Category: New Restaurant Alert

🐓 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

🍔 Brews Burger Joint & Taphouse has opened its third East Valley location in the former Pescado Borracho space on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Williams Field in Gilbert. The concept debuted in Chandler in 2019 as the

🍕 A taste of the Pacific Northwest has landed in the East Valley. Cascadia Pizza Co. – a growing pizzeria concept rooted in Northwest flavors – has opened its first Arizona location, bringing its signature pies to the northwest corner

🇪🇸 Telefèric Barcelona, a world-renowned tapas restaurant known for its modern takes on Spanish classics, officially has opened its doors at Scottsdale Fashion Square, bringing a splash of Catalan energy (and plenty of sangria) to the Valley. The restaurant was

🍳 Scottsdale’s breakfast-and-lunch scene has a new player in the mix. Craft Kitchen Cafe has opened on the west side of the Hayden-Northsight roundabout in north Scottsdale, offering a comfort-driven menu built around familiar American classics and scratch cooking. The

🥃 Still & Barrel, a polished yet approachable new destination for whiskey lovers and cocktail enthusiasts, has opened on the southwest corner of Bethany Home and 16th Street in Phoenix. The bar was launched by Sheldon Knapp, who founded the