Category: New Restaurant Alert

🍺 Pedal Haus Brewery finally debuts its much-delayed biergarten concept today in downtown Mesa. The brewery’s fourth restaurant and taproom takes over the former Pit Stop auto body shop on the southwest corner of Main and Robson. The interior is just

✈️ Carry On, the much-anticipated 1960s-era airplane-inspired cocktail bar adjacent to sibling Wren & Wolf, takes flight tonight on the northwest corner of Central and Washington in downtown Phoenix. Much like an actual flight, you’ll need to book a ticket

🍎 The Kolache Cafe, an Ahwatukee bakery specializing in its namesake Czech pastries, soft-opens a second location today in Mesa. It takes over the space formerly home to Ike’s Love & Sandwiches near the northwest corner of Gilbert and Southern.

🥪 St. Louis-based Panera Bread opens its third Scottsdale cafe Thursday in the former Cousins Subs space in front ot the Hilton Home2 Suites near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Thompson Peak. The first 100 customers after doors open at

🍝 Sorrento, a wood-fired Italian restaurant and bar, has opened in the Sprouts shopping plaza on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak in north Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to Copper Mule Kitchen & Bar.

🌮 Le Taco, a Mexican eatery and listening room, has opened in the former Little O’s space near the southeast corner of Seventh Avenue and McDowell in Phoenix. The menu offers 13 tacos, plus a few apps, salads, and desserts

🍕 Shy’s Pizza & Wings, a sports bar-ish pizzeria, has opened on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Guadalupe in Gilbert. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Florigino’s Pizza & Pasta (which originally was named Floridino’s although

🏌️‍♂️The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has reopened Toro, celebrity chef Richard Sandoval’s restaurant connected to the clubhouse at the TPC Scottsdale golf course. The resort had closed Toro over the summer for remodeling in an effort to attract more non-golfing diners.

🥙 King of Gyros, a nine-year-old Meditteranean eatery in south Tempe, has opened a second location on the southeast corner of Price and Willis in south Chandler. Besides gyros, the menu offers shawarma, souvlaki, kefta, and falafel. Open for lunch and

🇮🇳 Curries Indian Cuisine & Bar, a very popular Yuma restaurant that opened in 2020, has made its Valley debut in central Scottsdale. It takes over the former Dos Familias Local Mexican space (previously Blue Adobe Grille) at Palo Verde

🌮 Oscar’s Taco Shop, a Tennessee-based chain, has opened its seventh Valley location in Chandler. It takes over the former Buon Padre Pizza space on the northeast corner of McQueen and Pecos roads. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. An

🥂 The Parlay Kitchen & Cocktails, a local gastropub concept that debuted in 2019, has opened its third location in south Chandler. It takes over the former Fat Willy’s space in the Bashas’ center on the northwest corner of Gilbert

🌮 Dallas-based Velvet Taco makes its much-anticipated Arizona debut at 11 a.m. today in Old Town Scottsdale. It takes over the former Second Story Restaurant & Liquor Bar building on the southwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Third Avenue. Velvet Taco

🦪 Humble Oysters & Bubbles, a new concept from the owners of Humble Bistro, has debuted at High Street in northeast Phoenix. The seafood parlor and bubbles bar is located next door to Humble Bistro near the southeast corner of

🥗 Crave Protein Cafe, a health-food eatery and smoothie bar, has opened in south Gilbert. It takes over the space formerly home to Crave Cookies & Drinks (how’s that for a 180-degree turn?), which closed earlier this year near the

🥩 Origen Steakhouse – an elevated wood-fired grill from Mérida, the capitol of the southern Mexican state of Yucatán – has opened in Gilbert. It joins the restaurant lineup at Verde at Cooley Station on the southwest corner of Williams

🍳 Brunch Snob, a local breakfast and lunch restaurant with a full bar, has opened its third Valley location in the former BLD space on the northeast corner of Germann and Dobson roads in Chandler. Menu highlights include chicken fried

