MOUTH BY SOUTHWEST https://mouthbysouthwest.com/ Phoenix area restaurant & bar news Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:42:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-CroppedLogo120725-32x32.png MOUTH BY SOUTHWEST https://mouthbysouthwest.com/ 32 32 Wren House wins Brewery of Year at AZ Craft Beer Awards https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/30/wren-house-wins-brewery-of-year-at-az-craft-beer-awards/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:31:56 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54407 Phoenix-based Wren House won Arizona’s Brewery of the Year honors Tuesday night at the fifth annual Arizona Craft Beer Awards, presented by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild and Phoenix Magazine, in downtown Mesa. Wren House scored 21 points (6 per gold, 5 per silver, 4 per bronze) on a gold for Spellbinder Hazy IPA plus […]

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]]> MXSW guide to eating & drinking in Gilbert (Downtown) https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/30/where-to-eat-drink-in-downtown-gilbert/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:27:06 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=45537 Sorry! While most of MouthBySouthwest.com is free to read, MXSW Insider articles are for paid subscribers only. Learn how to become an MXSW Insider. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password

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]]> Ethiopian restaurant Cafe Lalibela closes after 30 years in Tempe https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/29/ethiopian-restaurant-cafe-lalibela-closes-after-30-years-in-tempe/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:56:35 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54403 There was no farewell party and no social media post. Just a “We are closed” sign on the door. Cafe Lalibela, the family-run Ethiopian restaurant on University Drive in west Tempe, has quietly shut down. According to diners, Monday was its last day. Owners Anibal Abayneh and Salem Beyene have not commented, and the restaurant […]

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]]> Wagyu Master Shabu pop-up brings A5 hot pots to Peoria https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/29/wagyu-master-shabu-pop-up-brings-a5-hot-pots-to-peoria/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:30:30 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54370 Chubby Group, the team behind Chubby Cattle, Wagyu House and The X Pot, has opened its second Valley concept. Following Chubby Skewers in Mesa last year, the group has launched Wagyu Master Shabu as a pop-up Arrowhead Fountains Center on the southeast corner of the Loop 101 and Bell in Peoria. The draw is all-you-can-eat […]

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]]> Lenny’s Craft Burger heading to Cannon Beach next month https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/28/lennys-craft-burger-heading-to-cannon-beach-next-month/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:59:45 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54367 Sorry! While most of MouthBySouthwest.com is free to read, MXSW Insider articles are for paid subscribers only. Learn how to become an MXSW Insider.

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]]> Oregano’s announces opening date for east Mesa location https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/28/oreganos-announces-opening-date-for-east-mesa-location/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:43:46 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54363 Sorry! While most of MouthBySouthwest.com is free to read, MXSW Insider articles are for paid subscribers only. Learn how to become an MXSW Insider.

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]]> Randizzle’s Burger Bar coming to downtown Mesa this fall https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/28/randizzles-burger-bar-coming-to-downtown-mesa-this-fall/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:06:00 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54358 Plot twist: Randizzle’s first brick & mortar won’t be in Phoenix after all. Randizzle’s, the gourmet burger and taco truck founded by ex-Arizona Rattlers standout Randy Gatewood, just signed a lease for Randizzle’s Burger Bar on the northwest corner of Main and Mcdonald in downtown Mesa The move came together unexpectedly. The space was most […]

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]]> Saint Urban closes in Scottsdale, reborn as private dining room https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/28/saint-urban-closes-in-scottsdale-reborn-as-private-dining-room/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:24:28 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54355 Saint Urban, the neighborhood wine bar and brasserie from Valley restaurateur and chef Christopher Collins, has closed at McCormick Ranch in central Scottsdale after less than two years. MXSW readers who were dining there last night, the final night of Arizona Restaurant Week, say they learned of the abrupt closing at the same time as […]

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]]> Restaurants & bars opening soon in Scottsdale & NE Valley https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/28/restaurants-bars-opening-soon-in-scottsdale/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:44:58 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=45647 Sorry! While most of MouthBySouthwest.com is free to read, MXSW Insider articles are for paid subscribers only. Learn how to become an MXSW Insider.

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]]> Restaurants & bars opening soon in East Valley https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/28/restaurants-bars-opening-soon-in-east-valley/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:46:46 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=45643 Sorry! While most of MouthBySouthwest.com is free to read, MXSW Insider articles are for paid subscribers only. Learn how to become an MXSW Insider.

