June Restaurant Openings and Closings

We had a good mix of new restaurants or restaurants expanding into new digs last month. A storied BBQ pitmaster found a new home in Phoenix and a new frozen yogurt place breezed into town. At the same time, Peoria faced the loss of one of its few independent restaurants...

By Ando Muneno

July 2, 2012

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We had a good mix of new restaurants or restaurants expanding into new digs last month. A storied BBQ pitmaster found a new home in Phoenix and a new frozen yogurt place breezed into town. At the same time, Peoria faced the loss of one of its few independent restaurants.

June Opening: Stacy's Pit Stop BBQ Gina's Homemade Mad G's Tavern The Chedda Truck Devil's Diner Tacos Sonora Grill Twirl Frozen Yogurt Charr Del Frisco's Grill Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails

June Closings: Skye Texas BBQ House (Scottsdale location) Aiello's East Coast Italian Dining Stir Fry Paradise

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