🥣 Rush Bowls, a Boulder, Colo.-based chain offering acai bowls, protein smoothies, and other health-focused fare, has made its Arizona debut in downtown Phoenix. It’s located on the northwest corner of First and Taylor streets (on the east side of ASU’s

🍕 Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, the Chicago-based chain known for its deep-dish pizzas, opens its fourth Valley sit-down restaurant (it also has four locations for carryout and delivery only) today at the Village at Prasada on the southwest corner of the Loop

🍔 Paradise Valley Burger Co. closed its original 13-year-old location Thursday but plans to open today in its new location on the southwest corner of Hayden Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in Scottsdale. Owner Bret Shapiro says the new

🐟 BLU Seafood, a Sonoran-based seafood restaurant originally from Hermosillo, has relocated to Verde at Cooley Station on the southwest corner of Williams Field and Recker roads in Gilbert. It’s the latest venture by restaurateur Martin Hurtado (Buqui Bichi, Miel

🌺 A pair of restaurants offering Hawaiian-style plate lunches have opened in Mesa. Moku Hawaiian Grill (pictured), which opened in Ahwatukee in 2019, has launched a second location at Cannon Beach on the southeast corner of Power and Warner roads

🇻🇳 Viet Bites, a Vietnamese eatery, has opened on the southwest corner of the Loop 101 and Cave Creek Road in north Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Viet Kitchen and PT Pho Express. The menu features

🍷 Pinard Wine Bar, which promises a European-style dining and wine drinking experience, has opened in north Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to The Craftsman on the southeast corner of Hayden Road and Thompson Peak Parkway. The

🥗 Aubergine Kitchen, a Utah-based chain of health-focused eateries, has made its Arizona debut on the northeast corner of Val Vista Drive and Baseline Road in Mesa. The menu features salads, sandwiches, bowls, and plates made with unprocessed whole foods,

🍺 OHSO Brewery & Distillery, which closed its north Scottsdale location March 4 for a ground-up remodeling, reopens it today near the southwest corner of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard and the Loop 101. Amenities include OHSO’s new Test Kitchen, where

🐓🍤 George’s Chicken & Shrimp, an eatery that uses what it calls a ‘‘Chicago-style chicken batter,’’ has opened on the northeast corner of Priest Drive and Warner Road in south Tempe. Besides fried chicken and fried shrimp, the menu includes

🍣 Yellowtail Sushi, which closed its popular Glendale restaurant near Bell Road and 83rd Avenue two years ago, has reopened on the northwest corner of the Loop 101 and 59th Avenue. The menu offers more than 40 sushi rolls, nigiri, sashimi,

🎲 Forks & Boards – a large restaurant and bar attached to Gamers Guild, one of the country’s largest gaming stores – has opened on the northeast corner of Bell Road and 19th Avenue in north Phoenix. The menu features salads,

🍨 Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, a Youngstown, Ohio-based chain, opens its ninth Valley store today next to AJ’s Fine Foods on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Lone Mountain roads in Cave Creek. Approximately four dozen flavors – such as blueberry

🌮 Blanco Cocina & Cantina, the Sonoran-style Mexican concept from restaurateur Sam Fox, opens its fifth Valley location – and the first in the West Valley – today at The Park at 83 near the southeast corner of the Loop

🍦 Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, a Columbus, Ohio-based chain that made its Arizona debut last year in Old Town Scottsdale, celebrates the opening of its second Valley scoop shop at the Scottsdale Quarter from 7-11 p.m. today with free scoops

🍩 Randy’s Donuts, a famed Los Angeles doughnut shop that has appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows, has opened its third Valley shop – all in the past six months – near the southeast corner of Queen Creek

🌮 Fire & Braids, which has done Mexican food pop-ups at Pinnacle Brewing for several months, has set up a semi-permanent trailer next to the north Scottsdale brewery’s biergarten. The seasonal menu currently features corn masa sopes topped with Michoacán-style

