Category: New Restaurant Alert

🍩 Outcast Doughnuts, the new concept launched last year in downtown Mesa by the owners of Level 1 Arcade Bar, has opened its second location inside the original Level 1 in downtown Gilbert. Outcast specializes in layered croissant doughnuts ($3.85

⚾️ The Nest North, a sports bar and grill that closed a couple years ago near Camelback and the 101 in Glendale, has reopened (with an appended name) on the southeast corner of Thunderbird and 59th Avenue, about a mile

🇰🇷 Manna BBQ – an all-you-can-eat, grill-it-yourself Korean BBQ concept out of San Diego – has opened its fourth Valley location at the Chandler Crossroads on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann.. It takes over the space formerly home

🇮🇳 Tikka Shack Indian Grub, a Texas-based chain of north Indian restaurants, has opened its third Valley location in the former Mici Italian space near the southwest corner of the 202 and Power in southeast Gilbert. The menu offers a

🍣 Full Moon Izakaya, a casual Japanese bar offering ramen, sushi, and rice bowls, has opened in the former Komodo Asian Fusion space on the southwest corner of Northern and 12th Street in north Phoenix. The menu boasts six kinds

🐝 House of Honey, a family-run beekeeping business offering raw unfiltered honey, has opened the House of Honey Cafe on the southwest corner of Union Hills and 91st Avenue in Peoria. A variety of coffee drinks includes four signature beverages:

🥙 Pita Cafe, a family-owned Mediterranean restaurant.in north Scottsdale, has opened Pita Cafe Express – a takeout and delivery location – on the northwest corner of Bell and Seventh Street in north Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Diners choose a

🍫 Taste 117 – an artisan chocolate shop, cafe, and tea house concept from Provo, Utah – has opened an Arizona location on the northwest corner of Mesa Drive and Second Avenue near downtown Mesa. What’s on the menu? Savory

🌯 Quik Burrito, a fast-casual Mexican eatery, has opened at Mountainview Marketplace on the southwest corner of Thunderbird and 32nd Street in north Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Burritos ($12.99), burrito bowls ($13.99), flour or corn tacos (two for $13.99),

🍔 Ingo’s Tasty Food, a self-described ‘‘gourmet food stand’’ concept that debuted in Arcadia in 2013, has opened its third Valley location on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Mayo Boulevard in northeast Phoenix. What’s on the menu? All-day breakfast

🍕 Pizza to the Rescue, an Italian restaurant whose mission includes supporting a dog rescue, has opened on the southeast corner of Indian School and 26th Street in Phoenix. Geri Hormel, the founder of Almost There Rescue, opened the pizzeria

🥢 Stellar66, a Chinese restaurant and bar offering both authentic and Americanized dishes, has opened in the TownShip Plaza on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Gilbert. What’s on the menu? The signature dish is Peking duck ($49.99

🐟 Ceviche 101, a counter-service seafood restaurant specializing in what it calls ‘‘Californian cuisine,’’ has opened just north of Westgate on the northwest corner of Glendale and 91st Avenue in Glendale. What’s on the menu? Ceviche tostadas ($12.95-$17.50), shrimp cocktails

🍺 Tempe restaurant and bar Boulders on Broadway, a 17-year fixture in the East Valley’s craft beer scene, is transforming into SaltFire Brewing Tap House. Boulders owner Erick Geryol says he and his wife, Rochelle, are partnering with their friend

🍷🍺 The Pairing Room – a restaurant created by Doajo Hicks, the owner of Coronado Vineyards and Throne Brewing, to pair food with his wines and beers – has soft-opened on the northwest corner of Central and Portland in downtown

🍕 Moon Pie Pizza & Patio, an indoor-outdoor bar that specializes in tavern-style pizzas, has opened in the former Teddy’s Preserve space on the northeast corner of Central and Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Twelve-inch pizzas –

🇮🇳 Honest – a global chain of sit-down vegetarian restaurants specializing in Indian street foods, including pizza – has opened its first Arizona location in the former Founding Fathers Kitchen space on the northwest corner of Alma School and Ray

🔥 Barley & Smoke, a 30-seat speakeasy from the owners of Peoria Artisan Brewery, has opened next to the brewpub on the southeast corner of Lake Pleasant Road and Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria. What’s on the menu? Highlights from

🇰🇷 Sorimmara, a global chain of Korean mala eateries, has opened its third U.S. location in the food court of the 99 Ranch Market on the northeast corner of Chandler and Dobson in Chandler. Mala, a spicy sauce made with

 Nando’s Mexican Cafe, a sit-down restaurant with four East Valley locations, has opened its fifth in the Fry’s Marketplace shopping center on the northeast corner of John Wayne Parkway and Edison Road in Maricopa. Laurshan Construction did the build. What’s