By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🍕 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
🌮 Acclaimed taqueria Tacos Chiwas is closing its 5-year-old Chandler location today, owners Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin announced on social media. The couple decided not to renew their lease near the northwest corner of Alma School and Warner and instead will
🔪 Congrats to Valley chef Derek Christensen, who won $10,000 on the popular Food Network show ‘‘Chopped’’ this week. The former Bacanora and Huarachis chef faced off against chefs from Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Colorado Springs in an episode titled ‘‘Southwestern
🍔 McDonald’s has launched its much-anticipated $5 meal deal designed to lure inflation-hit customers back to the world’s largest fast-food chain. The limited-time meal includes a McChicken or a McDouble along with a four-piece McNuggets, small fries, and a drink. The price
🍳 Over Easy continues its rapid expansion. Just two weeks after opening its 13th Valley location in Queen Creek, the Scottsdale-based brunch concept has launched its 14th in Peoria. It’s located on the northwest corner of Happy Valley and Lake Pleasant Parkway.
🥪 Baggin’s, a popular Tucson-based chain of gourmet sandwich shops, has made its Valley debut near the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Thunderbird in north Scottsdale. The menu feature 20 signature sandwiches, 28 grilled sandwiches, 11 bread bowl salads, five
🌺 Hawaiian Bros Island Grill, a fast-growing chain of fast-casual restaurants that’s actually based in Kansas City, Mo., has opened its fourth Valley location on the northwest corner of Bell and Third Street in north Phoenix. The menu specializes in Island-style
Craft 64 and Pomo are the best pizzerias in Arizona, according to 50 Top Pizza. But the big news out of the well-respected organization’s latest Top 50 Pizzerias in the U.S. is who didn’t make it. Phoenix’s iconic Pizzeria Bianco,
🍷 Wine Spectator has released its annual Restaurant Awards honoring 3,700-plus establishments worldwide for excellence in their wine programs. The awards, which began in 1981, have three levels. Four restaurants – two in California and two in Europe – received
