Category: Daily Newsletter

🎰 Lucky Lou’s American Kitchen, a Las Vegas-themed American grill, has opened in a portion of the former California Pizza Kitchen building at Dana Park on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa. The new concept, which shares the

🍛 Tap N Tikka, an Indian scratch kitchen and bar, has soft-opened in the former TC’s Pub & Grub building on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Ray in Gilbert. It becomes the space’s fourth occupant in less than a decade, following

SanTan Brewing closes Phoenix brewpub SanTan Brewing & Distilling, Arizona’s largest craft brewery, has closed its Phoenix brewpub after three years on the southwest corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home. SanTan was founded in downtown Chandler in 2007 and

Rula Bula in downtown Tempe to close Rula Bula Irish Pub, a downtown Tempe mainstay for 20 years, says it has been unable to reach agreement on a new lease with its landlord and will be forced to close at the end

I Heart Mac & Cheese opens in Tempe I Heart Mac & Cheese, a 5-year-old Florida-based chain featuring build-your-own bowls and grilled cheese sandwiches, celebrates the grand opening of its first Arizona restaurant today in south Tempe. It’s taken over the

Khmer/Arabic eatery opens in Chandler Thaily’s, a small restaurant offering Khmer (Cambodian) and Arabic finger foods, has opened near downtown Chandler. It’s located on the north side of Chandler Boulevard about halfway between Arizona and McQueen. The owners are Thai

Picazzo’s to add location in Gilbert Sedona-born Picazzo’s Healthy Italian Kitchen, which already has four locations in the Valley, is adding another in Gilbert. It’s taking over the former Blue Adobe Santa Fe Grille space on the northeast corner of Lindsay and

Bama BBQ food truck destroyed, 2 hurt Queen Creek-based food truck Bama BBQ – operated by Robert ‘‘Bam’’ Everson and his wife, Amber – suffered a catastrophic fire Thursday night in southeast Gilbert, according to several posts on social media.