Category: New Restaurant Alert

  🍜 A new fast-casual spot that calls itself the Valley’s ‘‘original do-it-yourself ramen cafe’’ has opened in south Chandler. UseUrNoodle has made its debut on the northwest corner of Alma School and Queen Creek, offering a build-your-own approach to

🇺🇸 Mission BBQ has expanded its Valley footprint with a third Arizona location, now open in Goodyear on the northeast corner of I-10 and Pebble Creek Parkway. The Maryland-based fast-casual chain is known for its patriotic ethos and slow-smoked barbecue

🇻🇳 Mia & More has opened at the 99 Ranch Market plaza on the northeast corner of Dobson and Chandler, bringing a refreshing taste of Vietnam to one of Chandler’s busiest shopping hubs. The casual spot specializes in sugarcane juice

February brought a mix of splashy arrivals across the Valley. From Spanish tapas to Detroit-style slices, here are seven notable openings: Camello 2525 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix A stylish Mexican newcomer pairing bold regional flavors with a modern presentation, Camello

🧆 Hashtag 48 Modern Kitchen, a refined Mediterranean restaurant and hookah lounge, has opened in the Laguna Village shopping center on the southeast corner of Ray and Kyrene in west Chandler. It takes over the space formerly home to Lebanese

🐓 Dave’s Hot Chicken is on a roll in the Valley. In the past eight months, the Los Angeles-based brand has opened three new Valley restaurants, doubling its local footprint. The latest launched last week on the northeast corner of

🍕 Charbel’s Gyro & Pizza, a Mediterranean-American fusion restaurant and bar, has opened on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Shea in central Scottsdale. The menu blends Middle Eastern flavors with popular American dishes, offering everything from shawarma and kabobs

🍕 A pizza brand backed by one of the most decorated pizzaiolos in the world is making its Arizona debut this weekend in Gilbert. Although it soft-opened a couple days ago, Slice House by Tony Gemignani – the crafted fast-casual

🌮 Mesa-born Backyard Taco has brought its mesquite-grilled street tacos to the West Valley with a new location on the southeast corner of the Loop 202 and Baseline in Laveen Village. The taqueria, which literally started in a Mesa backyard

🐓 bb.q Chicken – the South Korea–born fried chicken chain known for its ultra-crispy, double-fried wings – is continuing to expand its Valley presence with a new location at Mekong Plaza on the southwest corner of Dobson and Main in

  ☕️ Matilda’s All Day Café, a new concept from First Place Coffee food truck owner Devon McConville, has opened in a restored 1914 bungalow near the southwest corner of Roosevelt and Sixth Avenue in downtown Phoenix. The 1,860-square-foot space

🌮 Santo Agave, an elevated Mexican restaurant showcasing regional styles from Sinaloa-style seafood to Jalisco-influenced beef dishes from a Josper charcoal oven, has opened in front of the Harkins Theatres at Park West in Peoria. Menu highlights include bone marrow

🌮 Soul Fire Tacos, a new concept from SugarJam founder Dana Dumas, has opened just a few doors down from its sibling on the northeast corner of Hayden and 82nd Street at the Scottsdale Airpark. The fast-casual concept, described as

🥙 Naz’s Halal Food, a quick-service concept blending Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and South Asian flavors, has made its Arizona debut on the northeast corner of University and Hardy in west Tempe. Launched as a food truck in 2009 by two

🇬🇧 After a longer-than-expected wait, Cornish Pasty Co. finally has opened its much-anticipated Glendale location in the historic Gaslight Building on the southeast corner of Glendale and 58th avenues. The beloved Arizona-born concept, founded by English expat Dean Thomas, has

🍝 Osteria Mia, a five-year-old Italian restaurant in north Phoenix, has opened a second location near the southeast corner of Bell and Bullard in Surprise. Known for its warm, family-style hospitality, Osteria Mia offers a lineup of crowd-pleasing pizzas, pastas,

🥗 Mendocino Farms – the fast-growing California-born sandwich and salad concept known for chef-driven ingredients and feel-good vibes – officially makes its Arizona debut today at Gainey Ranch on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Doubletree Ranch roads in Scottsdale.

🍛 Thiru Kuppusamy, a South Indian chain that originated in Erode, India, in 1960, has opened its sixth U.S. location on the southeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. Signature dishes include Kongu Style Biryani, rustic

🦉 The Toasted Owl Cafe, a beloved Flagstaff-born breakfast and lunch spot, has opened its second Phoenix location in the space formerly home to The Oink Cafe on the northwest corner of Cactus and Paradise Valley Parkway. Toasted Owl, which

🥯 Bagelfeld’s, the hugely popular bagel shop in Phoenix, has launched a second location in the former Starbucks space on the northwest corner of Rural and Baseline in south Tempe. Brooklyn-born Charlie Blonkenfeld began selling his bagels at Valley farmers