🇰🇷 Central BBQ House, a five-year-old Korean barbecue restaurant in south Phoenix, has opened a second location at The Lakes in south Tempe. It takes over the lakeside building formerly home to The Watershed (and, before that, Charlie Brown’s) on

🍔 After nine months of construction delays, Badlands Bar & Grill finally has opened in Queen Creek. The American elevated comfort food restaurant closed its original Tempe location in January and planned to reopen that same month in the former

💐 Eighteen-year-old entrepreneur Dylan Capshaw has opened a third Valley location of Stemistry, his unique concept that’s part coffee shop and part flower bouquet bar. It’s located in the Road Runner apartments near the southwest corner of McDowell Road and 68th

🍝 North Italia, the upscale-casual Italian restaurant that Fox Restaurant Concepts launched in 2002 in Tucson, opens its fourth Valley location today at The Park at 83 near the southeast corner of  the Loop 101 and Bell Road in Peoria.

🍺 Mother Tucker’s Tavern, a vintage dive bar-style hangout, has opened in the former Bevvy space on the northwest corner of Saddlebag Trail and Shoeman Lane in Old Town Scottsdale. A streamlined menu offers burgers, sandwiches, tacos, and salads. Like

🍩 Creampuff Donuts, a pastry and coffee shop from Pretty Decent Concepts (Wren & Wolf, Chico Malo, Trophy Room), has opened on the southeast corner of Buchanan and First streets in downtown Phoenix. Chef Lucia Alferez’s menu features a rotating

🍔 Scottsdale-based gastropub chain Thirsty Lion opens its fifth Valley restaurant today at the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale. The two-story building – the Thirsty Lion’s largest in the Valley – has a dining area, bar, and patio on the ground

🥗 True Food Market, a fast-casual spinoff of True Food Kitchen, has opened at The Edge shopping center near the northeast corner of the Loop 101 and 90th Street in Scottsdale. True Food Market offers health-focused dine-in meals – breakfast

🥖 Cheba Hut, the Valley-born cannabis-themed sub shop, opens its ninth Arizona location – and first in Gilbert – on the southeast corner of Baseline and Higley roads today. The menu features more than 30 signature “toasted” subs and a variety

🍺 Mr Brews Taphouse, a Wisconsin-based chain of burger-and-beer eateries, opens its second Valley location today in northeast Mesa. It takes over the former B’s Fiesta Kitchen building in the Bashas’ plaza on the southeast corner of Ellsworth and Brown roads.

🇻🇳 KaĐa Vietnamese Coffee & Tea has taken over the former Boba Bliss space on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Williams Field roads in Gilbert. KaĐa serves a mix of classic Vietnamese iced coffee (cà phê sữa dá) with modern

🐓 Copper & Sage, a Southern-influenced gastropub that’s the newest concept from Westside Concepts (Haymaker, Cantina Gueros, Maple & Rye, etc.), has launched a second location at GSQ in downtown Goodyear. Copper & Sage made its debut in Phoenix in late

🔥 Etta, a two-year-old restaurant that closed for remodeling in July after being sold, has reopened at the Scottsdale Quarter. The revamped menu from chef Todd Mark Miller leans more Italian than the previous New American version but still focuses on

🥗 3Natives, a Florida-based chain of health-focused juice bars, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Tatum Boulevard and Thunderbird Road in east Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Starbucks. The menu features acai

🥖 Taste of Philly, a Colorado-based sandwich delivery concept, has opened its first out-of-state location at the Tempe Food Court located a quarter-mile south of Tempe Marketplace. The menu offers nine varieties of Philly sandwiches, plus reubens, grinders, chicken tenders,

🇮🇳 Sampurna, a family-owned Indian restaurant that offers a lunch buffet from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, has opened on the southwest corner of Dobson and Warner roads in Chandler. It takes over the space formerly home to Ruchi Vegetarian South

🍔 Smash Grille, an elevated kosher eatery offering parve meals, has opened on the northwest corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home Road in north Phoenix. The menu includes nine smash burgers, chicken sandwiches and wings, and dinner platters (such

