Category: New Restaurant Alert

In one of the quietest Valley restaurant launches in memory, California-based Zinqué has made its Arizona debut at Scottsdale Fashion Square. The coffee and wine bar is located on the west side of Goldwater north of Camelback, just outside the

New York City-based Shake Shack finally arrives in the East Valley today with the opening of its newest location at SanTan Village on the northeast corner of SanTan Village Parkway and Williams Field in Gilbert. The first 100 people in

Truland Burgers & Greens, a Tucson concept featuring chopped salads and hormone- and antibiotic-free beef, opens its second location at 3 p.m. today on the northwest corner of Arizona and Buffalo in downtown Chandler. It joins the recently opened Flix

Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers, a Valley-based chain of neighborhood burger joints, has opened its 14th location on the southeast corner of 50th Street and Chandler in Ahwatukee. The menu offers 17 half-pound specialty burgers, as well as sandwiches, hot dogs,

Oregano’s Pizza Bistro has opened its 16th Valley location – and third in Scottsdale, the city where the concept was born in 1993 – on the southwest corner of the 101 and Frank Lloyd Wright in north Scottsdale. It takes

Josephine, a cozy restaurant and bar offering French-inspired ‘‘elevated yet approachable’’ cuisine, has opened in a century-old bungalow on the northwest corner of Third Street and Portland in downtown Phoenix. It’s located next to the new Cambria Hotel in the

Hot N Juicy Crawfish, a Las Vegas-based chain known for crawfish in a spice-laden sauce, has opened its third Valley location on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and the 101 in northeast Phoenix. The menu offers a variety of seafood,

Tempe’s College Bar & Grill, which lost its home across the street from Sun Devil Stadium last month, has reopened in a new space on Mill Avenue. The popular hangout for ASU sports fans has taken over the former House

Extreme Pizza, a California-based chain specializing in unusual pizza toppings, makes its Arizona debut today on the northeast corner of Higley and Southern in east Mesa. The 26 speciality pizzas, which range from 8 to 18 inches, include: Spice Route:

Taste of Peru, a restaurant specializing in (not surprisingly) Peruvian cuisine, has opened in the Safeway shopping center on the southwest corner of Alma School and Guadalupe in southwest Mesa. It takes over the space formerly home to the short-lived

Mythical Coffee, a coffee shop that roasts its own ethically selected beans, has opened in Gilbert Town Square west of Gilbert Road between Warner and Ray. It’s located in the east end of the strip mall directly behind Pei Wei

Rosa’s Mexican Grill, a popular Mesa restaurant for 29 years, has opened a second location on the northwest corner of Arizona and Elliot in Chandler. Rosa’s was founded by Dennis and Lizbeth Sirrine in 1991. The couple sold the restaurant

Breakfast Kitchen Bar, a 3-year-old breakfast and lunch concept at the Scottsdale Quarter, has opened a second location at Desert Ride Marketplace in northeast Phoenix. Besides decadent dishes like almond croissant French toast and shrimp scampi omelets, BKB also offers

Revolu Modern Taqueria & Bar, which debuted in Peoria in 2016, has opened a second location near the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Missouri in uptown Phoenix. It takes over the former Farm & Craft, which closed in May,

The Culinary Escape, an escape room-inspired restaurant and bar, has opened on Main Street, between Robson and Macdonald, in downtown Mesa. It takes over the space that was home to the short-lived Main Street Bar & Grill and, before that,

Dvina Modern Fare, a self-described ‘‘Italian progressive eatery,’’ has opened near the southwest corner of Roosevelt and Fifth Street on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. The stylish eatery focuses on pastas, paninis, and even Italian-influenced tacos (see menu). Dvina is

Bamboo Sushi, a Portland-based concept that bills itself as the world’s first certified sustainable sushi restaurant, has opened its first Arizona location at Biltmore Fashion Park in Phoenix. The Japanese restaurant takes over the former Paradise Bakery & Cafe space

Biscuits, an East Valley group of breakfast-and-lunch eateries, has opened its latest location behind McDonald’s on the southwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and Desert Hills Parkway in Ahwatukee. Other Biscuits are in Ahwatukee, Tempe, and Gilbert. The restaurants often are

Taco Ball Cantina, the fast-food giant’s new “urban” concept that serves alcohol, has opened near the northeast corner of Mill and Fifth in downtown Tempe. It takes over the space formerly home to Restaurant Mexico, which closed in August after