Weekly Eats · Monday, August 17, 2026
Coverage is thin. Eater Phoenix has not published an August 2026 openings desk — its heatmap still reads Fall 2025. Today: Smiling Moose’s Arizona debut in Scottsdale (first 100 get a free 6-inch Mo). Harry & Izzy’s is Aug. 26; Lovebite’s downtown move is still fall.
PV / Paradise Valley Mall site
Huse Culinary’s first restaurant outside Indiana, 8,300 square feet at 12770 North Tatum Boulevard, with a 2,400-square-foot patio. Steaks, seafood, daily 3–6 p.m. happy hour, weekend brunch. Peyton Manning is a partner.
Downtown
Angel Gould is moving the Roosevelt dumpling shop two blocks to 1001 North Central Avenue, Suite 100 — about 2,000 square feet, indoor seats, slushy margs, soft serve, and a florist. Phoenix New Times, August 14.
Scottsdale
First Arizona shop at 2765 North Scottsdale Road, Unit 103. Ownership group includes James Harden. Ribbon-cutting 10:30 a.m.; first 100 guests get a free 6-inch Original Mo and a $50 Adidas card.
Desert Ridge
Sujan Sarkar’s regional Indian room with Zest Hospitality at 21001 North Tatum Boulevard. June opening, not an August debut — included because August coverage is still treating it as the Valley’s new Indian table, and because Phoenix’s August desk is otherwise thin.
Phoenix Bioscience Core
Weekly Saturday market at 720 North Fifth Street. Free admission; produce, prepared food, artisans. Summer hours run through September.
West Phoenix
Sampling event at Food City, 9020 West Thomas Road (91st Avenue and Thomas). Hatch season through early September, per the listing.
Downtown
Randy Gatewood’s burger truck is taking the old Le Taco space at 521 West McDowell Road. azcentral, August 5: no opening day yet.
Downtown
Fourth Valley fish market/restaurant at 455 North Third Street. Listed only as context; it is not a new August door.
The month, at a table
August 2026
This is a thin first edition on purpose. Eater Phoenix’s latest heatmap is Fall 2025. Phoenix New Times published Lovebite Friday and had NADU in June. We did not invent fall pop-ups or restaurant-week dates we could not find. Chula Seafood (June 18) is context only. Buffables Café (Tempe) appeared as a related-link headline without a date we could verify — left off.
Scottsdale · today
First Arizona shop. Ownership group includes James Harden. Ribbon-cutting 10:30 a.m.; first 100 guests get a free 6-inch Original Mo and a $50 Adidas card. Scottsdale, not Phoenix proper — labeled as such. ABC15 and Scottsdale Patch both date today.
Bioscience Core
720 North Fifth Street. Free.
Food City · 91st & Thomas
In-store Hatch sampling.
Scottsdale
Valley debut, 2765 North Scottsdale Road. Scottsdale, not Phoenix proper — labeled as such.
PV
First location outside Indiana, 12770 North Tatum.
Desert Ridge
Not an August opening. Still the most-covered new Indian room in the Valley.
Weekly Saturday
7:30–11:30 a.m. at 720 North Fifth.
West Phoenix
Food City, 9020 West Thomas.
Scottsdale
Grand opening 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m.
PV
Steak and seafood, 340 seats.
Downtown
1001 North Central, Suite 100. Owner told PNT the date could slip.
Downtown
521 West McDowell Road. Flagship planned; Gilbert delayed.