🥪 Lunch N Munch, a breakfast and lunch cafe, has opened on the northwest corner of University Drive and Power Road in northeast Mesa. (No relation to the similarly named breakfast and lunch cafe Munch A Lunch in Tempe.) Lunch

🌻 Flower Child, a fast-casual healthy concept, has opened its seventh Valley location at PV, the $2 billion redevelopment of the former Paradise Valley Mall near Cactus Road and Tatum Boulevard in Phoenix. The menu features salads, bowls, entrées, wraps,

🎸 The Stillery, a Nashville-based restaurant and bar with Southern comfort food and live country music, has opened its third Valley location at Goodyear’s new downtown mixed-use development called GSQ. It’s located near the northwest corner of McDowell Road and

📺 Backyard, the newest concept from Scottsdale-based Evening Entertainment Group, has opened its second Valley location near SanTan Village in Gilbert. Backyard, which made its Arizona debut in March at Desert Ridge Marketplace in Phoenix, takes over the former Sandbar

🇮🇹 The Italiano, the newest concept from restaurateur/chef Joey Maggiore (Hash Kitchen, The Sicilian Butcher, The Mexicano, The Rosticceria, etc.), opens today next to the Sprouts Farmers Market on the southeast corner of Shea Boulevard and 90th Street in central

🎲 Mox Boarding House, a Seattle-based restaurant and board games concept, opens with a 2 p.m. ribbon-cutting today in Chandler. It took over the former Social Box Neighborhood Eatery on Alma School Road between Warner and Ray roads in 2020,

🦬 The Frybread Lounge, which claims to be the first Indigenous-owned restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, has opened on the southeast corner of Scottsdale Road and Main Street. It’s located next to sibling business Native Art Market. The menu from

🧑🏾‍🍳 The Larder & The Delta, the elevated Southern restaurant from chef/owner Stephen Jones, reopens today in midtown Phoenix. Jones, who lost his downtown Phoenix space last October, takes over the recently closed Binkley’s Restaurant on the northwest corner of

🧇 Central Bean Cafe, a family-run bakery specializing in ‘‘croffles’’ (croissant waffles, pictured) and Filipino pastries, has opened in uptown Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Infinity Sweets bakery near the southeast corner of Central Avenue and

🍲 Top One Hot Pot & Asian Cuisine, a restaurant specializing in traditional hot pots, has opened at Superstition Springs on the northwest corner of Power and Baseline roads in east Mesa. Besides hot pots (including a mini version for solo

🥙 Spitz, a Los Angeles-based Mediterranean street food concept that made its Arizona debut last year, opens its third Valley location today near downtown Chandler. It takes over the former Roll-Em-Up Taquitos space on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and

🧋 Pu’er Taiwan Tea & Coffee, a Texas-based chain specializing in its namesake fermented variety of tea, has made its Arizona debut at the Agua Fria Towne Center on the northeast corner of the Loop 101 and Camelback Road in

☕️ San Diego-based Better Buzz Coffee launches its second Valley location at 5 a.m. Thursday in south Tempe. The store, which has a double drive-through, is located on the northwest corner of Kyrene and Elliot roads. Besides hot and cold coffee

🦞 Krazy Cajun Seafood & Hibachi, which debuted in Phoenix in 2021, has opened a second location in the Fry’s plaza on the northwest corner of Rural and Ray roads in south Tempe. Previous occupants of the space included Asian

🌮 The Guadalupe on Main, a modern Southwest restaurant with a focus on Jalisco-style dishes, has opened in central Mesa. It takes over the building formerly home to Casa Ramos Redux, which closed last month, on the north side of

🍕 Little Ray’s Pizzeria, a family-owned Italian restaurant, has opened on the northeast corner of Beardsley Road and 59th Avenue in Glendale. New York-style pizzas range from traditional thin-crust to Sicilian thick-crust (pictured). In addition to pizzas and calzones, the

