About Bliss on Fourth

about bliss/rebar

We simply set out to create a comfortable urban place to meet, hang out and grab some delicious food and great drinks at affordable prices. We wanted a place where people could come for food, for drink or for both.

We envisioned a place that had several places within it. Places inside. Places outside. Places to eat. Places to drink. Places to eat after you’ve been drinking and drink after you’ve been eating. Places for more intimate and casual dining and places for group gatherings, socialization and watching TV over some food and drink and good conversation.

Our vision and this location found each other in June 2010 and we never looked back. We look forward to serving the downtown Phoenix community and those who love to visit the downtown Phoenix area.

Who are we? Well Bliss/ ReBAR is co-owned by Mark Howard, Jackson Kelly and Kevin Kelly. Mark co-owns FEZ Restaurant & Bar and after 12 years recently stepped away as founder and senior partner at Lucky Dog Creative, a Valley marketing and advertising agency, to focus on the restaurants. Jackson brings a long-standing career in the music and hospitality industry and serves also as the General Manager of Bliss/ReBAR. Kevin, a longtime Phoenix resident, has been in customer service industry for over two decades including several years at US Airways.

Of course a vision is nothing without some mouthwatering cuisine and once again we tapped John Cook, a Scottsdale Culinary Arts Institute graduate and previous Executive Chef at FEZ Restaurant & Bar, to create the menu. Our current Executive Chef Eric Gitenstein has now taken our menu and vision for comfort classics in a direction that only he can do and then some. He continues to refine these classics along with developing amazing new items and daily specials that we’re sure will find a warm place in your heart (and maybe someday on the regular menu!)

As three AZ natives and longstanding Phoenix residents, we all believe in Phoenix, especially the downtown and central corridor, and wanted to be an active participant in its ongoing and critical revitalization.