Located on Drinkwater Blvd, Pearl is Scottsdale’s newest Sushi restaurant. The owners’ previous credits include the Blue Wasabi located in DC Ranch and Hilton Village. Outdoor seating is available.
4252 N Drinkwater Blvd.
Scottsdale AZ 85251
480.947.3275
South Scottsdale is getting ready to host many of the areas Superbowl events. Many of the events are open to the public and look to be a lot of fun. A breakdown of some of the events.
Location of SuperBowl events in South Scottsdale.
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Good news for the Scottsdale Pavilions as they have been recently sold and the new owner is planning $25 million in renovations. The renovations are necessary as the pavilions competes with recently built Tempe Market Place and Mesa Riverview. Both of the new shopping center have much of the glitz and glamour that many of today’s big box shopping centers have. I’ve been to both the Tempe Market Place and Mesa Riverview and the shopping experience at the newer stores is much nicer. All three retail centers have many of the same type of retailers however, Tempe Market place and Mesa Riverview have a better entertainment element.
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0107sr-pavilions0108-ON.html
Located just north of Bungalow and The Breakfast Club (Scottsdale Rd and Stetson). I would describe Stax as a gourmet burger joint and not your run of the mill beef burgers either, Stax also servers up lamb, turkey, buffalo, and salmon
burgers. The burgers are slider style so you’re probably going to order 2-3. Stax feels very much like a bar and little like a restaurant. You’ll probably do a double take if you order a glass of water with you meal because that garnish in your water isn’t a lemon or lime, it’s a slice of cucumber. Stax’s is fun place to go, if you’re looking for a little adventure in South Scottsdale.
Stax Burger Bistro
4400 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480) 946-4222
Dish is a new concept to South Scottsdale, part food market, part bistro. The market side offers produce, fresh-baked breads, wine, cheeses, and take home meals ranging from snacks to complete meals.
The Bistro side will offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In the bistro is also a wine bar.
Dish is very similar to La Grande Orange Grocery and Pizzeria.
Dish is a nice addition to South Scottsdale and will provide area residents a great place to pick up dinner, have coffee, meet friends for a glass of wine, or have a meal.
Located at The Shops at Gainey Ranch.
8977 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
Here is great article from east valley tribune detailing the new businesses opening down town. Most are Restaurants or Bars, which really solidifies South Scottsdale as the cities hub for entertainment.
Downtown Scottsdale businesses are ringing up higher sales despite the constant frenzy of construction and seasonal summer blues.
Map: New downtown businesses
The figures from May and June are the first gusts of what is expected to be a whirlwind season downtown, with a dozen new businesses slated to open and loads of high profile events associated with Fashion Week, the Fiesta Bowl, Super Bowl XLII and much more.
“It’s just going to take everybody by surprise that all of a sudden this will be a heavily populated pedestrian-oriented center with things going on all the time,” said Fred Unger, developer of the Southbridge project, which has multiple stores and offices that have already started to open.
Sales receipts in May for downtown districts went up about 3 percent, from $38 million to $39.1 million. June figures were slightly lower, a 2 percent increase, from $34.2 million to $34.8 million.
There are no figures yet for July.
Part of that boost comes from new blood in the area.
Stax Burger Bistro opened in July, along with the Union Bar and Grill and D’Vine Winery.
The Food Bar restaurant at Southbridge opened in June and the Dirty Pretty Rockbar night club opened in May.
“We wanted to open our doors quietly because we didn’t want to screw up trying to get all the kinks out,” said D’Vine owner Robert Aussprung.
The “old country” Tuscan-themed winery plans a Sept. 22 grand opening with a grape-stomping event.
Five other businesses are slated to open in October, coinciding with the Western Artwalk on Oct. 18, a Fifth Avenue art and wine festival on Oct. 26 and Fashion Week on Nov. 1.
“There have been lots of building and construction projects over the summer getting ready for the fall opening,” said downtown director John Little. “Of course everybody wants to be open for the big season.”
Little said the high season seems to start earlier every year.
“We’re already off to a hot start,” he said.
Once the plaza on the south end of the Marshall Way Bridge is complete, the public should expect to see some spectacular events, Unger said.
“Once we get those waterfalls flowing we’ll have events like farmers markets, outdoor movies and food and wine festivals,” he said.
In fact, he just received a proposal to hold a Charles Dickens-type Christmas event at the plaza.
“The whole goal is that the positive energy from the mall and from the (nearby Scottsdale) Waterfront development moves over to the Southbridge area,” he said, “and hopefully from there it will fan out to the rest of the specialty districts.”
To capitalize on this momentum, gallery owner Victor Ostrovsky will be trying something new — representing other local artists.
The plan is to allow emerging artists to hold one-week shows in his gallery for a fee to either test the market or get a gallery on their résumé, he said.
He starts the hunt for new artists this month.
“This will give new blood to the street,” he said. “People who have seen the gallery have a reason to come back again and again.”
Thomas Ingerick said his gallery, Bridge Gallery on Marshall Way, has only been open since October, and he senses a revitalized energy in the area.
But he is waiting to see whether all the buzz near the Waterfront and Southbridge will translate into success for the arts district.
“As a merchant I’ve been looking at it and wondering if it will detract from Marshall Way or enhance,” he said. “When the new kid’s in town people tend to move that way.”
Median sales price up to Dec 2007
Median sales price up to Dec 2007
