UPDATE: More Verrado area store openings coming this month!
Jimmy John’s – the nationwide sandwich chain has just opened their newest fast-serve restaurant next to the new(ish) Mod Pizza in the Fry’s Shopping Center at the NW corner of Indian School Rd & Jackrabbit Trail. Later this year, Jersey Mike’s new joint at McDowell and Verrado Way will open and then let the sandwich wars begin!
Goodwill Industries – their new location opens Sept 23 at the SE corner of Indian School Rd & Jackrabbit Trail.
Starbucks – their location near Culver’s at McDowell Rd and Indian School Rd reopens on Sept 27.
Tacos Chilango – the 2nd location for this family owned restaurant is supposed to open sometime this month next to the new Ebb & Flo Coffee Shop at the SE corner of Indian School Rd & Jackrabbit Trail. Their first location is on Dysart in Goodyear and has been one of our favorites since it opened late last year. Great quality food but a real toss up between the recently opened Rosie’s Tacos on Main St and Tacos Chilango. These two operations are competing with the national chains in our area including the recently opened Cafe Rio and the veteran Taco Bell. Phoenix stalwarts Macayo’s and Filiberto’s Mexican Food are also set to open later this year in the same center as Tacos Chilango. The Mexican food wars have begun (and we will not editorialize if certain restaurants on this list should be considered as offering Mexican food or not)!
Recently Opened:
MOD PIZZA – a new way for people to enjoy pizza, by bringing speed, individual style and value to one of America’s favorite foods. You’ll be serviced by the MOD Squad crew who strives to take fast casual food customer service to entirely new levels.
Pizza Hut – You know who they are and what they serve. Lots of people like the Pizza Hut offerings over others. Perhaps the best news is that they are open until MIDNIGHT…woo-hoo!
Ebb + Flow Coffee Company – (SE Corner – 19425 W Indian School Rd). Drive-thru open now from 6 am – 6 pm. Main Street’s favorite hometown coffee shop w/ tasty treats has expanded with a beautiful new facility in Verrado’s newest retail center. While the nw place looks pretty spiffy, it’ll be hard to replicate the charm of their Main Street location. No matter which shop you visit, remember that Ebb + Flow are not corporate…completely local…and deserve/earned our support.
Cafe Rio Mexican Restaurant – (NW Corner – 19550 W Indian School Rd / Fry’s Center) – Pretty soon residents or Verrado will have lots of Taco Tuesday choices. One of the newest Casual Mexican Restaurants in our community is now open. As an added bonus they have a convenient DRIVE-THRU to get your food and get back into the traffic. Don’t spill!
Recent Openings at the Fry Village Grove Center (NW Corner) – All locally owned and operated:
- Hometown ACE Hardware
- Yogurtini Frozen Yogurt
- PostNet
- AZPetVet Animal Hospital at Verrado & Grooming
For more information on the shopping mecas being built at the Indian School and Jackrabbit interchange see these stories:
- Jackrabbit Crossings – Village Grove District
- Jackrabbit Ranch Marketplace
- Fry’s Village Grove Center
- Fields of Verrado