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Category: New Restaurant Alert

Morning Squeeze launches The Counter at its Tempe catering commissary

🍳 The Counter by Morning Squeeze, a no-frills diner-like space, has opened at local brunch concept Morning Squeeze’s catering commissary on the southeast corner of University and 52nd Street in west Tempe. What’s on the menu? The limited menu focuses

Colorado-based Noodles & Company opens 7th Valley restaurant in Phoenix

🍜 Noodles & Company, a fast-casual chain based in Broomfield, Colo., opens its seventh Valley restaurant today on the southwest corner of Camelback and 22nd Street in Phoenix’s Biltmore neighborhood. What’s on the menu? A wide variety of pasta dishes,

San Diego’s Ambrogio15 brings its Milanese-style pizzas to Phoenix

🍕 Ambrogio15, which has been voted the best pizza in San Diego by several publications, has opened its first out-of-state location at the Biltmore Fashion Park on the northeast corner of Camelback and 24th Street in Phoenix. What’s on the

5th Street Burger & Fries opens 2nd Valley location in east Mesa

🍔 5th Street Burger & Fries, which began as a delivery-only ghost kitchen and then opened a Tempe restaurant in 2021, has launched a second restaurant near the southeast corner of Power and Baseline in east Mesa. What’s on the

High-end modern Mexican grill Santo Arcadia opens in east Phoenix

🔥 Santo Arcadia, a grill-focused modern Mexican restaurant from Espiritu chef Roberto Centeno and Tacos Chiwas co-owner Armando Hernandez, has opened on the northeast corner of 44th Street and Osborn in east Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Santo, which is

San Diego-based Better Buzz Coffee makes AZ debut today in Phoenix

☕️ Better Buzz Coffee, a San Diego-based chain with 22 locations in California, opens its first out-of-state location today on the southeast corner of Glendale and Seventh Street in north Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Hot and cold coffee drinks,

Vayal’s Indian Kitchen opens strip-mall space in midtown Phoenix

🍛 Vayal’s Indian Kitchen, a former food truck and caterer offering dishes from both northern and southern India, has opened a strip-mall space on the southwest corner of Thomas and Fifth Avenue in midtown Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Specialties

Quick-casual concept Tacos & Craft debuts in south Tempe

🌮 Tacos & Craft, a new quick-casual concept offering 16 kinds of tacos and 10 beers on tap, has opened near the northeast corner of Rural and Baseline in south Tempe. What’s on the menu? The tacos – eight ‘‘house’’

New food hall Tempe Eats offers something for almost everyone

Tempe Eats, a food hall featuring 10 concepts under one roof with a drive-through, a pickup window, and curbside service, has opened in the former Pet Club building on the southeast corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe. It’s the

Frosted Bakehouse offers sweet treats & more in Ahwatukee

🧁 Frosted Bakehouse, a bakery and coffee house from Kristina Diaz (former owner of KD Cakes in Chandler) and Celeste Figueroa (former owner of Celly’s Sweets in Mesa), has opened on the southwest corner of Elliot and 51st Street in

The Starving Artist takes over ex-Helton Brewing building in Phoenix

👨🏼‍🎨 The Starving Artist, a new ‘‘neighborhood dive bar meets cocktail lounge’’ concept from OHSO Brewery & Distillery, has opened in the former Helton Brewing building on the northwest corner of Indian School and 22nd Street in Phoenix. What’s on

Pennsylvania-based Duck Donuts opens 3rd Valley location in Queen Creek

🍩 Duck Donuts, a Pennsylvania-based chain offering made-to-order cake doughnuts, has opened its third Arizona location on the northeast corner of Signal Butte and Ocotillo in Queen Creek. What’s on the menu? More than two dozen gourmet doughnuts, breakfast sandwiches,

Famous 66 American Tavern debuts today at Gilbert Town Square

🍔 Famous 66 American Tavern, a roadhouse-style restaurant and bar honoring iconic highway Route 66, soft-opens at 3 p.m. today at Gilbert Town Square on Gilbert Road between Warner and Ray roads. Who’s behind it? Scottsdale-based Square One Concepts, whose

