Category: New Restaurant Alert

I stopped at Ginger Monkey to get an update from owner Doug Collins on his latest project, which is taking shape in the former Whiskey Rose Saloon building on the southwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo. Although there’s still some construction

The Baked Bear, a San Diego-based chain of ice cream sandwich shops that made its Arizona debut in Scottsdale two months ago, is opening a second location in downtown Tempe. It’s taking over the space on the northwest corner of Mill and

Coconut’s Fish Café, a Hawaii-based fast-casual seafood chain, has opened its third Arizona location on the southwest corner of Alma School and Ocotillo in south Chandler. The concept features surfboard-shaped tables and specializes in fish tacos, seafood chowder, and grilled mahi

Hot on the heels of Lou Malnati’s move to the Valley, another iconic Chicago deep-dish pizza icon is headed to Arizona. Gino’s East, a Windy City institution since 1966, will move into a new building on the site of the recently

Spice Hut International Market, a south Asian grocery store and restaurant, has opened on the southwest corner of McQueen and Ocotillo in Chandler. The store sells fresh produce, baked goods, dairy products, ready-to-go foods, and even the latest Indian movies.

Black Rock Coffee Bar, a Portland-based coffeehouse chain that launched in 2008, will make its Arizona debut with three locations in the East Valley: The southwest corner of Alma School & Ocotillo in Chandler (pictured) The southwest corner of Arizona Avenue

Utah-based Kneaders Bakery & Café opens its 16th Arizona location – and 13th in the Valley – Friday on the northwest corner of 42nd Street and Indian School in Phoenix. The first 100 guests through the door Friday and Saturday will

California-based Ahipoki Bowl, a fast-casual Hawaiian poke restaurant, will open its second Arizona location Thursday southeast of the intersection of I-10 and Ray in west Chandler. The building, located on 54th Street in front of Bed Bath & Beyond, formerly was home to Federico’s

Seattle-based fast-casual chain MOD Pizza opens its 10th Valley location – and seventh in the East Valley – Thursday on the northwest corner of Cooper and Warner in Gilbert. The first 52 people in line will receive a free pizza. Others

One of Phoenix’s lesser-known gems, The Whining Pig, has opened a second location on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Williams Field in Gilbert. The small, neighborhood-focused beer and wine concept debuted in 2013 in north Phoenix. It quickly became

Fired Pie, an Arizona-based fast-casual pizza concept that debuted in 2013, opens its 16th Arizona location today on the southwest corner of Alma School and Ocotillo in Chandler. Fired Pie now will have four East Valley locations – two in

Mambo’s Dominican Kitchen – offering what it calls “a real taste of homemade Dominican food’’ – has opened (for a second time) on the southwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler. It takes over the former Mimita’s Cuban Cafe,

Moreno’s Mexican Grill is expanding with new locations in east Mesa and southeast Gilbert: Southwest corner of Higley and Chandler Heights inGilbert Southeast corner of Power and Main in Mesa The family-owned fast-casual chain began as a Sonoran hot dog cart

Natural Grocers, a Colorado-based health food chain whose mission is to make healthy eating more affordable, opens its second and third East Valley locations today in Gilbert. The stores are located at: South side of Baseline, just east of Gilbert Road

Moon China Bistro, a family-run Chinese restaurant, has opened on the southeast corner of Alma School and Queen Creek (behind McDonald’s) in south Chandler. It’s a spinoff of popular Moon China Restaurant, which opened on the northeast corner of Ironwood and Ocotillo

Fabrice and Mairead Buschtetz, owners of 15-month-old Cuisine & Wine Bistro in Gilbert, are opening a second location of their award-winning wine bar in the south Chandler space that formerly housed Cork and Earnest. Located on the northeast corner of Alma

When people find out I’m a full-time food blogger, their first question almost always is, ‘‘So what’s your favorite Valley restaurant?’’ I usually explain I like different restaurants for different things, but my favorite menu item, without a doubt, is the machaca

Perhaps this helps explain the abrupt closure and expansion of Pedal Haus Brewery in Tempe: The Phoenix Business Journal reports Pedal Haus owner Julian Wright has agreed to introduce a 24-tap self-serve craft beer wall for a beer garden at The Park, scheduled to

H Mart, a New Jersey-based chain of Asian megastores, will make its Arizona debut next year in the former Albertson’s on the southeast corner of Dobson and Main in Mesa. Last month, the Republic’s Dominic Armato broke the news H Mart appeared