Category: New Restaurant Alert

🧇 Urban Waffle, a coffee house and waffle bar, has opened at Superstition Springs Center on the northeast corner of U.S. 60 and Superstition Springs Boulevard in east Mesa. The concept, which got its start at Valley farmers markets, is

🌮 Ajo Al’s, a popular local chain of Mexican restaurants, has opened its first East Valley location near the northeast corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Mesa. The family-operated restaurants offers a menu of Sonoran-style dishes. Highlights include smoked street

🥟 Din Tai Fung, the world-renowned Chinese restaurant whose original location in Taiwan has received multiple Michelin stars, soft-opens – by reservation only – today at Scottsdale Fashion Square. The official grand opening of its first Arizona location is scheduled

🍕🍺 San Diego-based Best Pizza & Brew has landed in the East Valley, opening its first Arizona location in downtown Chandler. The growing pizza-and-beer concept has taken over the former Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup building next to The Sleepy Whale

🇮🇳 Dakshin, a restaurant specializing in the bold, spice-driven cuisine of southern India, has opened at Desert Ridge Marketplace in north Phoenix. The new restaurant highlights dishes from the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh

🇵🇭 Kusina, a strip-mall eatery specializing in Filipino comfort foods, has opened at the Arrowhead Fountains Center near the southwest corner of Bell and the Loop 100 in Peoria. Menu highlights include Crispy Kare-Kare (fried pork belly with creamy peanut

🍺 After a whirlwind few months, Oro Brewing is back open in downtown Mesa. The award-winning brewery, which closed in January near the northwest corner of Main Street and Robson, announced on social media that it has reopened after previously

🥙 Princess Pita has brought its Middle Eastern flavors to south Phoenix. The family-owned restaurant recently opened its third Valley location on the northwest corner of Baseline and 24th Street, expanding from its original Mesa home and a Tempe outpost.

☕️ PIP Coffee & Clay has opened a new location just north of Chandler High near the southwest corner of Arizona and Oakland, serving specialty coffee drinks alongside pastries and light bites. The 3,300-square-foot space – set inside a restored

🏀 Sports fans in the south Valley have a new place to catch the game. Caesars Sportsbar opens at 5 p.m. today inside Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino in Maricopa, pairing wall-to-wall screens with a menu of game-day favorites and a beverage

🥙 The Great Greek, a Florida-based chain of counter-service Mediterranean restaurants, has opened its third Arizona location on the northeast corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler. The brand made its Arizona debut in Scottsdale in 2023

Xrewind, an eight-year-old eatery that sold cereal-infused ice cream, matcha and boba drinks, and a small selection of Persian bites, has rebranded as Belafia on the southwest corner of the Loop 101 and Ray in Chandler. The new incarnation still

🐓 Angry Chickz – a California-based chain of Nashville hot chicken restaurants that made its Arizona debut in Glendale in 2022 – opens its second Valley location Friday in Goodyear. Doors will open at 11 a.m. in the Target shopping

  🍜 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