Author: Jess Harter

🥣 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

🍳🧇 Morning Glory Brunchery, a 5-year-old breakfast and lunch restaurant in northeast Mesa, has opened a second location on the southeast corner of Ellsworth and Baseline in southeast Mesa. The menu offers traditional breakfast dishes like omelets, pancakes, and waffles

🇰🇷 Two Hands Fresh Corn Dogs, a national chain of Korean street food eateries, has opened its eighth Valley location in the Walmart shopping center on the southwest corner of Bell and Tatum Boulevard in northeast Phoenix. The menu offers

🍣🍱 Sushi Michi, an independent restaurant offering Japanese and Korean dishes, has opened on the northeast corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home in uptown Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Matty G’s Steakburgers & Lobsta’ Rolls,

🦞 Angie’s Lobster, the new drive-through concept from the founders of Salad and Go, has opened its sixth Valley location on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek in south Chandler. Roushan and Tony Christofellis sold Salad and Go in

🍩 Voodoo Doughnut, a Portland-based chain of iconic doughnut shops known for its unusual flavors and signature pink decor, made its Arizona debut today in Tempe. The store is located between Whataburger and Someburros on the southwest corner of Rural and

🍪 Utah-based Crumbl Cookies continues its local expansion with the opening of its 23rd Valley store (all since 2019) today on the northeast corner of Arizona and Ocotillo – across the street from Hamilton High – in south Chandler. Crumbl

🥪 Fatboy Sandos, a Japanese-inspired sandwich concept out of Tucson, has opened a second location at the AZ International Marketplace on the northeast corner of Dobson and Broadway in west Mesa. Sandos typically are made with milk bread, a spongy,

🥢 Jin Jia, a new elevated Chinese concept with a Korean twist from Scottsdale-based HL Concepts, has debuted across from Barnes & Noble at Desert Ridge Marketplace in north Phoenix. Founder Hyunwook Lee’s other Valley concepts include high-end Japanese restaurant