Author: Jess Harter

🇮🇳 Dakshin, a restaurant specializing in the bold, spice-driven cuisine of southern India, has opened at Desert Ridge Marketplace in north Phoenix. The new restaurant highlights dishes from the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh

🇵🇭 Kusina, a strip-mall eatery specializing in Filipino comfort foods, has opened at the Arrowhead Fountains Center near the southwest corner of Bell and the Loop 100 in Peoria. Menu highlights include Crispy Kare-Kare (fried pork belly with creamy peanut

🍺 After a whirlwind few months, Oro Brewing is back open in downtown Mesa. The award-winning brewery, which closed in January near the northwest corner of Main Street and Robson, announced on social media that it has reopened after previously

🥙 Princess Pita has brought its Middle Eastern flavors to south Phoenix. The family-owned restaurant recently opened its third Valley location on the northwest corner of Baseline and 24th Street, expanding from its original Mesa home and a Tempe outpost.

☕️ PIP Coffee & Clay has opened a new location just north of Chandler High near the southwest corner of Arizona and Oakland, serving specialty coffee drinks alongside pastries and light bites. The 3,300-square-foot space – set inside a restored

🏀 Sports fans in the south Valley have a new place to catch the game. Caesars Sportsbar opens at 5 p.m. today inside Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino in Maricopa, pairing wall-to-wall screens with a menu of game-day favorites and a beverage

🥙 The Great Greek, a Florida-based chain of counter-service Mediterranean restaurants, has opened its third Arizona location on the northeast corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler. The brand made its Arizona debut in Scottsdale in 2023

Xrewind, an eight-year-old eatery that sold cereal-infused ice cream, matcha and boba drinks, and a small selection of Persian bites, has rebranded as Belafia on the southwest corner of the Loop 101 and Ray in Chandler. The new incarnation still

🐓 Angry Chickz – a California-based chain of Nashville hot chicken restaurants that made its Arizona debut in Glendale in 2022 – opens its second Valley location Friday in Goodyear. Doors will open at 11 a.m. in the Target shopping

  🍜 A new fast-casual spot that calls itself the Valley’s ‘‘original do-it-yourself ramen cafe’’ has opened in south Chandler. UseUrNoodle has made its debut on the northwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek, offering a build-your-own approach to

🇺🇸 Mission BBQ has expanded its Valley footprint with a third Arizona location, now open in Goodyear on the northeast corner of I-10 and Pebble Creek Parkway. The Maryland-based fast-casual chain is known for its patriotic ethos and slow-smoked barbecue

🇻🇳 Mia & More has opened at the 99 Ranch Market plaza on the northeast corner of Dobson and Chandler, bringing a refreshing taste of Vietnam to one of Chandler’s busiest shopping hubs. The casual spot specializes in sugarcane juice

February brought a mix of splashy arrivals across the Valley. From Spanish tapas to Detroit-style slices, here are seven notable openings: Camello 2525 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix A stylish Mexican newcomer pairing bold regional flavors with a modern presentation, Camello