Category: New Restaurant Alert

New York-based Grimaldi’s Pizzeria has unveiled its first ‘‘ghost kitchen’’ – offering food only for takeout or delivery – in Scottsdale. The space: It’s located in the Kitchen United MIX space on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Shea in

Belle’s Nashville Kitchen, a honky tonk-themed bar and restaurant, has opened in the former Lulu Belle space near the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Main in Old Town Scottsdale. Menu highlights: Soft-opening menu highlights include Kool Aid fried pickles ($8),

NoRa Asian Fresh, an Asian fusion restaurant specializing in sushi, ramen, and teriyaki bowls, has opened a second location near the northeast corner of Broadway and Hardy in west Tempe. The space: The original debuted in Peoria in August; the

Someburros, an East Valley-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants, has opened its 11th location at The Steelyard on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. The menu: Someburros offers 15 types of burritos, as well as

Knuckle Sandwiches, an acclaimed family-owned sandwich shop that debuted last year in northeast Mesa, has opened a second location in south Tempe. The space: It takes over the former Jollof King space near the southeast corner of Kyrene and Elliot.

Two Hands Seoul Fresh Corn Dogs, a chain of Korean street food eateries, makes its Arizona debut with a soft opening at noon Saturday in west Mesa. The space: It’s located next to H Mart on the southeast corner of

Good news for travelers at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport: Mesa-based Kind Hospitality has opened a Panera Bread, the St. Louis-based chain of fast-casual bakery-cafes, inside the terminal. It’s Panera’s 12th location in the East Valley. Who is Kind? Kind was the

Matty G’s, a well-regarded neighborhood grill, has opened its fourth Valley location in southeast Gilbert. The space: It takes over the former Dean’s Hermanos Mexican Food on the southeast corner of Higley and Queen Creek. The menu: Twenty specialty burgers

Pasta78, a new fast-casual build-your-own-pasta concept, has opened on the northeast corner of the 101 and Chandler Boulevard in Chandler. What’s in a name? The name is a reference to the 78 different combinations of pasta, sauce, and protein diners

Monroe’s Hot Chicken, the 21-month-old downtown Phoenix eatery specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken, has opened a second location at The Watermark on the north side of Tempe Town Lake. Where: The $150 million mixed-use development is located near the southwest

Slice Eat, a new ‘‘gourmet Italian’’ drive-through concept from Luca Gagliano, the owner of downtown Phoenix pizzeria Forno 301, has opened in south Scottsdale. It’s located next to Taco Bell on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Thomas. The menu: Wood-fired

The Hudson Eatery & Bar, a fast-casual hangout in Tempe’s Hudson Manor neighborhood, will hold its soft opening with limited food and drink menus at 11 a.m. today. The space: The heavily renovated building, formerly a real estate office, includes

Belly, the long-awaited first restaurant from the Instrumental Hospitality Group, has opened for takeout only on the southeast corner of Camelback and Seventh Avenue in Phoenix. Who is Instrumental Hospitality: The Southeast Asian kitchen and cocktail bar is led by

Stoop Kid, a New York-style bagel and coffee shop, will open at 7 a.m. Friday in the former Commander Hamburger spot at The Churchill in downtown Phoenix. Commander Hamburger, a sister restaurant of Citizen Public House and The Gladly, closed

Wicked Brews, Bites & Spirits has opened in the former Uncle Bear’s space on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray in Ahwatukee. However, the venue still is awaiting its liquor license and has only been serving food. The menu

Lure Fish House, a California-based chain of high-end seafood restaurants, has made its Arizona debut at the Shops at Gainey Village on the southeast corner of Doubletree Ranch and Scottsdale in north Scottsdale. It’s taken over the 6,336-square-foot space that

Utah-based bakery Twisted Sugar opens its second Arizona location today at Agritopia on the northwest corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. The chain made its Arizona debut in June on the northwest corner of Cooper and Warner in Gilbert. Twisted

Valley-based Press Coffee opens its fourth East Valley location Friday at The Reserve at San Tan complex located behind TJ Maxx and Hobby Lobby on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Germann in Gilbert. As a grand opening special, drip coffee

Adalbertos Mexican Food, a Scottsdale fixture for more than 25 years, has launched a second quick-service restaurant near Chandler Fashion Center. It’s located in the same plaza as Dutch Bros. Coffee on the southwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and Chandler

Prescott-based Superstition Meadery holds the grand opening what it’s calling the ‘‘world’s first mead and food pairing restaurant’’ Saturday in downtown Phoenix. It had a soft opening this week in the 92-year-old Jim Ong’s Market building on the northeast corner