Category: Restaurant Scouting

SodaRush soda shop has won numerous awards for its giant, made-from-scratch gourmet cookies, so it’s not surprising a pair of franchisees from Chandler are launching a cookie store, CookieRush by SodaRush, on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights. They hope to

The owners of popular nightspots Pigtails and Rough Rider are planning two new concepts in downtown Phoenix. Coabana, a 50-seat bar offering Cuban-inspired cocktails and tapas, is scheduled to join Pigtails at Cityscape in October. Teddy’s Preserve, a 350-seat indoor-outdoor

Italian-American fast-casual chain Fazoli’s, which announced earlier this year it was returning to the Valley after a 14-year absence, finally has revealed where its first location will open this fall: Sky Harbor Airport. Mesa-based Kind Hospitality has signed a deal to

Joey and Cristina Maggiore – owners of Hash Kitchen, The Sicilian Butcher, The Sicilian Baker, and The Mexicano – are planning two new concepts. The Rosticceria, an Italian rotisserie wood-fired grill, will open near the northeast corner of Tatum and

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