🍣 Full Moon Izakaya, a casual Japanese bar offering ramen, sushi, and rice bowls, has opened in the former Komodo Asian Fusion space on the southwest corner of Northern and 12th Street in north Phoenix.
The menu boasts six kinds of ramen and 17 sushi rolls (seven house specialties), as well as nigiri and sashimi.
Cocktails include a Tsaki Fusion (whiskey, soda, yuzu pureee, and lime), Kyoto Mule, Kappa’s Long Island, and Mimosake Sunrise.
If you go
📌 Full Moon Izakaya, 7810 N. 12th St., Phoenix, 480-694-8850. Open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
🍺 Pinnacle Brewing, the Valley’s newest craft brewery, has announced its grand opening to the public will be Friday, May 3, in north Scottsdale.
The family-owned, 4,300-square-foot brewery is located at The Corner Center at Hayden Road and 82nd Street, just east of Scottsdale Airport.
Pinnacle will not serve food, but plans to bring in food trucks. It also will partner with a local catering chef on charcuterie boards and other spreads.
🚫 The Merkin Vineyards tasting room, a spinoff of the Verde Valley winery owned by rocker Maynard James Keenan and his partners, has closed on the northeast corner of Stetson and Sixth Avenue in Old Town Scottsdale.
The 75-seat tasting room took over the original FnB space in April 2019 and focused on food and drink produced in Arizona, including wines from Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars, also owned by Keenan.
🚫 Pasta Joint, a locally owned concept offering pasta, garlic bread, and meatball subs to go (similar to the better known By the Bucket), is closing after one year on the northwest corner of Higley and Queen Creek in southeast Gilbert.
‘‘While serving this community has been a great joy, we have realized that owning a restaurant does not align with our passions,’’ the owners posted on social media. ‘‘We are choosing to put family first and create a life of sustainability.’’
The eatery’s last day will be Friday – unless it runs out of supplies earlier.
🐝 House of Honey, a family-run beekeeping business offering raw unfiltered honey, has opened the House of Honey Cafe on the southwest corner of Union Hills and 91st Avenue in Peoria.
A variety of coffee drinks includes four signature beverages: the best-selling HH HoneyLatte, Cinnamon Honey Latte, Coconut White Mocha, and Honey Cold Foam.
There also are pastries from local bakery and sandwiches. And, of course, you can buy honey.
If you go
📌 House of Honey Cafe, 9163 W. Union Hills Drive #116, Peoria, 623-296-4538. Open 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday and 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sundays.
🚧 Industry Standard, a new neighborhood concept from Scapegoat Beer & Wine owner Mike Cheathem, will take over the soon-to-be-vacated Carly’s Bistro space on the northwest corner of Roosevelt and Second Street in downtown Phoenix.
Carly’s Bistro announced last month it will close May 3 after 20 years in business.
Unlike Old Town Scottsdale’s Scapegoat, which only offers 10 small plates, Industry Standard will have an expanded, yet-to-be-determined food menu and a full bar.
🍸 The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation has announced the first round of nominees for its 2024 Spirited Awards, one the the highest honors in the bar business.
Five Phoenix bars made U.S. West regional lists of top 10 nominees:
🍹 Today marks the 20th anniversary of Pat Tillman’s death, and Cider Corps in downtown Mesa is honoring his legacy with PawPaw Cider, the latest release in its Honor Series inspired by units serving in our armed forces.
Cider Corps is donating $2 from every $20 four-pack of cans sold today to the Pat Tillman Foundation. The cider also is be available on draft, and Brightside Burgers will be on site from 5-9 p.m. today.
Unfamiiar with pawpaw?The taste of the fruit, native to the East Coast and Canada, has been described as a cross between a mango, banana. and pineapple.
