Category: New Restaurant Alert

🌮 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

🌮 Taco Boys, a Sonoran-style taqueria launched in downtown Phoenix in 2019, has opened its fifth Valley location in a former CIrcle K building on the northeast corner of Thomas and 32nd Street in Phoenix. What’s on the menu? Tacos,

🏨 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? 🐟

🍋 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

🍔 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

🇻🇳 La Sen Vietnamese Cuisine opens today in the former modern American gastropub Double Dutch Kitchen & Cocktails space on the northeast corner of Dobson and Germann in south Chandler. The building’s original occupant was Thai restaurant Chao from 2013-14,

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

☕️ Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar will open its second Queen Creek location at 5 a.m. Friday on the northeast corner of Signal Butte and Ocotillo. Per the chain’s tradition, the new location will offer $2 medium drinks all day Friday,

🍹 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 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:

🍕 Gio’s Chicago Pizza, a strip-mall eatery specializing in a variety of Windy City favorites, has opened on the northwest corner of Peoria and 43rd Avenue in Glendale. Tavern-style pizzas come in 14- and 16-inch sizes and include the Gio’s

🥩 Kasai, a Japanese steakhouse and teppanyaki restaurant in north Scottsdale, has expanded with a second location at Park West on the northeast corner of Northern and 99th Avenue in Peoria. In addition to steaks and seafood, the steakhouse menu

🌯 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

🌮 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 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

🥖 Cheba Hut, a national chain of cannabis-themed sub shops that began in Tempe, has opened its seventh Valley location on the northeast corner of Tatum and Shea in Scottsdale. The menu offers a variety of ‘‘toasted’’ subs with tongue-in-cheek

🇻🇳 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, 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, 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

🥩 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,

🥞 First Watch, a Bradenton, Fla.-based chain of breakfast and lunch cafes, has opened its 30th Valley location on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline in Mesa. Its menu offers eggs, pancakes, and waffles for breakfast, and salads and

🥨 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

🥢 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

🍪 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

🧁 Cafe 86, a California-based chain of Filipino tea, coffee, and dessert shops, makes its Arizona debut from 6-10 p.m. Saturday on the northwest corner of Alma School and Ray in Chandler. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home

🍖 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

🌮🍹 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

🌮 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

☕️ 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, 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

🍝 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,

🌮 Barrio Queen, an elevated Mexican restaurant founded in Old Town Scottsdale in 2011, has opened its eighth Valley location at the Village at Prasada on the southeast corner of the Loop 303 and Waddell in Surprise. The concept was

🌮 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

🍱 Bang Bang, an Asian fusion restaurant and upscale-casual nightclub in San Diego, has opened its second location in the former Gordon Biersch Brewing second-floor space on the northwest corner of Mill and Fifth Street in downtown Tempe. The concept

🍜 Chef Angelo Sosa, best known for his three seasons on TV’s ‘‘Top Chef,’’ opens a new restaurant, Kembarra, today at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in northeast Phoenix. The menu is inspired by the boldly

🏨 The Global Ambassador, a luxury hotel from famed Arizona restaurateur Sam Fox, and four of its five restaurants open today on the northwest corner of 44th Street and Camelback in Phoenix. Fox, a 12-time James Beard Award nominee, sold Fox

🦞 Hooked Boil House, a counter-service seafood restaurant, has debuted in the former Crawfish Cafe building in front of the Mekong Supermarket on the southwest corner of Dobson and Main in west Mesa. The restaurant has rebranded but is still

☕️🍻🍹 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., 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

🧀 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

🍺 Nearing its 10th anniversary in downtown Chandler, The Perch Pub & Brewery has soft-opened a second location, now dubbed Perch Brewing Company, on the northeast corner of Cooper and Ray in Gilbert. It takes over the building and brewing

🌮 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

🍔 Bad Jimmy’s, a restaurant I first wrote about in August, holds its grand opening at 10:30 a.m. today in the former Breadfruit & Rum Bar space on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Pierce  in downtown Phoenix. James Piazza,

🍳 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, 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, 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, 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

🍖 Texas-based Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q has opened its fourth Valley location near the northwest corner of the 101 and Raintree in north Scottsdale. The location opens at 6:30 a.m. daily for build-your-own breakfast tacos. Rudy’s offers 13 kinds

🍕 Roma 23 Wood Fired Pizza & Beer has moved into the former Fuego Bar & Grill space on the northwest corner of Van Buren and 91st Avenue in Tolleson. Besides pizzas, Roma 23’s menu offers appetizers, salads, pastas, and

🧇 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, 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

⛳️ 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

🇹🇭 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

🍦 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

🌮 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

🏈🏀 The DTC Sports Grille has opened in the former Matty G’s Steakburgers & Lobsta Rolls building on the southwest corner of Chicago and Wall in downtown Chandler. The space has been remodeled sine Matty G’s closed in early October,

