Category: Restaurant Scouting

Liars Club, a new cocktail bar and restaurant concept from the team behind Baby Boy and Khla, is coming to the former Downtown Deli space on the southwest corner of Central and Monroe in downtown Phoenix this fall. The menu

Tacos Chilango, which opened in Avondale in 2020, is planning to launch a second location next month on the southeast corner of Indian School and 195th Avenue in Buckeye. Besides tacos, the highly rated Mexican restaurant serves burritos, quesadillas, tortas,

KonaKava, a modern wine bar and bistro, is preparing to open any day now in a strip mall on the southeast corner of Southern and Longmore in west Mesa. In addition to wine and cocktails, the bar will offer a

California-based Gen Korean BBQ House, which made its Arizona debut at Tempe Marketplace in 2017, will open its second Valley location at the 99 Ranch Market shopping center on the northeast corner of Dobson and Chandler in Chandler. Instead of

Ni Hao Tea, a boba tea shop with two locations in Tucson, will open its third next month on the northwest corner of Dobson and Warner in Chandler. It’s taking over the space formerly home to Glacier Snow Sweets &

Oregano’s, the Scottsdale-based pizza bistro concept with 23 locations in Arizona and Colorado, announced it will open a new restaurant at North Gateway Village Core community on the southeast corner of I-17 and Dove Valley in north Phoenix. It will

Mekong Plaza, the west Mesa complex that’s home to Mekong Supermarket and 30 Asian-owned restaurants and shops, has broken ground to add more than 35,000 square feet to its existing 100,000 on the southwest corner of Main and Dobson. The

Doshi Chicken & Cupbop, a counter-service eatery specializing in Korean street food, is coming to the Safeway center on the northwest corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler. Owner Son Moon’s sister, Yumi, operates Sushi 101 in

Duck Donuts, a Pennsylvania-based chain offering made-to-order cake doughnuts that made its Arizona debut in south Chandler in 2019, is opening a second location near the northeast corner of Signal Butte and Ocotillo in Queen Creek. No opening date has

Sonson’s Pasty Company, the mother-and-daughter bakery that debuted in northeast Mesa in 2018, is opening a second location on the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner in Gilbert. Owner Julie Groom and her mother, Sonia ‘‘Sonson’’ Williams, worked at a

Angie’s Lobster, the new drive-through concept from the founders of Salad & Go, isn’t scheduled to open its first construction-delayed bricks-and-mortar location until next month, but already has found a novel way to lower its food costs. The company, which

Harbor Seafood Cajun House, which debuted in Phoenix in 2020 and added a Mesa location last year, is opening a third restaurant on the northwest corner of Broadway and Hardy in Tempe. The strip-mall space formerly was home to Bamboo

Houston’s Hot Chicken, a Las Vegas-based chain named for founder Houston Crosta, will make its Arizona debut in the former Burger Fi building on the southeast corner of University and Rural in Tempe. It joins a parade of Nashville-style chicken

Pitch, an Italian restaurant launched in Nebraska 15 years ago, is opening its second Scottsdale location on the northwest corner of Hayden and the 101 in north Scottsdale. It joins a 5-year-old location on the northwest corner of Thomas and

Nautical Bowls, a Minnesota-based chain specializing in açai and other superfood bowls, will make its Arizona debut this fall at The View at Cascade Apartments near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Mayo in north Scottsdale. Additional locations are scheduled

Sonora Cocina Express, an offshoot of Carniceria Sonora meat market, is coming to the northwest corner of Kyrene and Elliot in south Tempe. Its menu features tacos, burritos, tortas, and a huge selection of Sonoran desserts. A late summer opening

The Genuine Concepts restaurant group, which recently converted its The Vig Uptown location in Phoenix into a new flagship concept called The Genuine, is opening The Vig North Central this fall near the southeast corner of Central and Dunlap in

Collins Bros. Chophouse, the latest concept from restaurateur and chef Christopher Collins, will open next Friday, July 8, inside The Village at Hayden on the northwest corner of Hayden and Via De Ventura in central Scottsdale. It replaces previous Collins

Chicago-based fast-casual chain Portillo’s has submitted a ‘‘pre-application’’ with the town of Queen Creek to build a 7,700-square-foot restaurant with a drive-through on the southeast corner of Ellsworth Loop and Walnut, just south of Queen Creek Road. Known for its Chicago-style

Tucson-based fast-food chain Eegee’s announced it will open its fourth Valley location – and first in the West Valley –  July 7 on the northwest corner of Peoria and 35th Avenue in west Phoenix. Eegee’s menu offers sub sandwiches, fries,