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Category: New Restaurant Alert

Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop opens 7th AZ location in Ahwatukee

🥒 Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop, a Scottsdale-based sandwich chain, has opened its seventh Valley location in the Safeway center on the southeast corner of Chandler and 40th Street in Ahwatukee. Founded by Frank and Michele Fagundes in San Mateo, Calif.,

Edo Japanese Grill makes Arizona debut in Chandler

🥢 Edo Japanese Grill, a Canadian chain of Japanese fast-casual restaurants, has made its Arizona debut in Chandler. It’s opened in the former Pasta 78 space on the northeast corner of the Loop 101 and Chandler Boulevard. Edo’s core menu

French Toast Cafe fires up griddle in southeast Mesa

🥞 French Toast Cafe, a neighborhood breakfast and lunch eatery, has opened on the southeast corner of Sossaman and Guadalupe in southeast Mesa. The namesake menu item comes in three varieties – berry, cinnamon, and Nutella ($10.99 alone or $13.99

Newly renamed Condesa branches out in downtown Phoenix

🌮 Cocina 10, the Mexican restaurant and bar at Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix for the past 13 years, has opened a new restaurant nearby and changed its name to Condesa. The new location is above Valley Bar on the

Tatemados Tacos al Carbon adds midtown Phoenix location

🌮 Tatemados Tacos al Carbon, a two-year-old Sonoran-style taco shop in west Phoenix, has launched a second location on the east side of Seventh Street about halfway between McDowell and Thomas in midtown Phoenix. Tatemados’ specialty is Angus carne asada

Bowling, arcade games & ramen: Round1 opens at Chandler mall

🎳 Round1 Bowling & Arcade, a Japanese-born chain of family-friendly entertainment centers, has opened its third Arizona location at Chandler Fashion Center. The facility – which has cosmic bowling, professional-grade billiard tables, private party rooms with karaoke machines, and hundreds

The Public Grill in Mesa ranges from New England to Caribbean

🍔 The Public Grill, a family-run restaurant offering a unique fusion of American, Caribbean, and New England cuisine, has opened in east Mesa. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Mama Linda’s on the south side of Main

Cheba Hut expands to north Scottsdale, offers ‘trash can’ drink

🥖 Cheba Hut, the Valley-born chain of cannabis-themed sub shops, has opened its 10th Arizona location on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Bell in north Scottsdale just in time for the nearby Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament. Cheba Hut’s

Blanco Cocina & Cantina opens today at Novus Place in Tempe

🌮 Blanco Cocina & Cantina, the Sonoran-style Mexican concept from restaurateur Sam Fox, opens its seventh Valley location today near the northwest corner of Rural and University in Tempe. It joins Fox siblings Italia North, which also opened today, and

North Italia opens 5th Valley location today at Novus Place in Tempe

🍝 North Italia, the upscale-casual Italian restaurant from Fox Restaurant Concepts, opens its fifth Valley location today at Novus Place, the new entertainment district near the northwest corner of University and Rural on the east side of ASU’s Tempe campus.

Pita Jungle founders introduce Feta Cowboy in south Tempe

🥙 Feta Cowboy, a new concept from the founders of Pita Jungle, has opened on the northeast corner of McClintock and Warner in south Tempe. The counter-service restaurant, which takes over a strip-mall corner space formerly home to CoreLife Eatery,

Novus Place in Tempe welcomes Valley’s 8th Flower Child

🌼 Flower Child, a fast-casual healthy concept, opens its eighth Valley location today at Novus Place, the new entertainment district near the northwest corner of University and Rural on the east side of ASU’s Tempe campus. The menu features salads

The Melt joins PV development in Phoenix for Arizona debut

🧀 The Melt, a San Francisco-based chain specializing in cheeseburgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, and mac and cheese, has made its Arizona debut at PV, the redevelopment of the former Paradise Valley Mall on the northwest corner of Cactus and Tatum

Nick the Greek’s 2nd Valley location opens in south Gilbert

🇬🇷 San Jose, Calif.-based chain Nick the Greek, which made its Arizona debut in downtown Phoenix in 2023, has opened a second location in the Target plaza on the southeast corner of Gilbert and the Loop 202 in south Gilbert. The

Neon Spur dive bar saddles up on Tempe’s Mill Avenue

🤠 Neon Spur, a 1970s-themed western dive bar, has opened in the former Handlebar space near the northeast corner of Mill and Seventh Street in downtown Tempe. The bar is a joint venture by Clive Collective (Cala, Tell Your Friends)

Tikka Shack launches 4th Valley restaurant in Chandler

🇮🇳 Tikka Shack, a Texas-based chain of fast-casual Indian restaurants, has opened its fourth Valley location in front of Whole Foods on the southeast corner of the Loop 101 and Ray in Chandler. It takes over the space formerly home

Hearsay and Perk Café open at renovated Esplanade in Phoenix

🥗 Hearsay Social Kitchen and Perks Café, two new concepts from Chicago-based Episcope Hospitality, have opened at the Esplanade on the southeast corner of 24th Street and Camelback in Phoenix. Episcope is helmed by David Morton, whose father Arnie Morton

Mimi Forno sibling A Modo Mio makes debut in northeast Mesa

🇮🇹 A Modo Mio Cucina Italiano, a family-run Italian restaurant, deli, bakery, and coffee shop, has opened on the southwest corner of Higley and Brown in northeast Mesa. It’s a sister concept to owner Domenico Cavallo’s celebrated Mimi Forno Italiano in Laveen. The

Top One Hot Pot & Asian Cuisine expands to south Chandler

🍜 Top One Hot Pot & Asian Cuisine, a well-regarded restaurant that opened in September at Superstition Springs in east Mesa, has launched a second location in south Chandler. The restaurant takes over the former Hong Kong Bistro space in the Bashas’ shopping