Category: New Restaurant Alert

Thai Mint Cafe, a family-run Gilbert mainstay for more than three decades, has been sold to new owners and renamed Café de Bangkok. The restaurant, located in an aging strip mall on the east side of Gilbert Road about halfway

Sizzle Mongolian Grill, a fast-casual restaurant where diners create their own dishes, has opened on the northwest corner of Alma School and Chandler Boulevard in Chandler. The strip-mall space formerly was home to Sweeties Candy, which moved two miles north

Two months ago, Chicago’s Chicken Shack opened in Tempe and introduced Valley diners to Chicago-style chicken (see MXSW story). Now, the Windy City’s most famous fried chicken restaurant – Harold’s Chicken Shack – has opened a location near the southeast

Sauce Pizza & Wine, a Valley-based fast-casual chain, opens its fourth East Valley location today near the northeast corner of Mill and University in downtown Tempe. Besides its signature 12-inch pizzas, Sauce’s menu offers pastas, paninis, and salads. Valley restaurateur

East Valley-based Thai Chili 2 Go, a fast-growing chain of quick-casual Thai eateries, opens its ninth location at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in the Discovery Business Campus on the northwest corner of the 101 and Elliot in south Tempe.

Culture Clash, a family-run Greek yogurt shop and cafe, has opened on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Ray in Gilbert. It takes over a strip-mall space formerly occupied by Midday Gourmet catering, which closed in 2017. Culture Clash

Heaven on a Spoon, a family-owned gelato shop, has opened on the northwest corner of Gilbert and University in Mesa. The Lombardo family previously operated Lombardo’s Gelato stands at several Valley malls, including Fiesta Mall in Mesa and Arizona Mills

The Nook, a breakfast and lunch eatery, has debuted on the southeast corner of Higley and Queen Creek in south Gilbert. Since opening in 2013, the restaurant was The Egg & I, but the owners have decided to cut franchising

Four months ago, MXSW broke the news that Board & Brew, a California-based chain of surfboard- and skateboard-themed sandwich shops, was coming to the East Valley. Today, the concept makes its Arizona debut. Board & Brew opens at 10 a.m.

Jollibee, a fast-food chain known as ‘‘the McDonald’s of the Philippines,’’ will make its Arizona debut on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in Chandler later this year. It’s moving into the former Slim Chickens building just west of

Clay Dawgs, an eatery specializing in mesquite-fired hot dogs, holds its grand opening at 11 a.m. today on Gilbert Road just north of downtown Gilbert. It takes over a stand-alone building on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Juniper that

Original ChopShop, a health-focused fast-casual concept, opens its eighth Valley location at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, on the northeast corner of I-10 and Warner in south Tempe. Ryan Jocque, Caitlin Jocque, Chad Landau, and Brooks Holcomb launched the original

Tacos N More, a local family-owned Tex-Mex grill and salsa bar, has opened its third Valley location on the southwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler. It’s just one of many options on the restaurant-rich corner

Mr. Pancho Mexican Food, a new restaurant from the longtime head cook at Restaurant Mexico, has opened on the north side of Main Street, just west of Stapley, in Mesa. The standalone building has been home to a series of

Mezquite’s Cafe, a family owned and operated restaurant specializing in Southwestern sandwiches and salads, has opened on the north side of Chandler Boulevard just east of Arizona Avenue near downtown Chandler. The menu also offers popular Mexican street foods like:

AZ Wings, a fast-casual restaurant offering chicken wings in more than 20 flavors, has opened on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and the Santan Freeway in Chandler. It takes over a former Subway that closed last year in the

Prep & Pastry, a popular brunch spot in Tucson, opens its third location – and first in the Valley – today at the Scottsdale Waterfront. “After six years in Tucson, it just felt like the right time and the perfect

Ted’s Refreshments, the latest concept from Mill Avenue nightlife entrepreneur Julian Wright, opens at 11:06 a.m. today in downtown Tempe. The self-described Chicago-style dive bar takes over the former Blasted Barley Beer Company, which closed in February, at Hayden Square.

Yatai Ramen, which has operated as a food truck for the past five years, has opened a classic 20-seat Japanese ramen shop on the south side of University, between Beck and Hardy, in Tempe. Owner and chef Mark Kondo, who

Tikka Bistro, a new Indian restaurant from the owners of 2-year-old Curry & Scoop, opens today on the northwest corner of Dorsey and Apache in Tempe. It takes over former Middle Eastern restaurant and hookah bar Tasty Kabob, which closed