Category: New Restaurant Alert

🍤 The wait is over. PoNy’s Miches Michelada Bar & Grill has opened on the southwest corner of Central and Portland – the former home of FEZ on Central – in downtown Phoenix. Jose “Pony” Flores and his wife, Analiz

🥔 Move over, burger joints. Apache Junction has a new comfort food contender, and it goes by the gloriously punny name of Spud Happens. The potato-forward eatery recently opened its doors near the southwest corner of the Apache Trail and

🍜 West Chandler has a new Vietnamese option, and it comes with a track record worth trusting. Pho J&N recently opened on the southeast corner of Rural and Chandler – the strip-mall space that briefly housed Thai restaurant 5 R

☕️ Arizona’s homegrown, car-themed coffee concept Top Fuel Espresso has brewed up another expansion, opening its newest drive-through shop near the southeast corner of Lindsay and McKellips in east Mesa. The approximately one-acre site features Top Fuel’s signature dual drive-through

🧆 The Alsadi family has been feeding the Valley’s Mediterranean cravings for over two decades, and now south Phoenix gets its turn. Princess Pita, the fast-growing family of Mediterranean dining destinations that grew out of the original Princess Market &

April delivered a drive-thru first, a designer café, a long-awaited rooftop, a red-sauce revival, a New York street-food staple, and a farmers market darling finally with four walls. Here are six new places that should be on your radar: Tikka

🦞 An Orange County favorite is bringing its coastal Asian flavors to the Valley – and you can snag a table starting today. Starfish Scottsdale, the first Arizona outpost of the California-based Starfish Hospitality Group, opens its doors for limited

🎉 Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food, the Utah-born chain founded by Oahu natives Kimo and Kalani Mack, is making its Arizona debut Monday near the southwest corner of Power and Ray in Gilbert. Before the grand opening, the brothers are

🇮🇳 Tikka Drive has opened on the northwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler, and it’s doing something no one in Arizona has done before: serving hot, handmade Indian food via a drive-thru. The brainchild of Rahul Sahota –

🌯 A recently opened Mexican eatery has quietly become one of Glendale’s most talked-about breakfast and brunch destinations. Cultura Mexicana has opened in the former Lenny’s Burger space on the southeast corner of Glendale Avenue and 57th Drive. The menu is

🍕 The East Valley finally has a taste of Arizona Pizza Company, the Tucson-born brand that’s been quietly building a West Valley following since arriving in Goodyear in 2020, Surprise in 2022, and Peoria in 2025. Now, the pizzeria’s fourth

🥑 Tempe’s farm-to-table scene just got a serious upgrade. Go Go Avocado has opened its flagship café on the northeast corner of University and Farmer near downtown Tempe. The menu is a dream for anyone craving a healthy yet indulgent

🥙 Famous Pita Mediterranean Grill (pictured), formerly a mom-and-pop food truck, has opened a brick-and-mortar location on the northeast corner of Higley and Southern in east Mesa. 🥙 Crazy Greek in north Phoenix has expanded its Valley footprint with a

🚫 The sheep’s milk ice cream experiment at The Trailhead didn’t last long. Negranti Creamery, the Oregon-based creamery known for its handcrafted sheep’s milk scoops, quietly closed its Peoria outpost on the northeast corner of 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley

🥢 Gilbert diners who’ve long made the trek to Wok with Ming‘s cozy spot at Cooper and Warner will need to update their GPS. The casual Chinese restaurant has relocated to Chandler, setting up shop in the 99 Ranch Market

☕️ The Coach Coffee Shop makes its long-awaited Arizona debut at 9 a.m. today at Tanger Outlets Phoenix on the southeast corner of the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue in Glendale. The menu is stacked: iced beverages, the signature Coach

🌺 Hawaiian Bros Island Grill has brought its island-inspired plate lunches to north Scottsdale, opening its first location in the city on the northeast corner of Shea and the Loop 101. The opening marks the Kansas City, Mo.-based brand’s ninth

🍽️ Downtown Ocotillo’s long-drawn-out restaurant refresh is finally complete. After one of the longest transitions in recent memory – the handoff quietly happened late last summer – south Chandler’s mixed-use dining destination officially has unveiled three new concepts from developer/restaurateur

🌃 Cielito (“little sky” in Spanish) has opened atop the AC Hotel Scottsdale Old Town near the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Indian School, showcasing views of the Old Town skyline and Camelback Mountain. But the menu is the real

🥙 Mediterranean fast-casual chain Luna Grill has opened its second Arizona location, continuing its push into the Valley less than a year after entering the state. The San Diego-based brand’s newest restaurant debuted Thursday near SanTan Village in Gilbert, in