Category: Food & Drink News

Justin Evans, the guy behind The Sleepy Whale (pictured) in Chandler and The Golden Pineapple soon to open in Tempe, is planning to add another taproom in Gilbert. The still-unnamed venue will be a 3,000-square-foot space at the Epicenter development

The owners of Cuisine & Wine Bistro in Chandler and Gilbert will debut a new concept, a gastropub called Copper & Logs, on the southwest corner of Greenfield and Warner in Gilbert. It takes over the space formerly home to

Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill has announced its third East Valley location will open on Tuesday, Feb. 18, behind Chandler Fashion Center. The 7,600-square-foot restaurant is part of the new Chandler Viridian development on the south side of the mall.

Wimpy’s Paradise, a well-loved hamburger and hot dog joint in downtown Chandler that closed in 2018, is making a comeback of sorts. Owner Randy Walters (pictured) is partnering with Ginger Monkey to offer Wimpy’s popular menu items in the south

Kaleidoscope Juice – a local chain of juice bars offering fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, salads, and gluten-free sweets – will open its first East Valley location in downtown Gilbert. It’ll be located behind Barrio Queen in the Heritage Marketplace. The chain

Prescott-based Superstition Meadery unveiled its first canned mead – Backseat Bingo – over the weekend. Inspired by milkshake IPAs, the collaboration with Colorado’s Wiley Roots Brewing is made with fresh orange, vanilla beans, lactose, and hops. Backseat Bingo sells for

Air Guitar, a convenience store concept that promises to pair ‘‘heathy grab-and-go items with premium beer and wine and exceptional coffee and tea,’’ will open in Gilbert late this year. It will be built next to the under-construction Epicenter development

We now have a date and time for the long-waited opening of the East Valley’s first Shake Shack at San Tan Village in Gilbert – 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15. The popular New York City-based chain of fast-casual burger eateries

Morning Kick, an American-style breakfast truck that launched in 2017, is opening a restaurant on the northwest corner of Higley and Chandler Heights in southeast Gilbert. The menu will offer the truck’s popular breakfast burritos and bowls (pictured), as well

Matt’s Big Breakfast, the popular breakfast and lunch concept that debuted in Phoenix in 2004, will open its fifth Valley location – and first in Scottsdale – on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Thunderbird on Friday, Jan. 17. The

Hot Bamboo, an Asian street food concept popular at Valley festivals and farmers markets for the past decade, is opening a restaurant on the northwest corner of McQueen and Pecos in Chandler. It’s taking over the strip-mall space next to

(Based on the number of reader clicks) 10. Popular East Valley pizzeria to expand to south Chandler Family-owned Zesty Zzeeks Pizza & Wings opened its fourth location in December. 9. Aaron Eckburg, co-owner of Gilbert-based Go Lb. Salt, dies at

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, a chain of Napa-inspired restaurants, tasting rooms, and wine bars, will make its Arizona debut near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale in early 2020. A second location will

The intersection of Scottsdale Road and Chauncey Lane is becoming a restaurant magnet. The north Scottsdale area welcomed Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria in late 2018, OEB Breakfast Co. last month, and Chauncey Social this month. Next up: Americano, an Italian steakhouse

The Golden Pineapple Craft Lounge – a new concept from the owners of The Sleepy Whale, The Wandering Tortoise, and The Theodore – is taking over the recently closed Quartiere (pictured) on the west side of on Mill between Broadway

Pedal Haus Brewery, the 4-year-old award-winning craft brewery in downtown Tempe, is opening a second location in downtown Chandler. It will take over the Boston Street space currently home to Las Palmas Cantina, which announced earlier this week it will

Las Palmas Cantina, scheduled to close last summer and then in October before getting last-minute reprieves, finally will close Dec. 31. The bigger news: Its replacement will not be the previously announced Chandler Yacht Club. Owner Julian Wright says the

Vito’s Pizza & Italian Ristorante, a popular east Mesa dining destination for 33 years, is expanding to Gilbert. Vito’s, which opened a location in Scottsdale in 2011, is preparing to add another on the southeast corner of Higley and Queen

West Alley BBQ, Obon Sushi, and The Creek Cookies & Cream are among the restaurants coming to Verde at Cooley Station, a mixed-used development on the southwest corner of Recker and Williams Field in Gilbert. Tennessee-based West Alley opened its

Koi Poke founder Sarah Bowers has sold six of the concept’s seven Valley locations to a private equity group headed up by former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Todd Stottlemyre. The group intends to franchise the build-your-own-custom-poke-bowl concept nationally under a slightly