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]]> Restaurants & bars opening soon in West Valley https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/28/restaurants-bars-opening-soon-in-west-valley/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:46:00 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=45649 Sorry! While most of MouthBySouthwest.com is free to read, MXSW Insider articles are for paid subscribers only. Learn how to become an MXSW Insider.

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]]> Rise & dine: 3 new breakfast spots worth waking up for https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/28/rise-dine-3-new-breakfast-spots-worth-waking-up-for/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:45:17 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54344 The Valley’s breakfast scene keeps getting better, and this fall brings a fresh batch of places to start your day. A California favorite has made its Arizona debut, a father-son team has opened a new spot in North Scottsdale, and a Southwest-inspired eatery is bringing scratch cooking to Chandler. Here are three new breakfast spots […]

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]]> Restaurants & bars opening soon in Phoenix https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/28/restaurants-bars-opening-soon-in-phoenix/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:43:38 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=45645 Sorry! While most of MouthBySouthwest.com is free to read, MXSW Insider articles are for paid subscribers only. Learn how to become an MXSW Insider.

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]]> Four Peaks is pouring 30-cent pints to celebrate 30 years https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/27/four-peaks-is-pouring-30-cent-pints-to-celebrate-30-years/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:31:41 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54339 Thirty years, thirty cents. Four Peaks Brewing is turning back the clock on beer prices to celebrate three decades of brewing in Tempe, and it’s doing it on the most fitting day of the year: National Drink Beer Day. For one hour only, from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, pints at Four Peaks’s Eighth Street […]

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]]> MXSW guide to the top Caribbean spots in the Phoenix metro area https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/27/mxsw-guide-to-the-top-caribbean-spots-in-the-phoenix-metro-area/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:20:02 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54261 Sorry! While most of MouthBySouthwest.com is free to read, MXSW Insider articles are for paid subscribers only. Learn how to become an MXSW Insider.

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]]> Local street taco concept to open 11th Valley location in Laveen https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/27/street-taco-concept-to-open-11th-valley-location-in-laveen/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:19:36 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54334 Sorry! While most of MouthBySouthwest.com is free to read, MXSW Insider articles are for paid subscribers only. Learn how to become an MXSW Insider.

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]]> Guedo’s Cantina Grille owner William Samora dies at age 72 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/25/guedos-cantina-grille-owner-william-samora-dies-at-age-72/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:47:01 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54254 William ‘‘Guedo’’ Samora III – the owner of Guedo’s Cantina Grille, a downtown Chandler institution for 30 years before closing in 2016 – passed away Wednesday. He was 72. Guedo’s, a Baja-inspired surf-themed bar, was located on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard. In 2017, longtime Guedo’s customer Andrew Erickson resurrected the […]

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]]> Starbucks closing 250 stores, including 3 in East Valley https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/25/starbucks-closing-250-stores-including-3-in-east-valley/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:19:03 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54247 Starbucks is closing 250 stores in the U.S. and Canada that are underperforming financially. They include three in the Valley, all in the East Valley: 54th Street, south of Ray, in Chandler Northwest corner of Val Vista and Southern in Mesa Northwest corner of Ellsworth and Main in Mesa The stores’ last day will be […]

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]]> Rusty Spur Saloon turns 75 with 75-cent beers & party Saturday https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/25/rusty-spur-saloon-turns-75-with-75-cent-beers-party-saturday/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:44:47 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54244 Scottsdale’s oldest bar is throwing itself a birthday bash. The Rusty Spur Saloon will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Saturday with an all-day party on the southwest corner of Main and Brown in Old Town. The building has a history that predates the saloon. It was built in 1921 as the Farmer’s State Bank of […]

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]]> 6 heat levels, 1 waiver: Angry Chickz opens in Avondale https://mouthbysouthwest.com/2026/09/25/6-heat-levels-1-waiver-angry-chickz-opens-in-avondale/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:42:44 +0000 https://mouthbysouthwest.com/?p=54242 Avondale just got a lot spicier. Angry Chickz has opened its first Avondale restaurant onthe southeast corner of McDowell and 103rd Avenue. It’s the Nashville hot chicken brand’s fourth Arizona spot and 47th nationwide. First, pick your pain. There are six heat levels, starting with Country, which brings all the flavor without the fire, and […]

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