Category: New Restaurant Alert

🌭 Ted’s Hot Dogs – a fourth-generation, Buffalo-born institution that’s been charcoal-grilling hot dogs since 1927 – is throwing open the doors of its brand-new Chandler location this weekend, and they’re making it a party nearly a decade in the

🍜 Udon Shin, the Tokyo ramen shop famous for lines that wrap around the block, is opening its first U.S. location at noon Saturday inside Mesa’s Mekong Plaza on the southwest corner of Main and Dobson. They’re bringing over everything

🌶️ Local fast-casual concept Thai Chili 2Go – known for fresh, made-to-order dishes, bold flavors, and customizable spice levels (no microwaves, ever) – opens its 19th location today at Asante Marketplace on the northwest corner of Pinnacle Peak and 163rd

✈️ Eggroll Xpress has soft-opened on the southeast corner of Elliot and McClintock in south Tempe, and the airport-themed concept is as fun to experience as it is to eat. The conceit is committed: think TSA lines, flight attendant service,

🍣 Northeast Phoenix’s High Street just got a lot more interesting. Kanoki, a sushi and cocktails bar, has opened in the Desert Ridge corridor, and the menu makes a strong first impression. The format is temaki-forward, with handrolls ranging from

🌯 South Tempe’s brunch scene has a new contender. Sergio’s Kitchen, a popular stop at the Uptown Farmers’ Market in Phoenix, has opened a brick-and-mortar space on the northwest corner of Elliott and Kyrene, serving a focused menu of New

🍖 Phoenix has no shortage of drive-thru concepts, but Bikini-Q BBQ might be the first one that feels like a pool party. The new venture from the Pork on a Fork crew is bringing ‘‘beach energy and backyard BBQ culture’’

🍕 Tandoori Pizza – a California-based Indian fusion pizza chain that bills itself as the premier destination for Desi-style pizza – has opened its first Arizona location on the northeast corner of Arizona and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. The

🐟 Blu Seafood has expanding into central Scottsdale with a second location on the southeast corner of Hayden and McCormick Parkway, taking over the former Obon Sushi space. The Sonoran-inspired seafood concept – known for fresh fish tacos, tostadas, and

🌺 Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food has opened its second Arizona location at CityScape, offering its signature plate lunches in the heart of downtown Phoenix. Founded in 2008 by brothers Kimo and Kalani Mack, who grew up in O’ahu, Mo’

🥐 Downtown Gilbert gets a whole lot more magnifique today. French-style bakery Sablé Boulangerie opens its doors at 8 a.m. in a small building with walk-up windows next to Liberty Market and just east of the iconic water tower. Executive

🥗 A new cafe has opened on the Sonoran University of Health Sciences campus ion the northwest corner of Broadway and the Loop 101 in Tempe, and the menu feels right at home at a naturopathic medicine school. Good Intentions

🇯🇲 Rite Yah Suh Jamaican Vibez has slipped into the former Mr. Fries Man space on the southwest corner of College Ave and Fifth Street in downtown Tempe. They’ve actually been open for several months now, but I somehow missed

🍤 The wait is over. PoNy’s Miches Michelada Bar & Grill has opened on the southwest corner of Central and Portland – the former home of FEZ on Central – in downtown Phoenix. Jose “Pony” Flores and his wife, Analiz

🥔 Move over, burger joints. Apache Junction has a new comfort food contender, and it goes by the gloriously punny name of Spud Happens. The potato-forward eatery recently opened its doors near the southwest corner of the Apache Trail and

🍜 West Chandler has a new Vietnamese option, and it comes with a track record worth trusting. Pho J&N recently opened on the southeast corner of Rural and Chandler – the strip-mall space that briefly housed Thai restaurant 5 R

☕️ Arizona’s homegrown, car-themed coffee concept Top Fuel Espresso has brewed up another expansion, opening its newest drive-through shop near the southeast corner of Lindsay and McKellips in east Mesa. The approximately one-acre site features Top Fuel’s signature dual drive-through

🧆 The Alsadi family has been feeding the Valley’s Mediterranean cravings for over two decades, and now south Phoenix gets its turn. Princess Pita, the fast-growing family of Mediterranean dining destinations that grew out of the original Princess Market &

April delivered a drive-thru first, a designer café, a long-awaited rooftop, a red-sauce revival, a New York street-food staple, and a farmers market darling finally with four walls. Here are six new places that should be on your radar: Tikka

🦞 An Orange County favorite is bringing its coastal Asian flavors to the Valley – and you can snag a table starting today. Starfish Scottsdale, the first Arizona outpost of the California-based Starfish Hospitality Group, opens its doors for limited