🍦 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

🍺🍕 Phantom Fox Beer Co., a new brewery and restaurant, has opened in the former Desert Eagle Brewing space near the northeast corner of Main and Robson in downtown Mesa. It’s the second downtown venture for owners Trent Smith and

🍺 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

🥃 One Handsome Bastard – a distillery, bar, and restaurant – has opened in the former Blue Clover Distillery space on the northwest corner of Marshall Way and Indian School in Old Town Scottsdale. The name is a reference to

🍺 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 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

🍔🍺🎸 Off 87 has soft-opened in the former Ginger Monkey building on the southwest corner of Arizona Avenue (aka Arizona State Route 87) and Ocotillo Road in south Chandler. It’s the latest venture from former Arizona Diamondbacks pitching coach Mike Butcher (pictured)

🍕 Pizzicata, a small, family-owned pizzeria in Carefree, has launched a second location at Painted Mountain Golf Course on the northeast corner of Recker and McKellips in northeast Mesa. Owner Federico Venturini and his wife, chef Viola Tagliaferri, moved from

☕️ Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar will open its fourth Gilbert location Friday on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Warner. Per the chain’s tradition, the new location will offer $2 medium drinks all day Friday. It’s Black Rock’s 33nd store

🐓 Birdcall, a Denver-based fast-food chain specializing in fried chicken sandwiches, opens its third Valley location today at Santan Village shopping center in Gilbert. It will be located just north of Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant near the northwest corner of Williams Field

🔥 A Japanese-style bistro called Pyro hass opened at The Grove, a new $300 million mixed-use development on the northwest corner of 44th Street and Camelback in east Phoenix. It’s from the Nebraska-based Flagship Restaurant Group, which also operates Ghost

🇹🇭 Sala Thai, a well-regarded, family-owned restaurant with locations in north Phoenix and Peoria, has opened a third on the northwest corner of McClintock and Broadway in Tempe. The menu offers the soups, stir fry noodles, fried rice, and curries

☕️ Los Angeles-based coffee shop chain Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf opens its seventh Valley location today at the Shops at Town & Country on the southeast corner of Camelback and 20th Street in Phoenix. Anyone with the company’s app

🐟🐓 Bay Bay’s Fish & Chicken, a family-run Southern-style eatery specializing in fried catfish and chicken wings, has opened near the northeast corner of 48th Street and University in Tempe. Catfish dinners come with two or four pieces of hormone-free

☕️ The teams behind Mythic Goat Coffee and Rift Wine & Tap have partnered together to launch Grounds on 2nd on the southeast corner of Second and 69th streets in Old Town Scottsdale. The coffee shop, wine bar, and urban

🥙 The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, a Florida-based chain of counter-service restaurants, has opened its first Arizona location on the northwest corner of the Loop 101 and Via de Ventura in central Scottsdale. The menu offers salads, bowls, gyros, pitas,

🥩🍤 Kona Grill, a Valley-born upscale-casual concept that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2019 but appears to be on the upswing, has opened a new location at Desert Ridge Marketplace in north Phoenix. It’s located on the west side of

🔥 Big Nate’s Family BBQ, a 3-year-old family-run smokehouse in northeast Mesa, has opened a second location on the northwest corner of Main and Power in east Mesa. Eric Solheim, brother-in-law Ray Dandridge, and their wives started the business as

🍕🍗 Fox Restaurant Concepts debuted Doughbird in Arcadia in 2016. The new location is at The Colony on Seventh Street between Monetbello and Missouri. Its menu focuses on hand-stretched pizzas and rotisserie chicken, and also includes a few staples from

🌯 You’ll find it on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Williams Field. (The other express location is in north Scottsdale.) Señor Taco Express offers pretty much the same menu as Señor Taco, including more than 20 burritos ranging

💵 The DraftKings Sportsbook at TPC Scottsdale – the first of its kind at a PGA Tour tournament location – has opened on the southeast corner of Greenway-Hayden and Bell, directly across from the Stadium Course Clubhouse. TPC Scottsdale, of course,

🪓 LumberjAxes – a restaurant, bar, and competitive axe-throwing venue – has moved its Tempe location to Tempe Marketplace. It takes over the 13,000-square-foot, second-floor space formerly home to Cadillac Ranch. The original location debuted in 2017 on the northeast

🦉 If you’ve spent much time in Flagstaff, you’re probably familiar with the Toasted Owl Cafe, the eccentric brunch eatery with two locations filled with mismatched furniture and owl-themed decorations. Now the popular restaurant has soft-opened a third location at

🍟 Mr Fries Man, a California-based fast-food concept that made its Arizona debut in Tempe in 2022 but closed earlier this year, has returned with a new location near the northeast corner of Beardsley and Lake Pleasant Parkway in Peoria.

