Labor Day weekend is synonymous with backyard barbecues and pool parties to send off summer. For Valley restaurants, it kicks off the return to the bustling dining season, with fans crowding into bars to watch football, students filling Tempe once again and the promise of patio weather to come.
All weekend long, local eateries and watering holes will toast the unofficial end of summer — and they’re offering deals, drink specials and events to entice you to leave the house, even just for a bit.
Save on mimosas and pints, get BOGO meals and enjoy a rare Monday brunch at these spots around Phoenix.
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Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
All weekend
340 N. Third St.
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown’s restaurants, Carcara, &More and Breeze Bar & Grill will offer dining deals throughout Labor Day weekend for guests visiting for a staycation or just a daycation. If you’re just stopping in for a meal, make a reservation for Caracara’s Summer Supper Club. Labor Day weekend is the last chance to taste the restaurant’s seasonal three-course menu ($59), including curried corn bisque, honey fried chicken and strawberry ice box cake.
Greenwood Brewing Co.
All weekend
922 N. Fifth St.
Weekend-long happy hour and specialty drinks are on tap at Greenwood Brewing Co. Those who belly up to the bar of the popular Roosevelt Row brewery can order a fragrant Rosemary IPA, a warmly seasonal Harvest Diem Spice Ale or any of the brewer’s other craft pours for $6.02 from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Though the happy hour deals are only available through Sunday, throughout the long weekend, Greenwood’s bartenders will also serve two special sips: a prickly pear-jalapeño seltzer slushie and a paloma beer cocktail (with a non-alcoholic option available, too).
Find food and drink specials at Adobe Bar & Grille all Labor Day weekend.
Provided by Adobe Bar & Grille
Adobe Bar & Grille
All weekend
2400 Biltmore Estates Drive
Adobe Bar & Grille, the restaurant at Arizona Biltmore Golf Club, has specials and deals teed up. Start the long weekend off with Fish Fry-Day, featuring beer-battered rockfish, Frites Street chips and Hatch chile-and-buttermilk hushpuppies. Head to the bar on Saturday for happy-hour prices on beer, wine and cocktails all day. On Sunday, the grill will host a barbecue serving mesquite-smoked tri-tip, spare ribs and bass, paired with smoky cocktails such as a Mesquite Manhattan made with rye, Montenegro, charred cinnamon and mole bitters. Toast the end of a long weekend on Monday with $10 martinis shaken or stirred all day.
Pair your SanTan Brewing Co. pint with bingo brunch or barbecue this weekend.
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SanTan Brewing Co.
All weekend
495 E. Warner Road, Chandler
8 S. San Marcos Place, Chandler
Get competitive at a bingo brunch or relax over a barbecue lunch with SanTan Brewing Co. Bring your favorite dauber and good luck charms to Brunch Bingo on Saturday at SanTan Gardens on Warner Road. Your ticket ($25) gets you a seat, brunch and your first drink. Tuck into a carnitas and egg burrito between rounds. Just don’t spill your beer mimosa when you finally get to yell, “Bingo!” SanTan’s downtown Chandler taproom opens at 9 a.m. Monday for brunch and barbecue. Those who pop in before 2 p.m. can order elote avocado toast or breakfast pizza, while afternoon diners can opt for a special rib-and-brisket plate. The restaurant’s full menu will also be available.
Tempe’s Hundred Mile Brewing Co. took over a former print shop, offering plenty of room for an expansive indoor and outdoor space.
Hundred Mile Brewing Co.
Monday, Sept. 7
690 N. Scottsdale Road, Unit A, Tempe
Wake up early for breakfast and discounted cocktails and pints at Hundred Mile Brewing Co. The Tempe brewpub will open at 9 a.m., serving its full breakfast menu, including its Southwestern Breakfast Burrito and morning-inspired burger. Order mimosas or bloody marys for $5 until 3 p.m. After that, happy hour kicks in, with pints available for $6 or pitchers for $9. The tavern will offer other food and drink specials throughout the day.
Haymaker
Monday, Sept. 7
Multiple locations
Labor Day conveniently falls on National Beer Lovers Day. You’ll save when you observe both holidays at one of Haymaker’s four Valley locations in Goodyear, Peoria or Buckeye. Beers are $3 all day at any of the West Valley taverns.
Queen Creek Olive Mill is celebrating the holiday weekend with a “Grill at the Mill” event.
Queen Creek Olive Mill
Monday, Sept. 7
25062 S. Meridian Road, Queen Creek
Queen Creek Olive Mill will do the grilling for you. The olive farm’s annual Grill at the Mill returns Monday, starting at 11 a.m. Order food, play lawn games in the grove or take a tour throughout the day. The event is free to attend, but tours are ticketed (and available for purchase at the mill’s marketplace counter).
O.H.S.O. Brewery
Monday, Sept. 7
Multiple locations
O.H.S.O. Brewery’s six Valley pubs swing their doors open at 9 a.m. Monday for brunch. Diners can take advantage of regular weekend brunch deals on this special weekday, including a $17 boozy brunch. Diners pick their entree and their drink. Try Hot Chicken and Biscuits with a local brew or order the Hangover Skillet Birria Hash with a Monster Mimosa. The drink discounts continue all day. Order Arizona beer pitchers, house cocktails and wine by the glass for $8 until 6 p.m.
Head to Windsor for brunch and a block party.
Windsor and Churn
Monday, Sept. 7
5223 N. Central Ave.
The popular neighborhood restaurant and scoop shop Windsor and Churn will host a brunch block party on Monday. Diners can opt for Windsor’s eggs benedict, beignets and brunch cocktails. Stick around for games, grab a pic at the photo booth, and order a banana-matcha sundae or an affogato from The Brew Box Coffee Co., crafted with Churn ice cream, of course. The Brew Box starts serving at 8 a.m., and brunch at Windsor kicks off at 9 a.m.
Buck & Rider
Monday, Sept. 7
Multiple locations
Buck & Rider’s brunch strikes a more lavish tone for Labor Day. Its restaurants in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Gilbert will be open for a rare Monday brunch. Diners can order citrus-cured salmon toast, crab cake Benedict or a New York prime steak with eggs and a housemade biscuit. Bartenders will pour espresso martinis and garnish bloody marys with shrimp.
Buy one entree and you’ll get a second free at Roaring Fork on Labor Day.
Roaring Fork
Monday, Sept. 7
4800 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
Roaring Fork will pick up part of diners’ tabs on Labor Day. During this dinner promotion, guests who buy one entree will get the second for free. Roaring Fork’s Western-inspired, wood-fired dishes include the Big Ass Burger, steak, rainbow trout, roasted duck and a bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin. This BOGO deal is available from 4 to 9 p.m. and reservations are strongly encouraged.
The Wandering Tortoise and Transfer Station
Monday, Sept. 7
2417 E. Indian School Road
The Wandering Tortoise and Transfer Station will keep the beers cold and the grill hot on Monday. The neighborhood taproom and its recently constructed sibling food stand, which was upgraded from a mobile trailer, will host a cookout. At the bar, order $4 lagers, frosé and micheladas. Transfer Station’s chefs will cook tri-tip and swordfish over a Santa Maria grill. Those entrees will be served with grilled vegetables and wood-fired potato salad. Other food specials include a pastrami Reuben, a porchetta sandwich and grilled peaches with whipped cream. Stop by the cookout from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.