchi chef de cuisine Blake Luecke welcomes The Mission chef Matt Carter for
🍕 Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler will hold its annual Fourth of July pizza muffin sale from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday. You can get a dozen original (ham, ground beef, and Italian sausage) or pepperoni muffins for just $7. That’s more
🥗 Salad and Go is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Caesar salad from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, which (not so coincidentally) is National Caesar Salad Day. Buy any salad or wrap at one of Salad and Go’s 56 Valley locations and
🎤 Sherry Chen, who sold her popular Singing Pandas Asian Restaurant & Bar last year, has launched a new entertainment-focused bar and grill – Legends Showcase – near the northwest corner of Alma School and Warner in Chandler. Instead of Asian food, the menu
🍜 Clever Ramen – a sibling of Clever Koi, Across the Pond, and Fellow Osteria & Pizzeria – has closed at SkySong in south Scottsdale. ‘‘After three years of delicious ramen, pillowy buns, and loaded fries with all of you, we’ve made the tough decision to
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🍜 Mensho, a Tokyo-based chain of award-winning ramen restaurants, has opened its fourth U.S. location at Mesa Riverview on the northeast corner of Dobson and Rio Salado. Founded in 2005 by ramen master Tomoharu Shono, Mensho specializes in “farm-to-bowl ramen” featuring
🍷 Sip at the Ranch, a wine bar offering small bites and weekend brunch, has opened at Estrella’s Mountain Ranch Marketplace on the northwest corner of Elliot and the Estrella Parkway in Goodyear. The menu includes meat and cheese boards, salads,
🌮 Los Taquitos, a Mexican diner that’s been featured on the Food Network’s ‘‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,’’ has closed its 8-year-old location in front of Whole Foods on the southeast corner of the Loop 101 and Ray in Chandler. According to
🍜 Kungfu Noodles, a modern Chinese eatery specializing in hand-pulled noodles, has opened in the Planet Fitness shopping center on the southwest corner of Alma School and Elliot in Chandler. The small, counter-service restaurant’s menu features noodle soups (pictured: spicy beef
🍕 Jet’s Pizza, a national takeout/delivery chain specializing in Detroit-style deep dish pizzas, has opened its sixth Valley location on the northwest corner of Thunderbird and 75th Avenue in Peoria. The menu also offers hand-tossed, thin crust, New York-style, cauliflower-crust, and
🍣 Sushi Ramen Go, a well-regarded Japanese eatery on the northeast corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert, has closed after five years in business. The modern sushi and ramen house announced on social media Saturday morning that it would close
🥙 Cava, a Washington, D.C.-based Mediterranean fast-casual chain that made its Chandler debut earlier this month, opens its first Mesa location today on the northwest corner of Alma School and Southern. Cava, which now has six Valley restaurants, offers a simple
