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Get a free taco Saturday at Mesquite Fresh Street Mex in Gilbert

🌮 Grab a free taco this Saturday at Mesquite Fresh Street Mex on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Williams Field in Gilbert. The restaurant underwent a few changes over the holidays and is re-opening this weekend. The taco giveaway

S&V Urban Italian closes Scottsdale location after 14 years

🚫 S&V Urban Italian, formerly known as Stone & Vine Urban Italian, has closed after a combined 14 years on the southeast corner of Shea and 92nd Street in central Scottsdale. The restaurant’s name was changed in 2017 when it

Kajiken brings Japan’s soup-less ramen to Desert Ridge

🍜 Desert Ridge Marketplace in northeast Phoenix has added a new international flavor to its dining lineup with the opening of Kajiken, a Japan-based ramen concept making its Arizona debut. Founded in Nagoya, Kajiken is best known for abura soba

Seafood grill Smokin Fins in west Chandler closes after 9 years

🚫 Smokin Fins has closed its west Chandler restaurant, ending a nearly decade-long run in the East Valley. The Idaho-based seafood, sushi, and grill concept opened its only Arizona location in February 2017 inside the former Stingray Sushi space on

Longtime Mesa dessert favorite expanding to south Tempe

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Mesa Brewing Company to debut in former Oro Brewing space

🍺 After building some of the Valley’s most recognizable Mexican-inspired restaurants, Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin are turning their attention to what’s in the glass. The Tacos Chiwas founders will open Mesa Brewing Company in downtown Mesa, transforming the soon-to-close

7 essential soups for cold-weather days in the Valley

Soup season in the Valley may be short, but it’s real. When you want something warming, restorative, or just deeply flavorful, here are seven of my favorites: Pozole Rojo at Gallo Blanco 928 E Pierce St, Phoenix A cold-weather comfort

La La Land Kind Cafe makes AZ debut at Kierland Commons

☕️ La La Land Kind Cafe, a Dallas-based coffee concept with a kindness-driven mission, has opened its first Arizona location at Kierland Commons in Scottsdale. Founded in 2019, La La Land has built a national following by pairing coffeehouse staples

Award-winning Oro Brewing in downtown Mesa to close Jan. 25

🍺 Oro Brewing, currently the longest-running brewery in Mesa, is closing Sunday, Jan. 25, after nine years. ‘‘This has not been the easiest decision to make, especially since we have been such a part of the Downtown Mesa community from

Chow Ramen Hibachi opens near Chandler Fashion Center

🍜 Chow’s Ramen & Hibachi, a two-year-old comfort-food eatery in south Tempe, has opened a second location near the northwest corner of Loop 101 and Chandler Boulevard, directly across from Chandler Fashion Center. Ramen is the centerpiece with more than

Pizzicata brings signature Pinsa Romana to West Valley

🍕 Pizzicata has opened a new location near the southwest corner of the Loop 101 and 59th Avenue in Glendale, bringing its distinctive Italian concept – and its signature Pinsa Romana – to the West Valley. The restaurant traces its

Eat Up Drive In reopens Jan. 17 in Arcadia with new breakfast menu

🔥 After closing last spring due to a fire, Arcadia favorite Eat Up Drive In is returning Saturday, Jan. 17, with a refreshed space plus several new menu additions, including the launch of daily breakfast service. Known for its “cooked

Sakura Sushi reopens Ahwatukee location after federal raid

🍣 Sakura Sushi, which closed its three popular East Valley locations last month after its owner was arrested on human trafficking charges, has reopened one of its all-you-can-eat restaurants. The Ahwatukee location on the southwest corner of Elliott and 48th

Twist Hot Chicken brings Nashville-style heat to south Tempe

🐓 Twist Hot Chicken has brought its fiery fried chicken to south Tempe with a new location opening in the former Donut Parlor space on the southeast corner of Elliot and Priest. The locally owned concept debuted in Peoria in

Salad and Go to close 32 out-of-state stores, return to Valley

🥗 Salad and Go is coming home. The Gilbert-born drive-thru salad concept – which closed 41 locations in Texas and Oklahoma in September – is closing all 32 remaining stores in those states and refocusing on Arizona. Launched in 2013

Potbelly & Capriotti’s expand with new West Valley locations

🥪 Sandwich lovers in the West Valley have a couple of new options this week. Today, Chicago-based Potbelly brings its toasted-sandwich classics like the A Wreck and Italian, plus soups, shakes, and cookies, to its 10th Valley location at P83

Ra Sushi closes 3rd-oldest location after 25 years in Ahwatukee

🚫 Ra Sushi, a Scottsdale-born concept that expanded to more than two dozen states, has closed its longtime restaurant in Ahwatukee. The location opened in 2001 next to the AMC Ahwatukee 24 theaters on the southwest corner of I-10 and