California-based Mountain Mike’s Pizza opens 3rd Valley location in Surprise

🍕 Mountain Mike’s Pizza, a California-based chain known for its signature ‘‘crispy curly’’ pepperoni, has opened its third Valley location on the northwest corner of Bell and U.S. 60 in Surprise. What’s on the menu? Eleven specialty pizzas, build-your-own pizzas, oven-baked

All-you-can-eat A Sushi & Grill launches in south Tempe

🍣 A Sushi & Grill, an all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant, has opened in the former China Town Buffet space on the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline in south Tempe. What’s on the menu? Forty-five sushi rolls, plus sashimi and nigiri.

Andiamo Pizzeria offers specialty pizzas & paninis in central Scottsdale

🍕 Andiamo Pizzeria, an Italian restaurant specializing in 20-inch pizzas with premium cheeses and meats imported from Italy, has opened on the northwest corner of Scottsdale and Shea in central Scottsdale. What’s on the menu? Twenty-two specialty pizzas, such as

Paris Banh Mi Cafe & Bakery makes AZ debut in Glendale

🇻🇳 Paris Banh Mi Cafe & Bakery, a Florida-based chain of Vietnamese sandwich and coffee shops, has made its Arizona debut next to Carraba’s Italian Grill on the northeast corner of Bell and 57th Avenue in Glendale. What’s on the

Chef Jared Lupin launches Izakaya Ramen in Moon Valley

🍜 Izakaya Ramen, chef Jared Lupin’s latest venture dedicated to the Japanese noodle dish, has opened on the southeast corner of Thunderbird and Seventh Street in north Phoenix’s Moon Valley neighborhood. What’s on the menu? Five ramen bowls: Shin Ramyun

Detroit-based Jet’s Pizza opens 5th Valley location in Gilbert

🍕 Jet’s Pizza, a national takeout/delivery chain specializing in Detroit-style deep dish pizzas, has opened its fifth Valley location behind Safeway on the southwest corner of Higley and Baseline in Gilbert. The menu also offers hand-tossed, thin crust, New York-style,

Caldwell County BBQ opens 2nd location at Pecan Lake in Queen Creek

🍖 Caldwell County BBQ, one of the Valley’s top barbecue joints since opening in southeast Gilbert in 2018, has launched its long-awaited second location at Pecan Lake near the northwest corner of Riggs and Ellsworth in Queen Creek. What’s Pecan

Açai Republic launches 2nd Valley location in south Chandler

🥣 Açai Republic, a California-based chain of Brazilian juice bars specializing in açai bowls, has opened its second Arizona location on the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. What’s on the menu? Açaí bowls, chia

Yumbar opens at new complex The Royale in Phoenix’s Melrose District

🦩 Yumbar, a casual restaurant and bar from the former owner of Fez, has opened at The Royale on the southeast corner of Seventh and Glenrosa avenues in Phoenix’s Melrose District. What’s The Royale? The new community-centric complex, which houses

Jake’s Sweet Shoppe opens 1st franchise location in downtown Chandler

🍨 Jake’s Sweet Shoppe, the ice cream shop at Jake’s Unlimited family entertainment center in Mesa, has opened its first franchise location near the northwest corner of Arizona and Buffalo in downtown Chandler. The menu Jake’s offers a variety of

Foley Ranch Boots & BBQ opens today at Desert Ridge Marketplace

🤠 Foley Ranch Boots & BBQ, a large country bar with live music and dancing, opens today in the former Sweet Tomatoes building at Desert Ridge Marketplace on the northeast corner of Tatum and the Loop 101 in northeast Phoenix.

