Category: Coming soon

🍝 If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the opening of a Fazoli’s in the Valley that’s not behind a TSA checkpoint, you’re in luck… After a 14-year absence from Arizona, Fazoli’s returned in February with a location in Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport’s

🏨 The internationally inspired hotel, the first hotel from Valley restaurateur Sam Fox, is getting final touches on the northwest corner of 44th Street and Camelback in Phoenix. Four out of the five restaurants at The Global Ambassador also will

🏀 Big Chicken, the Las Vegas-based fast-casual chain co-founded by former NBA star, made its Arizona debut at ASU’s Mullett Arena in 2022 and added a downtown Gilbert location earlier this year. Steve Christensen, one of the chain’s local franchise

The celebrity chef’s second Phoenix location – which will feature burgers, sandwiches, and pizzas – was one of several leases approved by the Phoenix City Council. It will be located in the eighth concourse of Sky Harbor’s Terminal 4. Also

🥩 Angie’s Prime Grill, the new drive-through steakhouse concept from the founders of Salad and Go and Angie’s Lobster, will make a limited debut next Monday, Oct. 16, in north Phoenix. MXSW Insiders were among the first to learn about

🎳 OHSO Brewery is planning a new concept – a tapas-style restaurant with duckpin bowling and other games – next to its brewpub in downtown Gilbert. The space: The yet-to-be-named venue, which is still in the early planning stages, will

🍔 Bad Jimmy’s, a pop-up burger concept that regularly appears outside the Cobra Arcade Bar, is moving into the former home of Jamaican restaurant The Breadfruit & Rum Bar on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Pierce  in downtown

🍹 Bar Cena, a new cocktail and dining lounge, will replace the Vanilla Gorilla Tap Room & Bottle Shop next to Hush Public House near the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Thunderbird in north Scottsdale. The history: Chef Dom Ruggiero,

🍕🍺 Bottled Blonde, a 9-year-old casual Italian eatery in Old Town Scottsdale from Valley nightlife entrepreneurs Diane and Les Corieri, is planning a second location in the former Bergie’s Coffee Roast House space in downtown Gilbert. The space: An all-new

After two and a half years dealing with insurance issues, construction delays, and equipment shortages, The Hub Grill & Bar finally is ready to reopen its original location in east Mesa on Wednesday, June 21. The history: The large sports

Valley-based restaurateur Sam Fox – who will open his first hotel, The Global Ambassador, on the northwest corner of 44th Street and Camelback in Phoenix in mid-November – has unveiled the other four of its five restaurants: Le Âme: A

The Parlay Kitchen & Cocktails, which debuted in Chandler in 2019, will hold a hiring fair from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday at its new Scottsdale location on the southwest corner of the 101 and Via de Ventura. The grand opening

Stefano Fabbri, owner and chef of acclaimed Pomo Pizzeria, is launching Rosso Italian, a contemporary Italian restaurant with a modern twist, at CityScape in downtown Phoenix. The menu: Premium Italian entrees including pasta, pizza from Pomo, and crudo. Highlights include

Twin Peaks, a Dallas-based chain of sports bars, has announced its fifth Valley location will open March 6 on the southeast corner of the 101 and 31st Avenue in northwest Phoenix. The space: The former Claim Jumper Steakhouse & Bar building

Uchi, a Texas-based sushi concept from James Beard Award-winning chef Tyson Cole, will make its Arizona debut in the former Bandera space on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and First Avenue in Old Town Scottsdale. The history: Cole launched Uchi

Big Chicken, the fast-casual chicken concept founded by basketball star Shaquille O’Neal, is hiring for hourly and management positions for the February opening of its new restaurant in downtown Gilbert. How to apply: Interested candidates can apply online here. Did

Surf City Sandwich, which has locations in southeast Gilbert and Santa Cruz, Calif., announced its third will be at the new Cannon Beach surf park in southeast Mesa. The space: The new location in the 37-acre mixed-use development’s restaurant row

The Vig, a casual tavern from Genuine Concepts, is opening its sixth Valley location in the Park West shopping center in Peoria. The menu: Salads, sandwiches, tacos, and comfort-food entrees. The space: There will be four seating areas: A sun-lit