🍛 Indian Curry Bowls – a restaurant with two co-owners, one from northern India and the other from southern India – has opened on the southwest corner of Estrella Parkway and Elwood Street in Goodyear. The co-owners have resided in

🥖 Paris Banh Mi Cafe & Bakery, a Florida-based chain of Vietnamese sandwich and coffee shops, opens its second Arizona location today in Chandler. It takes over the former Barro’s Pizza space on the northwest corner of Alma School and

🍣 Silo, a year-old pop-up from the team behind The Larry and the now-closed Kaizen in Phoenix, has moved into its permanent space at the Hayden Ferry Lakeside office campus on the northeast corner of Mill Avenue and Rio Salado

🍩 Randy’s Donuts, the iconic Los Angeles doughnut shop featured in dozens of movies and TV shows, has opened its second Arizona location in Chandler. It’s located inside the new Pilot Travel Center on the southwest corner of 40th Street and

🌮 The Taco Spot, a fast-growing local chain launched by brothers Jorge and Jesus Ruiz out of a Chandler barbershop in 2020, has opened its 11th Valley location in Gilbert. It takes over the short-lived Taco H space on the

🍜 Vietnamese restaurant Camelback Pho has taken over the former PT Pho Express space on the northwest corner of Camelback Road and Seventh Avenue in uptown Phoenix. Besides nine kinds of pho, the menu features banh mi, vermicelli bowls, and

🍣 Ginza Sushi Fusion Cuisine, which recently closed after a five-year run in north Phoenix, has reopened in Gold Canyon in the far East Valley. It takes over the former Wahoo’s Restaurant & Bar building near the northeast corner of

🍳 Scottsdale-based Eggstasy, a breakfast and lunch concept that debuted in 2014, has opened its seventh Valley location at The Colony in uptown Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Tucson-based Fuku Sushi (and, before that, Pure Sushi)

🍣 Sushiholic, a nine-year-old modern Japanese restaurant in Arcadia, has launched a second location at SkySong in south Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to Bitters Cocktail Bar & Food on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and McDowell

🌮 Tradiciones Mexican Grill, a new restaurant from the owner of Tacos El Paisain Chandler, has opened in south Tempe. It takes over the just-closed Pronto space on the southwest corner of Rural and Guadalupe roads. The Restaurant Brokers facilitated

🍳 First Watch, the national chain of brunch restaurants, has launched its latest Valley location in Surprise. It’s located at the Village at Prasada on the northeast corner of the Loop 303 and Waddell Road. What’s on the menu? Omelets,

🐓 Louisana-based fast-food chain Raising Cane’s opens its newest Valley location at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday on the northeast corner of McKellips and Power roads in east Mesa. Entries will be accepted from 7:30-8:30 a.m. for an 8:40 drawing in which

🍔 Arizona Rebel Republic, a neighborhood bar and grill, has opened on the southeast corner of Warner and Mountain roads in southeast Mesa. It’s a sibling to the year-old Point 22 Tavern located at Ellsworth and Ray roads. What’s on

🍔 Longtime University of Arizona hangout Dirtbag’s, known for its signature ‘‘Dirtburgers’’ and creative shots, makes its Valley debut at 6 p.m. today in east Phoenix. The bar and grill has renovated the building formerly home to The Spot on the

🧋 Taiwan Mama, a year-old Taiwanese eatery and bubble tea shop in Tempe, has opened a second location in Deer Valley. It’s located on the northwest corner of Union Hills Drive and 10th Street in north Phoenix. What’s on the

🥙 The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, a Florida-based chain of counter-service restaurants, has opened its second Arizona location in southeast Gilbert. It’s located between Einstein Bros. Bagels and Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux in the Gilbert Gateway Towne Center on the southwest

🇹🇭 5 R Cha Thai & Pho has replaced Thai Basil on the southeast corner of Rural Road and Chandler Boulevard in west Chandler. It’s the second East Valley location for 5 R Cha, which also has one in northeast

🇹🇭 LeDu Thai is the latest addition to the Roosevelt Row district arts district in downtown Phoenix. It’s located behind Taco Chelo on the southeast corner of Roosevelt and Fifth streets. What’s on the menu? Southern Thai noodle, rice, and

🦞 Cajon Breakfast Joint, a restaurant specializing in Cajun and Creole dishes, has opened at Dobson Plaza in Chandler. It takes over the former Mommie Cakes space on the northwest corner of Dobson and Elliot roads. What’s on the menu?