Get $2 medium drinks Friday at new Black Rock Coffee Bar in SE Mesa

☕️ Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar will open its eighth Mesa location at 5 a.m. Friday near the northwest corner of Signal Butte and Elliot. The new location will offer $2 medium drinks all day Friday, plus various deals during the

Texas-based Uchi soft-opens tonight in Old Town Scottsdale

🍣 Uchi, a modern Japanese concept from James Beard Award-winning chef Tyson Cole (pictured), makes its Arizona debut tonight with the start of a week-long soft opening on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and First Street in Old Town Scottsdale.

Szechwan Kitchen makes debut in Phoenix’s Melrose District

🥢 Szechwan Kitchen, specializing in spicy dishes from southwest China, has opened on the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and Turney in the Melrose District of Phoenix. The food Stir-fries, noodle dishes, fried rice, and dumplings. House specialties include Chongqing

Macayo’s launches 13th Valley location in Queen Creek

🌮 Macayo’s Mexican Food, a local institution since 1946, has opened its 13th Valley location on the northeast corner of Ocotillo and SIgnal Butte in Queen Creek. The food Tacos, chimichangas, enchiladas, tacos, burros, salads, fajitas, and specialties like green

Scottsdale Resort & Spa opens 4 new restaurants as part of renovations

🏨 The Scottsdale Resort & Spa, located on McCormick Parkway between Scottsdale and Hayden, opened four new restaurants Monday as part of a $40 million renovation, the largest in the resort’s 50-year history. The restaurants La Fogata: The resort’s signature restaurant

El Tataki Sushi Fusion launches 3rd Valley location in Tempe

🍣 El Tataki Sushi Fusion, a locally owned concept specializing in a mix of traditional Japanese and Mexican-inspired sushi, has opened its third Valley location in the former Sweet Tomatoes building near the northwest corner of McClintock and Southern in

El Patron New Mexican Restaurant & Cantina has AZ debut in Scottsdale

🌶️ El Patron New Mexican Restaurant & Cantina, which has two well-regarded locations in Albuquerque, N.M., has made its Arizona debut in the former Bandolero Cocina de Mexico space at The Shops at Gainey Ranch in central Scottsdale. What’s on

Utah-base Cupbop opens 8th Valley location in Gilbert

🍵 Cupbop, a fast-growing Utah-based chain of Korean-BBQ-in-a-cup eateries, has opened on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Warner in Gilbert. What’s on the menu? You choose from 12 entrees (such as Korean fried chicken, BBQ pork, or potstickers), which

Tempe Taco Supply opens at boutique Vib Hotel in downtown Tempe

🌮 Tempe Taco Supply, the first out-of-state location for Colorado-based McDevitt Taco Supply, has opened in the lobby of the boutique Vib Hotel on the southeast corner of Fifth Street and Farmer in downtown Tempe. What’s on the menu? Appetizers

Théa Mediterranean Rooftop opens today at The Global Ambassador

🏨 Théa Mediterranean Rooftop, the fifth and final restaurant to debut at Sam Fox’s new food-first luxury hotel The Global Ambassador, opens today on the northwest corner of Camelback and 44th Street in east Phoenix. What’s on the menu? 🐟

Taiwan-based bubble tea concept Happy Lemon opens in Chandler

🍋 Happy Lemon, a Taiwan-based bubble tea concept with more than 350 locations in the U.S., has opened at the 99 Ranch Market plaza on the northeast corner of Chandler and Dobson in Chandler. What’s on the menu? More than

Connecticut-based Wayback Burgers makes AZ debut in Gilbert

🍔 Wayback Burgers, a Connecticut-based fast-casual chain, has made its Arizona debut next to Orangetheory Fitness and Chipotle at Gilbert Town Square on Gilbert Road between Warner and Ray. What’s on the menu? Originally called Jake’s Hamburgers, its menu features

Thundercat Lounge retro dance club opens today in downtown Phoenix

Thundercat Lounge, a 1980s- and ’90s-inspired dance club from the creators of the Thunderbird Lounge, opens today on the southeast corner of Van Buren and Ninth Avenue in downtown Phoenix. What clubgoers will find in the refurbished Art Deco building

