Category: New Restaurant Alert

Huss Brewing, which launched its brewery and taproom in south Tempe in 2013, is adding a second taproom on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback in Phoenix. The taproom will join the recently opened Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, Shake Shack, and

Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria, a family-run operation with three locations, all in the East Valley, has moved its original Chandler location, but only across the street. Earlier: Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria moving to larger Chandler location The pizzeria, which debuted

The Casual Pint, a Tennessee-based chain of craft beer bar-store hybrids, has released the tap list for its grand opening at 4 p.m. Friday on the southwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler’s Ocotillo neighborhood. The franchise, owned

Zesty Zzeek’s Pizza & Wings, a family-run casual pizzeria, has opened its third East Valley location on the northwest corner of McQueen and Warner in Chandler. Besides 12-, 16-, and 20-inch pizzas (starting at $9.49, $12.49, and $18.49, respectively), Zzeeks’ menu

Denver-based Tacos Tequila Whiskey will open its first out-of-state location on the northwest corner of 40th Street and Indian School in east Phoenix next spring. Owner and chef Kevin Morrison (who previously co-founded Spicy Pickle sub shops) launched the concept, then

Cuisine & Wine Bistro will hold the grand opening of its second location – in the former Cork space on the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler – on Sunday, Aug. 28. Earlier: Cuisine & Wine Bistro

AZ Central reports chef Claudio Urciuoli (pictured) is leaving Noble Bread and will partner with Omar Alvarez of Tortas Paquime on a new restaurant opening later this year. The vagabond chef headed several prestigious Valley kitchens – Taggia, Prado, Chris Bianco’s Italian Restaurant, and Noca

Earlier this summer, Scottsdale-based Grabbagreen announced it would open its first Southeast Valley location in Tempe by the end of this year. Earlier: Grabbagreens to open 5th Valley location later this year in Tempe Now it has announced a second SE Valley

A couple weeks ago, I reported The Casual Pint was targeting next Friday, Aug. 19, for its opening date in south Chandler. Earlier: The Casual Pint to make AZ debut next month Well, that date is looking pretty firm:

BLT Steak, part of a wave of high-dollar steakhouse chains that invaded the Valley eight years ago, will close Sept. 9. BLT – which stands for Bistro Laurent Tourondel, named for the founding celebrity chef – opened its Arizona location, replacing the venerable Chaparral Room at

The newest additions to the downtown Chandler dining scene – Modern Margarita and La Bocca Urban Pizzeria + Wine Bar – will open at 6 p.m. Friday on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and Boston Street. The two restaurants take over

It’s been a couple months since news broke that Macayo’s Mexican Restaurants was selling its flagship location in downtown Phoenix to a luxury-apartments developer and opening a new location in a repurposed auto shop next door. Now Macayo’s, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this

California-based The Habit Burger Grill makes its Gilbert debut next Wednesday at SanTan Village shopping center. Before doors officially open, though, Habit Burger will be giving away some free burgers. A lot of free burgers. The new Gilbert location, which

Last month, I told you Clever Koi would be opening a second location at the new Heritage Marketplace in downtown Gilbert around the end of the year. That estimate is turning out to be overly pessimistic. The Clever Koi now is

Valley-based Sauce Pizza & Wine hopes to open its first Gilbert location on the northeast corner of Gilbert Road and the Loop 202 in late September. ‘‘This may get pushed into early October, but we are hoping to stay on

Last month I wrote about Grand Blue, a new seafood concept from the three founders of the Valley-based Pita Jungle chain. Apparently that’s not the only new project with a Pita Jungle connection. According to Carey Sweet at AZ Central, Sam Ashek

Does the Valley’s appetite for Chicago-style deep-dish pizza have any limits? Giordano’s is the latest Chicago pizza icon to announce it’s coming to Arizona. It’s taking over the former Corner Bakery Cafe space on the southwest corner of 83rd Avenue and Bell in

A few weeks ago, a reader asked if I knew what was being built on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Williams Field in Gilbert. It looks like a fast-food restaurant with a triple drive-through, they thought. Turns out it’s

Salad and Go, a Gilbert-based chain of drive-though salad bars, continues its steady expansion with a pair of Mesa locations scheduled to open in the next few months. Roushaun Cristofellis and her husband launched the concept in 2013 as a healthy

Rancho de Tia Rosa in Gilbert has reopened under new ownership, just two months after previous owners Dennis and Liz Sirrine closed the five-year-old Mexican restaurant in the wake of their management group’s bankruptcy filing. No word yet on who the new owners