Utah-based sandwich chain Even Stevens Sandwiches will open three locations around metro Phoenix this fall. The sandwich shop, which currently has locations in Utah and Idaho, is known for its buy-one-donate-one model (think Toms shoes, but with sandwiches), meaning that for every sandwich sold at its Arizona stores, the company…
Later this year, one of the most famous Italian chefs in the country and one of the most famous Italian chefs in the Valley will come together to open Mora Italian, a modern osteria in central Phoenix. The restaurant comes from chef Scott Conant of Impero Caffè in New York and Scarpetta…
The first Halal Guys location in Arizona is scheduled to open in Tempe in January of next year, according to a spokesperson from the chain. The restaurant will be located at 1015 South Rural Road, previously home to The College Store near Arizona State University’s campus. Ahipoki Bowl, a quickly-expanding…
In the year or so since it’s been open, Mucha Lucha Taco Shop has established itself as a favorite of the local taco cognoscenti, the place to go for a lunch plate of street tacos filled with stewy, drippy guisos caseros, the homestyle Mexican braises that take hours to cook…
Old Town Scottsdale diners will gain a new spot for sweets and tea when Ruze Cake House and Teaspressa, located at 7033 East Main Street, opens to the public tomorrow, Tuesday, August 30. The teahouse, bakery, dessert shop, and breakfast shop all rolled into one comes from owners Jessica Boutwell…
Arcadia residents may have noticed some new signage at the Gaslight Square shopping center on the south side of Indian School Road just east of 36th Street. The big, white letters announce the coming of Ocean Poke Company, a fast-casual poke restaurant set to open at 3619 East Indian School Road. …
Scottsdale residents on the hunt for heathy and convenient dining options will be happy to hear D’lite Heathy On The Go will open a third location in their neighborhood next month. The restaurant, which was formerly known as D’Lish Drive Thru, will be located near the intersection of Scottsdale Road…
It’s been months since The Revival closed its doors at 603 West University Drive in Tempe after a dramatic but short-lived stint that involved a whirlwind remodel, a menu overhaul, and eventually, the departure of the restaurant’s chef. The building, which formerly housed the well-loved Mexican restaurant Mucho Gusto, has since…
What do you get when you bring together a Marine, a Muay Thai fighter, and a pharmaceutical scientist? Well, in the case of a new central Phoenix brewery, you get a lineup of six craft beers and a food menu that blends Arizona ingredients and Spanish-style cooking. Located at 3935 East…
It’s official: Ahipoke Bowl is slowing taking over the Valley, bringing build-your-own poke bowls to diners in Scottsdale, Chandler, and by early next year, Tempe. The California-based chain announced plans for a third metro Phoenix location earlier this week, less than a year after opening its first Valley restaurant just…
Tempe’s newest brewery will open on Saturday, August 27. Located at 922 West 1st Street, The Shop Beer Co. will officially open its doors to the public at 10 a.m. Formerly known as Cartel Brewery, The Shop Beer Co. comes from Chief Beer Officer David Arnce, Head Brewer Matt Johnson, Dylan…
And then there was one. As of earlier this week, James Beard award-nominated chef Kevin Binkley has sold his Scottsdale restaurant, Bink’s Kitchen + Bar. The sale comes on the heels of the closure of Binkley’s restaurant in Cave Creek and Bink’s Midtown in central Phoenix, leaving Cafe Bink in…
We already told you Tempe’s Four Peaks Brewery is getting ready to release its Pumpkin Porter next month, but the debut of the fan-favorite beer isn’t the only thing the brewery has to show off this fall. Head to the brewery’s original Tempe location, and you’ll notice a few not-so-small…
If you spend any time traversing the well-groomed streets of Arcadia, you know Buck &Rider. The upscale seafood-centric restaurant lights up a corner of 44th Street and Camelback Road with its electric-blue marquee sign, radiating the sort of magnetic presence of a place that is frequented nightly, and often, by…
Eight years ago, a restaurant focused on serving good-for-you food that’s also good to eat may have been a pretty big idea, but today that’s not the case. From fast-casual spots such as Grabbagreen to Old Town Scottsdale’s recently opened Farm & Craft, healthy restaurants in metro Phoenix have gone…
Philadelphia has cheesesteak. Chicago has deep-dish pizza. New York has cheesecake, pizza, and steak. And Phoenix has, well … what does Phoenix have? Plenty of restaurants serve up noteworthy cuisine, but does this city really have a single, signature dish? We looked to chefs to tell us what they think…
Huss Brewing Company owners Leah and Jeff Huss will open a second location of their popular Tempe brewery this December. The new taproom will be located in the Uptown Plaza on the northeast corner Camelback Road and Central Avenue. Originally built in 1955, the shopping center has recently become a…
The Roca Brothers, chef-owners of the world-renowned El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, are in Phoenix this week to host three invite-only pop-up dinners at the Four Seasons Resort in Scottsdale. Their restaurant was named ‘World’s Best Restaurant’ by Restaurant Magazine in 2013 and 2015. The visit is…
Later this year, Arcadia will gain a new spot for a craft cocktail and a crispy crab taco with avocado mousse and citrus. The restaurant will be called Crujiente Tacos, and comes from chef Richard Hinojosa, previously of The Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park. Located at 3961 East Camelback Road, the taqueria…
It’s been less than two years since well-known Valley chef Claudio Urciuoli opened the oven-focused Noble Eatery along with with baker and Noble Bread partner Jason Raducha. In that short time, the duo turned the former Stanley’s Sausage Building into one of the Valley’s hottest lunch destinations. But several weeks…
On the airy eastern edges of metro Phoenix, about a 40-minute drive southeast of downtown, smack in the middle of one of the fastest-growing suburbs of the Valley, there’s Rhema Soul Cuisine in Queen Creek. Queen Creek may not immediately spring to mind when you think of first-rate soul food,…
What is it like to eat at one of the world’s best restaurants? A handful of lucky metro Phoenix residents will find out next week when one of Spain’s highest-rated restaurants sets up shop in north Scottsdale for a series of invite-only pop-up dinners. Unfortunately, you’ll have to be a BBVA…
