Category: New Restaurant Alert

State 48 Tap House, the latest spinoff of Surprise-based State 48 Brewery, has opened in Gilbert. It takes over the former Gordon Biersch space at SanTan Village shopping center. Although it’s State 48’s first foray into the East Valley, it’s

Novel Ice Cream, a small Phoenix shop that’s received national attention for its ice cream sandwiches made with glazed doughnut ‘‘buns,’’ has opened a second location in downtown Mesa. The pint-sized store – just 150 square feet – is located

5 Star Dive Bar & Grill has opened on the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline in south Tempe, the latest sports bar/pool hall/neighborhood grill to occupy the strip-mall space. Previous occupants in the past eight years have included The

Drive-through salad eatery Salad and Go launched its 29th location at 6:30 a.m. today on the southeast corner of Signal Butte and Guadalupe in southwest Mesa. The concept, which began in Gilbert in 2013, offers nine chef-created salads (all $5.74

Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee opens its 17th Valley store at 5 a.m. Friday on the north side of Broadway, halfway between Priest and Hardy, in Tempe. To celebrate, the new location will be offering $2 medium coffee drinks all day.

Another month, another new Salad and Go. The latest location of the popular salads and wraps drive-through eatery opens Wednesday on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Pecos in Gilbert. The Gilbert-born concept offers nine chef-created salads (all $5.74

Former Ghost Ranch chef Rene Andrade has reemerged with his own restaurant, Bacanora, in west Phoenix. It takes over the Grand Avenue space formerly home to Barrio Café Gran Reserva. The 2-year-old Ghost Ranch in south Tempe closed for six

Rosati’s Pizza – which closed its restaurant and bar on the northeast corner of McQueen and Ray in Chandler more than a year ago – has reopened it under new ownership. The location originally was launched by brothers Rick and

Popular neighborhood bar and grill Matty G’s Steak Burgers & Spirits has opened its fifth Valley location in south Tempe. It takes over the recently closed Smashburger on the southwest corner of Rural and Baseline. Matty G’s is best-known for

Southern California-based fast-casual burger concept Farmer Boys makes its Arizona debut today in the new City Gate Marketplace on the southeast corner of Higley and Baseline in Gilbert. The chain’s signature Farmer’s Burger features two beef patties topped with cheese,

Herb n Smoke, a Mesa-based food truck specializing in barbecue, has opened a bricks-and-mortar restaurant in downtown Mesa. It’s located next to Taco Chiwas on the south side of Main between MacDonald and Robson. The brisket, smoked 12 hours with

Tocaya Organica, a California-based chain of fast-casual modern Mexican restaurants, has opened its fourth Arizona location in downtown Tempe. It’s located in Union Tempe apartments building on the southwest corner of Forest Avenue and Seventh Street. The concept offers salads,

Utah-based Cafe Rio Mexican Grill has opened its 12th East Valley location on the northeast corner of 90th Street and the 101 in Scottsdale. It’s the first restaurant to open at a new mixed-use development called The Edge at Talking Stick.

Back in September, MXSW broke the news that Beard Papa’s, a Japanese-born chain that claims to make ‘‘the world’s best cream puffs,’’ was going to make its Arizona debut in north Scottsdale. It finally opens at 11 a.m. Saturday at

Miss Dessert, an Asian sweets shop that opened in 2018 next to the AZ International Marketplace in west Mesa, is launching a second shop in Gilbert. It’ll be located a few doors south of Sandbar Mexican Grill on the southwest

Kwench Juice Cafe, a family-run eatery specializing in fresh fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies, has opened on the southeast corner of Dobson and Ray in Chandler. Kwench debuted in downtown Phoenix in 2018, but closed in March 2020 after

Dog Haus, a California-based chain of gourmet hot dog shops, will open its second East Valley location at 11 a.m. Saturday on the north side of Tempe Town Lake. The 2,444-square-foot restaurant is located at the Watermark near the southwest

After a two-month closure for renovations, Freezer’s Ice House, a Tempe pool hall/sports bar/nightclub-ish concept that has struggled to define itself since opening in 2017, has reopened as Mill’s Modern Social. The rebranded concept debuted its new name, new look,

Louisiana-based Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers has opened its eighth East Valley restaurant on the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline in south Tempe. As its almost cult-like following (known as ‘‘Caniacs’’) knows, the menu focuses on just three things: chicken

Food Network personality Guy Fieri has launched a nationwide chain of ghost kitchens called Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen, including one in west Chandler. The virtual restaurant, which only offers delivery, operates out of the kitchen of Italian restaurant Buca di