Category: New Restaurant Alert

🌮 Birria’s Mexican Food & Bar has opened in the former Filiberto’s building near the northeast corner of Hayden and McDowell in south Scottsdale. The friendly, family-run restaurant offers tacos, burritos, tortas, quesadillas, and tostadas. Two dozen combo plates are

🥘 Guru’s Indian Kitchen, a modern Indian restaurant with a full bar, has opened at Cannon Beach on the southeast corner of Power and Warner in southeast Mesa. The menu offer eight house curries, tandoori chicken, sheesh kebabs, and paneer

🐓 ChikPop, a fried chicken sandwich concept from the creators of FishPop, is the latest to join the ever-changing lineup at Tempe Eats food hall on the southeast corner of Mill and Southern. Korean-born chef Joon Chang launched FishPop in

🍔 Seven Brothers Burgers, a Hawaii-based chain started by seven brothers, has launched its second Valley location on the southeast corner of Happy Valley and 83rd Avenue in Peoria. Launched in Oahu in 2009, Seven Brothers made its Arizona debut

Someburros, a family-owned Mexican fast-casual chain, has opened its 17th location – and its first in Buckeye – on the southwest corner of I-10 and Verrado Way. The menu offers crispy and soft tacos, tostadas, enchiladas, quesadillas, and, of course,

🥐 Paris Baguette, a South Korea-based chain of bakery cafes, has opened its fourth Valley location near the northwest corner of Chandler and the 101 in Chandler. The menu offers a wide variety of cakes, breads, croquettes, croissants, donuts, cookies,

🎵 Morning Jam, a new breakfast and lunch concept combining upbeat ’80s & ’90s tunes, retro-diner charm, and American comfort food, has opened in the former Brekky Brunch space on the southwest corner of Alma School and Germann in south Chandler.

🦀 LA Crab Shack, a concept offering Louisiana-style seafood boils, raw and char-grilled oysters, and frozen cocktails, has opened its third Valley location on the southeast corner of 48th Street and Ray in Ahwatukee. What makes LA Crab Shack special?

🥐 Café Bliss, a fast-casual eatery with a bustling coffee bar and a food menu crafted for both casual mornings and leisurely brunches, has opened on the southeast corner of Palisades and Avenue of the Fountain in Fountain Hills. The

🐓 Dave’s Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based chain with celebrity backers like Drake, Samuel L. Jackson, and Maria Shriver, has opened its fourth Valley location at Goodyear’s downtown GSQ district. Known for its customizable spice spectrum – from “No Spice” all the

🍛 Exciting news for lovers of Indian food: Bahaara Indian Kitchen, which specializes in North Indian cuisine, has opened on the northwest corner of Rural and Ray in south Tempe. Backed by executive chef Jiten Sibal, an alum of the

🍨 Negranti Creamery – which offers small‑batch, farm-to-spoon ice cream crafted from sheep’s milk (as well as cow’s milk and vegan sorbet options) – has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Camelback and 32nd Street in Phoenix. Founded

🥙 There’s a new reason to head north to Cave Creek – and it’s wrapped in warm pita and dripping with garlicky tzatziki. Cave Creek Gyros has opened its doors on the southeast corner of Carefree Highway and Black Mountain

🥖 Philly has landed in Chandler – cheesesteaks, attitude, and all. Eddie’s Philly Cheesesteaks & Hoagies, a no-frills East Coast-style sandwich shop, has opened on the northwest corner of Dobson and Elliot, bringing a serious dose of South Philly swagger

🍷 MT Barrel, an elevated wine and craft beer bar, has opened at Park West on the northwest corner on Northern and the 101 in Peoria. The compact food menu offers a soup of the day, two salads, three sandwiches,

🇧🇷 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.