Category: New Restaurant Alert

Tuesday night ramen is getting a restaurant of its own. Josh Hebert, chef at Scottsdale improvisational restaurant Posh, is opening a ramen shop called Hot Noodles, Cold Sake this summer. Dominic Armato broke the news on AZCentral.com, where Hebert says he’s been looking

Back in February, MXSW broke the news The Living Room would open its fourth Arizona wine bar in Ahwatukee at the end of May. It appears to be right on schedule. Assuming there are no problems with final inspections, the location is

Hard to believe it’s been less than two years since MOD Pizza opened its first Arizona store in Gilbert. Friday, the Seattle-based chain opens its 10th Valley location next to Trader Joe’s on the southeast corner of 40th Street and Chandler Boulevard in

Made-to-order ice cream sandwiches seem to be a hot trend in the Valley. Slickables debuted in downtown Tempe in 2012 and was so successful it added a spinoff location in downtown Mesa last year. Earlier this year, downtown Chandler welcomed Ice

If you want to be among the first to dine at Barrio Cafe Gran Reserva, one of the Valley’s most-anticipated new restaurants, get your dialing finger ready. Gran Reserva begins taking reservations at 10 a.m. Wednesday. That’s also when you’ll

Los Taquitos Mexican Grill, a family-run, fast-casual eatery, opened its fourth Valley location today on the southeast corner of the 101 and Ray in Chandler. It takes over the building that formerly housed the short-lived Burger 21, which closed last year when the local

The wait finally is over for Chicago deep-dish pizza fans in the Valley. Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria officially opens its doors to the public at 4 p.m. today in the Uptown Plaza Shopping Center on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback in Phoenix.

Downtown Gilbert’s newest restaurant, Nico Heirloom Kitchen, will open its doors at 3 p.m. Saturday at the new Heritage Marketplace. Nico is the brainchild of chef Gio Osso, a Gilbert resident who named the restaurant after his young son, and

Creamistry – a California-based concept that uses liquid nitrogen to create made-to-order ice cream – has opened its first Arizona location on the southeast corner of Camelback and Marshall Way in Scottsdale. Creamistry makes several types of ice cream – including premium, organic, Greek

Mellow Mushroom, an Atlanta-based chain started by three college students in 1974, has opened its third East Valley location on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline in Mesa. The barn-like pizzeria – 7,200 square feet plus a 2,000-square-foot patio – sits

Maryland-based Fractured Prune Doughnuts continues to expand its footprint in Arizona. The chain will open its seventh location May 17 at Santan Village shopping center in Gilbert. The shop is between Dairy Queen and Van’s, just east of Dillard’s, at the north

La Casa de Juana, a pretty solid Mexican restaurant that’s kinda flown under many people’s radar since opening in 2014, has opened a second location. The original is located on the southeast corner of McClintock and Elliott (in the parking lot

Nico, the newest addition to downtown Gilbert’s burgeoning dining scene, has announced it will open Saturday, May 14. It will join recently opened Zinburger, Pomo Cucina & Pizzeria, Barrio Queen, and Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles at the new Heritage Marketplace. Chef-owner Gio Osso is best-known for Virtù,

Hurricane Grill & Wings, which opened on the northeast corner of I-10 and Chandler Boulevard in Chandler in October 2014, has closed. The Florida-based chain sported a beach-themed decor and specialized in chicken wings in 35 flavors ranging from ancho

Slim Chickens, an Arkansas-based fast-casual chain, will make its Arizona debut with a couple of locations in the East Valley. The concept offers chicken tenders, chicken wings, and even chicken and waffles (pictured). Sides include fries, fried okra, fried pickles,

Fine dining may be on the ropes nationwide, but there are diehards determined to keep the experience alive in an ever-more-casual restaurant world. One of those is chef Branden Levine, whose new fine-dining venue, Sel Restaurant, had its soft opening Sunday

So long, Tony Sacco’s. Hello, Toscany’s. Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza, which opened on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in Chandler in November 2014, has changed its name to Toscany’s. The change came after the pizzeria broke

Jamie Votaw and Ariana Cooper met because their kids play soccer together. Little did they realize their friendship would lead to a red-hot business partnership. In fact, it was on a soccer trip that they visited an ice cream sandwich shop.

Earnest, the south Chandler concept that evolved from fine-dining restaurant Cork, will close next week, owner-chef Danielle Morris announced via social media and email over the weekend: ‘‘While we’ve enjoyed your company through many years and the gracious community support