Category: Restaurant Scouting

Meet Fresh, a Taiwanese dessert shop chain that made its Arizona debut in the 99 Ranch Market in Chandler last October, is preparing to launch its second Valley location next to boba tea shop Miss Dessert on the northeast corner of Dobson

Crust Brothers Pizza, a 2-year-old independent pizzeria in central Scottsdale, is opening a second location on the northwest corner of Baseline and McClintock in south Tempe. Crust Brothers makes what its calls ‘‘Midwest-style’’ square-cut pies that are ‘‘crispy on the

Salad World, a local fast-casual build-your-own-salad concept, is coming to the Safeway center on the northwest corner of Cactus and 83rd Avenue in Peoria. Diners will be able to choose from among more than 60 ingredients. Salad World also will

White Castle, the iconic burger joint and the country’s oldest fast-food chain, is coming to the southeast Valley. The chain announced its second Arizona location will open near the northeast corner of I-10 and Warner in south Tempe (just southeast

The Vine Tavern & Eatery, which closed its original Valley location on Apache Boulevard in Tempe last month, is planning to soft-open its new Ahwatukee location Friday – assuming it passes all of its final inspections. It’s taking over the

Hanshin Pocha, a California-base chain of quick-casual Korean street food taverns, will make its Arizona debut this fall near the southeast corner of Alma School and Southern in Mesa. It’s taking over the space that formerly was home to Draft

Ambrogio15, which has been voted the best pizza in San Diego by several publications, is bringing its Milanese-style pies with paper-thin crusts to Biltmore Fashion Park in Phoenix. Its name refers to Ambrogio, the patron saint of Milan, and the

Richie V’s Chicago Eatery, a restaurant offering Windy City faves such as Vienna hot dogs, Italian beef, and Italian sausages, is taking over the former Johnny’s Greek & Burger Bar on the northwest corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in

Hush Public House chef-owner Dom Ruggiero and his wife, Holly, are opening another restaurant, Fire at Will, this fall in the former Little Cay space on the northeast corner of Tatum and Shea in north Phoenix. Although it will borrow several menu items from its

Sushi 101 Bar & Grill, a popular Tempe eatery for ASU students for two decades, is moving this fall from Cornerstone on the northeast corner of Rural and University to the former Salut Kitchen Bar (and short-lived McKinley Brewing) space near the northwest corner

Los Angeles-based Spitz Mediterranean Street Food will make its Arizona debut at Desert Ridge Marketplace in north Phoenix around the end of this year. Borrowing from street carts popular in Europe, Spitz’s menu features doner wraps, bowls,  ‘‘doquitos’’ (described as Mediterranean taquitos), and

South Carolina-based New York Butcher Shoppe, which has 20 locations in five states, will make its Arizona debut in Cave Creek this fall. It’s under construction next to 3 Regions Vietnamese Kitchen on the northeast corner of Tatum and Dynamite. The

After previously announcing it would open today, Bonfire Craft Kitchen & Tap House in south Tempe changed its plans at the last minute and now is targeting a launch next Monday, Aug. 8. The restaurant and sports bar, which debuted

JoJo’s Shake Bar, a Chicago-based concept known for over-the-top shakes, onion ring towers, and milk and cookie flights (pictured), is coming to the Scottsdale Quarter on the northeast corner of Scottsdale and Greenway/Butherus. The menu also offers sandwiches, burgers, and

Smoking Tiger BBQ – which, unlike most Korean BBQ restaurants serves an à la carte menu instead of an all-you-can-eat one – is moving into the former Ah-So Teppanyaki & Sushi House of Japan, which closed last fall, on the northeast corner

Chandler bakery Decadent Macaron is launching a second location at Verde at Cooley Station, a new mixed-use development on the southwest corner of Recker and Williams Field in Gilbert, in October. The store sells French macarons in more than 40 flavors, such as chocolate

Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, an award-winning Memphis-based chain that made its Arizona debut in downtown Mesa in January 2021 and added a downtown Phoenix location in October, is planning a third restaurant in Ahwatukee. It’s expected to open by

Tulum Modern Kitchen & Cocktails, a New American concept that promises to source fresh ingredients from local farmers markets, plans to open by the end of this year at the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale. It’s taking over the space that formerly was

Cook & Craft, a 2-year-old Scottsdale gastropub that recently opened a second location at High Street in northeast Phoenix, already is planning a third. It’s joining the slew of previously announced restaurants at Verde at Cooley Station, a mixed-use development on the