Category: Restaurant Scouting

A MXSW reader noticed temporary signage for an upcoming Mountain Mike’s Pizza – which just made its Arizona debut at Mesa Riverview – on the former Tokyo Joe’s space in the Chandler Pavilions on the southeast corner of I-10 and Ray

Nebraska-based Scooter’s Coffee will open its first East Valley location (there already are two in Phoenix and one on Surprise) near the northwest corner of Higley and Queen Creek in southeast Gilbert later this year.

Hello Vietnam Pho & Roll plans to open its fourth Valley location at the end of this month in the former McAlister’s Deli space across Tatum from the under-redevelopment Paradise Valley Mall. Current locations are in Scottsdale (two) and Peoria.

Texas Rib Shack, a 3-year-old family-run barbecue joint in Glendale that closed last fall, plans to reopen next month on the southeast corner of Indian School and 67th Avenue in west Phoenix.

Hash Kitchen, the popular brunch concept with five Valley locations, is the latest addition to the list of restaurants coming to Cooley Station, a mixed-use development scheduled to begin opening in April on the southwest corner of Recker and Williams

Boba Tealight, a locally owned boba shop that also will offer Taiwanese street food, is coming to the Target strip mall on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Warner in Gilbert.

Chino-Mex, a 2-year-old south Phoenix restaurant offering a Asian-Mexican hybrid menu (think birria ramen and birria tacos), will open its second location in the short-lived Bibio Modern Korean Kitchen space on the northwest corner of Kyrene and Chandler in west

Beau MacMillan, longtime chef at Elements at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain, is launching a second concept, an upscale Mediterranean restaurant called Cala, later this month at the new Senna House boutique hotel on the southeast corner of Camelback and 75th Street

Five months after making its much-anticipated return to the Valley in Gilbert, Tucson-based Eegee’s will open its second Valley restaurant on the northwest corner of U.S. 60 and Crismon in east Mesa on Tuesday, Dec. 14. It will feature a drive-through

The White Rabbit Cocktail Bar in downtown Gilbert will launch a neighboring concept – a red-lit cocktail lounge called The Parlour Room, also in the basement courtyard level of the Heritage Building – on Oct. 30.

Twin Peaks, a Dallas-based chain of sports bars with four Valley locations, has announced plans to build three more in the Valley. The first is scheduled to open in fall 2022, but the location has not been revealed.

Mesa-based 12 West Brewing has announced plans to build a brewery and restaurant – its third East Valley location – near the southwest corner of the Loop 202 and Recker in northeast Mesa. The history: 12 West, which brews in owner

If you’ve been eagerly anticipating the opening of Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant in front of Chandler Fashion Center, you’ve got less than two weeks to wait. The Chicago-based chain of Napa-inspired ‘‘upscale casual’’ wine bars, which made its Arizona

Chula Seafood, the family-owned seafood restaurant and market with locations in uptown Phoenix and south Scottsdale, is opening a third location in the former Hi-Health space on the east corner of Hayden and Thompson Peak Parkway in north Scottsdale. The

Fremont Taproom & Kitchen, a craft beer bar and bottle shop, is coming to the northwest corner of McClintock and Warner in south Tempe. The bar will feature 24 beers on tap. Customers also will be able to buy beer

Tucson-based quick-service restaurant Eegee’s announced its much-anticipated first Valley location – located on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Gilbert – will open Thursday, July 15. The restaurant will have dine-in and takeout, offering online ordering and

Furious Beer & BBQ, one of the more talked-about concepts in the Valley’s craft beer scene for nearly a year, finally is beginning construction. The brewery and smokehouse took over former live-music club Joe’s Grotto on the northeast corner of

I Heart Mac & Cheese, a 5-year-old Florida-based chain that opened its first Arizona restaurant in April in south Tempe, is working on a second location in Scottsdale. It will be located on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Bell.

Birdcall, a Denver-based chain specializing in fried chicken sandwiches, will make its Arizona debut this fall in Scottsdale and add a Phoenix location this winter. The 5-year-old concept is a high-tech pioneer in the restaurant industry – using kiosks instead

The Sugar Bar, which describes itself as ‘‘Arizona’s first candy store and bar combo,’’ is coming to the northwest corner of McQueen and Warner in Chandler. It takes over a strip-mall space that formerly housed a tattoo shop and a