Category: New Restaurant Alert

Fire Tiger Dessert Cafe, an international chain with locations in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, made its U.S. debut in the former Pho Winglee strip-mall space just south of H Mart near the southeast corner of Main and

Mochinut, a Los Angeles-based chain that made its Arizona debut in Tempe last year, has opened its second Valley location next to Lee Lee International Supermarket on the southwest corner of Cactus and 75th Avenue in Peoria. The menu: Mochi

Blue Corn Cafe & Bakery, a sister concept to acclaimed Hope’s Artisan Bread, has opened across from Murphy Park on the northeast corner of Glendale and 58th Avenue in downtown Glendale. The menu: Breads, breakfast sandwiches, quiches, parfaits, muffins, brownies,

Black Rifle Coffee Company, a Utah-based chain whose coffee is sold at Quik Trip and other Valley locations, has opened its first Arizona coffee shop near the northeast corner of Indian School and 40th Street in east Phoenix. The history:

Tempe-based drive-through chain Salad and Go has opened its 42nd Valley location – and 66th overall – on the northeast corner of 44th Street and Oak in east Phoenix. The menu: Chef-designed salads, wraps, breakfast burritos, and soup. The history:

Hope Peshlakai, who operated a popular roadside food stand in east Mesa for a decade, has launched a bricks-and-mortar Navajo restaurant, Hope’s Frybread, on the northwest corner of Mesa and Second Avenue near downtown Mesa. The space: The 30-seat, counter-service

Hole 9 Yards, a sports bar billed as largest dedicated cornhole venue in the world, has opened in the former Goodwill space on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Guadalupe in Gilbert. Attractions: Besides 26 lanes of cornhole, Hole 9 Yards

Chickadees Chicken and Fries and Grindhouse Espresso Bar have opened in the former Oasis Cafe space near the southeast corner of Camelback and Buckboard Trail in Old Town Scottsdale. The menus: Chickadees offers a half-dozen fried chicken sandwiches, as well

Matty G’s Steakburgers & Lobsta’ Rolls opens its fifth Valley location at 11 a.m. today in the building formerly home to sports bar The Local Chandler on the southwest corner of Wall and Chicago in downtown Chandler. The menu: 29

By the Bucket, the fast-growing takeout concept that sells spaghetti and meatballs by the bucket, has opened its eighth Valley location on the northwest corner of Greenway and 59th Avenue in Glendale. The menu: 1.5-pound, 1-pound, and half-pound buckets of

Peixoto Coffee, a 7-year-old coffee shop and roastery in downtown Chandler, will open its second location at 6 a.m. Tuesday at Epicenter at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. The company: Julia Peixoto Peters, whose

San Francisco-based Ike’s Love & Sandwiches has opened its eighth Valley location on the southeast corner of Camelback and the Piestewa Freeway in Phoenix. The menu: More than 800 sandwiches, many named for Bay Area celebrities, featuring its proprietary Dutch

St. Urban, the ninth concept from Valley restaurateur and chef Christopher Collins, opens at 4 p.m. today above Collins’ Neighborly Public House at The Colony on Seventh Street, between Montebello and Missouri, in uptown Phoenix. The concept: St. Urban is

Gordos Tacos, a small, family-run Mexican eatery, has opened in the former Don Cafe space on the southeast corner of 90th Street and Via Linda in central Scottsdale. The menu: 13 tacos, five burritos (or bowls) and a half-dozen ‘‘classics,’’

The Taco Spot, a Mexican eatery that launched near downtown Chandler in 2020, has opened its third location on the northwest corner of Country Club and Baseline in Mesa. The menu: Tacos, burritos, tortas, quesadillas, vampiros, and nachos. Other locations:

Rosie’s Taco Shop, a new concept from the founders of Oscar’s Taco Shop, has opened its third Valley location – and first in the East Valley – on the southeast corner of McQueen and Guadalupe in Gilbert. The menu: Nine

Tempe-based Salad and Go is celebrating the opening of its new location in Peoria by giving away 200 free salads Saturday afternoon. What: Starting at 3 p.m., the first 200 guests that visit the location on the northeast corner of

Ghost Ship, a new pirate-themed bar from downtown Phoenix club empresario Steven Rogers, will have its soft opening at 5 p.m. today inside The Grand on the southwest corner of Central and McKinley. The space: Located in one of The

Big’s American Sports Bar & Grill, a popular neighborhood hangout in Fullerton, Calif., has opened a second location at the P83 shopping and entertainment complex on the southeast corner of the 101 and Bell in Peoria. The history: Big’s debuted

Scottsdale-based Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers has opened its 13th Valley location in the former Friday’s Front Row space at Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, in downtown Phoenix. The menu: Half-pound burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs, and wings and more