Gadzooks founders Aaron & Jared Pool launch Hugo in downtown Phoenix

🍹 Aaron and Jared Pool, the founders of Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup, have launched a new concept in downtown Phoenix. Hugo’s, an Ibiza-inspired cantina, has soft-opened in the 1930s-era building formerly home to Sin Muerte, which closed in August, on

Jai Thai takes over King Red Crawfish & Pho space in Sun City

Jai Thai has opened in the former King Red Crawfish & Pho space on the southeast corner of Bell and 99th Avenue in Sun City. Signature dishes include Seafood Crispy Noodle, Massaman Stew Beef, and Choo Chee Salmon Curry. (Pictured:

Fast-casual Mexican chain Someburros opens 15th location in north Phoenix

🌯 Someburros, a Chandler-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants, has opened its 15th location on the northwest corner of Jomax and Norterra Parkway in north Phoenix. The menu offers 15 burritos – including its best-selling Pollo Fundido – as well

All-day Mexican eatery Taco Papi launches in north Scottsdale

🌮 Taco Papi, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant with some global influences, has opened on the northeast corner of Northsight and Raintree in north Scottsdale. Besides traditional tacos, burros, and quesadillas, the menu will offer some unusual options – such as

Buqui Bichi opens 2nd Valley taproom in downtown Phoenix

🍺🇲🇽 Buqui Bichi Brewery, a Mexican craft brewery based in Hermosillo, Sonora, has opened its second Valley taproom on the southeast corner of Van Buren and First Avenue in downtown Phoenix. Founded in 2016, Buqui Bichi was named the country’s

Viet Fusion joins Pho Mai & Hoosiers Cafe in Chandler strip mall

🇻🇳 Viet Fusion, a Vietnamese-focused Asian kitchen, has opened in a strip mall near the southwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler. It’s sandwiched between Hoosier’s Cafe and Pho Mai, another Vietnamese eatery. Viet Fusion’s menu features egg noodle

Born & Bred takes over former Truland space in downtown Chandler

🥘 Born & Bred, a new casual sibling of popular New American restaurant Aftermath in north Phoenix, has made its debut in downtown Chandler. It takes over the space on the northwest corner of Arizona and Buffalo that formerly was

Skoden Coffee & Tea from Navajo Nation opens in uptown Phoenix

☕️ Skoden Coffee & Tea, a coffee shop from the Navajo Nation, has taken over the former Kream Coffee space at For the People, a furniture and design store in the uptown Phoenix. The menu offers coffees, teas, lemonades, and

Another Valley shopping center draws Firebird Wood Fired Grill

🥩 Charlotte, N.C.-based Firebirds Wood Fired Grill launches its fourth Valley location Wednesday at the new Village at Prasada on the southeast corner of the Loop 303 and Waddell in Surprise. The menu features steaks, ribs, seafood, chicken, burgers, pasta,

The Salted Knot opens bricks & mortar store in downtown Mesa

🥨 The Salted Knot, a regular vendor at the Gilbert and Uptown Phoenix farmers markets, has opened a bricks-and-mortar store in downtown Mesa. It takes over the former Main St. Sweets space on the south side of Main between Drew

‘Authentic Shanghai diner’ Mimi Kitchen launches in southwest Mesa

🥢 Mimi Kitchen, a self-described ‘‘authentic Shanghai diner,’’ has soft-opened in the former Teriyaki Kitchen building on the northwest corner of Dobson and Guadalupe in southwest Mesa. The highlights of the temporary menu are house-made egg noodles, available in bone

Phoenix-based Urban Cookies opens 2nd Valley location in Scottsdale

🍪 Urban Cookies, a family-run bakeshop offering gourmet cupcakes, cookies, bars, and cakes, has opened a second location on the northwest corner of Shea and the Loop 101 in Scottsdale. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to a

