Category: Food & Drink News

Que Chevere, a 4-year-old food truck offering Venezuelan fare such as arepas, empanadas, and tequenos, is opening a bricks-and-mortar restaurant in downtown Mesa. It’s taking over the former Slickables space on the north side of Main Street between Robson and

How many times have you tried to flag down a restaurant server to order another food item or drink? How many times have you been in a hurry to leave but had to wait around for your check? Frank Estadt,

Chunk Cookies, a cookie-delivery concept that currently serves Tempe and Gilbert, is taking over the recently closed Sweet Tooth Fairy bakery on the southwest corner of Greenfield and Baseline in Gilbert. Fresh-baked cookies can be ordered online – four for

Bibio Modern Korean Kitchen, a fast-casual Korean restaurant that opened in southeast Gilbert in November, will launch a second location on the northwest corner of Kyrene and Chandler in west Chandler. Bibio’s menu offers build-your-own bowls. No opening date for

If you’ve been to SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert this week, you may have noticed all the construction activity at the former Cantina Laredo, which closed last month. They’re already working on Bourbon & Bones, a chophouse offering steaks,

Mox Boarding House – a Seattle-based restaurant and board games concept – will open its fourth location in Chandler. It’s taking over the former Social Box Neighborhood Eatery, which closed in 2017 on Alma School between Warner and Ray. The

If you’ve perused the lineup for next month’s inaugural Gilbert Pizza Festival, you might wonder why Il Bosco in Old Town Scottsdale is going to be there. Well, it hasn’t been announced yet, but the fabulous wood-fired pizzeria is preparing

Elote Café, the award-winning Sedona restaurant from former Valley chef Jeff Smedstad, is moving to larger digs. The no-reservations Mexican eatery will close its 13-year-old location at the Arabella Hotel Sedona on Saturday, Feb 22, and plans to reopen in

Mixt, a San Francisco-based chain of health-focused fast-casual restaurants, will make its Arizona debut at the Scottsdale Quarter this spring. Although best known for its large salads, Mixt also offers chef-crafted grain bowls, sandwiches, and market platters. The chain began

The Stillery, a Nashville restaurant and bar popular for Southern comfort food and live country music, is coming to downtown Chandler. The 5,900-square-foot venue will open in the New Square development under construction in the former gravel parking lot behind

Chutneys Indian Cuisine, which has been closed for several months for renovations, finally reopens today on the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline in south Tempe. The renovations and inspections took much longer than expected for Chutneys, which originally opened

Bar Louie, a Texas-based chain of self-described ‘‘gastrobars,’’ filed for bankruptcy Monday after abruptly closing nearly a third of its locations nationwide. A total of 98 locations remain open, including the only Valley ones at Tempe Marketplace (pictured) and Westgate

Twist Bistro & Gallery, a chef-driven restaurant and art space, is coming to The Summit shopping center on Scottsdale Road about eight miles north of the Loop 101 in north Scottsdale. It’s taking over a 1,876-square-foot space that formerly was

The Upward Projects restaurant group finally has confirmed the rampant rumors of the past two weeks: Postino will move into the just-closed Tempe Public Market Cafe. Construction is expected to begin in February on Postino’s seventh Valley location on the

Pour Wine & Taproom, which launched in southeast Mesa in February 2019, is opening a second location next to Steak & Stone at Falcon Field in northeast Mesa. The new location, called Flights Wine & Taproom, is taking over the

Pho & Roll is taking over the former Pig & Pickle space on the northwest corner of Hayden and Thomas in Scottsdale. The 7-year-old gastropub closed last July. (Photo courtesy of Larry Padgett)

The Original Golden Skone, a chain of popular Valley restaurants in the 1970s, is making a comeback in San Tan Valley. Tom Smith opened his first restaurant, The El Ray, while he and his wife, Katherine, were living in Idaho.

Protein Pancakes have been U.S. Egg‘s most popular menu item since they were introduced in 1986, and now you can get a version to take anywhere. All six of the family-owned breakfast-and-lunch restaurants are selling Protein Pancake Bars for $3

Chandler has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a new contractor for the café located inside the Downtown Chandler Public Library. Proposals may include, but are not limited to: Food, drink, and/or coffee sales; Coffee- and tea-related merchandise; Gifts.

GuacStar Kitchen & Cantina, an all-plant-based Mexican restaurant and bar, is coming to the Cornerstone plaza on the northeast corner of Rural and University in Tempe. It’s taking over the second-floor next to the Improv that formerly was home to