Category: Restaurant Scouting

Gilbert-based Uncle Bear’s Grill & Tap, which opened its first non-southeast Valley location in Paradise Valley in December, is adding another in the former Tipsy Coyote space on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Bell in north Scottsdale. No opening

Cory Oppold, a former executive chef at Tarbell’s and Atlas Bistro, is opening Course, a modern American restaurant offering prix fixe seasonal menus, in the former Baked Bear space next to the Harkins theaters on the northeast corner of Scottsdale

Scottsdale-based Square One Concepts’ Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers and Bourbon & Bones Cocktail Lounge are taking over the former Friday’s Front Row space at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. The 12,000-square-foot location spans multiple levels and includes a suspended patio

Italian-American fast-casual chain Fazoli’s, which closed its last Valley locations in 2008, is coming back. Mesa-based Kind Hospitality has signed a deal to open nine stores by the end of 2024. The first is scheduled to open this fall, although

Jimmy G’s, a build-your-own pasta concept, will open in the former Desi Fusion space near the southeast corner of Alma School and Southern – across the street from defunct Fiesta Mall – in west Mesa. A 10-ounce portion of pasta

Ugolicious, an international chain of dessert cafes specializing in frozen Greek yogurt and Italian gelato, is coming to Chandler Fashion Center. Look for it to open this summer directly across from Hollister Co. on the mall’s second level.

Josh Katz, co-creator of Phoenix martini bar 36 Below, is working on a new concept – Rose Garden Cocktail Lounge – in the US Bank Center (pictured) on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Monroe in downtown Phoenix. A

After scouting locations for more than a year, Texas-based Mutts Canine Cantina will make its Valley debut early next year at SanTan Village in Gilbert. Mutts, which has signed a deal to open six locations in Arizona, features a dog-friendly

Etta, a neighborhood restaurant specializing in wood-fired pizzas and pastas, announced it will open Wednesday, April 6, in the former Brio Tuscan Grille space at Scottsdale Quarter in north Scottsdale. The concept is from the same group behind high-end surf

Society by EVO, a new full-service upscale late-night restaurant and bar from EVO founder Nick Neuman and his partners, announced it will open Tuesday, March 22. Located in the former GuacStar space on the northeast corner of Rural and University

Denver-based Mici Handcrafted Italian, a fast-casual pizza and pasta concept, will make its Arizona debut this summer near the southwest corner of Power and Ray in southeast Gilbert. A second location is planned near the northwest corner of Ellsworth and Riggs

Cantina Gueros, a 16-month-old Mexican restaurant in Peoria, is opening a second location this spring in the former Native Grill & Wings space on the southeast corner of McDowell and the PebbleCreek Parkway in Goodyear.

Cession, a Southern-themed restaurant with multiple patios as well as rooftop dining, has leased 8,500 square feet at The Watermark, the $150 million mixed-use development on the north side of Tempe Town Lake. The opening is planned for early 2023.

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux, a Louisiana-based chain of family-friendly sports bars, announced the grand opening of its first Arizona location will take place next Monday, March 14. It’s taking over the former Sweet Tomatoes building on the southwest corner of the

85° C Bakery & Café, a Taiwanese international chain selling coffee, smoothies, juices, and baked goods, will make its Arizona debut next to 99 Ranch Market on the northeast corner of Chandler and Dobson in Chandler this spring. The chain

Pizza Factory, a California-based chain with Arizona locations in Williams, Payson, and Show Low, will make its return to the Valley (a West Valley location in Buckeye recently closed) this summer on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Southern in

Acqua di Mare, which will offer what it calls ‘‘Mediterranean cuisine with a European tableside cooking experience’’ as well as ‘‘a flair of French, Italian, and Greek cuisine,’’ is coming to the southwest corner of Boston and Oregon – next

Bellevue, Wash.-based Ascend Hospitality Group is bringing two new concepts to downtown Tempe this spring. Anoche Cantina, a modern cantina with a build-your-own margarita bar, is taking over the former El Hefe space on Mill Avenue. Six40rty, a sports bar/nightclub

Twin Peaks – a Dallas-based chain of sports bars with locations in Tempe, Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Glendale – will open its fifth Valley location this fall in the former Claim Jumper Steakhouse & Bar building at the Deer Valley Towne

Dallas-based Ojos Locos Sports Cantina, aka ‘‘the Mexican Hooters,’’ will open its fourth Arizona location this summer at Desert Sky Mall on the southwest corner of Thomas and 75th Avenue in west Phoenix. The chain made its Arizona debut in