Category: Food & Drink News

Backyard Taco, an award-winning chain of local taco shops born in a Mesa backyard, is opening a fourth location – its first in Chandler. It will be located on Gilbert Road just south of Germann. The fast-casual menu will offer

Yet another concept is going into the former Thirsty Amigos Taco Shop at Gilbert Town Square. According to temporary signage, it next will become Howler’s Restaurant & Sports Bar. The 6,300-square-foot building on Gilbert Road between Warner and Ray has

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, Gordon Biersch, Rock Bottom Brewery, and Logan’s Roadhouse – whose parent company, Craftworks Holdings, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early March – are getting a second chance. Nashville-based SPB Hospitality has purchased and taken

Looking for a restaurant job in downtown Chandler? La Ristra New Mexican Kitchen is getting ready to open its second location at the end of the this month. The restaurant, which will be located in the Overstreet development on the

Gilbert-born healthy fast-food concept Salad and Go, which opened its 16th and 17th Valley locations in May, plans to launch three more this month. The just-opened locations are on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek in south Chandler

Big news for fans of Buddyz pizza! The Valley’s best Chicago deep-dish is coming to San Tan Valley this fall. The concept’s fourth East Valley pizzeria is taking over the former Ironwood Pub & Grill on the northeast corner of

Some very sad news: Prolific Valley restaurateur Patrick King – a co-owner of The Living Room, CHoP, and Rock Lobster in south Chandler – passed away Saturday. King, who was battling melanoma, was 55. ‘‘As a partner, Patrick was the

California Fish Grill, a Los Angeles-base chain of fast-casual seafood restaurants, will make its Arizona debut on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline in Mesa. It’s taking over 3,200 square feet in the building that formerly was home to

Press release: To support the shopping needs of older adults during this critical time, starting this Wednesday, March 18, all Bashas’, Food City and AJ’s grocery stores in the state of Arizona will open from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m.

Dozens of MXSW readers have asked me why I continue to cover East Valley restaurants and their struggle to survive during the COVID-19 crisis. The common refrain I hear: The sooner everything is shut down, the better for public health.

In a move that surely sent shivers up the spines of restaurant owners and employees nationwide, Ohio and Illinois announced Sunday they would close restaurants and bars in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The number of confirmed U.S. cases

Great news for Clever Koi fans: The downtown Gilbert destination, which has been closed since a kitchen fire last August, hopes to reopen next month. Nick Campisano, co-owner of the popular Asian restaurant and craft cocktail bar, tells me the

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, a Florida-based chain of frozen treat shops, will make its Arizona debut on the southwest corner of Alma School and Ocotillo in south Chandler next month. The concept has 25 locations in Florida, but the Chandler location

Openings In a change of concepts, Char’d Asian Grill replaced the 16-month-old Char’d Brisket Dogs & Burgers in Tempe. Read more Copper & Logs, a European-style gastropub with a wood-fired oven from the owners of Cuisine & Wine Bistro, opened in

Floridino’s Pizza & Pasta in Chandler has revealed its latest Pizza Muffin of the Month: The Reuben Pizza Muffin. The muffin features corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese all rolled up in pizza dough. It’s served with a side of

It’s taken seven years and 20 locations, but Salad and Go finally is coming to Tempe. The Gilbert-born chain of fast-food salad eateries is taking over the former Applebee’s building on the southeast corner of Rural and Broadway. Besides its

Barro’s Pizza, which opened its first Arizona pizzeria in Mesa in 1980, will open its 45th location at SanTan Village Marketplace in Gilbert. The family-owned chain bought the former Ruby Tuesday building on Market Street south of Williams Field. The

Founding Fathers Kitchen, an Ahwatukee gastropub and live music venue that’s earned rave reviews since opening in December, already is working on a second location. The concept debuted in the former Angry Crab Shack building on the northeast corner of

Farmhouse, a California-based farm-to-table concept from famed restaurateur Laurent Halasz, is getting a new name for its new location at Scottsdale Fashion Square. Halasz, probably best-known for his New York-based Fig & Olive restaurants, has renamed the Scottsdale location of