By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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La Hacienda Family Mexican Restaurant, which has two locations in the Tucson area, has opened its first Valley location on the southwest corner of Dobson and Chandler Boulevard in Chandler. It takes over the space vacated by Pancheros Mexican Grill in
After a year of delays, Cornish Pasty Co. finally has opened on the southwest corner of Central and Monroe in downtown Phoenix. The menu features more than 40 kinds of hand pies known pasties. The three-story restaurant – each floor has its own
Cuisine & Wine is celebrating the second anniversary of its original Gilbert location on the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner with all-day happy hour (3-10 p.m.) and live music from Andrew Hand at 6 p.m. today.
Family-run Taste of Thai has opened in the former TCBY yogurt shop space in the Bashas’ shopping center on the southeast corner of 48th Street and Warner in Ahwatukee. The menu offers a dozen lunch specials and 50-plus items for
Thai Delight has opened in the former Hungry Howie’s Pizza space on the southwest corner of I-10 and Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee. The menu offers 23 lunch specials and 82 dinner entrees. (Pictured: Papaya salad.)
Left Coast Burrito Co. is the latest Valley food truck making the transition to bricks-and-mortar. The truck is opening a tiny vintage diner – just 11 seats, although there are plans for a large front patio – called Handlebar Diner
Guedo’s Cantina Grille, a downtown Chandler institution for 30 years before closing in January 2016, has reopened in Gilbert as Guedo’s Taco Shop. Same menu, same recipes (but closed Mondays). It takes over the former Jimmy’s of Chicago space on the
Valley restaurateur Sam Fox’s newest concept – Doughbird – will open Tuesday, March 28, on the southwest corner of 44th Street and Indian School in east Phoenix. The menu will feature pizzas, rotisserie meats, and classic comfort foods.
Denver-based Snooze, an A.M. Eatery will open its fifth Valley location this fall in a new building in front of the AMC Ahwatukee 24 movie theaters on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray. An opening in late September or early
Hot Duck, a restaurant offering pot-stewed duck dishes and traditional Chinese cuisine, has opened on the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner in Gilbert. The space previously had been home to Indian restaurant Kabob & Kurry.
Fast-growing Ahipoki Bowl, a California-based poke bowl concept, will open its sixth Arizona location this summer at San Tan Village shopping center in Gilbert. The restaurant will be located in a new end cap with Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill, Noodles and Company, and
Grabbagreen, a Scottsdale-based healthy fast food concept, will open its fifth Arizona location next month at the new Rivulon Center on the northeast corner of Gilbert Road and the 202 in Gilbert. The chain, which has 15 locations in eight
Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, which was scheduled to open Feb. 27 on the southeast corner of Gilbert Road and Vaughn Avenue in downtown Gilbert, has been pushed back at least a week. The 8,700-square-foot restaurant and bar now is planning a
Sharky’s Tacos & Tequila has opened in the former Fat Willy’s Family Sports Grill on the northwest corner of Lindsay and University in east Mesa. It’s Sharky’s second location – the concept debuted last May in the former Barro’s Pizza
Last July, MXSW broke the news Carolina’s was expanding to Mesa in early 2017, but in the past week several readers have noticed the construction seems to be going slowly. I checked with the iconic Mexican restaurant and – while there’s
Mora Italian, a much-anticipated osteria-inspired eatery from celebrity chef Scott Conant, opens to the public at 5 p.m. today on the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Montebello in Phoenix. Conant, perhaps best-known as a judge on the Food Network show ‘‘Chopped,’’
Lochiel Brewing, a craft brewery and taproom named for owner Ian Cameron’s ancestral home in Scotland, opened Tuesday near the Superstition Springs Center mall in east Mesa. The brewery already has six of its own malt-forward beers on tap, including its flagship
The Halal Guys, which debuted as a New York City street cart in 1990 and has turned into one of the hottest restaurant franchises in the country, opens its first Arizona restaurant at 11 a.m. today in the former ASU
Will Texas-based Flix Brewhouse be the lynchpin that finally makes The Row a reality in downtown Chandler? The cinema-brewery chain and Valley developer LGE Design Build have reached an agreement for Flix to anchor the much-troubled development on the southwest corner of
Osteria, which takes its name from the Italian term for a casual hangout serving simple food and wine, is coming to the southeast corner of McKellips and Alta Mesa in northeast Mesa. The ambitious project, located in The Shoppes at