The Rosticceria, latest concept from Maggiore Group, debuts Friday

🍖 The Rosticceria, a restaurant specializing in wood-fired meats with an Italian twist, opens its doors at 3 p.m. Friday near the northeast corner of Tatum and Cactus in northeast Phoenix. It’s the latest concept from The Maggiore Group, joining

Refined comfort food eatery Copper & Sage opens in Phoenix

🌮🍹 Copper & Sage, a refined comfort food restaurant with a neighboring speakeasy, has opened in the former Los Sombreros/SunUp Brewing buildings on the northeast corner of Camelback and Third Street in Phoenix. Menu influences range from Southern (bayou mussels

Bacanora chef Rene Andrade opens Huarachis taco shop in Phoenix

🌮 Several months ago, I broke the news that Bacanora chef and co-owner Rene Andrade was quietly planning a new taco shop called Huarachis in downtown Phoenix. That restaurant just opened in the former Rodiberto’s Mexican Food space on the

Nebraska-based Scooter’s Coffee makes East Valley debut in Gilbert

☕️ Scooter’s Coffee, a chain based out of Omaha, Neb., has opened its fourth Valley location on the northwest corner of Higley and Queen Creek in Gilbert. In addition in coffee, tea, and smoothies, the menu features breakfast burritos, bagel

7 Garden Dumpling & Noodle House opens in southwest Mesa

🥟🍜 7 Garden Dumpling & Noodle House, a small and unadorned Asian restaurant, has opened near the northeast corner of Dobson and Baseline in southwest Mesa. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Alfonso’s Tacos, which closed in

Fazoli’s opens 1st non-airport AZ location today at Mesa Riverview

🍝 Italian-American fast-casual chain Fazoli’s opens its first non-airport Arizona location at 10:30 a.m. today just north of the Walmart Supercenter at Mesa Riverview on the southeast corner of the Loop 202 and Dobson. After a 14-year absence from Arizona,

Family-run Gordos Tacos opens 2nd Valley location in Ahwatukee

🌮 Gordos Tacos, a year-old taqueria in central Scottsdale, has launched a second location near the northwest corner of Chandler and 44th Street in Ahwatukee. The family-run business takes over the former Mr. Chao’s Asia Bistro strip-mall space next to

Maple House coffee & cocktail bar soft-opens in downtown Chandler

☕️🍻🍹 Maple House, the fourth downtown Chandler concept from restaurateur Gavin Jacobs, has soft-opened in downtown Chandler. The coffee and cocktail bar is housed in a 1940s cottage built after World War II on the northeast corner of Boston and California

Arizona Distilling Co. launches Mesa production facility & tasting room

🥃 Arizona Distilling Co., the award-winning spirits maker that opened in Tempe in 2012, has launched a new production facility and tasting room in downtown Mesa. The century-old window-less building near the southeast corner of Main and Robson is double

Florida-based chain I Heart Mac & Cheese launches Glendale location

🧀 I Heart Mac & Cheese, a Florida-based chain that offers build-your-own macaroni and cheese bowls and grilled cheese sandwiches, has opened on the northeast corner of Bell and 59th Avenue in Glendale. The concept made its Arizona debut in

Loco Patron opens 4th Valley location in uptown Phoenix

🌮 Loco Patrõn, a locally owned group of Mexican restaurants, has opened its fourth location near the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Missouri in uptown Phoenix. It takes over the space formerly home to Revolu Modern Taqueria & Bar, which

Biscuits Cafe opens 7th Valley location at Westgate in Glendale

🍳 Biscuits Cafe, an Oregon-based chain of breakfast and lunch eateries, has opened its seventh Valley location near the northeast corner of Glendale and 91st avenues at Westgate in Glendale. Menu highlights include strawberry-stuffed French toast, vegetable omelet, biscuits and

Twist Hot Chicken spices up culinary options in downtown Tempe

🐓 Twist Hot Chicken, which made its debut in Peoria last year, has opened a second location near the northwest corner of Mill and Fifth Street in downtown Tempe. The local fast-casual concept has taken over the space previously home

