Togo's Looking to Expand Into Arizona, Again

Headquartered in San Jose, CA, Togo's Eateries is set to open 28 new restaurants (26 franchised and 2 corporate), some of which are planned for Arizona.  At this point, no more information is available on proposed locations or opening dates.  However, it should be noted that as of a couple years ago, there were three Togo's locations in Arizona, with one each in Scottsdale, Chandler, and in the Phoenix Biltmore area.  Will this expansion workout better? I'm sure there's some stomachs around here that hope so.

Togo's, which first opened in 1967, is known for their "West Coast" hot or cold sandwiches, but also offers up soups, salads, chips, cookies, and brownies.  You can check out the full Togo's menu here.

Arizona is Part of Taco Bell's Breakfast Roll Out

While Tucson has been a part of Taco Bell's breakfast testing for some time now, yesterday, Taco Bell formally introduced their "First Meal" menu at 750 stores in 10 western states, including Arizona.  The breakfast items are listed in Taco Bell's press release:

The full FirstMeal menu, in order of price, includes: sausage or bacon and egg burrito, hash browns, Seattle’s Best Coffee ($1.49); Cinnabon Delights ($1.49), Tropicana orange juice ($1.49), Johnsonville sausage and egg wrap ($1.79), Seattle’s Best Coffee Premium Vanilla or Mocha Iced Coffee ($1.99), steak and egg burrito ($1.99), and Grande Skillet Burrito ($2.79). Three combos will be offered, all for $3.99. They all include a drink and hash brown.

All 11 items will be available between the hours 8am or 9am until 11am.

Texas-Based Sushi Restaurant to Hit Phoenix & Tucson

How Do You Roll? The Custom Sushi Shop will be opening in Phoenix at 1515 N. 7th Ave. #100 Phoenix, AZ 85003 followed one week later by their opening in Tucson at 914 E. Speedway Blvd. #110 Tucson, AZ 85719 in mid-February.  You can view the menu of the sushi shop here, but the press release offers some information as well:

How Do You Roll? offers a modern twist to the traditional Japanese cuisine. Upon entering the restaurant, consumers follow a line and build their own sushi rolls with many unique ingredient choices. Newcomers to sushi, and those who shy away from raw fish, will be surprised to find grilled chicken and beef, whereas sushi aficionados can enjoy more typical-to-sushi options like spicy tuna and unagi. How Do You Roll? also offers gluten-free and vegetarian ingredients.

The Austin, TX based company began in 2008 and the two Arizona locations are among their first ventures outside of their home state. 

Dairy Queen's Orange Julius Opens in Tempe

Yesterday at the Arizona Mills Mall at 5000 S. Arizona Mills Cir. Tempe, AZ 85282, Dairy Queen's Orange Julius opened their 14th location in the state.  If you've never been to an Orange Julius, you can check out the menu focusing on fruit beverages and smoothies here, but also of note, from the press release:

The location offers all of the amazing Dairy Queen soft-serve treats and cakes as well as Orange Julius products including an array of fruit beverages and smoothies. In addition, the store also will serve Dairy Queen signature Iron Grilled Sandwiches as well as hot dogs.

While known for their original Orange Julius, currently, the smoothie of the month is the Strawberry Delight Light Smoothie, which is made of strawberry and banana, a nonfat dairy blend and Splenda brand sweetener.

The location is open Monday - Saturday from 10am to 9:30pm and 11am to 7pm on Sundays.