A trip to Higley Hot Dogs raises a lot of questions. Why do you order outside and eat inside? Why is there a tack board covered in military patches? And who is Wally Delecki?

Now that the Chicago Cubs have secured a spring-training home in Mesa well into the future, the East Valley will soon welcome to the area the first of possibly many in a long line of Windy City favorites: Portillo’s Hot Dogs.

Portillo’s Hot Dogs — the Chicago-based fast-casual eatery that opened its first Arizona location in Scottsdale earlier this year — is set to hire 200 more hourly positions for a new Tempe location beginning this week.

"I want to put an end to this hot dog thing. I'm sick of reading about it. The best hot dog you eat is the one you put in your mouth and swallow it."

Vandalism was the apparent motive behind a pipe bomb that exploded in a north Scottsdale restaurant late Monday or early Tuesday, authorities said.

July 7, 2004

With hundreds of restaurants throughout the East Valley, how can a new restaurant stick out? One common theme of late is to focus on foods with an All-American flavor.

Have a hankering for Southern fried chicken and sweet potato pie? Or maybe you’re feeling a yen for Cajun oysters or a slice of New York-style pizza? We may be in the Valley of the Sun, but you don’t have to leave town to satisfy a craving.

When Bill Keller landed a store manager’s job with Dillard’s department store in the Valley 34 years ago, his wife, Dianne, said she wasn’t excited about moving to Arizona, much less Mesa — from Minneapolis.

There’s no denying it — Valley summers are brutal. That’s why we’ve come up with 50 cool ways to ease the pain a bit.

Ahwatukee Foothills residents love to eat out, and to help them with their decisions we offer this selection of area restaurants that have been reviewed in the Ahwatukee Foothills News. Restaurants are listed alphabetically. To browse the restaurants by category, click here:

Ahwatukee Foothills residents love to eat out, and to help them with their decisions we offer this selection of area restaurants that have been reviewed in the Ahwatukee Foothills News. Restaurants are listed alphabetically. To browse the restaurants by category, click here: