By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🌮 Valle Luna Lunatics, a smaller ”cantina” concept from the owners of Valle Luna Mexican restaurants, has made its debut in west Phoenix. It takes over the former Mi Familia Mexican Food space on the northeast corner of Happy Valley
☕️ Curate Cafe, a coffeehouse and brunch eatery from Curate Cuisine chef Joseph Lerner, has opened at Grayhawk Plaza in north Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to The Yogurt Bar near the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road
🍝 Just a week after shuttering its 25-year-old west Chandler location, Florida-based Italian chain Buca di Beppo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The chain, which had nearly 100 locations a decade ago, closed 13 ”underperforming” restaurants last week,
🍺 OHSO Brewery has opened its sixth Valley restaurant at the Village at Prasada on the southeast corner of the Loop 303 and Waddell Road in Surprise. The building has a 5,000-square-foot interior with a 3,000-square-foot, dog-friendly patio. What’s on
🍕 Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler has brought back Birria Pizza Muffins – its most popular specialty muffin – as its August muffin of the month. The muffins are filled with birria-style beef, cilantro, onion, and mozzarella cheese, and
💰 With nearly every fast-food chain rolling out limited-time meal deals to lure back budget-conscious diners, the website Finance Buzz analyzed which save you the most: Taco Bell comes out on top for its Luxe Cravings Box with a Chalupa Supreme,
🧆 Shawarmaati Mediterranean Grill, a Jordanian restaurant specializing in its namesake beef and chicken shawarma, has opened in southeast Gilbert. It takes over the former Green District space, next to Tikka Shack, near the southwest corner of Ray and Power
🦀 The Kickin Crab, a California-based chain of seafood boil restaurants that made its Arizona debut in Chandler last year, has launched a second Valley location in front of Mekong Plaza in west Mesa. It takes over the former Hooked
🍨 Salt & Straw, the creative Portland-based ice cream shop that made its Arizona debut last Friday at Epicenter in Gilbert, introduces its new monthly flavor series today. August flavors: This month’s theme is summer picnics. The flavors are: Pink
🥢 Eleven weeks after a despondent man crashed his vehicle into Dragon Wok Fine Chinese Restaurant, the Gilbert eatery reopens at 11 a.m. today on the southeast corner of Ray and Cooper roads. The background: Around 9:45 a.m. May 14, 64-year-old
🍚 Mandarin Kitchen, a restaurant offering mostly Americanized Chinese dishes, has opened at Gateview Park on the southeast corner of Hayden and Indian Bend roads in central Scottsdale. What’s on the menu? Standard stir-fried entrees like kung pao chicken, beef and broccoli,
🌶️ La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen in Gilbert will hold its 12th annual Hatch Chile Roast & Sale on Friday, Sept. 6, and Saturday, Sept. 7. How to order: Chiles must be pre-ordered this week. Prices are $55 for a 40-pound sack
🌯 Serrano’s Mexican Food Restaurants has closed its new fast-casual concept Pronto in south Tempe after just 12 months. The history: Pronto had taken over a former Serrano’s sit-down restaurant on the southwest corner of Rural and Guadalupe. Take note:
🍺 The long-awaited grand opening of Pedal Haus Brewery‘s downtown Mesa location will be Thursday, Sept. 26. What to expect: The brewery’s new ‘‘biergarten’’ concept (artist rendering shown) will feature a massive 6,000-square-foot, dog-friendly patio with an indoor-outdoor bar, fire
🚫 Florida-based Italian chain Buca di Beppo has closed its restaurant on the southwest corner of Ray Road and 54th Street in west Chandler after 25 years. Other Valley locations: Buca di Beppo still operates restaurants in Scottsdale, Mesa, and
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🍝 Mora Italian, the osteria-inspired Phoenix restaurant founded by celebrity chef Scott Conant, has closed. The announcement: ‘‘Mora Italian has closed its doors after seven incredible years,’’ the restaurant posted on its website. No reason was given. The background: Conant, perhaps best-known as a judge
🥞 Cafe Hodgepodge, a quaint, family-run cafe, has opened in the Buckhorn Shopping Center on the northeast corner of Main Street and Recker Road in east Mesa. What’s on the menu? Comfort food such as omelets, pancakes, and biscuits and gravy for
💵 Bar Louie is offering a BOGO deal this week: Buy one entree and get a second entree for free. The deal is good through Sunday. The fine print: Good for dine-in only. Steak Frites and the Big Louie double
🍔 You can get a free cheeseburger at Aioli Gourmet Burgers in Phoenix this week by donating new school supplies. The deal is good through Friday. What to donate: A backpack or any three of the following: notebooks, pencils, pens,
