Author: Jess Harter

A pair of music-themed concepts – Sottise Sound Room, a modern French bistro, and Off The Record, an upstairs cocktail bar – are coming to the historic Knipe House on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. The team: Chef TJ Culp

The Union Jack, a British restaurant, has taken over the former Skeptical Chymist Irish Pub on the southwest corner of the 101 and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. The food: The breakfast menu, including a full English breakfast, is

Mochinut, a Los Angeles-based chain that offers mochi doughnuts and Korean rice flour hot dogs, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe. The menu: Doughnuts come in 25 flavors, from chocolate to

Ingo’s Tasty Food, a ‘‘gourmet food stand’’ concept that debuted in Arcadia in 2013, has opened a second location on the southeast corner of First Street and Washington in downtown Phoenix. The menu: Besides the salads, burgers, chicken sandwiches, and

Dallas-based Look Cinemas is taking over the nine-screen Flix Brewhouse, which has been closed since last year by the covid-19 pandemic,  on the southwest corner of Chandler and Arizona in downtown Chandler. The menu: Moviegoers can enjoy food ranging from

Buck & Rider, a 6-year-old seafood and steak restaurant in Arcadia, will open a third location at Epicenter, the mixed-use development at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. The menu: A raw bar, sushi, seafood,

Air Guitar, a new concept that promises ‘‘to redefine the traditional convenience store by transforming a grab-and-go stop into a meaningful part of your day,’’ opens at 5 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray

Panchita’s Mexican Food, a 10-year-old hole-in-the-wall restaurant in San Luis (southwest of Yuma), has opened a second location on the northwest corner of Kyrene and Elliott in south Tempe. The menu: Tacos, burritos, tortas, quesadillas, menudo (Friday and Saturday), and

Obon Sushi + Bar + Ramen, which was founded in Tucson in 2015, is planning a new location at Biltmore Fashion Park on the northeast corner of Camelback and 24th Street in Phoenix. The menu: Steamed buns, ramen, Japanese and

El Hefe Supermacho Taqueria, a local concept arguably better known as a nightclub than a Mexican restaurant, reopens its Old Town Scottsdale location at 9 p.m. tonight after it was closed June 1 for a $1 million renovation. The menu:

Fat Willy’s Family Sports Grill, which has four East Valley locations, will take over the just-closed Teakwoods Tavern & Grill space on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Williams Field in Gilbert. The menu: Burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, tacos, and comfort-food

After abruptly closing its Gilbert Town Square location without notice last month, Valley-based Howler’s Restaurant & Sports Bar has reopened it just in time for the kickoff of the college and pro football seasons. The background: Howler’s closed Saturday, Aug. 21,

Popular West Valley taqueria Unos Tacos y Birria has opened a second, larger location in the space that formerly was home to The Halal Guys on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline in Mesa. The menu: Tacos, quesadillas, quesotacos,

Hole 9 Yards, a new bar billing itself as the ‘‘premiere cornhole venue in Gilbert,’’ is coming to the former Goodwill space on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Guadalupe. Who’s behind it? Dr. Todd Kisicki, co-owner with Nic Feinstein,

London-based Puttshack – which bills itself as ‘‘the world’s first and only upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience with global food and drink’’ – is coming to the Scottsdale Quarter on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Greenway. The space: The