By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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👨🍳 Binkley’s, one of Arizona’s most acclaimed restaurants, is closing this August, owners Kevin and Amy Binkley announced on social media. The New American fine-dining eatery, which debuted in Cave Creek and moved to midtown Phoenix in 2016, will celebrate
🍔 Ingo’s Tasty Food, a self-described ‘‘gourmet food stand’’ concept that debuted in Arcadia in 2013, has opened its third Valley location on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Mayo Boulevard in northeast Phoenix. What’s on the menu? All-day breakfast
Liars Club – a downtown Phoenix restaurant and bar launched by Colton Brock and John Sagasta, owners of now-defunct cocktail bar Khla – has closed after 16 months on the southwest corner of Central and Monroe. The menu featured Detroit-style
🧀 Graze Craze, a Florida-based chain of stores specializing in grazing boards and boxes, has opened its second Valley location on the southwest corner of Avenue of the Fountains and Saguaro Boulevard in Fountain Hills. What’s on the menu? A
🍸 STK Steakhouse: Enjoy specialty cocktails for just $10.40. 🍹 Kona Grill: Get two Kona Margaritas for just $10.40. 🍕 Grimaldi’s Pizzeria: Get $10.40 off any purchase of $30 or more. 🍩 Krispy Kreme: Buy a dozen doughnuts (glazed or
🍕 Pizza to the Rescue, an Italian restaurant whose mission includes supporting a dog rescue, has opened on the southeast corner of Indian School and 26th Street in Phoenix. Geri Hormel, the founder of Almost There Rescue, opened the pizzeria
🍪 Four Peaks Brewing offers its annual cookies and beer pairing (pictured) from 5-9 p.m. today at its Wilson Street Tasting Room in Tempe. For $35, you get four Girl Scout cookies, two house-made cookies, and seven beers. There also
🥢 Stellar66, a Chinese restaurant and bar offering both authentic and Americanized dishes, has opened in the TownShip Plaza on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Gilbert. What’s on the menu? The signature dish is Peking duck ($49.99
🐟 Ceviche 101, a counter-service seafood restaurant specializing in what it calls ‘‘Californian cuisine,’’ has opened just north of Westgate on the northwest corner of Glendale and 91st Avenue in Glendale. What’s on the menu? Ceviche tostadas ($12.95-$17.50), shrimp cocktails
🍺 Tempe restaurant and bar Boulders on Broadway, a 17-year fixture in the East Valley’s craft beer scene, is transforming into SaltFire Brewing Tap House. Boulders owner Erick Geryol says he and his wife, Rochelle, are partnering with their friend
🍷🍺 The Pairing Room – a restaurant created by Doajo Hicks, the owner of Coronado Vineyards and Throne Brewing, to pair food with his wines and beers – has soft-opened on the northwest corner of Central and Portland in downtown
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🌮 The Mexicano, the Mexican concept launched by The Maggiore Group (Hash Kitchen, The Sicilian Butcher, The Rosticceria, etc.) in Phoenix in 2021, is opening a second location in front of Chandler Fashion Center. It’s taking over the building formerly home
🍳 EggsTc, a longtime breakfast and brunch restaurant on the northeast corner of Ellsworth and Ocotillo in Queen Creek, says it’s being forced to leave its space at the end of April. The reason ‘‘After nearly 13 years serving all
🍕 Moon Pie Pizza & Patio, an indoor-outdoor bar that specializes in tavern-style pizzas, has opened in the former Teddy’s Preserve space on the northeast corner of Central and Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Twelve-inch pizzas –
🇮🇳 Honest – a global chain of sit-down vegetarian restaurants specializing in Indian street foods, including pizza – has opened its first Arizona location in the former Founding Fathers Kitchen space on the northwest corner of Alma School and Ray
🥯 Condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Chompies co-founder Renee “Lovey” Borenstein, who passed away Thursday. She would have turned 90 on April 22. Lovey and her husband, Lou, launched Chompies Bagel Factory in 1979. Today, the expanded
🔥 Barley & Smoke, a 30-seat speakeasy from the owners of Peoria Artisan Brewery, has opened next to the brewpub on the southeast corner of Lake Pleasant Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria. What’s on the menu? Highlights from
🍸 Postino, the Valley’s pioneering wine cafe that was founded in 2001 and now has 21 locations in four states (including eight in Arizona), has introduced cocktails to its menu for the first time. The cocktails Aperol Spritz: Aperol, Prosecco,
🧆 The Halal Guys recently reopened its Tempe location and is celebrating by giving away a free dessert with the purchase of a platter or sandwich (pictured) today and Saturday. You also could score some limited-edition merchandise. 🥙 Pita Jungle
