Author: Jess Harter

🥧 Quiches & Pies, a French bakery from the owners of French bistro Cuisine & Wine, has opened on the southeast corner of Alma School and Ray in Chandler. Owners Fabrice (pictured) and Mairead Buschtetz launched the bakery online last

🐓 Sneakybird, a local fast-casual concept featuring oven-grilled chicken, has made its West Valley debut at the Village at Prasada on the northeast corner of the Loop 303 and Waddell in Surprise. Former Native Grill & Wings CEO Daniel Chaon

🍺 The third time was the charm for Pedal Haus Brewery. After failing to meet two announced opening dates, its new biergarten concept finally launched over the weekend in downtown Mesa. The brewery’s fourth restaurant and taproom takes over the

🍷 Saint Urban, an elevated neighborhood wine bar from Valley restaurateur and chef Christopher Collins, has opened at McCormick Ranch in central Scottsdale. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Collins opened a French brasserie called St. Urban in uptown

🍝 La Zozzona, a new concept from acclaimed chef and restaurateur Richard Blais, has opened at the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort near the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch roads. It’s the former ‘‘Top Chef: All-Stars’’ winner’s first Arizona restaurant.

🍣 Kodo Sushi & Sake, a Japanese eatery focused on sushi, sake, and Japanese beer, has opened a third Valley location, dubbed Kodo Sushi & Bar, in the former Umami BBQ & Sushi space on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and the 101

🍔 Bubba’s 33, a Kentucky-based restaurant and ‘‘garage bar’’ concept from the founders of Texas Roadhouse, has opened its second Valley location near the northwest corner of I-10 and Bullard in Goodyear. A wide-ranging menu includes burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, and steaks.

🫕 Bonnie’s Bread & Butter Co., a sit-down restaurant specializing in ‘‘sandwiches, brews, and fondue,’’ has opened in the De Leon Plaza on Arizona Avenue, a quarter-mile south of Ray, near downtown Chandler. Highlights of the diverse menu include cheese fondue

🤠 Rusty Buckle Saloon, a country music venue and scratch kitchen, has opened on the southwest corner of North Apache Trail and Idaho in Apache Junction. It’s the latest concept from DTC Sports Grille founder Mike Myers, who’s enlisted chef Mark Coakley

🇵🇪 Mr. Pio, an eatery specializing in Peruvian rotisserie chicken, has opened near the northwest corner of Thomas and 44th Street in east Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood. Diners can choose a quarter-chicken ($18 white meat/$15 dark) or half-chicken ($29 for either), both

🐓 Phoenix-based Angie’s Food Concepts – home to Angie’s Lobster, Angie’s Prime Grill, and Angie’s Burger – is introducing a fourth fast-food concept: Angie’s Chicken. The menu will feature $3.99 fried chicken sandwiches and $3.49 three-piece chicken tenders (antibiotic- and hormone-free) with a choice of

🍕 Vero’s Chicago Pizza has opened its second Chandler restaurant – its eighth overall in the Valley – in front of Whole Foods on the southeast corner of the Loop 101 and Ray. The local chain debuted in 2013 in Queen

🍕 Your Pie, a Georgia-based chain of fast-casual pizzerias, has made its Valley debut at Pecan Lake, the new 12-acre indoor/outdoor entertainment center near the northwest corner of Riggs and Ellsworth in Queen Creek. The only other Arizona location is in

🍺 When Pedal Haus Brewery announced its new biergarten concept in downtown Mesa finally would open last Friday, it appeared to be the end of three-plus years of delays and false starts. Wrong. After holding a ‘‘friends and family’’ practice

🍺 Pedal Haus Brewery finally debuts its much-delayed biergarten concept today in downtown Mesa. The brewery’s fourth restaurant and taproom takes over the former Pit Stop auto body shop on the southwest corner of Main and Robson. The interior is just

✈️ Carry On, the much-anticipated 1960s-era airplane-inspired cocktail bar adjacent to sibling Wren & Wolf, takes flight tonight on the northwest corner of Central and Washington in downtown Phoenix. Much like an actual flight, you’ll need to book a ticket

🍎 The Kolache Cafe, an Ahwatukee bakery specializing in its namesake Czech pastries, soft-opens a second location today in Mesa. It takes over the space formerly home to Ike’s Love & Sandwiches near the northwest corner of Gilbert and Southern.

🥪 St. Louis-based Panera Bread opens its third Scottsdale cafe Thursday in the former Cousins Subs space in front ot the Hilton Home2 Suites near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Thompson Peak. The first 100 customers after doors open at

🍝 Sorrento, a wood-fired Italian restaurant and bar, has opened in the Sprouts shopping plaza on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak in north Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to Copper Mule Kitchen & Bar.