🍳 Thanks A Brunch, a mom-and-pop breakfast and lunch concept, has opened on the southwest corner of McQueen and Guadalupe in Gilbert. It takes over the strip-mall space formerly home to Geno’s Pizzeria & Cheesesteaks. Menu highlights include Prickly Pear

🧆 Laffa and Co., a new concept offering Mediterranean and Persian wraps and bowls, has opened at the Tempe Food Court on the northeast corner of Perry and Fifth Street. Brisket beef shawarma (pictured) is the signature menu item.

☕️ Spencer’s Place, a coffee shop that provides employment for individuals with developmental disabilities, has opened a second Surprise location on the southwest corner of Greenway and Cotton. Karin York,  a former special education teacher, launched the original Spencer’s Place

🥩🦞🐓 Angie’s Prime Grill, the new drive-through steakhouse concept from the founders of Salad and Go and Angie’s Lobster, opens today in north Phoenix. The latest concept from Tony and Roushan Christofellis offers USDA prime top sirloin steak, organic chicken, and Maine lobster

☕️ Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar will open its first Goodyear location Friday on the southwest corner of Cotton and Yuma. Per tradition, the new location will offer $2 medium drinks all day Friday. It’s Black Rock’s 32nd store in

🍕 High Stakes Pizza, a small shop that only offers delivery and carryout, has opened inside the former Old Country Buffet on the southwest corner of Southern and Power in east Mesa. Zac Dokouzian opened High Stakes ‘‘because I felt

🍕 Ohio-based Marco’s Pizza has opened its third Valley location on the southeast corner of Cooper and Ray in Gilbert. Last year, Marco’s announced a development agreement to open 46 Valley locations over the next six years. Like the other

🍳🧇 Brunch Snob, a local concept that debuted in Ahwatukee last year, has opened a second location on the northeast corner of Seventh Street and Missouri in uptown Phoenix. The space formerly was home to vegan restaurant Verdura, which closed

🍕 Mozzarella Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen, a small, family-owned business offering Neapolitan-style pizzas and other entrees, has opened on the northeast corner of Beardsley and 59th Avenue in Glendale. The cozy restaurant has a liquor license so beer and wine

🐓 Birdcall, a Denver-based chain specializing in fried chicken sandwiches and tenders, opens its second Valley location today near the northeast corner of Seventh Street and Glendale in Phoenix. The building formerly was home to a Burger King. The quick-serve

🍪 Crave Cookie, a Utah-based chain of gourmet cookie and soda shops, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Germann in south Gilbert. Fresh-baked cookies come in a rotating selection of six flavors, such as

🍝 EVO, the acclaimed Italian restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, has opened a second location near the northeast corner of Scottsdale and the Greenway-Hayden Loop in north Scottsdale. EVO North takes over the space that formerly was home to its

☕️ Zingara, a locally owned high-end cafe and market, has opened in a portion of the former Walgreen’s  on the northeast corner of 136th Street and Via Linda in north Scottsdale. The 3,200-square-foot coffee bar offers a variety of pastries

🍳🥞 Another month, another Over Easy opening. At least it seems that way. The Scottsdale-based brunch eatery has opened its 12th Arizona location in the Sierra Verde Shopping Center on the northwest corner of Deer Valley and 67th Avenue in

🍣 Alabama probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think of sushi, but it’s the birthplace of Rock N Roll Sushi, which has grown to more than 50 locations nationwide. The self-described ‘‘American-style’’ sushi bar makes

🍽 Amelia’s by Eat, a neighborhood restaurant and market offering an all-day counter-service menu, has opened on the northwest corner of Hayden and Via de Ventura in the McCormick Ranch neighborhood in Scottsdale. Menu highlights include Stacey’s Famous Chicken Rice

🍺🇪🇺 Here’s a few details for those planning to check out Wren Südhalle, the new Wren House Brewing location in Ahwatukee that’s holding it’s grand opening Saturday. Where: The European-inspired beer hall is located in the Safeway/Trader Joe’s shopping center

California-based Roll-Em-Up Taquitos, which made its Arizona debut in downtown Chandler in June, opens its second local location at 10 a.m. Saturday on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Williams Field in Gilbert. The first 50 customers who order a

🥣 Tru Bowl Superfood Bar, a California-based chain of acai eateries and smoothie bars, has made its Arizona debut on the southeast corner of Higley and Elliot in Gilbert. The menu features 12-, 16- and 24-ounce bowls with a choice

🥢 PT Pho Express, a local chain of counter-service Vietnamese eateries, has opened its 10th Valley location on the southeast corner of Baseline and 16th Street in south Phoenix. The menu offers spring rolls, egg rolls, pho, banh mi, pad