Author: Jess Harter

 Prince Street Pizza, a New York-based chain known for its Sicilian “SoHo” square slices and Neapolitan-style whole pies, makes its Arizona debut at 5 p.m. Thursday in downtown Tempe. It’s taking over the former Jimmy John’s space at Centerpoint on

🍔 Dink & Dine Pickle Park, a new ‘‘eatertainment’’ concept planning a national rollout, has made its debut at Mesa Riverview on the southeast corner of the 202 and Dobson. It takes over the space briefly home to The Revelry

🐄 Chick-fil-A launches it sixth Mesa location at 6 a.m. Thursday on the southwest corner of Ellsworth and Warner in southeast Mesa. Anyone who visits the restaurant on opening day dressed in cow attire – whether it’s a full cow

🌮 Tacos Los Vales, a two-year-old Mexican eatery in west Phoenix, has launched a second location on the southwest corner of Fourth Street and Jackson – across the street from Chase Field – in downtown Phoenix. The menu offers 20

🧀 Melty, a Utah-based chain of fast-casual sandwich shops, has made its Arizona debut at Superstition Springs on the southwest corner of U.S. 60 and Power in east Mesa. The menu features 15 ‘‘melts,’’ led by their signature grilled cheese

 Ricemill, a new Asian-inspired fast-casual concept that debuted in downtown Phoenix in March, has opened a second location at Arrowhead Towne Center on the northwest corner of Bell and 75th Avenue in Glendale. Ricemill’s menu features chef-curated rice bowls like

🍹 Lazy Bird Kitchen & Cocktails, a restaurant specializing in elevated comfort food and craft cocktails, has opened at Park West on the northwest corner of the 101 and Northern in Peoria. It takes over the 6,820-square-foot building previously home

🍗 Midwest Wings, a local mini-chain of fast-casual eateries, has opened its third Valley location on the southeast corner of Rural and Broadway in Tempe. The menu offers wings and tenders in 17 flavors – 12 wet and five dry

🇹🇭 Thai’d Up Rice & Noodles, a small eatery specializing in Thai food to go, has opened in the Walmart plaza on the southwest corner of Bell and Tatum in northeast Phoenix. Besides the namesake dishes, the menu offers stir-fry

🍞 South Tempe has a new sourdough bakery: Copper State Bread has opened on the Sprouts plaza on southeast corner of Rural and Elliot. Owner and baker Bryan O’Connor – whose dad was a chef and his mom a pastry

🥢 Niu Mama Kitchens, an Asian-themed food hall, has soft-opened in the EoS Fitness plaza on the southwest corner of Glendale and 43rd Avenue in Glendale. Diners can order from five indoor food stalls: Pho Mama (Vietnamese pho) Lao Ma