Category: Food & Drink News

Duck Donuts, a Pennsylvania-based chain offering customizable doughnuts, will make its Arizona debut on the southwest corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in south Chandler. The chain’s name comes from its original location in Duck, N.C., that opened in 2006. There

Local Edition, a new concept from the partners of The Bevvy in Old Town Scottsdale and The Porch in Arcadia, is coming to downtown Gilbert. It will make its debut next to Snooze, an AM Eatery. Not much is known

OEB Breakfast Co., a Canadian fine-dining breakfast concept from celebrated Italian-Canadian chef Mauro Martina, will open its first U.S. location in north Scottsdale next month. It will be located on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Chauncey Lane, just south

Sad news from the East Valley’s restaurant community: Stephanie Serrano, one of the eight siblings who own and operate Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants, passed away Thursday after a six-year battle with breast cancer. She was 65. Just last month, Serrano’s celebrated

Daily Dose, one of my favorite Old Town Scottsdale breakfast and lunch restaurants, is coming to the East Valley. Daily Dose Rio Salado will join the new Spinato’s Pizza on the northwest corner of Rio Salado and Rockford next to

Oregon-based Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill will open its third East Valley location at the new Chandler Viridian development on the south side of Chandler Fashion Center. The restaurant’s large menu focuses on burgers, sandwiches, and pizzas, and its bar typically

Dog Haus, a California-based chain of gourmet hot dog shops, will open its second Valley location at SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert this fall. The 2,900 square-foot restaurant will be located behind Total Wine & More. Besides its signature

Craft 64, the award-winning wood-fired pizzeria and craft beer bar in downtown Chandler, finally has unveiled its newly constructed patio. The restaurant opened in late May, but held off on finishing its northside patio until this fall. The gated area

Commander Hamburger, a new casual restaurant from well-known Valley chef Bernie Kantak, quietly has opened at the Roosevelt Arts District in downtown Phoenix. The menu features burgers and chicken sandwiches with Noble Bread buns, fries, Danzeisen soft-serve cones – and,

Smugglers, a gastropub and ‘‘yacht rock pirate bar,’’ is moving into the Changing Hands-Trader Joe’s plaza on the southwest corner of McClintock and Guadalupe in south Tempe. It’s taking over the former Mac’s Broiler & Tap, which closed in January

It didn’t take long for someone to snatch up the north Scottsdale home of The Melting Pot, which announced in August that it would close Sept. 30. The new occupant of the building on the northwest corner of Hayden and

Copper & Logs, which describes itself as an ‘‘urban-style New American gastropub,’’ is coming to the southwest corner of Greenfield and Warner in Gilbert. It’s taking over the building that formerly was home to Pizza A Metro, which closed in

Taco Ball Cantina, the fast-food chain’s new ‘‘urban’’ design with an upscale feel, open kitchen, and alcoholic beverages, will take over the recently closed Restaurant Mexico building in downtown Tempe. Restaurant Mexico, which opened in 1978, shut down Aug. 15

It’s been more than a year since White Castle announced it would open its first Arizona location just north of Salt River Fields on the northwest corner of Via De Ventura and the Loop 101 in Scottsdale. This morning, the

Back in July, MXSW broke the news Pita Jungle was taking over the former Osteria spot in northeast Mesa. Now we know what month it will open: November. The restaurant on the southeast corner of Alta Mesa and McKellips will

Sunbar – a nightclub, organic eatery, patio garden, and live-music venue – is coming to Fifth Street, just west of Mill, in downtown Tempe at the end of September. It’s taking over the two-story building, on the north side of

We finally have some news about Ilegal Modern Cocktail Kitchen, a new rooftop restaurant and bar coming to downtown Gilbert. The unusually spelled concept, which was announced last spring, applied for a liquor license in April. Since then, however, it

El Taco Santo, a popular food truck that regularly sets up on the southeast corner of 40th Street and Chandler in Ahwatukee, has found a bricks-and-mortar home there. Owners Cesar Martinez and Adrian Felix are moving into the strip-mall space

For the second time in as many summers, Cotton & Copper has temporarily closed due to air conditioning issues. Last summer, the acclaimed south Tempe restaurant and bar closed shortly after its July 31 opening. At that time, it replaced

Clever Koi, a popular Asian restaurant and craft cocktail bar in downtown Gilbert, suffered a kitchen fire Wednesday that has closed the business indefinitely. Fortunately, the Heritage Marketplace restaurant, which opened in 2016, reported there were no injuries. There’s no