Category: New Restaurant Alert

Loco Amigos, a locally owned Mexican restaurant, has opened in the former Burger IM building on the southeast corner of Price and Willis, about a half-mile south of The Parley Kitchen & Cocktails, in south Chandler. The menu features burritos,

Blue Burro, which has four locations in California, has opened its first out-of-state restaurant on the southeast corner of Williams Field and Val Vista in Gilbert. It shares space with The Buffalo Spot. Blue Burro’s menu offers burros, tacos, quesadillas,

Dynasty Chinese & Asian Cuisine has opened in the former J Chen space on the southwest corner of Cave Creek and Tatum in Cave Creek. House specialties include Empire Supreme (shrimp, beef, chicken, pork, and vegetables in oyster sauce), Black

Pokitrition, a locally owned group of eateries specializing in sushi burritos and poke bowls, has opened its fourth location on the northwest corner of the 101 and Via de Ventura in central Scottsdale. Unlike other locations, the Scottsdale one has

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill, a Utah-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants, has opened the first Arizona location of its ‘‘digital cafe’’ concept on the northwest corner of Indian School and 195th Avenue in the Verrado neighborhood of Buckeye. The store

Birdcall, a Denver-based chain specializing in fried chicken sandwiches and tenders, makes its Arizona debut at 11 a.m. today on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Shea in Scottsdale. The menu also offers craft cocktails, including margaritas and frozen beverages,

Tia Carmen, a contemporary Southwestern restaurant from celebrity chef Angelo Sosa, has opened at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa near the northeast corner of Tatum and Deer Valley in northeast Phoenix. It replaces the resort’s former

The Genuine, a new flagship concept for the Valley-based Genuine Concepts restaurant group, debuts at 11 a.m. Thursday in the former The Vig Uptown space on the northeast corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home in Phoenix. The menu spotlights

Biryani Pot, an Indian restaurant that describes itself as ‘‘an authentic Hyderabadi food house,’’ has opened on the northeast corner of Bell and 40th Street in north Phoenix. The city of Hyderabadi is known for its unique combination of Mughal,

Chicago-themed food truck Wide Daddy’s, which offers Windy City favorites such as Italian beef, Polish sausage, and pork chop sandwiches, has opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant on the northwest corner of Lindsay and University in Mesa. Also on the menu: whole

Puerto Rican food truck Phoenix Coqui has opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant on the southeast corner of Indian School and 15th Avenue in Phoenix. It takes over the space that formerly was home to Mediterranean restaurant Crazy Jim’s, an Encanto neighborhood

The Stillery, a Nashville-based restaurant and bar concept that made its Arizona debut in downtown Chandler in 2020, has opened a second Valley location near the southwest corner of Happy Valley and 23rd Avenue at Norterra in north Phoenix. The

Chicago-based Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria opens its third East Valley delivery-and-takeout-only location at 4 p.m. today near the northeast corner of Alma School and Queen Creek in south Chandler. The first 100 paying customers will receive a custom T-shirt (one per order),

Tempe-based Huss Brewing, the second-largest craft brewery in the state, opens its third location at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Phoenix Convention Center on Monroe between Second and Third streets in downtown Phoenix. Built into the convention center’s north facade, the

San Diego-based Mr. Moto Pizza, a 7-year-old chain of award-winning New York-style pizzerias, has made its Arizona debut in the former Giant Rustic Pizza space at Arcadia Village on the southwest corner of Camelback and 40th Street in Phoenix. Mr. Moto’s

Arizona Bagels n Bialys, a family-run bakery specializing in New York-style boil bagels and hand-stretched bialys, has opened on the southwest corner of Power and Baseline in east Mesa. It also offers 10 kinds of house-made cream cheeses and six

Local fast-casual chain Hello Vietnam Pho & Roll has opened its fifth Valley restaurant in the former McAlister’s Deli space near the northeast corner of Tatum and Cactus – just across Tatum from the under-redevelopment Paradise Valley Mall. Other locations

Texas-based Whataburger has opened its sixth East Valley restaurant – but the first in the large region south of U.S. 60 and east of the 101 – on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Queen Creek in south Chandler. Another

Beer Research Institute Taproom & Arcade, the Beer Research Institute spinoff in downtown Mesa that opened Friday but closed Saturday due to plumbing issues, has reopened near the southwest corner of Main and Robson. The 4,000-square-foot venue features 40 classic

Maryland-based Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls officially makes its Arizona debut Thursday, April 14, at the Scottsdale Quarter on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Greenway Hayden Loop in north Scottsdale. It’s taken over the former Dog Haus space between Press