Category: New Restaurant Alert

Tucked Away Craft Kitchen & Bar, a new concept from the owners Tipsy Cactus TapRoom, celebrates its grand opening today in the Safeway plaza on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Southern in east Mesa. Sean Hayes and Jo

LokoPuff Donut Holes & Coffee, a shop specializing in Turkish/Greek stuffed doughnut holes, has opened at Arizona Mills shopping center in Tempe. It takes over the former Sweet Daddy Cupcakes shop, which closed in late 2018. Customers can customize their

Fresh Alley, an Asian fusion eatery and boba tea shop, has opened on the northeast corner of Rural and Apache in Tempe. For small bites, there are crispy chicken wings ($6.50), popcorn chicken ($5.50), Cajun fries ($4), Alley fries with

These are heady times for East Valley barbecue fans, who are enjoying a spate of recent openings, including Word of Mouth in Tempe, Dickey’s in Queen Creek, and, just this week, Naked BBQ in Chandler. Now, there’s a new Chandler-based barbecue

MayFlower Chinese Cuisine, a restaurant offering ‘‘Asian and Chinese food,’’ has opened on the southeast corner of Alma School and Elliot in Chandler. The menu features an array of mostly American Chinese dishes such as kung pao chicken, beef and

Naked BBQ, one of Arizona’s top barbecue restaurants, makes its East Valley debut at 11 a.m. today in west Chandler. It takes over the former Pizza Five85 space on the southeast corner of I-10 and Ray. Naked BBQ takes its

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, the largest BBQ chain in the country, has opened its seventh East Valley location on the southeast corner of Ellsworth Lopp and Rittenhouse in Queen Creek. The Dallas-based chain, which was founded by Travis Dickey in 1941,

Eggstasy, a fast-expanding chain of Valley breakfast-and-lunch eateries, has opened its first East Valley location in the Watermark at Chandler Airpark center off Gilbert just south of Germann. The concept debuted near Scottsdale and Shea in Scottsdale in 2014, and

Spooky’s Swirls, the horror- and sci-fi-themed gluten-free bakery first reported on MXSW a few months ago, has opened on the northeast corner of Alma School and Elliot in Chandler. Thanks to a partnership with the non-profit Horror & SciFi Prop Preservation

Back in April, MXSW broke the news that Hanna Nilsson would be closing her 9-year-0ld Beaver Choice restaurant in Mesa and launching a fast-casual concept called Bece Kitchen. After a few unexpected delays, Bece Kitchen finally opens today in a

Cinnaholic, a California-based chain of vegan cinnamon roll bakeries, will make its Arizona debut Friday, July 12, on the southwest corner of SanTan Village Parkway and Williams Field in Gilbert. It joins Five Guys, Thai Chili 2 Go, Jersey Mike’s,

OHSO Brewery & Distillery opens its second Phoenix Sky Harbor airport location today in Terminal 4. It’s located across from Gate B8. OHSO opened a similar mini location in Terminal 2 in 2017. Both airport outposts, licensed but not operated

Sweet Magnolia Smokehouse, a popular Gilbert-based food truck since 2014, opens a bricks-and-mortar location at 11 a.m. today on the southwest corner of 50th Street and Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee. It takes over the space that formerly housed Capriotti’s Sandwich

Brat Haus, the 7-year-old artisan sausage eatery and craft beer garden in Old Town Scottsdale, has opened a second location on the northeast corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home in Phoenix. It takes over a space formerly occupied by

Kodo Sushi Sake, one of the Valley’s best sushi restaurants. has opened a second location on Gilbert Road, halfway between Germann and Queen Creek roads, in south Chandler. It takes over the former Otaku sushi restaurant, which it bought out

Spirit House, a tasting room and craft cocktail bar from SanTan Brewing & Distributing, opens today behind the brewpub on the southwest corner of San Marcos and Commonwealth in downtown  Chandler. It takes over the former Simply Unique Gelato shop,

Obon Sushi + Bar + Ramen, a modern eatery and bar founded in Tucson in 2015, opens its third location today on the southeast corner of Hayden Road and McCormick Parkway in north Scottsdale. It’s the concept’s second location in Scottsdale.

El Autentico 1010, a 7-month-old Latin American restaurant in southwest Mesa, has opened a second location on the southeast corner of McKellips and Alta Mesa (the half-miler between Higley and Recker) in northeast Mesa. It’s located at the opposite (west)

Fusion Tea Lounge, a tea room that also serves Asian fusion food, has opened on the northeast corner of McClintock and Southern in Tempe. It takes over the longtime Nello’s Pizza space, which briefly was replaced by Happy’s Joe’s Pizza

Burros & Bowls, a fast-casual Mexican eatery, has opened on Country Club just north of Main in downtown Mesa. It takes over the longtime Taco Bell building that recently has housed a series of short-lived restaurants, including 5 Star BBQ,