Last summer, Federal Pizza , the popular Uptown Phoenix spot that serves wood-fired pies and craft beer, announced plans to expand for the first time. Now, it's set an opening date for its second location at PV, the redevelopment at Paradise Valley Mall. Pies will be available starting on Aug. 12.

Upward Projects, the Phoenix-based restaurant group behind Federal Pizza, Postino Wine Cafe, Joyride Taco House, Windsor and Churn, “jumped at the opportunity to debut a second location” of Federal, Upward’s co-founder and CEO Lauren Bailey said in a news release announcing the expansion last year.

“Federal is by far our most requested restaurant. Fans from all over the Valley have been asking for years if we’d open one in their neighborhood, but, until now, we just couldn’t find the perfect

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