Category: New Restaurant Alert

🍽️ George & Gather, an all-day New American restaurant, bar, and market, has soft-opened near the southwest corner of Washington and Frye in downtown Chandler. The 7,700-square-foot, Art Deco-inspired space includes an 80-seat dining room, an indoor-outdoor bar, and a

🌮 Torchy’s Tacos, which started as an Austin, Texas, food trailer in 2006, has opened its fifth Valley location at the Village at Prasada near the southeast corner of the Loop 303 and Waddell in Surprise. The menu includes 17

🥖 Cheba Hut, the Valley-born chain of cannabis-themed sub shops, opens its 11th Arizona location today on the northwest corner of Shea and the Loop 101 in central Scottsdale. The 3,000-square-foot-plus end-cap space features a custom mural by Colorado artist Joshua

🍳 Chilaquiles Modern Kitchen, an eight-year-old Mexican brunch eatery in west Mesa, has opened a second location in east Mesa. The family-operated restaurant’s new location is at the Superstition Gateway West shopping mall on the southwest corner of U.S. 60

🍦 Artisan ice cream shop Sweet Republic has opened its fourth location near the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Second Street in Old Town Scottsdale. It takes over the space formerly home to Tom’s Incredible Ice Cream and, before that,

🐖 Chicharron Shack, a restaurant offering Dominican and Puerto Rican dishes, has opened near the southeast corner of Glendale and 47th Avenue in Glendale. The streamlined menu offers both chicharrones de pollo (pieces of crispy fried chicken) or chicharrones de

🌮 Super Burrito, a family-operated Mexican eatery near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Thomas in south Scottsdale, has rebranded itself as Checo’s Taco Shop. Under the same ownership, the huge menu offers a slightly revamped selection of taco, burritos,

🍽️ Lin’s Grand Buffet, an Albuquerque-based Asian-American concept, has opened its seventh Arizona restaurant in northwest Phoenix. It’s taken over the former Black Angus Steakhouse at the under-redevelopment Metrocenter Mall on the southwest corner of I-17 and Peoria. Diners can

🥙 Real Kabob, a Persian-Mediterranean grill in San Jose, Calif., has opened a second location in the former Subway on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and the Loop 202 in Chandler. As the name implies, the self-described ‘‘authentically Persian‘‘ menu focuses

🌮 Macayo’s Mexican Food has launched its new Tempe location at Cornerstone on the northeast corner of Rural and University. The restaurant decided to move when its five-year lease expired at its previous space on the southwest corner of the Loop

🌶️ Valley food truck Green Chile Love, a family-run concept featuring dishes made with Hatch chiles, has opened a restaurant in the Safeway shopping center on the southeast corner of 40th Street and Chandler in Ahwatukee. The space previously was

🍔 Haymaker, a breakfast, burgers, and barbecue restaurant, has opened its fourth West Valley location at Verrado’s new Sunrise Market on the southeast corner of Sunrise Lane and Village Street in Buckeye. Highlights of the all-day menu include cream cheese-glazed cinnamon

☕️ Caffenio, a chain sometimes referred to as ‘‘the Mexican Dutch Bros.,’’ has opened its first U.S. location near the northwest corner of Alma School and Southern in west Mesa. The coffee giant, which has nearly 200 locations in Mexico, uses

🌭 Detroit Coney Grill, a Michigan-themed hamburger and hot dog eatery in Scottsdale, has opened a second location in Gilbert. It takes over the former Mr. Zeke’s on the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner roads. Detroit Coney Grill offers a

🥖 JL Patisserie, a 2023 James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery in the U.S., has opened its third Valley location on the southeast corner of 24th Street and University just south of Phoenix Sky Harbor. Jenna Leurquin launched the bakery –

🍪 Philadelphia-based Insomnia Cookies has launched its fourth Valley store just south of Pie Snob near the northwest corner of Arizona and Frye in downtown Chandler. The menu features 17 classic cookies ($2.89 apiece), as well as deluxe cookies ($3.10), cookie cakes, ice cream,

🌮 Cien Fuegos, a Mexican restaurant from the son of the owners of Casa Corazon, has opened in the former La Cocina space near the southwest corner of 16th Street and McDowell in Phoenix. Menu highlights include pipian verde (chicken

🍸 Belmont Kitchen & Cocktails, a self-described ‘‘casually sophisticated’’ restaurant offering seasonal cuisine and craft cocktails, has opened in north Scottsdale. It’s located in the former New York Bagels ‘N Bialys space next to Mastro’s on the northwest corner of Pima

🍺 Copper State Taphouse has opened in the former Papago Brewing space at Mesa Riverview. The iconic Papago closed a couple weeks ago after a two-year resurrection. While Papago boasted 60 beers on tap, Copper State’s tap list offers 28

🍳 Hope’s Brunch House has opened in the former IHOP building on the west side of Central about halfway between McDowell and Thomas in central Phoenix. Highlights of the huge menu include oven-baked biscuit sandwiches (two for $14), smokey grits