Miss Saigon’s fifth location opens in NW
Miss Saigon Bar & Grill opened its fifth restaurant last week, this one replacing Chopstix Asian Dining at 8225 N. Courtney Paige Way in Marana, off Cortaro Road and Interstate 10.
It is the Vietnamese restaurant’s second Marana location; it has a restaurant about a mile away at 4650 W. Ina Road at Interstate 10 that has been open since 2007.
Meanwhile, it could be May before Miss Saigon — which also has locations at 1072 N. Campbell Ave. and 250 S. Craycroft Road — opens downtown at 47 N. Sixth Ave. The building is in the midst of major renovations that Miss Saigon officials said have delayed its arrival by several months.
The newest Miss Saigon is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Wednesdays and until 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. The menu is still a work in progress but will not be as extensive as the Ina Road restaurant.
Dirty dogs wanted for Tails & Ales on Sunday
The Humane Society of Southern Arizona and the Tucson Roller Derby are teaming up for the seventh annual Tails & Ales Dog Wash on Sunday, April 3.
Bath time — for well behaved canines — is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Barrio Brewing Co., 800 E. 16th St.
A wash is $15. Give $40 and you and your pup will get the VIP treatment. VIP tickets include a bandana, water bottle, and a commemorative pint glass. There will be two VIP groups: 11a.m.-1 p.m. and 1 -3 p.m.
Get your tickets ahead of time and get entered to win a 50-inch LED TV or a Jack Daniel’s Guitar.
You can also buy a custom Tails & Ales pint glass and get $1 off beer all day. Buy one glass for $8, two for $15 and four for $25.
The fundraiser has drawn hundreds of pooches and people over the years.
“Not everybody comes with their dog. Some people just come to support the cause,” said Andrea Mitchell, a Humane Society spokesperson.
On Friday, the Humane Society is hosting a coffee and cuddle event with HSSA VIP therapy and comfort dogs at Downtown Tucson Partnership, 100 N. Stone from 10 a.m.-1.p.m. on April 1.
A $10 donation at the door supports the Humane Society’s Arizona Gives Day campaign. The coffee is from Roasted Tea & Coffee Shop.
Serial Grillers will soon have a taproom
Serial Grillers Pizza, the pizzeria born three years ago from Travis and William Miller’s serial-killer-themed food truck, is opening a 40-handle taproom to showcase local and regional craft brews.
It also will add 35 seats as it expands this week into the adjacent space at 5737 E. Speedway, where the Miller brothers initially opened a pizza takeout joint in summer 2013. It is the second expansion for the popular pizzeria; the first one came about nine months after they opened when they added a 45-seat dining room.
The latest expansion brings the restaurant’s seating to about 100 when you add in the taproom seats.
The taproom will focus on a handful of craft brews from Tucson and Phoenix, as well as craft beers from California, Oregon and Washington.
“There are a few bars that concentrate on Arizona craft beers, and we didn’t want to do what everyone else was doing,” Miller said. “We wanted to expand people’s horizons to what other states are doing.”
