Category: New Restaurant Alert

Bubble Noodle, a fast-casual Vietnamese noodle bar and boba tea shop, has opened southeast of Alma School and Southern – across from the former Fiesta Mall – in west Mesa (map). It takes over the former Fresh Millions Restaurant, which

Cherish Farm Fresh Eatery, a new healthy fast-casual concept, will have a quiet soft opening at 11 a.m. today, then celebrate its official grand opening Monday, Feb.11, in the Downtown Ocotillo development in south Chandler. The locally owned restaurant takes over

Goody’s Cafe, an all-day diner serving American comfort foods and Mexican favorites, has opened on the northeast corner of Dobson and Baseline (map) in southwest Mesa. The family-owned restaurant takes over the long-closed Coco’s Bakery & Restaurant. Goody’s breakfast menu focuses

Scramble, a locally owned chain of breakfast-and-lunch restaurants, has opened its first East Valley location near Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on the northwest corner of Lakeshore and Baseline in south Tempe. It’s the popular fast-casual concept’s fourth location, joining two in Phoenix

Happy Kitchen Chinese Restaurant, which offers a lengthy menu of Americanized Chinese dishes, has opened on the southwest corner of Power and Baseline in east Mesa. Popular stir-fry dishes, such as sweet and sour pork, kung pao beef, and cashew chicken,

Asian-Mexican fusion cuisine is a rarity, so when Chino Bandito closed its longtime Chandler location in 2014 you may have thought the East Valley would never see such a combination again. But you would have been wrong. Panda Libre Infused Restaurant

Don’t look now, but Maskadores Taco Shop seems to be quietly taking over the East Valley. The local chain of Mexican wrestling (lucha libre) themed eateries has opened its fifth East Valley location on the northwest corner of Dobson and Chandler Boulevard in

Hamachi Asian Bistro & Sushi is the latest restaurant to try its luck in the much-turned-over space behind Burger King on the northwest corner of Country Club and the U.S. 60 in Mesa. Previous occupants of the strip-mall space included

I’m a little behind schedule on this one: La Morena Mexican Food opened several weeks ago on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Guadalupe in Gilbert. It takes over the space that formerly was home to Thai restaurant Siam Orchid.

Word of Mouth Grill, a family-run catering service specializing in American barbecue and Argentine grilled meats, has opened a restaurant on the southwest corner of McClintock and Elliot in south Tempe. Owner Demetrious Matel has been catering barbecue in the Valley

PDQ, a Florida-based fast-food chain specializing in chicken tenders and chicken nuggets, opens its first East Valley location at 10:30 a.m.  Sunday, Jan. 20, on the southwest corner of Warner and Priest in south Tempe. It’s located between Panera Bread and Tilted Kilt. The

It looks like Kazbar in Old Town Scottsdale will continue to live on. The iconic Kazimierz Wine Bar, which closed in October (along with its equally famous sibling, Cowboy Ciao), will reopen Thursday, Jan. 24, as Kazimierz Wine and Whiskey Bar.

Teriyaki Madness in Chandler will give away 200 free entrees Friday, Jan. 18, in a ‘‘sneak peek’’ of Sunday’s grand opening on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Ocotillo. The first 100 people to come in between 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

MXSW reader Cliff noticed construction workers have gutted the long-closed Logan’s Roadhouse at SanTan Village Marketplace in Gilbert, and he wondered what new business was moving in. I’m sorry to report it’s not a restaurant. According to the building permit filed with

Mingle+Graze, which describes itself as ‘‘a cheese bar and kitchen,’’ has opened in the former Wimpy’s Paradise space on San Marcos Place in downtown Chandler. The small eatery is the brainchild of Mahfam Moeeni-Alarcon and her husband, Cristobal (pictured), who also own specialty

Rapha Tea, a Taiwanese boba tea house and Vietnamese sandwich shop, has opened on the northeast corner of Dobson and Chandler in Chandler. The menu features five ‘‘original’’ milk teas and 18 flavored milk teas, as well as coffees, juices, and

Wild Elk Den, a mom-and-pop restaurant specializing in wild game meats, has opened on the southwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler. It takes over a former patio furniture store in a building behind (east) of popular Hoosiers Cafe. It’s the

ComicX, a Mexico-based chain of comic book-themed restaurants, will open its first U.S. location this summer at Desert Ridge Marketplace in northeast Phoenix. The family-friendly restaurant, bar, and store will occupy an 8,000 square-foot space between Sweet Tomatoes and Majerle’s Sports Bar. ComicX debuted

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, a Texas-based chain of dine-in movie theaters, will launch its third East Valley location late this year on the southwest corner of Power and Ray in southeast Gilbert. The venue will have eight auditoriums with all-reserved seating

There’s Chicago-style pizza, Chicago-style hot dogs, and even Chicago-style barbecue. But is there such a thing as Chicago-style breakfast? We’ll find out Wednesday when Reggie and Setkia Memishovski, who ran their our own restaurant in Chicago for 21 years, open the