Famous 66, American Tavern, opens at 3 p.m. Feb. 8 in Gilbert Town Square, 1026 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert.
Famous 66 is an American tavern-style restaurant with design inspired by the iconic Route 66, the landmark roadway through Arizona. Famous 66 has an Americana style atmosphere with vintage road signs, a Sinclair dinosaur and antique car grills, paired with hand-crafted fresh food made in a scratch kitchen.
Its food includes starters, sandwiches and burgers, salads, Arizona pizza, It is equipped with a full bar, extensive custom cocktail menu and an extensive wine, draft and bottled beer menu.
Famous 66 is part of Square One Concepts, an Arizona-based company with fellow concepts Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers, Bourbon & Bones Chophouse and Bar, B&B Cocktail Lounge and Famous 48 in Scottsdale; among others. 480-292-8134. https://famous66.com
Meet Tom Tom Blodgett joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2022, when the company acquired Community Impact Newspaper's Phoenix-area properties. Raised in Arizona, he has spent more than 35 years in journalism in the state.
Community: He has served as an instructional professional in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 2005, and is editorial adviser to The State Press, the university's independent student media outlet. He also is director of operations for an 18U girls fastpitch softball team from Gilbert.
Education: Arizona State University with a BS in Journalism.
Random Fact: He lived in Belgium during his freshman year of high school.
Hobbies: Tweeting enthusiastically about ASU softball (season-ticket holder) and grumpily about other local sports (pessimistic fan).
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