🌮 Caramba, a family-run group of Mexican sit-down restaurants, has opened its sixth Valley location at The Citadelle in Glendale. The restaurant near the southwest corner of the Loop 101 and 59th Avenue is the fourth in Glendale, where Caramba

🌮 Family-run Latin American restaurant Anchiote Latin Cuisine has opened at Chandler Commons in Chandler. The former Saguaros Tacos Y Churros food truck takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to DEZ Burrito on the southwest corner of Ray and

🍕 Mobile pizza pop-up Otra Pizzeria has found a semi-permanent home at Spce Coffee in Phoenix. Spce will continue to operate during the day on the northwest corner of McDowell Road and 18th Street, then Otra will take over the

🍣 Simply Shroom, a cafe specializing in mushroom coffees and lattes, has opened on the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Marshall Way in Old Town Scottsdale. In a market segment dominated by masculine themes, owners Crystal Carroll and Sharmi

🍣 Japanese restaurant Yuzu Omakase has soft-opened for takeout and catering at Tatum Point in northeast Phoenix. It takes over the former Copperhead Bistro space in the Walmart-Petco center on the southwest corner of Bell Road and Tatum Boulevard. Yuzu

🌮 Valle Luna Lunatics, a smaller ”cantina” concept from the owners of Valle Luna Mexican restaurants, has made its debut in west Phoenix. It takes over the former Mi Familia Mexican Food space on the northeast corner of Happy Valley

☕️ Curate Cafe, a coffeehouse and brunch eatery from Curate Cuisine chef Joseph Lerner, has opened at Grayhawk Plaza in north Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to The Yogurt Bar near the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road

🍺 OHSO Brewery has opened its sixth Valley restaurant at the Village at Prasada on the southeast corner of the Loop 303 and Waddell Road in Surprise. The building has a 5,000-square-foot interior with a 3,000-square-foot, dog-friendly patio. What’s on

🧆 Shawarmaati Mediterranean Grill, a Jordanian restaurant specializing in its namesake beef and chicken shawarma, has opened in southeast Gilbert. It takes over the former Green District space, next to Tikka Shack, near the southwest corner of Ray and Power

🦀 The Kickin Crab, a California-based chain of seafood boil restaurants that made its Arizona debut in Chandler last year, has launched a second Valley location in front of Mekong Plaza in west Mesa. It takes over the former Hooked

🍚 Mandarin Kitchen, a restaurant offering mostly Americanized Chinese dishes, has opened at Gateview Park on the southeast corner of Hayden and Indian Bend roads in central Scottsdale. What’s on the menu? Standard stir-fried entrees like kung pao chicken, beef and broccoli,

🥞 Cafe Hodgepodge, a quaint, family-run cafe, has opened in the Buckhorn Shopping Center on the northeast corner of Main Street and Recker Road in east Mesa. What’s on the menu? Comfort food such as omelets, pancakes, and biscuits and gravy for

🍨 Salt & Straw, a Portland-based artisan ice cream shop, makes its Arizona debut today with its first-ever scoop shop at Epicenter at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. What’s on the menu? In addition to 13

🌮 Parachos Tacos y Tragos, an elevated taqueria and cocktail bar, has opened in the McDowell Mountain Marketplace on the southwest corner of Bell Road and Thompson Peak Parkway in north Scottsdale. What’s on the menu? Highlights include roasted sweet potato tacos, shrimp