Category: Food & Drink News

Leonard Fleszar, founder of the Valley’s Lenny’s Burger chain, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion for underreporting more than $1.4 million in income from two restaurants on his 2015-2017 federal tax returns. Fleszar has since sold the two restaurants to

Downtown Gilbert’s Liberty Market, which closed in January for extensive remodeling and reopened for just takeout and patio dining last month, finally reopens its dining room today – about a month later than originally planned. Changes include the addition of counter

OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert has begun construction on The Park, a half-acre multi-use recreation area on the north side of the brew pub. According to plans submitted last August – and unanimously passed by the town council – the

Dan and Barb Mei, who opened Nello’s in Ahwatukee in 1996, have retired and sold their popular Italian restaurant on the northwest corner of 48th Street and Warner to Robert Schulken and Roque Jimenez, owners of Cien Agaves Tacos &

Pete’s Fish & Chips, a Valley institution since 1947, celebrates its 75th anniversary Wednesday, March 23, at all eight of its locations. Leave your name and number at any location in a drawing for Pete’s gift certificates, T-shirts, hats, sports

After several months of delays, Lam’s Market, an Asian grocery store also featuring products from the Caribbean, South America, and Africa, finally has opened its third Valley location on the southwest corner of Avondale and Van Buren in Avondale.

BBQ Holdings Inc., the Minnesota-based parent company of Famous Dave’s, has agreed to purchase Scottsdale-based Barrio Queen, which was founded in 2011 and currently has seven locations in the Valley, for a reported $28 million.

The Valley’s food and drink community is mourning the death of Nicole Learmont, who lost her two-year battle with brain and lung cancer Sunday. Learmont, 44, a mother of two, was bar manager at Dos Gringos and helped her longtime