Category: New Restaurant Alert

🎉 Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food, the Utah-born chain founded by Oahu natives Kimo and Kalani Mack, is making its Arizona debut Monday near the southwest corner of Power and Ray in Gilbert. Before the grand opening, the brothers are

🇮🇳 Tikka Drive has opened on the northwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler, and it’s doing something no one in Arizona has done before: serving hot, handmade Indian food via a drive-thru. The brainchild of Rahul Sahota –

🌯 A recently opened Mexican eatery has quietly become one of Glendale’s most talked-about breakfast and brunch destinations. Cultura Mexicana has opened in the former Lenny’s Burger space on the southeast corner of Glendale Avenue and 57th Drive. The menu is

🍕 The East Valley finally has a taste of Arizona Pizza Company, the Tucson-born brand that’s been quietly building a West Valley following since arriving in Goodyear in 2020, Surprise in 2022, and Peoria in 2025. Now, the pizzeria’s fourth

🥑 Tempe’s farm-to-table scene just got a serious upgrade. Go Go Avocado has opened its flagship café on the northeast corner of University and Farmer near downtown Tempe. The menu is a dream for anyone craving a healthy yet indulgent

🥙 Famous Pita Mediterranean Grill (pictured), formerly a mom-and-pop food truck, has opened a brick-and-mortar location on the northeast corner of Higley and Southern in east Mesa. 🥙 Crazy Greek in north Phoenix has expanded its Valley footprint with a

🚫 The sheep’s milk ice cream experiment at The Trailhead didn’t last long. Negranti Creamery, the Oregon-based creamery known for its handcrafted sheep’s milk scoops, quietly closed its Peoria outpost on the northeast corner of 83rd Avenue and Happy Valley

🥢 Gilbert diners who’ve long made the trek to Wok with Ming‘s cozy spot at Cooper and Warner will need to update their GPS. The casual Chinese restaurant has relocated to Chandler, setting up shop in the 99 Ranch Market

☕️ The Coach Coffee Shop makes its long-awaited Arizona debut at 9 a.m. today at Tanger Outlets Phoenix on the southeast corner of the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue in Glendale. The menu is stacked: iced beverages, the signature Coach

🌺 Hawaiian Bros Island Grill has brought its island-inspired plate lunches to north Scottsdale, opening its first location in the city on the northeast corner of Shea and the Loop 101. The opening marks the Kansas City, Mo.-based brand’s ninth

🍽️ Downtown Ocotillo’s long-drawn-out restaurant refresh is finally complete. After one of the longest transitions in recent memory – the handoff quietly happened late last summer – south Chandler’s mixed-use dining destination officially has unveiled three new concepts from developer/restaurateur

🌃 Cielito (“little sky” in Spanish) has opened atop the AC Hotel Scottsdale Old Town near the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Indian School, showcasing views of the Old Town skyline and Camelback Mountain. But the menu is the real

🥙 Mediterranean fast-casual chain Luna Grill has opened its second Arizona location, continuing its push into the Valley less than a year after entering the state. The San Diego-based brand’s newest restaurant debuted Thursday near SanTan Village in Gilbert, in

🌺 Ono Hawaiian BBQ is bringing island vibes to South Mountain with the grand opening of its eighth Phoenix location today on the northwest corner of Southern and 35th Avenue. The fast-casual chain – known for scratch-made, grilled-to-order plate lunches – is

🐓 Nashville hot chicken chain Angry Chickz is bringing the heat to the East Valley when its new Mesa location opens at 11 a.m. Friday. Situated on the southeast corner of Alma School and Baseline, this marks the brand’s first

☕️ Downtown Chandler just got a whole lot more caffeinated. Moka & Co., the specialty Yemeni coffee chain that already won over the East Valley with its Mesa outpost, has opened a second location on the northwest corner of Buffalo and

🍝 Tommy’s Place, The Firm, New York’s Best Italian Bistro, Café Margarita, and Uncle Sal’s – Tommy Morano’s former restaurants are like an historic trek along the Appian Way. The prolific Scottsdale restaurateur (pictured) just added yet another stamp to

🐓 Phoenix, the city that apparently can’t get enough heat, is welcoming Houston TX Hot Chicken to the northwest corner of Camelback and 20th Street on Saturday. The Texas-born chain, which made its Arizona debut in Tempe in 2022, deals

🌮 Tempe, a city with approximately one taco spot per ASU student, just got another contender, and this one is actually worth your attention. Jalapeno’s Taco Spot has quietly opened inside the Tempe Market just north of the apartments on

🍕 In the first three months of 2026, a remarkable wave of new pizzerias has crashed into the East Valley, ranging from a nostalgia-fueled comeback to a legitimate world champion planting his flag in Arizona. Whether you’re into wood-fired Neapolitan,