Category: New Restaurant Alert

🫒 There’s a new reason to detour into southeast Mesa, and it smells like garlic, sumac, and good olive oil. Zeitouna has officially opened at East Gate Plaza, a 17-acre mixed-use development on the northeast corner of Ellsworth and Elliot

🫎 The Valley has a new sandwich spot to line up for. Smiling Moose Sandwich Grill opened its first Arizona location Monday on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Thomas roads in Scottsdale And the launch came with a hometown

🌮 There’s a new reason to work up an appetite in Downtown Chandler, and it comes with a serve. Lomas Cocina de México has opened on the southwest corner of Arizona and Chandler Boulevard, tucked into Padeland, the padel and

🍣 Gilbert has a new all-you-can-eat sushi spot: Matsu has opened on the southeast corner of Cooper and Warner roads, taking over the space formerly occupied by Sakura Sushi. That location closed abruptly last December, along with two other Sakura

🍺 Shay Gau spent a decade running a beer bar without a kitchen. Come Aug. 10, that era is officially over – and this time, it’s not going anywhere. The Wandering Tortoise, the Phoenix craft beer and wine bar Gau

🍔 I stopped by at lunchtime Monday to check out Pregame Sports Grill, which opened Saturday in Ahwatukee, tucked into the northwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and 42nd Street. If that location rings a bell, it should. This building was

🔥 The wait is over. At 5 p.m. today, Pretty Decent Concepts throws open the doors for the official grand opening of Roman (God of Fire), the most ambitious project yet from the hospitality group behind local favorites like Wren

🍔 Johnny Rockets‘ comeback to Chandler Fashion Center is finally here – the retro burger joint opens its doors this Saturday. The new spot lands in the mall’s food court, a decade after the original Chandler Fashion Center location closed

🌮 Scottsdale favorite Cien Agaves has planted its second flag in west Chandler, opening in the former Smokin Fins space southeast of the intersection of I-10 and Ray Road. The new outpost marks the first expansion for the tequila-and-Mexican-food concept

Valley steak lovers have a new reason to loosen their belts: Fogo de Chão has opened its second Arizona location, this time in Gilbert. The Brazilian churrascaria, which made its Arizona debut in Scottsdale back in 2008, opened Monday at

🍽️ June was a busy month for the Valley dining scene, with a buzzy Old Town rebrand, a downtown bar-and-seafood double feature, a new Chandler roadhouse, an upscale Indian debut at Desert Ridge, and the most-hyped opening of the year

🌯 Arizona’s beloved family-owned Mexican chain Someburros brings its Sonoran-style eats to a brand-new location today at Lake Pleasant Towne Center on the northwest corner of Lake Pleasant Parkway and Happy Valley in Peoria. Someburros launched its first location in

🍛 Desert Ridge Marketplace isn’t just a place to grab dinner before a movie anymore – not with the opening of Nadu over the weekend. The concept comes from Michelin-starred, James Beard-nominated chef Sujan Sarkar, who partnered with Zest Hospitality

🔥 A new kind of tabletop experience has landed at the southeast corner of Power and Warner in southeast Mesa: DZO BBQ, a Vietnamese BBQ spot that sets itself apart from the sea of Korean tabletop joints in the area.

🥩 Churrasco de Brasil, the Brazilian steakhouse that won over Tucson diners when it debuted there in 2019, has opened its second location at the Shops at Norterra in north Phoenix. The experience is classic rodízio-style: Gaucho chefs circulate the

🍕 A new neighborhood pizza spot has landed on the northeast corner of McDowell and Granite Reef in south Scottsdale, and it’s brought some serious personality with it. CAP Pizza & Wings (short for Cheap Ass Pizza) leans hard into

🐟 Seattle Fish House, a husband-and-wife operation, has opened on the southeast corner of Main and Greenfield in east Mesa – and they’re bringing serious fish-and-chips energy to the East Valley. The duo’s mission: to serve the freshest, tastiest, and

🍔 West Chandler has a new neighborhood bar: Bourbon Jim’s opened last weekend in the space formerly occupied by Jersey D’s Tavern & Grill on the southeast corner of Ray and Kyrene. The result is a ‘‘rock ’n’ roll, country,

🥖 The Valley’s favorite cannabis-themed sandwich joint just dropped its 12th metro area location. Cheba Hut opened Monday on the northwest corner of Indian School and 32nd Street in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood. The spot is the brainchild of Arizona native

⛽️ After years of road-trip envy, Arizona gets its own Buc-ee’s today when the Texas-born travel center throws open its doors in Goodyear at 6 a.m., followed by an 8 a.m. ribbon-cutting. So why does a gas station inspire this