White Castle opens 2nd Arizona location today in south Tempe

🍔 White Castle, generally considered the world’s first fast-food hamburger chain, opened its second Arizona restaurant at 8 a.m. today near the northeast corner of I-10 and Warner in south Tempe. The iconic chain is famous for its small, square burgers known

Taqueria Factory opens 3rd Valley location at AZ Mills in Tempe

🌮 Taqueria Factory, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant that debuted in Chandler last year, has opened its third location next to Arizona Mills shopping mall in Tempe. It takes over the former 5 & Diner building near the northwest corner of Priest

Chestnut returns to Camelback in Phoenix in former Over Easy space

🧇 Chestnut, a New American restaurant in Arcadia that closed in May, has reopened in the former Over Easy space at the Biltmore on the northwest corner of Camelback and 24th Street in Phoenix. Owner Jennifer Steele launched Chestnut on

Dave’s Hot Chicken launches 2nd Valley location in north Phoenix

🐓 Dave’s Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based chain that made its Arizona debut in Gilbert last year, has launched its second Valley location on the southwest corner of Bell and Seventh Street in north Phoenix. Dave’s specializes in Nashville-style hot

Breakfast & lunch eatery Social Birdie opens at Queen Creek golf course

⛳️ Social Birdie, an elevated breakfast and lunch restaurant, has opened at the Las Colinas Golf Course off Rittenhouse, south of Ocotillo, in Queen Creek. Owner Ken Danielson previously operated well-regarded Phoenix farm-to-table eatery Modern Harvest. Social Birdie’s breakfast highlights

Lom Wong owners launch Mr. Baan’s Bar and Mookata in Phoenix

🇹🇭 Mr. Baan’s Bar and Mookata, a new restaurant and bar from the owners of acclaimed Thai restaurant Lom Wong, has opened in downtown Phoenix. The Thai-style barbecue concept is located behind Lom Wong, a bungalow next to the Cambria

Czech-style ice cream shop Crispý Cones opens in downtown Tempe

🍦 Crispý Cones, an Idaho-based chain that made its Arizona debut in downtown Chandler in August, has added a second location on the northwest corner of Mill and Fifth Street in downtown Tempe. The concept, which was featured on the business

24-hour taco shop Rili-B’s opens 3rd Arizona location in Queen Creek

🌮 Rili-B’s Taco Shop, a 24-hour taqueria in Maricopa and Casa Grande, has opened a third location near the northeast corner of Ellsworth and Heritage Loop in Queen Creek. The menu offers two dozen burritos, including seven breakfast burritos available

Handel’s, Robeks in Tempe offer grand-opening specials this weekend

🍦 Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream celebrates the grand opening of its sixth Valley location at Tempe Marketplace with the first 50 customers at 11 a.m. Friday receiving free ice cream for a year. There’s also a buy-one-get-one-free offer on small

Valley Taproom in Gilbert launches 2nd location in Queen Creek

🍺 Valley Taproom, a 20-month-old craft beer bar and store at the Rivulon center in Gilbert, has opened a second location on the northwest corner of Ellsworth and Riggs in Queen Creek. Like the original, owner Donald Greenberg’s new location

Ex-Prescott brewery founders launch Catalyst Crafted Ales in Tempe

🍺 Catalyst Crafted Ales, a new brewery from the co-founders of the recently closed Ad Astra Brewing in Prescott, has opened on the southeast corner of McClintock and Broadway in Tempe. Rex Williamson and brewer Will Walthereson, who launched Ad Astra

San Diego-based chain Broken Yolk Cafe opens 3rd Valley location

🍳 San Diego-based breakfast-and-lunch concept Broken Yolk Cafe has opened its third Valley location on the northwest corner of Highland and 20th Street in Phoenix. The breakfast menu offers a dozen specialty omelets and a half-dozen types of eggs Benedict, as