🌮 Le Taco, a Mexican eatery and listening room, has opened in the former Little O’s space near the southeast corner of Seventh Avenue and McDowell in Phoenix. The menu offers 13 tacos, plus a few apps, salads, and desserts

🍕 Shy’s Pizza & Wings, a sports bar-ish pizzeria, has opened on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Guadalupe in Gilbert. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Florigino’s Pizza & Pasta (which originally was named Floridino’s although

🏌️‍♂️The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has reopened Toro, celebrity chef Richard Sandoval’s restaurant connected to the clubhouse at the TPC Scottsdale golf course. The resort had closed Toro over the summer for remodeling in an effort to attract more non-golfing diners.

🥙 King of Gyros, a nine-year-old Meditteranean eatery in south Tempe, has opened a second location on the southeast corner of Price and Willis in south Chandler. Besides gyros, the menu offers shawarma, souvlaki, kefta, and falafel. Open for lunch and

🇮🇳 Curries Indian Cuisine & Bar, a very popular Yuma restaurant that opened in 2020, has made its Valley debut in central Scottsdale. It takes over the former Dos Familias Local Mexican space (previously Blue Adobe Grille) at Palo Verde

🌮 Oscar’s Taco Shop, a Tennessee-based chain, has opened its seventh Valley location in Chandler. It takes over the former Buon Padre Pizza space on the northeast corner of McQueen and Pecos roads. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. An

🥂 The Parlay Kitchen & Cocktails, a local gastropub concept that debuted in 2019, has opened its third location in south Chandler. It takes over the former Fat Willy’s space in the Bashas’ center on the northwest corner of Gilbert

🌮 Dallas-based Velvet Taco makes its much-anticipated Arizona debut at 11 a.m. today in Old Town Scottsdale. It takes over the former Second Story Restaurant & Liquor Bar building on the southwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Third Avenue. Velvet Taco

🦪 Humble Oysters & Bubbles, a new concept from the owners of Humble Bistro, has debuted at High Street in northeast Phoenix. The seafood parlor and bubbles bar is located next door to Humble Bistro near the southeast corner of

🥗 Crave Protein Cafe, a health-food eatery and smoothie bar, has opened in south Gilbert. It takes over the space formerly home to Crave Cookies & Drinks (how’s that for a 180-degree turn?), which closed earlier this year near the

🥩 Origen Steakhouse – an elevated wood-fired grill from Mérida, the capitol of the southern Mexican state of Yucatán – has opened in Gilbert. It joins the restaurant lineup at Verde at Cooley Station on the southwest corner of Williams

🍳 Brunch Snob, a local breakfast and lunch restaurant with a full bar, has opened its third Valley location in the former BLD space on the northeast corner of Germann and Dobson roads in Chandler. Menu highlights include chicken fried

🥣 Rush Bowls, a Boulder, Colo.-based chain offering acai bowls, protein smoothies, and other health-focused fare, has made its Arizona debut in downtown Phoenix. It’s located on the northwest corner of First and Taylor streets (on the east side of ASU’s

🍕 Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, the Chicago-based chain known for its deep-dish pizzas, opens its fourth Valley sit-down restaurant (it also has four locations for carryout and delivery only) today at the Village at Prasada on the southwest corner of the Loop

🍔 Paradise Valley Burger Co. closed its original 13-year-old location Thursday but plans to open today in its new location on the southwest corner of Hayden Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in Scottsdale. Owner Bret Shapiro says the new

🐟 BLU Seafood, a Sonoran-based seafood restaurant originally from Hermosillo, has relocated to Verde at Cooley Station on the southwest corner of Williams Field and Recker roads in Gilbert. It’s the latest venture by restaurateur Martin Hurtado (Buqui Bichi, Miel

🌺 A pair of restaurants offering Hawaiian-style plate lunches have opened in Mesa. Moku Hawaiian Grill (pictured), which opened in Ahwatukee in 2019, has launched a second location at Cannon Beach on the southeast corner of Power and Warner roads

🇻🇳 Viet Bites, a Vietnamese eatery, has opened on the southwest corner of the Loop 101 and Cave Creek Road in north Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Viet Kitchen and PT Pho Express. The menu features

🍷 Pinard Wine Bar, which promises a European-style dining and wine drinking experience, has opened in north Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to The Craftsman on the southeast corner of Hayden Road and Thompson Peak Parkway. The

🥗 Aubergine Kitchen, a Utah-based chain of health-focused eateries, has made its Arizona debut on the northeast corner of Val Vista Drive and Baseline Road in Mesa. The menu features salads, sandwiches, bowls, and plates made with unprocessed whole foods,

🍺 OHSO Brewery & Distillery, which closed its north Scottsdale location March 4 for a ground-up remodeling, reopens it today near the southwest corner of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and the Loop 101. Amenities include OHSO’s new Test Kitchen, where

🐓🍤 George’s Chicken & Shrimp, an eatery that uses what it calls a ‘‘Chicago-style chicken batter,’’ has opened on the northeast corner of Priest Drive and Warner Road in south Tempe. Besides fried chicken and fried shrimp, the menu includes