By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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🌮 The Downtown Mesa Taco Trail, featuring tacos at seven restaurants and breweries, takes place from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday. How it works: Participants buy a $26 Taco Pass online and pick it up at Level One Arcade Bar between 4-6 p.m. Participating
🍨 Salt & Straw, a Portland-based artisan ice cream shop, makes its Arizona debut today with its first-ever scoop shop at Epicenter at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. What’s on the menu? In addition to 13
🍹 Phoenix had three finalists in the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, one of the industry’s top honors for bars and bartenders, but came up short Thursday night at the awards ceremony in New Orleans. Valley finalists: Century Grand, which
🍷🍺 The Pairing Room, which took over the former home of The Larder & The Delta on the northwest corner of Central and Portland in downtown Phoenix, has closed after three months. The announcement: ‘‘Thank you everyone for your support but for now
🌮 Parachos Tacos y Tragos, an elevated taqueria and cocktail bar, has opened in the McDowell Mountain Marketplace on the southwest corner of Bell Road and Thompson Peak Parkway in north Scottsdale. What’s on the menu? Highlights include roasted sweet potato tacos, shrimp
🍜 One Pot, an Asian hot pot eatery where you can customize individual bowls, has opened on the southwest corner of Broadway and Dobson roads in west Mesa. What’s on the menu? The four soup options are sukiyaki (Japanese dashi, mirin, and soy
🥙 Arabella Grill & Wings, a fast-casual restaurant offering both Middle Eastern and American items, has opened on the northwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and Kyrene Road in west Chandler. What’s on the menu? Chicken and beef shwarma, gyros, falafel, and build-your-own
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🌮 El Carbon Mexican Eatery, a new open-fire concept from Valley restaurateur Danny Quinn, has opened at the Shops at Gainey Ranch on the northeast corner of Doubletree Ranch Road and Vaquero Drive in central Scottsdale. What’s on the menu? Seven kinds
🍔 The Spot Neighborhood Grill, a three-year-old American restaurant in north Scottsdale, has launched a second location on the northeast corner of Bell Road and 55th Avenue in Glendale. What’s on the menu? Burgers, sandwiches, and wings. Highlights include the Whiskey Bourbon
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🍕 Craft 64, the award-winning pizzeria and craft beer bar in Old Town Scottsdale and downtown Chandler, has introduced some major additions to its menu. Appetizers: An Italian Hummus Duo (pictured lower left), pairing regular hummus with jalapeno honey hummus,
🌮 Just two weeks after closing its original location in Tempe, quick-casual concept Tacos & Craft has opened on the northwest corner of Northern and 91st avenues in Peoria. The background: The Tempe location near the northeast corner of Rural and Baseline
🌮 The Taco Spot, a fast-expanding local taqueria, has launched its 10th Valley location on the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Adams Street in downtown Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Birria tacos, birria quesadillas, birria vampiros, and birria ramen are the
Several Valley restaurants are participating in a “Toast for Jackson” fundraising campaign for a 16-year-old Chandler boy’s fight against cancer. Fundraiser launched: Jackson loves cooking, so Crêpe Bar owner/chef Jeff Kraus (pictured above with Jackson) equipped him with a cooking apron and
🍺 The Wayward Taphouse, a three-year-old craft beer bar on Grand Avenue in Phoenix, is closing. What happened? ‘We are incredibly saddened to share this news with everyone but we will be closing our doors in September,’’ owners Tyler Goolie and Hilda
💰 Smoaked Kitchen and Cocktails, a new concept planned for the southwest corner of Mill and Baseline in south Tempe, has launched a crowdfunding campaign. Contributors will get 120% back in credits to spend at Smoaked pop-ups and at the
🚧 Etta, a two-year-old New American restaurant at the Scottsdale Quarter, has been sold and will close Monday for several weeks of remodeling. Chicago-based Etta Collective, the restaurant’s parent company, filed for bankruptcy in February and its assets were bought
🍖 Charlie’s Backyard BBQ has opened in the former Tom’s BBQ strip-mall space on the northwest corner of Country Club and Southern in Mesa. The menu features traditional smoked meats such as ribs, brisket, and pulled pork, as well as fried fish. Rotating Saturday
🍕 Crust Brothers Pizza has closed its location on the northwest corner of Baseline and McClintock in south Tempe after just 17 months in business. The menu featured what it called ‘‘Midwest-style’’ square-cut pies that were ‘‘crispy on the bottom but soft
