AROUND TOWN after being open for 27 years, features a limited menu of Mexican favorites from the original, alongside the famed secret recipe margarita. Andrea recreated the concept on his current property, which also includes local beer garden and sausage emporium, The Brat Haus. Facebook.com/dashinnaz
MARCELLINO RISTORANTE UNVEILS NEW LOOK Marcellino Ristorante, which had celebrated its 16th year in Arizona in the fall, unveiled a new look for the restaurant. When the restaurant was closed temporarily due to COVID-19, Owner and Chef
PITA JUNGLE DEBUTS NEW PIZZAS Pita Jungle continues to expand its menu.
Marcellino Verzino and his wife, Sima, pushed their planned remodel project up and began working around the clock.
Recently, the popular restaurant added four new
"While most people know him as an award-win-
pizzas to its line-up: Pizzerian the Barbarian (pep-
ning chef, he is also a skilled craftsman and quite
peroni, sausage, bacon bits, and tomato sauce), The
the visionary," Sima says. "He’s doing much of the
Yuzh (sausage, red and green bell peppers, mozza-
work himself, together with his dear friend Rafi,
rella, and tomato sauce), The Un-Yuzh (bacon, feta,
owner of HRH Contracting."
cheddar, mozzarella, and tomato sauce), and Peppe
The dining room has been expanded to include a
Le Roni (pepperoni, mozzarella, and tomato sauce).
brand new look to Chef’s Private Dining Room, and
These are in addition to the restaurant’s
new décor includes a 6-foot waterfall window and
existing menu options, including the Chipotle Chicken Lavash Pizza, Glazed Chicken Lavash Pizza, Spinach Pesto Lavash Pizza, and Pita Crisp. PitaJungle.com
new glass front door. MarcellinoRistorante.com
CRUISE THE ZOO EXTENDED DURING SUMMER Even though Phoenix Zoo has reopened, its Cruise the Zoo drive-through program was so popular that it was still extended, as well. Remaining summer dates include July 2 and Aug. 10. With Cruise the Zoo, guests have the chance to see the Zoo from the comfort, safety, and security of their own vehicle. The journey takes guests along the Zoo’s outer Tropics Trail, and past the habitats of elephants, jaguars, Aldabra tortoises, and the Thunderbird Charities Equine Center, and continues into the Zoo’s Africa Trail past rhino, hyena, and lion habitats to the front of the Savanna. The route meanders past zebra, flamingos, and Monkey Village, and winds around the Inner Tropics Trail to pass the Tropical Flights Aviary, orangutan and
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tiger habitats, and then out of the Zoo. The event includes a guided, educational audio tour.
After being closed for more than two decades,
Summer Cruise the Zoo hours are 7 a.m.–
iconic Valley hot spot The Dash Inn is now
noon, with vehicles needing to be in line by 11
reopened in a new location, thanks to Brat Haus
a.m. Only 450 vehicles per day will be admitted,
owner Dave Andrea. The new concept, an iteration
and tickets must be pre-purchased online at
of the iconic Tempe restaurant that closed in 1994
PhoenixZoo.org.
Paradise Valley Lifestyle | July 2020