Author: Jess Harter

🍕 Grand Avenue Pizza Co., which closed last June in downtown Phoenix and was replaced by SnapBack Pizzeria, reopens at 8 p.m. tonight in a new, much larger space about eight miles away near Glendale and Grand avenues in Glendale. The building

☕️ Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar will celebrate the opening of its 31st Arizona store – and sixth in Scottsdale – by selling $2 medium drinks at the new store all day Friday. The store is in the Safeway shopping center on the

⛳️ Popstroke, a golf-entertainment venue designed by Tiger Woods’ TGR Design, opens today just west of Dave & Buster’s and the AMC theaters at Westgate in Glendale. In addition to two 18-hole putting courses, the not-just-for-golfers venue has a full-service open-air restaurant and an

🇯🇵 Matsuri Izakaya on Mill, a Japanese street food restaurant and tapas bar, has opened in the former La Bocca Urban Pizzeria & Wine Bar space near the northeast corner of Mill and Seventh Street in downtown Tempe. It’s part of

🍨 Ohio-based Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams celebrates the grand opening of its first Arizona store at 7 p.m. tonight on the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Marshall Way in Old Town Scottsdale. The store will be giving out free scoops

🥪 California-born Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shops, which made its Arizona debut last month in central Scottsdale, has opened a second location on the west corner of Raintree and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. The menu features hot and cold sandwiches

🇲🇽 Tequila Cocina & Cantina – a restaurant and cocktail bar specializing in dishes from the town of Tequila in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco (known for its production of the famous spirit) – has opened on the southwest corner of Camelback and Seventh

🍝 After a 14-year absence from the Valley, Italian-American fast-casual chain Fazoli’s has opened a location at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. It’s situated between gates B6 and B13, next to OHSO Brewery, in Terminal 4. Open from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. Mesa-based Kind

🍽 Arboleda, an elevated Mediterranean concept, has opened in the former Kona Grill space at Scottsdale Quarter on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and the Greenway Hayden Loop in north Scottsdale. Arboleda’s menu is inspired by the cuisine traditionally served along

🐟 Acqua di Mare, an upscale Mediterranean restaurant offering tableside cooking, has opened on the southwest corner of Boston and Oregon – next to West Alley BBQ and across the street from Pedal Haus Brewery – in downtown Chandler. Owner/chef Nikola Hristov’s menu leans

🦞 Angie’s Lobster, the new drive-through concept from the founders of Salad and Go, finally has opened its long-delayed bricks-and-mortar location on the southeast corner of Baseline and Hardy in south Tempe. The menu features warm and chilled lobster rolls for just

🇮🇹 Rosso Italian, a new contemporary Italian restaurant from Pomo Pizzeria owner/chef Stefano Fabbri, has soft-opened at CityScape in downtown Phoenix. The upscale eatery takes over the 5,000-square-foot space formerly home to The Strand Urban Italian. Open for lunch and dinner daily.

🍺 Hamburguesas Y Cervezas, a Mexican-inspired burger and beer restaurant, has opened on the ground floor of the Union @ Roosevelt apartments on the southwest corner of Roosevelt and First Avenue in downtown Phoenix. The menu also offers appetizers, salads, and tortas.