Category: New Restaurant Alert

Flavors of India, a 14-year-old northern Indian restaurant that closed in Phoenix in October, has reopened on the southeast corner of Lindsay and Warner in Gilbert. It takes over the space that very briefly was home to The Pizza Experience

The Kolache Cafe, an Ahwatukee bakery specializing in the delicious Czech pastries from which it takes its name, has opened on the northeast corner of Ray and Ranch Circle in Ahwatukee. The bakery, which is located in the same shopping

Gilbert-born Salad and Go, a fast-growing drive-through salad-and-wraps concept, has opened its 25th location on the southeast corner of 35th Avenue and Peoria in west Phoenix. Coming next: A third Chandler location on the northwest corner of Dobson and Chandler.

The Porch, a self-described ‘‘upscale yet relaxed gastropub,’’ has opened its third location between Oregano’s and Snooze in downtown Gilbert. The menu: The pub-style menu focuses on salads, rice bowls, sandwiches, and burgers. (Pictured: Nashville Chicken Sammy.) There are 16

East Valley-based Thai Chili 2 Go, a chain of to-go Thai eateries, has opened its 11th location on the southeast corner of Higley and Baseline in Gilbert. The food: The menu offers traditional Thai entrees like pad prig pao, pad

Sotol Modern Cocktail Kitchen, Gilbert’s first rooftop bar and restaurant, holds its grand opening at 4 p.m. today. The space: It’s is located on the top floor of the three-story downtown building between Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row and Bergies Coffee

MrBeast Burger, a delivery-only burger concept rolling out across the country this month, has launched in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, and Scottsdale. The backstory: The ghost-kitchen concept was created by YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson of Greenville, N.C., whose MrBeast channel has

Mesa-based Angry Crab Shack, a concept specializing in seafood boils with Asian-Cajun flavors, has opened its 12th Arizona location near the southwest corner of Southern and 35th Avenue in Laveen. Hours: Due to covid-19, it’s currently only open for takeout

Over Easy, a local chain of breakfast-and-brunch eateries, has launched its eighth Valley location – and fourth in the East Valley – in southwest Mesa. The space: It takes over the building on the southeast corner of Dobson and Guadalupe

Moonbowls, a national chain of delivery-and-carryout Korean eateries, has made its Arizona debut in Tempe. The location: It’s located in the burdgeoning food court of ‘‘ghost kitchens’’ in the industrial area about a quarter-mile south of Tempe Marketplace. The menu:

The Stone, a Korean tofu house, has opened across the street from H Mart on the northeast corner of Dobson and Main in west Mesa. The space: It takes over the stand-alone building that formerly housed Izzy’s Bakery & Cafe.

Tacos Tijuana, which started in 2016 as a West Valley food truck, has opened its third East Valley bricks-and-mortar restaurant on the southeast corner of 48th Street and Chandler in Ahwatukee. The space: It takes over the space that formerly

California Fish Grill, a  Los Angeles-based chain of fast-casual seafood restaurants, makes its Arizona debut today in Mesa. The space: It’s taking over the former Old Country Buffet building on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline. The buffet closed in

Mr Mesquite Taqueria opens its seventh Valley location at 10 a.m. Saturday in Gilbert, and the first 250 people in line will get a free taco every week for six months. The location: The fast-casual eatery’s first location with a drive-through

Top Cup, a coffeehouse that also serves breakfast, salads, and sandwiches, has opened on the northeast corner of Val Vista and Riggs, across the street from Basha High, in south Gilbert. Drink highlights: Signature coffee drinks include Macanilla, Snickerdoodle, and

Prolific Valley restaurateur Sam Fox launches his latest concept – Fly Bye, a so-called ‘‘ghost kitchen’’ offering only food to go – today. The space: Fly Bye operates out of The Yard near the southwest corner of Seventh Street and

Herb n Smoke, a Mesa-based food truck specializing in barbecue, is opening a bricks-and-mortar restaurant in downtown Mesa. The space: It will be located next to recently opened Taco Chiwas on the south side of Main between MacDonald and Robson.

AZ Pho & Grill, a sit-down Vietnamese restaurant, has opened its third location near the southeast corner of Ray and 54th Street in west Chandler. Menu highlights: Special combo pho ($11.75), spicy Hue-style beef noodle soup ($11.75), BBQ red pork banh

Illinois-based Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, a chain of Napa-inspired ‘‘upscale casual’’ wine bars, makes its Arizona debut today near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. The space:  It features a scratch kitchen, wine

It’s hard to believe the opening of yet another In-N-Out Burger in the Valley is newsworthy, but local media are falling over themselves to report Tempe’s second location – and the East Valley’s 11th – launches at 10:30 a.m. today.