Category: New Restaurant Alert

The restaurant, which opened at 3 p.m. today, takes over the former Uncle Bear’s Bar & Grill on the northeast corner of Dobson and Germann. CB&C debuted in north Scottsdale in 2011. A second location opened in Old Town Scottsdale

It’s likely just a week or so (depending on inspections) until the venue – a pizzeria, wine lounge, and craft beer bar – opens its doors on Main Street, just west of Goldwater (map). One of the remaining tasks: Installation

The San Diego-based chain opened its 15th restaurant – and first outside of California – on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Southern this morning. The breakfast menu offers a dozen specialty omelets and a half-dozen types of eggs Benedict, as

After nearly 12 years on the southeast corner of Mill and Fifth Street in Tempe, the popular basement piano bar unexpectedly announced last August it would close a week later. Owner Austin Walter replaced The Big Bang with a new

After a couple months of construction delays, a spinoff of the iconic Phoenix restaurant finally joins Zinburger at the new Heritage Marketplace building in downtown Gilbert. The original Lo-Lo’s was opened in 2002 by Larry “Lo-Lo” White, whose grandmother had her

FrinGo’s Kitchen, a family-owned Puerto Rican restaurant, opens its doors at 11 a.m. today on the northwest corner of Alma School and Warner in Chandler. It takes over the space that formerly housed Tumi Fine Peruvian, which recently relocated a mile

If you find yourself hungry and stuck in the far Southeast Valley – the far, far, far Southeast Valley – Skyline Pizza has opened in San Tan Valley. The pizzeria takes over the former Mama Nina Pizza on the northwest

In its ongoing quest to cover every square mile in the East Valley, BoSa Donuts opens yet another location Friday – this one on the southeast corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in south Chandler. As usual, you can stop by

The East Valley can never have enough pie shops, so I was happy when MXSW reader Tom Yost tipped me off Pies-N-More has opened on the southwest corner of Power and Baseline in east Mesa. The ’50s-themed shop offers five

Bourbon Jacks, the self-proclaimed “urban country” restaurant and bar in downtown Chandler, has opened a spinoff location on Scottsdale Road and the 101 in north Scottsdale. The Chandler location opened in September 2012. Like the original, the new Bourbon Jacks offers a

Just in time for Mardi Gras, the East Valley is getting a new Creole/Cajun restaurant. Creole Cajun Bistro is taking over the former Cove Grill space on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights (well-hidden behind the CVS Pharmacy).

The 2,000-square-foot fast-casual restaurant is opening on the northeast corner of Alma School and Southern, next to the new Boulders on Southern. Stufrageous will have 10 specialty burgers – 6-ounce patties stuffed with a variety of fillings – as well as

Back in October, I broke the news that Jim and Jason Ebel, founders of Chicago’s Two Brothers Brewing, were going to open a spinoff brewery in downtown Scottsdale. At 3 p.m. today, Two Brothers Tap House & Brewery opens its doors

Carlo Ventura and Emile Frances might seem unlikely business partners. He’s a 60-something Italian who’s spent the last 25 years managing at Valley resorts. She’s a 20-something Frenchwoman trained as an optician. Together, though, they’ve opened Carlo and Emilie’s Gourmet Deli on the

Espo’s Mexican Food, an East Valley institution that closed last February after a 40-year run, is open again for business. And there’s a familiar name at the helm: longtime owner Leon Espinoza. Located on the southeast corner of McClintock and

Stone & Vine Urban Italian, a popular Scottsdale restaurant (pictured), is opening a spinoff location in the former Grimaldi’s Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria space in south Chandler. Grimaldi’s, located on the southwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek, closed last March. Stone

The grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17, on the southeast corner of Lindsay and Warner – directly across the street from neighborhood fave Brooklyn V’s Pizza. Family-run Sanfratello’s opened 45 years ago on Chicago’s South Side, where it is

Haven’t been able to get out there and check out the wine bar’s menu yet, but its doors opened at 4 p.m. today on Power Road just south of Pecos. It’s from the same people who own Sushi Creek in Queen

Just in time for today’s Fiesta Bowl, The Draft Sports Grill has opened in the former Buffalo Wild Wings space across Alma School Road from Fiesta Mall in Mesa. The 5,500-square-foot venue features a modern green-and-black decor with 34 large