Category: New Restaurant Alert

🍺 After nearly a year of delays, Formation Brewing finally has soft-opened on the southeast corner of Roosevelt and Fifth Street on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. The 10,000-square-foot, two-story brewery’s stunning interior features a sunken seating area beneath hovering

🌮 San Tan Valley is getting a brand-new taco hub, and they’re rolling out the red carpet with a fiesta. The Taco Spot opens its doors at 9 a.m. Friday on the northeast corner of Gary and Empire. Guests can

🥐☕️ Downtown Phoenix just scored a major win for pastry and coffee lovers. CP Coffee and Pâtisserie, the new concept from specialty coffee leader Julia Peixoto Peters and acclaimed baker Mark Chacón, has officially opened its doors, blending world-class pastries

🍣 Arcadia just scored a fresh new spot for serious sushi cravings. King Salmon Sushi, already a hit in midtown Phoenix, has opened its second Valley location – bringing its sleek vibe and pristine cuts of fish to the southeast

🥯 North Scottsdale just scored a fresh batch of bagels. New York Bagels N Bialys, an East Coast–style deli and bakery, has officially opened its newest location on the southeast corner of Hayden and Thompson Peak Parkway. It marks the

🥗 Sweetgreen makes its Arizona debut Tuesday at Scottsdale Quarter, and they’re celebrating in style – think live vinyl DJ sets, free Jeni’s Ice Cream, and complimentary succulents from Dig It Gardens, all happening from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The fast-casual

🐦‍⬛ Peoria just landed a stylish new dining destination. Sparrow, the latest concept from Valley-based Sky Restaurant Concepts, is now open at The Trailhead, a 40-acre mixed-use development at 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley. Led by co-owner and creative director

🍕 Crusty Pizza has opened its doors, bringing hand-tossed pies and a casual neighborhood vibe to the southwest corner of San Tan Boulevard and Grapefruit Drive in Queen Creek. It takes over the space formerly home to Fyre Subs in the

🎣 Scottsdale Fashion Square just hooked a big one: Catch, the buzzed-about seafood and steakhouse concept with outposts in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, has officially dropped anchor in Arizona. Known for its glittering interiors, lively vibe, and

🥢 Pepper Lunch, a Japanese “fast-steak” chain with more than 540 locations in 17 countries, makes its long-awaited Arizona debut Saturday at the brand-new University Gateway Building near the southeast corner of Mill and University in Tempe. Founded in 1994,

🦆 Maggie’s Lounge – a chef-driven New American restaurant, bar, patio, and boutique named after a male duck – has opened in Apache Junction. It’s located just north of where Apache Trail splits (between Ironwood and Idaho). The eclectic menu

🥣 Bowl Lab, an health-focused eatery that describes itself as ‘‘where flavor meets intention,’’ has opened on the southwest corner of Olive and 43rd avenues in Glendale. The menu offers a variety of signature bowls, including the Mexican Sunrise, Southwest

🇮🇳 Arusuvai Kitchen, a small restaurant specializing in South Indian cuisine, has opened on the northeast corner of Dobson and Baseline in Mesa. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Chinese restaurant Lucky Wok. House specialities include Chettinad

🍔 ProteinHouse, a Las Vegas-based fast-casual concept focused on healthy eating, has opened its fourth Valley location on the southeast corner of Mill and University in Tempe. The all-day menu includes breakfast sandwiches, protein pancakes, salads, bowls, wraps, and burgers

🍦 Snowbird Ice Cream Co., Fountain Hills’ only dedicated ice cream shop, has opened on the southwest corner of Avenue of the Fountains and Verde River Drive. Founded by 21-year-old Fountain Hills resident Izaak Wontorski, the 860-square-foot shop features a

🍕 Old Town Pizza, a family-run restaurant specializing in New York-style pizzas, has opened in Old Town Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to Crisp Premium Pizza near the southwest corner of Craftsman and Fifth Avenue. Besides thin-crust

🌮 Chilaquiles Modern Kitchen, a Mexican restaurant with two locations in Mesa, has launched a third on the southwest corner of John Wayne Parkway and Smith Enke in Maricopa. The signature dish, obviously, is chilaquiles, available with red sauce, green

🍺 The Original Arcadia Tavern, a reimagined version of the actual original that closed in 202, has opened in the former Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers space on the northwest corner of Indian School and 40th Street in east Phoenix. The

🌮 Zona Cantina & Cocina, a Mexican restaurant that debuted in northeast Mesa in 2022, has soft-opened a second location with a limited menu and hours in Gilbert. It takes over the former Holiday Toast & Tap, which closed in

 Lin’s Grand Buffet, an all-you-can-eat Asian-American buffet, has reopened its just-refurbished restaurant on the northeast corner of 75th Avenue and McDowell in west Phoenix. The renovations include an updated kitchen infrastructure, expansion of the sushi selection, and addition of new