There will be a menu of 'core items,' Strecker says (such as salmon and crab cakes) that won't change seasonally it will be augmented by a raw bar menu that will change daily based on seasonally available seafood and what's fresh. Prices, he says, will reflect that goal, though the restaurant will be value-driven like the other LGO Hospitality restaurants. Strecker says the idea is to be as transparent as possible with diners by allowing them a completely unobstructed view into the kitchen.Īs far as the menu, Strecker says the company is focused on sourcing the highest quality seafood and will use purveyors from various regions to do so. The restaurant will also feature an open kitchen - as in a kitchen with no walls to separate it from the restaurant's dining room. In addition to a large dining room that will feature concrete floors and exposed wooden ceilings, Buck and Rider will offer a 100-seat patio that faces northeast, designed to give diners a view of Camelback Mountain. LGO Hospitality has already razed the buildings that were on the property in order to make way for the approximately 208-seat seafood restaurant.

The location was formerly the home to Carmel's, a neighborhood coffee and breakfast spot, and Havana Cafe, a Cuban restaurant that had been open for more than 25 years. The restaurant is expected to open in late August or early September and takes over a piece of property on the southwest corner of 44th Street and Camelback. 'In my opinion it will be the first real seafood in Phoenix,' says LGO Hospitality Partner and COO Adam Strecker. The restaurant will offer a raw bar, sushi, and steaks and will fly seafood to the restaurant daily from around the country. The Tyler, which will be home to studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, is anticipated to welcome its first residents in late 2021, as long as construction stays on target.Later this year LGO Hospitality will open Buck and Rider, an upscale-casual restaurant specializing in high quality seafood at 4225 E. Spinato's Pizzeria, Matt's Big Breakfast, UnderTow cocktail bar, Belly Kitchen & Bar, Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup, and Peixoto Coffee have also joined the project, along with Source, a Mediterranean restaurant, Raw Organic Juice, Barre3, Olivespa, Bunky Boutique, Hooligan's Barbershop, Wylde Hair Salon, and The Fit Collective.Īll are expected to open throughout 2022. Related: Seven more restaurants and retailers join Epicenter at Agritopia

“Buck &Rider is a personal favorite, and we are excited to bring this unparalleled experience to Gilbert.'

'This is another first for the East Valley,” said William Johnston, CEO of Johnston & Co., the developer behind Epicenter, in a statement. LGO Hospitality is the same group behind Chelsey's Kitchen, Ingo's Tasty Food, La Grande Orange Grocery, and La Grande Orange Pizzeria. It is slated to open in early 2023, according to a spokesperson. A second location is opening at the Shops at Chauncey Ranch in north Scottsdale, near Scottsdale Road and Mayo Boulevard, and expected to open in the spring of 2022.Īt Epicenter, a high-rise development under construction near Ray and Higley Roads that mixes apartments, restaurants, and stores, Buck &Rider will occupy 6,400-square-feet of space and will have a large 4,000-square-foot outdoor patio, according to a news release. The seafood restaurant's original location opened in 2015 in Arcadia, near 44th Street and Camelback Road. GILBERT, AZ - LGO Hospitality's Buck &Rider will open a third restaurant in the Valley at Epicenter at Agritopia in Gilbert, the latest restaurant to join the development's highly-anticipated lineup.

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