Category: New Restaurant Alert

Mesa now has two Culver’s. The second opened today on Greenfield, just south of U.S. 60. The iconic Wisconsin-based burger chain opened its first East Valley restaurant on Country Club, just south of U.S. 60, in April 2008. The only other

La Fonda Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, whose longtime north Tempe location was razed last month, has reopened in the former Chuy’s building on the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline in south Tempe. Hours are limited from noon to 8

After several days of “friends and family” events, Parisian-inspired Crepe Bar holds its grand opening for the public Saturday. The new Tempe eatery, located at Rural and Elliot, is the bricks-and-mortar transformation of owner Jeff Kraus‘ food truck Truckin’ Good Food.

Deer Garden Signatures, a build-your-own-combo noodle house, has replaced Chicken Noodle House at Mekong Plaza in Mesa, according to the Republic. The plaza also has added a hot-pot room to its prolific food court. Unlike most hot-pot spots, which typically

, the downtown Scottsdale sushi lounge and saki bar, has opened a second location on the southwest corner of Alma School and Germann in Chandler. The strip-mall space has housed a number of restaurants in the past few years, including

Togo’s, a West Coast sandwich chain with more than 250 locations, has returned to Arizona with a new restaurant on the northeast corner of McQueen and Guadalupe in Gilbert. The menu features hot and cold sandwiches, salads, wraps, and soups.

The owner of Robbie Fox’s Public House in downtown Tempe has opened a 1960s-style breakfast diner, called Devil’s Diner, next door – not to be confused with the ASU campus eatery of the same name. The Mill Avenue diner is

Gelato Dolce Vita owners Walter and Martha Bergamaschi (pictured) have opened Dolce Vita Italian Grocer next door to their east Mesa gelato shop. The grocery sells Italian meats and cheeses, pastas, olive oils, marmalade, honey, and cookies, the Republic reports. You also can order

ATL Wings Your Way, a chicken wings concept that started in Atlanta and has a couple locations in Illinois, opens at 11 a.m. today on the northeast corner of McQueen and Elliot, next to Filiberto’s, in Gilbert. The restaurant offers

Looks like Zipps Sports Grill is moving into the former Michael’s Pasta and Steakhouse building on the southwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo. It’ll be Zipps’ second location in Chandler – the other at McClintock and Ray is the Valley

Loco Patron Mexican Grill, which already has locations in Scottsdale and Ahwatukee, is adding another. A third restaurant will open in the eight-story Tempe Gateway building on the northeast corner of Mill and Third Street in downtown Tempe. The 5,000-square-foot

Downtown Scottsdale’s is opening a second location, taking over the former Ninja Sushi space on the southwest corner of Alma School and Germann in Chandler. Pearl describes itself as a combination of “modern sushi and fabulous cocktails.” The menu features sashimi,

Raising Cane’s Chicken Finger’s, a national chain that started in Baton Rouge, La., will make its East Valley debut in August. The new location will be on the northeast corner of Rural and University in Tempe. It will be the

Babbo Italian, a local chain of contemporary Italian restaurants, opened its fifth Valley location Monday on the northwest corner of Ray and Rural in Tempe. It’s the first in the East Valley. The menu offers 29 pasta dishes starting with

Can’t Stop Smokin’ BBQ, which announced last week it would open this Thursday, pulled a surprise and opened its doors today. The New Mexico import – its only other locations are in Alamogordo and Ruidoso – offers what it calls