El Hefe sports bar exterior in Old Town Scottsdale
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El Hefe & Whiskey Row with Mike

Riot Hospitality Group on El Hefe, Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row, Farm & Craft, and Hand Cut.

Our Local Life · Feb 2016

Dustin: Hey Mike, thanks for hanging out… you have a pretty amazing dream to reality story — how did you do it? Mike: I'm not sure how to answer that; I couldn't have done it myself. Besides a lot of hard work, my friends, family, and business associates were a huge support.

Mike at the El Hefe bar in Scottsdale

Dustin: What all do you have going right now? Mike: We have quite a few projects in the works across Arizona & a couple key states… Existing, we have three El Hefe's, two Whiskey Row's and we're excited about two new concepts — Farm & Craft and Hand Cut.

El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria margarita

Dustin: Farm & Craft and Hand Cut seem outside your team's sweet spot — why the change in strategy? Mike: We believe we can be more successful than most startup restaurant concepts because we have local staff of over 300 that represent our demographic.

Whiskey Row interior with El Hefe branding

Mike: We assure superior food standards using award winning chefs and high quality ingredients, we have a strong marketing team and great employees. So yes, we can expand!

https://www.riothg.com

https://www.elhefe.com

https://www.dierkswhiskeyrow.com

https://www.farmandcraft.com

https://www.handcutburgers.com

Interview by Dustin DeFrates — Sterling Fine Properties

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