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SomiSomi Soft Serve & Taiyaki, a Los Angeles-based chain of Korean-inspired dessert shops offering soft-serve ice cream and taiyaki (fish-shaped waffles with a choice of fillings), will make its Arizona debut on the northeast corner of Chandler and Dobson in

Bryan’s Black Mountain Barbecue, one of the Valley’s top smokehouses, unexpectedly closed over the weekend due to what owners Bryan and Donna Dooley call a ‘‘family emergency’’ in a social media posting. No word yet on when the Cave Creek

Woo Woo Burgers, a ghost kitchen concept that Z’Tejas Southwest Grill launched last May out of its Chandler restaurant, has expanded with pickup and delivery service now available out of Z’Tejas’ Scottsdale restaurant near the northwest corner of Hayden and

Taco Plus, a quick-service Mexican eatery offering tacos, burritos, and tortas, has opened inside the Chevron gas station near the southeast corner of Price and Guadalupe in south Mesa.

Dog Haus, a California-based chain of gourmet hot dog shops, will open its third East Valley location on the northeast corner of Chandler and the 101 in Chandler. The food: Besides its signature Haus Dogs, Dog Haus offers sausages, burgers, chicken

The Steelyard, a new 4.6-acre restaurants-and-retail development, will bring a mix of fast-casual and sit-down eateries to the southeast corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. Three single-story buildings totaling 26,000 square feet are planned. (Artist’s rendering shown above.)

Vietnamese food fans in the East Valley have yet another new place to check out: Vietshack has opened on the northwest corner of Priest and Elliot in south Tempe. The family-run eatery takes over the space that formerly housed Tzikii Pita

MXSW reader Mary Anne asks what I know about Sandbar Mexican Grill opening a location in Gilbert. The popular nightlife hangout with locations in west Chandler and northeast Phoenix is opening a third location on the southwest corner of SanTan