Category: New Restaurant Alert

Postino Winecafe will open its new Tempe location, dubbed Postino Annex, in the historic ASU Art Annex building next Wednesday, Oct. 1. Located at 615 S. College Avenue – about 100 yards southwest of Sun Devil Stadium – it will be the

Butcher Block Meats, a family-owned butcher shop, has opened on the southwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo Road in south Chandler. It takes over the former Tropical Smoothie Cafe space in a building shared with Yogis Grill and long-defunct NY54

AZ Pho & Grill, a stylish Vietnamese restaurant, has opened on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek roads in south Chandler. The space previously was home to Natalia’s 1912, which closed in July. As its name implies, AZ

Goodbye, giant iguana. If you’ve cruised down Alma School Road in Chandler lately, you may have noticed something new. Or, rather, something missing. After 14 years, Iguana Mack’s Bar & Grill has removed the iconic lizard metal sculpture from its

Crust Pizza, which had announced plans to open in downtown Chandler last year, is back again. This time, the locally based chain is moving into the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort and Hotel. Last summer, Crust agreed to take over

ZK Grill, a local chain of Mediterranean eateries, opens its fourth Valley location today on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Guadalupe in Gilbert. From today through Sept. 18, customers will receive 50% off their bill at the new location,

An MXSW reader reminds me I’ve yet to mention Cogburn’s sports bar and grill in Gilbert opened a spinoff location last month on Power, south of Ray, in southeast Gilbert. The original Cogburn’s opened in August 2011 in the former Payton’s

Proving East Valley diners are hungry for a healthy alternative to traditional fast food, Salad and Go has opened its third Gilbert location on the southeast corner of Higley and Williams Field. The drive-through eateries were launched by Gilbert resident Roushan

After 10 years in Old Town Scottsdale, Stingray Sushi closed its doors over the weekend. But the stylish restaurant and lounge plans to open a new location on the southeast corner of I-10 and Ray in Chandler. “We’ve been eyeing

The Sushi Room in Chandler took advantage of the holiday weekend to rechristen itself with a new name: Rock Lobster. The Downtown Ocotillo restaurant. which opened in October 2011, also has added three teppanyaki grills where iron griddles are used

Now we know what will be taking over The Big Bang dueling-pianos bar in downtown Tempe: A new nightclub and pizzeria called Rck Cty. The new vowel-challenged venue, pronounced “Rock City,” will have a variety of entertainment, including live bands, karaoke,

Arizona’s newest brewery – Dubina Brewing Company – held its soft opening last night on the northeast corner of 67th Avenue and Bell Road in Glendale. Dubina, run by the father-and-son team of Jim and Jared Dubina, specializes in Czech-style beers,

The rich are getting richer: Pomo Cucina & Pizzeria Napoletana is the latest acclaimed restaurant setting its sights on downtown Gilbert. Pomo will join Zinburger, Barrio Queen, and Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles in Gilbert’s new Heritage Marketplace, scheduled to open this fall. Arizona

Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Pizza, a fast-expanding Florida-based chain, is opening its first Arizona location in the Bashas’ center on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights roads in south Chandler. Similar to the well-known Grimaldi’s chain, Tony Sacco’s

Wood-oven pizza kitchen Via has become the latest restaurant casualty on the southwest corner of Greenfield and Warner in Gilbert. The building had been home to a short-lived Tutti Santi location before Via took over in January. But this dark cloud has

NYPD Pizza opens its 12th Valley location today on the northwest corner of Mill and Third Street – right in front of the light-rail station – in downtown Tempe. To celebrate, the pizzeria is providing free parking today on all

Snooze, an A.M. Eatery – a Denver-based chain of breakfast restaurants – is doubling down on the East Valley. Besides opening a location in downtown Gilbert this fall (see story), it now plans to add another at ASU. The Tempe

After two weeks of renovations, former fine-dining restaurant Cork reopens at 5 p.m. today with a new menu, new look, and new name, Earnest. Cork opened in 2008 on the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south

Opa Life Greek Cafe will open Saturday in the former My Big Fat Greek Express strip-mall space on the southeast corner of Mill and Baseline in south Tempe. The new concept appears to be some type of unannounced rebranding of the