Friday, July 22, 2011

U.S. Egg to Open in Chandler Later This Year

The locally and family owned and operated, U.S. Egg Restaurant will be opening a fourth location in the Phoenix metro area, according to an announcement on their website. On their Twitter feed, the location is said to be in the area of Chandler Blvd and Kyrene Rd. While there are currently three U.S. Egg Restaurants around town, the first one opened up in 1991. Here are the addresses of the current restaurants:
U.S. Egg is open daily from 6:30am to 2:30pm and specializes in all kinds of breakfast and lunch items. You can check out the wide variety on the U.S. Egg menu here. Some FYI, one of the items they are known for is their protein pancakes.

Update (10-26-11): The location is now open at 5840 W. Chandler Blvd. Chandler, AZ 85226

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Tempe Applebee's Gives Man With Terminal Brain Cancer Free Dinner

There isn't much to say as the headline pretty much says it all. The Applebee's at 909 E. Broadway Rd. Tempe, AZ 85282 took care of the entire dinner for a married couple that wanted to celebrate the husband's 500th day of life after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Before the couple arrived, a third party notified the Applebee's store that the couple would be coming in. Here is a small excerpt of the letter the wife wrote to Applebee's after the dinner, from her blog, Learning to Hope:
We had been told ahead of time that they would 'comp' us one meal and appetizer; and I had enough saved for the occasion that I was more than willing to pay for just one of us to eat out. Your staff decided they could do better, and they did. 
The sweetest surprise came when the evening manager (Jeff) not only came over to congratulate my husband on being alive, but that our entire dinner was on the house.
I urge you to read the touching letter in its entirety, written by the wife over at her blog, Learning to Hope.

Chandler Among Top Spending Cities On Fast Food

According to a report by the Business Insider, Chandler, AZ is #7 on the list of "The Top 10 Cities That Spend The Most On Fast Food." For the analysis, Business Insider states:
We looked at spending data for the largest 100 cities in the U.S. by population and determined which cities spent the most and ate the most often at the following national fast food chains: McDonald's, Wendy's, KFC, Taco Bell, Subway, Pizza Hut, Arby's, and Burger King.
From the analysis, we find that Chandler spends money on fast food at 1.51X the national average and has 1.51X the number of transactions on fast food. In case you are wondering, the top city was Plano, TX.

Related: Coincidence? The Habit opens restaurant in Chandler today.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The Habit Opening Second Arizona Restaurant Tomorrow 7/20

First reported on here and here by the AZFoodDude, The Habit is set to open their second restaurant in the state tomorrow (7/20). The opening at 960 N. 54th St. Chandler, AZ 85226 comes almost two months after the successful opening of the Tempe location back in late May, which brought Arizona its first taste of The Habit's chargrilled burgers, chicken and tuna

Next up, by the end of the year, The Habit hopes to open up their third store in the state at 745 E. Glendale Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85014

Monday, July 18, 2011

New Humble Pie Location, Salty Señorita and Trader Vic's Close

Salty Señorita Closes in Mesa - Salty Señorita in Mesa at 1860 S. Stapley Dr. Mesa, AZ 85204 closed this past Friday. The two other locations, one in Old Town Scottsdale and one in Peoria, remain open.

Living Room Wine Café & Lounge in Phoenix is now Humble Pie - While the Chandler location of the Living Room will remain open, the Phoenix location is now the third Humble Pie restaurant in the Phoenix area. Check out the Humble Pie menu and Humble Pie locations.

Trader Vic's Closing at the Hotel Valley Ho - The Valley is about to be a little less Polynesian when Trader Vic's closes on July 30th. It had been in Scottsdale from 1962 to 1990 and then was brought back five years ago. Not much is known about what will take Trader Vic's place, but according to AZCentral, a new restaurant concept is in the works.