Category: New Restaurant Alert

🍕 Federal Pizza, which debuted in uptown Phoenix in 2012, launches a second location at 11 a.m. Tuesday at PV, the revitalized former Paradise Valley Mall, in northeast Phoenix. The Upward Projects concept – a sibling to Postino Wine Café,

🇮🇳 Veda Indian Cuisine, an elevated restaurant offering regional classics and contemporary dishes, has opened in the Best Buy plaza on the southwest corner of the 101 and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. Menu highlights include chicken malai kebobs,

🌍 Mercy’s Kitchen, a restaurant offering West African cuisine prepared by Ghanaian chefs, has opened in Gilbert. It takes over the former Thai Chili space on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Baseline. Signature dishes include: Jollof, a dish

🥥 New Jersey-based Playa Bowls celebrates the grand opening of its fifth Valley location Saturday on the southeast corner of I-10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye. Doors open at 8 a.m. and the first 50 guests receive a free bowl

🍳 Scottsdale-based brunch concept Over Easy is celebrating the opening of its 18th location Saturday near the southeast corner of I-10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye with two days of specials. Saturday and Sunday, diners can enjoy a penny mimosa

🧋 Yifang Taiwan Fruit Tea, a global chain with more than 1,500 locations, has made its Arizona debut in the former Taiwan Mama space, just north of Silver Lake Ramen, on the northeast corner of Rural and University in Tempe.

🧁 Sweet Impastries – a gluten-free gourmet bakery inspired by Chök, a well-known chocolate kitchen and pastelarîa in Barcelona, Spain – has opened on the southwest corner of Val Vita and Elliot in Gilbert. Owner Dana Scott was so impressed by

🥙 Mediterranean restaurants generally are viewed as healthier (and often more affordable) options for diners, so it’s no surprise that several new ones have launched in all areas of the Valley. Caroun Restaurant, which has been serving Mediterranean and Middle

🥟 Uncle Bao – a sibling of Uncle Panda, a popular dumpling and noodle house that debuted in Glendale in 2023 – has opened in Ahwatukee. The casual Chinese restaurant takes over the space formerly home to Japanese restaurant Tabe-Mono

🍑 The Peach Cobbler Factory, a Tennessee-based dessert shop chain, has made its Arizona debut in the space formerly home to The Paleta Bar on the northeast corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in Chandler. As its name suggest, cobbler is the signature

🍚 OG Poke, a popular Hawaiian-style poke concept in Portland, Ore., has opened a second location on the northeast corner of McKellips and Miller in south Scottsdale. Hawaii native Kevin Castillo debuted OG Poke next to Portland State University in

🍽️ Anhelo, chef and owner Ivan Jacobo’s well-regarded fine-dining restaurant in downtown Phoenix, has moved into its new home in Old Town Scottsdale. It’s located on the southeast corner of Goldwater and First Avenue between America’s Taco Shop and Arcadia

🍔 King and Cardinal, a 100% halal fast-casual concept specializing in Indian burgers, chaat platters, and Irani chai, has opened on the southeast corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe. Its huge menu is inspired by the street foods of

🍚 Hawaiian Bros Island Grill, a Kansas City-based chain of fast-casual restaurants, has opened its seventh Valley location on the northeast corner of 99th Avenue and McDowell in Avondale. The menu offers Island-style plate lunches with your choice of protein (chicken

🍝 Dolce Italia by MEKK, a European-inspired bakery and cafe, has opened on the northwest corner of Second Street and McKinley in downtown Phoenix. The family-run business – MEKK is the initials of the owners and their two children –

🥩 Kaboui, a high-end Japanese steakhouse, has opened at The Remi, a new boutique hotel in Old Town Scottsdale. It’s located on Buckboard Trail just south of Camelback (across the street from the W Scottsdale) How high-end? How about a

🌮 Tacos El Jefe, a family-run restaurant specializing in Mexico City-style street tacos, has opened on the northeast corner of 19th Avenue and Northern in north Phoenix. The concept is not related to El Jefe Tacos, which has two locations

🌮 Random AF Taqueria, a small counter-service Mexican eatery, has opened inside the North East Market liquor store near the southeast corner of 32nd Street and Thomas in Phoenix. Tacos, burros, and quesadillas come with a choice of carne asada,

🌮 Lujos Cocina Mexicana, a counter-service restaurant offering elevated Mexican food, has opened on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Elliot in Gilbert. It takes over the space formerly home to Hunberto’s Mexican Food. The interior has been redecorated

⚾️ Taiwan-based Taroko Sports – a baseball-focused family entertainment center with TVs and food and drink – has soft-opened its second U.S. location at Mesa Riverview. The 18,000-square-foot indoor complex features batting cages, pitching mounds, and computerized swing analyzers for