Category: New Restaurant Alert

🍩 Outcast Doughnuts, a new concept from the owners of Level 1 Arcade Bar in downtown Gilbert, has opened on the northwest corner of Main and MacDonald in downtown Mesa. The menu: Outcast specializes in layered croissant doughnuts, of which

California-based Roll-Em-Up Taquitos, the nation’s first taquito-focused franchise, makes its Arizona debut today on the southeast corner of Arizona and Frye in downtown Chandler. The food: Roll-Em-Up offers five kinds of taquitos – braised shredded beef, seasoned ground beef, citrus-marinated chicken,

🍣 An ambitious new Japanese restaurant, Icho Izakaya Sushi & Grill, has soft-opened on the southeast corner of Broadway and Dobson in west Mesa. The food: 34 six-piece maki and eight-piece specialty rolls ($4-$20) and 24 sashimi selections  ($7-$17). Fish

🇹🇭 SKNY Pig, an Asian restaurant focused mostly on Thai dishes, has opened next to the Asiana Market on the northwest corner of Union Hills and 43rd Avenue in Glendale. The food: Soups (ranging from tom yum to pho), curries

Los Angeles-based Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf opened its eighth Valley location at 5 a.m. today on the northwest corner of 90th Street and Via Linda in Scottsdale. The space: The new full-service location has a drive-through. The menu: Coffee,

Ghett Yo Wings, a new sibling of Ghett Yo Taco in Chandler, will open its second Valley location at 10:30 a.m. Saturday on the northeast corner of Ironwood and Ocotillo in San Tan Valley. The history: Ghett Yo Wings made

Sizzling House, an Asian restaurant specializing in ramen and sizzling plates, has opened at Mekong Plaza on the southeast corner of Main and Dobson in west Mesa. The food: Seven ramen bases range from $13.99-$23.99 with additions for an extra

🌮 Texas-based Torchy’s Tacos, which made its Arizona debut in Phoenix last June, opens its fourth Valley location Wednesday near the northwest corner of Williams Field and Santan Village Parkway in Gilbert. The history: Torchy’s began as an Austin, Texas,

🔥 California-based Gen Korean BBQ House, which made its Arizona debut at Tempe Marketplace in 2017, has opened a second Valley location at the 99 Ranch Market shopping center on the northeast corner of Dobson and Chandler in Chandler. The

Latha, a restaurant and bar that features dishes from Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, and the southern U.S., has opened at Heritage Square near the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Washington in downtown Phoenix. The space: Located in the historic

Master Jianbing, a small eatery specializing in jianbing (Chinese street food crepes), has opened in the food court of Mekong Plaza on the southwest corner of Dobson and Main in west Mesa. The food: The menu offers 11 types of

Momma’s Soul Fish & Chicken, a family-run takeout-only soul food operation in San Tan Valley, has closed, but the St. Louis natives have opened a full-service restaurant on the northwest corner of 19th Avenue and Greenway in north Phoenix. The

Scottsdale-based Eggstasy, a breakfast and lunch concept that debuted in 2014, has opened its sixth Valley location on the southeast corner of Power and the Loop 202 in southeast Mesa. The food: The breakfast menu offers traditional items like omelets,

🍔 California-based quick-service chain The Habit Burger Grill has opened its first Surprise location – and its 17th in the Valley – on the southeast corner of the Loop 303 and Waddell. The food: 11 specialty burgers, chicken sandwiches, steak

🍪 CookieRush, a spinoff of local soda shop chain SodaRush, has opened its first location on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. The concept: SodaRush, which has three Valley locations, won Phoenix Magazine’s award for

JL Smokehouse, regarded as one of Phoenix’s top barbecue joints, has opened a second location in the former Can’t Stop Smokin’ BBQ space on the northwest corner of Lindsay and University in east Mesa. The background: Pit master James ‘‘JL’’

🥩 Bourbon & Bones, a high-end steakhouse from Valley-based restaurant group Square One Concepts, launches its third location at 4 p.m. today at 83 Marketplace on the southeast corner of Happy Valley and 83rd Avenue in Peoria. The history: Square

Nad’s Chicken & Seafood, a fast-casual concept with Southern-style fried foods, has opened in the former Arizona Bread Company space on the southeast corner of Elliot and Kyrene in south Tempe. The food: Chicken wings and tenders, fried catfish, fried

Princess Pita, an off-shoot of Princess Pita Mediterranean Restaurant and Market in Mesa, has opened on the northeast corner of Priest and Washington in northwest Tempe. The background: For 17 years, Princess Pita has operated as a small deli and restaurant

Chickii, a new fast-casual concept specializing in Thai-style fried chicken, has opened at Arrowhead Ranch Center on the northwest corner of the Loop 101 and 59th Avenue in Glendale. The food: Panko-crusted chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders, chicken wings, chicken rice