Author: Jess Harter

🍹 Tell Your Friends, an underground cocktail and live music lounge from Creation Hospitality, owners of The Americano and Mora Italian, and Clive Collective, owners of Cala, opens tonight beneath The Americano on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Chauncey Lane in

🇫🇷 The Crêpe Club, a concept that started as an ASU food cart in Tempe, has opened its third bricks-and-mortar location at ASU’s MIX Center on the southwest corner of Centennial and First Street in downtown Mesa. The eatery sells sweet and

🌭 California-based Dog Haus, which closed its CityScape restaurant on the southeast corner of Central and Washington in downtown Phoenix last year, has reopened it under new franchisees (who also own the locations in Gilbert and Chandler). Besides specialty hot dogs,

🌺 Tiki Star, a classic tiki bar and restaurant from West Valley restaurateur Mario Rana (Osteria Mia, The Stetson Social), has opened at Park West on the northwest corner of Northern and the Loop 101 in Peoria. Besides traditional tiki cocktails (and

🌯 Family-owned Mexican fast-casual chain Someburros has soft-opened its 16th location – and its first in San Tan Valley – on the northeast corner of Gantzel and Combs. The menu offers crispy and soft tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, quesadillas, and, of course, its

🍕 Curry N Crust, a pizzeria that bills itself as ‘‘where Indian spices meet Italian flair,’’ has opened in the small Starbucks strip mall on the southeast corner of the Loop 202 and Rural in north Tempe. The menu focuses on

🥙 Sasa Restaurant & Sweets, a Mediterranean fast-casual eatery and bakery, has opened in the former Lebanese restaurant Mijana Express space on the southwest corner of Thunderbird and 40th Street in north Phoenix. Sasa’s menu features beef and chicken shawarma, beef

🦞 If you like unusual brunch fare – chicken fried lobster tails, red velvet chicken sliders (top), taco pancakes, oxtail and grits (shown bottom left), doughnut smashburgers, deep-fried devil eggs, and a lot more – you might want to check

🍪 Cielito Rosa Bakery & Cafe – a Latina-owned bakery whose offerings include (clockwise from top left) churro cheesecake bars, mini conchas, couture doughnuts, quesadillas dorado, red chocolate chip cookies, and chocolate strawberries – has opened near the northeast corner of Southern

🌎 Doug Robson (pictured), the restaurateur and chef behind Gallo Blanco and Otro Cafe, has launched his latest concept, Tesota, in the former Southern Rail space at The Newton on the northwest corner of Camelback and Third Avenue in uptown Phoenix. The comfort-food menu –