Category: New Restaurant Alert

Sweetest Season Artisan Eatery, a full-service brunch and lunch restaurant, has opened in the former Miele’s Italian restaurant space on the southeast corner of McClintock and Guadalupe in south Tempe. It’s the second eatery for owners Todd and Melody Elkin, who opened Sweetest

Chris Bianco, one of Arizona’s best-known chefs and restaurateurs, finally has opened a restaurant in the East Valley. The Pizzeria Bianco founder and Tacos Chiwas owners Armando Hernandez and Nadia Holguin have taken over the two eateries at the Graduate Hotel near

Bongiorno Bagels, whose self-described mission is ‘‘to bring the authentic New York bagel and New York-style deli to Gilbert,’’ has opened on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Pecos. The owners are a pair of New York natives: John Bongiorno and

Looks like the Casa Reynoso empire has expanded to another generation: XJ’s Casa Reynoso has opened on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Ray in Gilbert. Antonio and Roberta Reynoso brought the Mexican restaurant concept to Tempe from Globe,

Yama Sushi House, a well-regarded Japanese restaurant that opened in central Phoenix in 2016, has launched a second location on the southwest corner of Alma School and Ray in Chandler. Its menu offers 14 specialty sushi rolls and 25 ‘‘classic’’ rolls, along

Maguro Sushi has opened in the former Wang’s Delight in the strip mall on the southeast corner of McClintock and Ray in Chandler. Besides sushi rolls, nigiri, and sashimi, Maguro’s menu includes ramen, yakisoba (stir-fry noodles), and fried rice. Hours are 11

Snakes & Lattes,  a Canadian-based ‘‘board game cafe’’ concept, has opened its first U.S. location in downtown Tempe. It takes over the former Z’Tejas building on Sixth Street, just west of Mill, which closed last October. Although many Valley coffeehouses and beer and

Illegal Pete’s, a Colorado-based Tex-Mex concept that’s generated controversy because of its name, has opened its first Valley location near the southeast corner of Mill and Fifth Street in downtown Tempe. It takes over the space that formerly was home

Galeto Brazilian Steakhouse, an award-winning restaurant in Oakland, Calif., is planning to go national. Its first stop? Chandler. Galeto currently is renovating the 7,575-square-foot building southeast of the I-10 and Ray that has housed several short-lived concepts over the past decade.

Is Old Chicago Pizzeria & Taproom making a comeback in the East Valley? The Colorado-based chain once operated several locations in the East Valley, but in recent years that number has dwindled to just one – off the U.S. 60 at

Now we know what’s taking over the recently vacated Wimpy’s Paradise space in downtown Chandler: Mingle+Graze, described as ‘‘a cheese bar and kitchen.’’ The focus will be artisanal cheese and charcuterie, specifically boards and platters to go or dine-in. Mingle+Graze also will

Red Mountain Bar & Grill has opened on the northeast corner of Power and McKellips in northeast Mesa. It takes over a remodeled space that formerly was home to BT’z Sports Bar. Hours are 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday,

Brooklyn V’s Pizza, which celebrates the five-year anniversary of its original Gilbert location on Thursday, is opening its third East Valley location in south Chandler. It’s taking over the former Ekletic Pie space right next to the busy Harkins theaters on the

Nobu, the iconic Japanese restaurant empire headed by celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa, is coming to Arizona. The group’s first Arizona location will open just outside Scottsdale Fashion Square’s luxury wing anchored by Neiman Marcus. “We look forward to bringing guests the

Gilbert’s downtown restaurant scene pushes southward today with the opening of Hundred North Bar Kitchen on the northwest corner of Gilbert Road and Bruce Avenue. The Mediterranean-influenced restaurant takes over the ground floor of the recently constructed building next to GCM Liquor.

One of Gilbert’s most-anticipated new restaurants of 2018 – Four Silos Craft Coffee & Beer House – opens today on the southeast corner of Higley and Elliot. The space in the Bashas’ plaza formerly was home to Yo Waffle. It seats 45

East Valley residents no longer have to travel to California to enjoy Korean-style shabu-shabu. Jin Shabu just opened in the Lee Lee International Supermarket plaza on the northeast corner of Dobson and Warner in Chandler. For those unfamiliar with shabu-shabu,

India’s Flame, a family-run restaurant specializing in the food of northern India, has opened on the southeast corner of Rural and the U.S. 60 in south Tempe. Chef-owner Surinder Singh is a 30-year veteran of Indian restaurants in the United States.

Cornish Pasty Company has popularized pasties in the East Valley since 2005. But CPC’s Tempe and Mesa locations no longer are the only places specializing in the British pocket sandwiches. Sonsons Pasty Company has just opened on the northeast corner of Recker and

Maskadores Taco Shop, a local chain of Mexican wrestling (lucha libre) themed eateries, has opened its fourth East Valley location on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek in south Chandler. The chain, which formerly was known as Mucha Lucha, also two locations