Author: Jess Harter

💵 The DraftKings Sportsbook at TPC Scottsdale – the first of its kind at a PGA Tour tournament location – has opened on the southeast corner of Greenway-Hayden and Bell, directly across from the Stadium Course Clubhouse. TPC Scottsdale, of course,

🪓 LumberjAxes – a restaurant, bar, and competitive axe-throwing venue – has moved its Tempe location to Tempe Marketplace. It takes over the 13,000-square-foot, second-floor space formerly home to Cadillac Ranch. The original location debuted in 2017 on the northeast

🦉 If you’ve spent much time in Flagstaff, you’re probably familiar with the Toasted Owl Cafe, the eccentric brunch eatery with two locations filled with mismatched furniture and owl-themed decorations. Now the popular restaurant has soft-opened a third location at

🍟 Mr Fries Man, a California-based fast-food concept that made its Arizona debut in Tempe in 2022 but closed earlier this year, has returned with a new location near the northeast corner of Beardsley and Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria.

🍳 Thanks A Brunch, a mom-and-pop breakfast and lunch concept, has opened on the southwest corner of McQueen and Guadalupe in Gilbert. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Geno’s Pizzeria & Cheesesteaks. Menu highlights include Prickly Pear

🧆 Laffa and Co., a new concept offering Mediterranean and Persian wraps and bowls, has opened at the Tempe Food Court on the northeast corner of Perry and Fifth Street. Brisket beef shawarma (pictured) is the signature menu item.

☕️ Spencer’s Place, a coffee shop that provides employment for individuals with developmental disabilities, has opened a second Surprise location on the southwest corner of Greenway and Cotton. Karin York,  a former special education teacher, launched the original Spencer’s Place

🥩🦞🐓 Angie’s Prime Grill, the new drive-through steakhouse concept from the founders of Salad and Go and Angie’s Lobster, opens today in north Phoenix. The latest concept from Tony and Roushan Christofellis offers USDA prime top sirloin steak, organic chicken, and Maine lobster

☕️ Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar will open its first Goodyear location Friday on the southwest corner of Cotton and Yuma. Per tradition, the new location will offer $2 medium drinks all day Friday. It’s Black Rock’s 32nd store in

🍕 High Stakes Pizza, a small shop that only offers delivery and carryout, has opened inside the former Old Country Buffet on the southwest corner of Southern and Power in east Mesa. Zac Dokouzian opened High Stakes ‘‘because I felt

🍕 Ohio-based Marco’s Pizza has opened its third Valley location on the southeast corner of Cooper and Ray in Gilbert. Last year, Marco’s announced a development agreement to open 46 Valley locations over the next six years. Like the other

🍳🧇 Brunch Snob, a local concept that debuted in Ahwatukee last year, has opened a second location on the northeast corner of Seventh Street and Missouri in uptown Phoenix. The space formerly was home to vegan restaurant Verdura, which closed

🍕 Mozzarella Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen, a small, family-owned business offering Neapolitan-style pizzas and other entrees, has opened on the northeast corner of Beardsley and 59th Avenue in Glendale. The cozy restaurant has a liquor license so beer and wine

🐓 Birdcall, a Denver-based chain specializing in fried chicken sandwiches and tenders, opens its second Valley location today near the northeast corner of Seventh Street and Glendale in Phoenix. The building formerly was home to a Burger King. The quick-serve

🍪 Crave Cookie, a Utah-based chain of gourmet cookie and soda shops, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Germann in south Gilbert. Fresh-baked cookies come in a rotating selection of six flavors, such as

🍝 EVO, the acclaimed Italian restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, has opened a second location near the northeast corner of Scottsdale and the Greenway-Hayden Loop in north Scottsdale. EVO North takes over the space that formerly was home to its

☕️ Zingara, a locally owned high-end cafe and market, has opened in a portion of the former Walgreen’s  on the northeast corner of 136th Street and Via Linda in north Scottsdale. The 3,200-square-foot coffee bar offers a variety of pastries

🍳🥞 Another month, another Over Easy opening. At least it seems that way. The Scottsdale-based brunch eatery has opened its 12th Arizona location in the Sierra Verde Shopping Center on the northwest corner of Deer Valley and 67th Avenue in

🍣 Alabama probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think of sushi, but it’s the birthplace of Rock N Roll Sushi, which has grown to more than 50 locations nationwide. The self-described ‘‘American-style’’ sushi bar makes

🍽 Amelia’s by Eat, a neighborhood restaurant and market offering an all-day counter-service menu, has opened on the northwest corner of Hayden and Via de Ventura in the McCormick Ranch neighborhood in Scottsdale. Menu highlights include Stacey’s Famous Chicken Rice

🍺🇪🇺 Here’s a few details for those planning to check out Wren Südhalle, the new Wren House Brewing location in Ahwatukee that’s holding it’s grand opening Saturday. Where: The European-inspired beer hall is located in the Safeway/Trader Joe’s shopping center

California-based Roll-Em-Up Taquitos, which made its Arizona debut in downtown Chandler in June, opens its second local location at 10 a.m. Saturday on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Williams Field in Gilbert. The first 50 customers who order a

🥣 Tru Bowl Superfood Bar, a California-based chain of acai eateries and smoothie bars, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Higley and Elliot in Gilbert. The menu features 12-, 16- and 24-ounce bowls with a choice

🥢 PT Pho Express, a local chain of counter-service Vietnamese eateries, has opened its 10th Valley location on the southeast corner of Baseline and 16th Street in south Phoenix. The menu offers spring rolls, egg rolls, pho, banh mi, pad

☕️ Bully Brew Co., a craft coffee company that’s a regular at West Valley farmers markets, has opened a coffee shop and brunch bistro on the northwest corner of Northern and the Loop 101 in Peoria. Besides specialty coffees and

🍺 Award-winning Phoenix craft brewery Wren House has announced Südhalle, its highly anticipated European-inspired beer hall in Ahwatukee, will open its doors at 11 a.m. Saturday. The brewery’s second Valley location is located in the Safeway/Trader Joe’s shopping center on