Cheba Hut ‘Toasted’ Subs opened its South Scottsdale location on Oct. 26 at 2200 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 110 — between Oak Street and McDowell Road. It is the chain’s thirteenth metro Phoenix shop and gives the neighborhood a late-night, full-bar sandwich spot within walking distance of Papago Park and the Phoenix Zoo.
Your new late-night option on Scottsdale Road, explained
If you live or work in South Scottsdale, the stretch of Scottsdale Road near Papago Park has not exactly been flush with places open past nine on a weekday. That changes now. Cheba Hut runs until 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and stays open until midnight on Friday and Saturday. It also carries a full-service bar with liquor, beer and wine — which is not a given for a sandwich shop.
The location puts a food-and-drink stop directly between the Phoenix Zoo and Scottsdale Stadium. During Cactus League season, that corner sees real foot traffic. The shop sits near The Antique Trove, Scottsdale Pawn Shop and Sidewalk Surfer Skate Shop, so it fits a stretch of Scottsdale Road that already draws people for browsing and casual outings.
The chain started in Tempe, so this is not an out-of-state brand landing in the Valley — it came home to its own metro.
The South Scottsdale shop at 2200 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 110, sits between Oak Street and McDowell Road. (Cheba Hut)
The Lemos franchise story: five shops in two years
Justin and Michelle Lemos own the South Scottsdale location. They have moved fast. Their first shop opened in North Scottsdale in February 2025. A month later they added a location at 101 and Shea. In January they took over the Paradise Valley shop from Cheba Hut’s corporate headquarters — a handoff that signals real franchisor confidence in an operator. Arcadia followed in June. South Scottsdale is their fifth opening in roughly two years.
That pace is notable. Most franchise groups take years to reach a fifth unit. The Lemos group did it inside twenty-four months across a tight geographic cluster, which means they are running supply, staffing and delivery routes that already overlap. South Scottsdale drops right into that network.
The art on the walls — and how to buy it
The interior is not just painted drywall. Artist Joshua Finley created the main mural for the space. He reimagined Old Town Scottsdale as an anime-style scene. Finley has painted more than fifty Cheba Hut locations nationwide, so the work is site-specific but part of a recognizable visual language the brand has built across the country.
A mural covers the interior wall of the South Scottsdale Cheba Hut shop. (Cheba Hut)
Beyond the Finley mural, the space shows work by two local artists. Pop cannabis artist Aubri Swell, who goes by @MaryJaneArtCompany on Instagram, and wood artist Basile Taylor, who posts as @BasileMakesThings, both have pieces on display. That work is for sale. If something on the wall catches your eye, you can actually buy it — which is the kind of detail that gets left out of press releases but matters to anyone who cares about supporting local artists.
How to order if you have never been to a Cheba Hut
The menu has more than thirty signature toasted subs. The names can throw first-timers. A Nug is four inches. A Pinner is eight inches. A Blunt is twelve inches. Order like you would at any sub shop — just use those words at the counter.
Popular options include the White Widow and the Kali Mist. Sides include cheesy bread sticks, pretzel bites and chips. The bar handles drinks.
A spread of Cheba Hut menu items including a toasted sub, cheesy bread sticks, pretzel bites, chips and a cereal treat bar. (Cheba Hut)
The South Scottsdale location includes a full-service bar with liquor, beer and wine. (Cheba Hut)
Jobs: what the hiring push means for local workers
Ahead of the Oct. 26 opening, Cheba Hut posted for new-store-opening team members at up to $22 per hour. That is a concrete number worth noting in a market where a lot of restaurant listings do not state a wage at all. If you missed the initial hiring wave, it is worth checking current postings — a new location typically keeps recruiting for a few weeks after launch.
Where the South Scottsdale shop fits in the broader chain
Cheba Hut now has thirteen locations in metro Phoenix. The brand was born in Tempe, which makes the Valley its home turf. The South Scottsdale shop is the latest sign that the Lemos group is building a dense cluster of shops across the city’s mid-corridor — North Scottsdale, 101 and Shea, Paradise Valley, Arcadia and now South Scottsdale all within roughly two years.
For more new dining options across the Valley, see our coverage of new restaurants opening on Mill Avenue in Tempe and the Postino opening at The Switchyard in Queen Creek.
