Category: New Restaurant Alert

🇧🇷 Rodizio Grill, a Utah-based chain of all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouses that made its Arizona debut in Mesa in 2016, has opened a second Valley location in northeast Phoenix. It takes over the former Outback Steakhouse building in front of the

🍺 Four Corners Taphouse, a new elevated sports bar from Westside Concepts, has opened on the southwest corner of Lake Pleasant Parkway and Happy Valley in Peoria. The hospitality group’s other West Valley concepts include Haymaker, Copper & Sage, Cantina Gueros, Maple

🥗 Urban Fraiche Restaurant, a farm-to-table Mediterranean eatery focused on healthy ingredients, has opened on the southeast corner of Central and Camelback in uptown Phoenix. The space formerly was home to Oak on Camelback, but probably is best-known for Oak’s

🥕 Desert Roots Kitchen, a popular vegan cafe serving globally inspired cuisine made from local ingredients, has reopened in a new location. After 13 years in downtown Tempe, the deli-style eatery closed last month after being hit with a huge

🍨 Idaho-based Stella’s Ice Cream has made its Arizona debut at Verde at Cooley Station on the southwest corner of Williams Field and Recker in Gilbert. The menu offers a dozen core ‘‘classic’’ flavors and introduces a new seasonal flavor every month.

😎 Vybe – an immersive restaurant with wall-to-wall video imagery, roaming performers, and rotating DJs – has opened at The Forum entertainment complex on the west side of Gilbert Road about halfway between Germann and Queen Creek in south Chandler. A globally

The Burger Joint 🍔 The Burger Joint, a family-run ghost kitchen offering burgers and chicken sandwiches, has opened in the Tempe Food Court just south of Tempe Marketplace. Prime beef is ground fresh in-house every day, and all sauces are made

🍜 Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle, a global chain specializing in the cuisine of its namesake southwestern Chinese province, has made its Arizona debut on the northeast corner of Dobson and Broadway in east Mesa. It shares a building with Koreatown in front

🥙 Authentic German-style döner sandwiches have arrived in the Valley thanks to a new eatery, Kings Döner, in the Albertson’s plaza on the southeast corner of Cave Creek and Union Hills in north Phoenix. Döner kebab – seasoned meat sliced

Shatera 🥙 Shatera, a counter-service Mediterranean restaurant offering halal shawarma and kabobs, has opened at Verde at Cooley Station near the southwest corner of Williams Field and Recker in Gilbert. It’s situated between Hash Kitchen and Vitality Bowls. The menu

🍛 Mostly mired in mediocrity for decades, Indian food options in the Valley are noticeably on the upswing. In just the past year, we’ve seen noteworthy newcomers ranging from fine dining (Indibar and Peacock in Scottsdale) to pizzerias (Curry N

🌯 Coming soon to a Circle K near you – Burrito Express? The convenience store and the East Valley-based Mexican chain are partnering on a ‘‘hub-and-spokes’’ model in which Circle K will host central kitchens that will support smaller delivery

☕️ Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar opens its second Surprise location at 5 a.m. Friday on the northwest corner of 163rd Avenue and Pat Tillman Boulevard. To celebrate the grand opening, guests will receive a limited=edition Arizona sticker. It’s Black

🥟 Bing Bistro, a Chinese restaurant specializing in handmade dumplings and noodles, has opened in north Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to Veggie Village in the Best Buy plaza on the southeast corner of Hayden and Frank

 Cali Tacos, a California-based chain that recently added a location in Glendale, also has opened one on the southwest corner of Lindsay and Main in east-central Mesa. The menu offers tacos on a choice of corn or flour tortillas ($2.49-$3.99),

🍚 Good Fortune, a Chinese restaurant that also offers some Japanese and Thai dishes, has opened on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak in north Scottsdale. Besides Americanized Chinese dishes – think sweet and sour pork and orange

🍎 Six Byrd Cider has opened a second Valley taproom at its new production facility in Tempe. The cidery, which offers a rotating selection of up to 75 ciders  every year, was founded in 2019 in Tempe by Jared, Eric,

🍕 Arizona Pizza Company has opened its third Valley location on the southeast corner of Bell and 75th Avenie in Peoria. In addition to 12-, 14-, and 16-inch pizzas, the menu offers appetizers, salads, wings, subs, and desserts. The brand