Category: New Restaurant Alert

Cornish Pasty Co., the Tempe eatery that introduced Arizonans to the English version of the calzone, has opened its long-awaited location on the northeast corner of Mill and Fifth Street in downtown Tempe. Located less than a mile from the original

Last month, MXSW broke the news about Burger Theory, a new burger-and-beer concept from Holiday Inn, making its Arizona debut near Sky Harbor in March. Well, it’s opening this Saturday adjacent to the Holiday Inn at 44th Street and McDowell north of

Less than a month after making its Arizona debut at Scottsdale Fashion Square, New York City-based Shake Shack opens its second Valley location at 11 a.m. today at Uptown Plaza in Phoenix. Earlier: Shake Shack opens 1st AZ location in

Bella Gusto Urban Pizzeria, one of this year’s new East Valley restaurants I’m most excited about, opened today on the southwest corner of Alma School and Warner in Chandler. It takes over the space at the sound end of the strip mall

Former Arizona Cardinals defensive end Andre Wadsworth has put sacks behind him and now is focusing on scoops. Scoops of ice cream, that is. Wadsworth is teaming up with real estate expert Ryan Zeleznak to open up to 20 franchises for California-based Creamistry,

The Great Pho King, one of the Valley’s more popular food trucks, opens a bricks-and-mortar restaurant, Pho King Kitchen, today in south Scottsdale. It takes over the former La Fontana Italian restaurant on the northeast corner of Hayden and Thomas.

Oregano’s Pizza Bistro, which opened its 16th Arizona restaurant in Queen Creek in October, is setting its sights on east Mesa this year. The local chain is taking over the former Old Chicago Pizza that closed last June on the southeast corner of Superstition Springs

Binkley’s Restaurant, the 11-year-old Cave Creek restaurant considered by many to be the best in Arizona, will close its doors for good sometime this summer. Chef/owner Kevin Binkley also will close his three-year-old Bink’s Midtown in Phoenix, and reopen it this fall

Airport hotels usually aren’t known for their restaurants. Holiday Inn is hoping to change that. The chain began rolling out its own craft-burgers-and-beer concept last year. Dubbed Burger Theory, the eateries focus on house-made burgers blended from chuck, brisket, and short

For years, I wondered why Sam Fox hadn’t opened a restaurant in Gilbert. The town’s demographics seemed perfect for several of his numerous concepts, particularly Sauce Pizza & Wine and Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar. Now, Gilbert finally is about to

Bobby Q’s Great Steaks and BBQ was just named one of the Top 100 Places to eat in the U.S. for 2016 by Yelp, and East Valley residents soon won’t have to journey to west Phoenix to enjoy its food. Bobby

Shake Shack, the popular New York City-based chain that began as a single burger stand – has announced its first Arizona location will open at 11 a.m. next Friday, Feb. 26, at Scottsdale Fashion Square on the northwest corner of Scottsdale

The Living Room wine cafe & lounge is opening a fourth location. The new one will be right next to the AMC Ahwatukee 24 movie theaters on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray. The owners are hoping to open

Bacus Bros. Hot Dogs & Beer opened Wednesday on the southwest corner of Mill and Fourth Street in downtown Tempe. It takes over the former Silver Mine Subs just off Hayden Square Amphitheater. Ironically, the eatery’s signature menu item isn’t

R.T. O’Sullivan’s Sports Grill, which had three active Mesa locations as recently as 2012, now is down to just one. The sports bar has shut down its location on the southwest corner of Stapley and U.S. 60. According to a sign

Square One Concepts – perhaps best known for its popular Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers restaurants – will debut a new concept next month in Old Town Scottsdale. Crab & Mermaid Fish Shop will open Saturday, March 19, on the west side

Green Corner, a family-run Mediterranean restaurant, has opened on the northeast corner of Alma School and Southern in the so-called Fiesta District of Mesa. It takes over the former Oma’s Place in the same strip mall that’s home to Boulders on Southern

MAD Greens, a Denver-based fast-casual concept that specializes in create-your-own salads, will open its fifth Valley location Wednesday at Dana Park on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa. Founded in 2004, MAD Greens made its Arizona debut last

Over Easy, a chain of local breakfast eateries perhaps best-known from an appearance on the Food Network’s ‘‘Diners Drive Ins & Dives,’’ has closed its location at The Yard at Farmer Arts District near downtown Tempe. That Over Easy had opened just

Worth Takeaway, a sandwich shop featuring locally sourced and house-made ingredients, celebrates its grand opening today and Saturday on Main Street west of Robson in downtown Mesa. It takes over the former Urban Picnic sandwich shop that closed last year. The