Until this month, the latest weekend closing time among the restaurants chef Sheila Bryson's Soul Hospitality Group runs around Pima and Pinnacle Peak was 10 p.m. That changed on Nov. 2, 2026, when ALMA Southwest Steakhouse opened at The Citadel. Weekend hours there run to 11 p.m., a rooftop lounge hosts live music, and a coffee counter run by the same operator is next door.
Mouth by Southwest reported that ALMA reopened in the former Preston's Steakhouse space at The Citadel, 8700 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, on the northwest corner of Pima and Pinnacle Peak roads. Ten days after opening, it's the piece that lets one group serve this corner from breakfast to last call.
Why ALMA Came North
ALMA closed its Old Town Scottsdale location earlier this year. In July, Bryson told What Now Phoenix that the move would put ALMA closer to her other Soul Hospitality Group restaurants: Soul Café, Vic & Ola's, Pescada and Little Snitch. She also told the outlet she wanted to bring a lifestyle space to The Citadel, more than a traditional restaurant.
The building took real work. Forking Scottsdale's first look noted that Preston's Steakhouse ran in the space for more than a decade before closing in 2025, with the building's condition and needed repairs cited as part of the reason. The interior was essentially gutted to fix plumbing and other infrastructure. The main structural walls stayed, and much of the rest was rebuilt. The same report describes the result as warm woods, desert colors and modern lighting spread across several rooms. Forking Scottsdale called the style "Elevated Southwest" and said it was "not cowboy kitsch."
The rebuilt building now holds several spaces that stay open into the late evening, right next to a café that opens at 7 a.m.
Five Addresses, One Operator, Sixteen Hours
Put the posted hours side by side and the coverage is clear. Each venue covers a different part of the day, and together they run from early morning to late night.
| Venue | Address | What it is | Posted hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Snitch | 8700 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd., Suite 106 | Coffee shop and bakery counter with a full bar | Tuesday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| Soul Café | 7615 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd. | Modern American Southwest; breakfast, lunch and dinner | Site lists 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Vic & Ola's | 20775 N. Pima Rd., Suite 110 | Southern Italian; homemade pastas, Italian wines | Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Pescada | 20707 N. Pima Rd., Suite 140 | Mediterranean seafood | Sunday through Thursday 3 to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 3 to 10 p.m. |
| ALMA Southwest Steakhouse | 8700 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd. | Southwest steakhouse with rooftop lounge, tequila bar and boutique | Sunday through Thursday 3 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 3 to 11 p.m. |
Look at the last column. Before ALMA, the group's latest weekend close was 10 p.m., at Vic & Ola's and Pescada. ALMA moves that to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. On Sunday through Thursday, it stays open an hour past Pescada, Vic & Ola's and Soul Café. Little Snitch opens at 7 a.m., so a Saturday at Pima and Pinnacle Peak now runs about sixteen hours, all under one restaurant group.
The Morning Half Was Already Here
The daytime end of this corner isn't new. Little Snitch sits in Suite 106 at The Citadel and serves coffee, bakery items and breakfast and lunch from a counter that also has a full bar. West on Pinnacle Peak Road, Soul Café serves Southwest food from breakfast through dinner. Vic & Ola's opens at 11 a.m. on the days it lists, which makes it the group's lunch room for pasta. Pescada starts serving at 3 p.m.
The group was missing a late-evening room, and ALMA fills it. Its 3 p.m. start lines up with Pescada's, and its daily happy hour runs from 3 to 6 p.m. So Bryson's group now has two afternoon starts within the same few blocks of Pima Road and Pinnacle Peak Road, one built around seafood and one around steaks over mesquite.
The cluster may grow. What Now Phoenix reported in July that Little Scoops, a counter-service ice cream parlor connected to Little Snitch, was planned for Suite 106 at The Citadel.
What the Steakhouse Serves
Bryson has rebuilt ALMA as a Southwest steakhouse that draws on Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and northern Mexico. Mouth by Southwest reported that she promises it won't feel stuffy and that a taco and a few small plates count as a fair order. The outlet reported these items and prices at opening:
- Copper State Reserve tenderloin, raised in Prescott and grilled over live mesquite, $58 for 6 ounces
- 22-ounce prime bone-in ribeye, $98
- Ranch Table 40-ounce porterhouse for sharing, $198, served with ranch beans, esquites and warm tortillas
- Cowboy Mixed Grill, $98, with the same sides
- Breads of the Southwest, gluten-free: chorizo cheddar biscuit, blue cornbread madeleine and pumpkin scone
- Outlaw Old Fashioneds at $19, including the Billy the Kid with jalapeño-bacon-infused Buffalo Trace
- Margaritas at $21, each served with a "sidekick" snack
The 40-ounce porterhouse and the Cowboy Mixed Grill are built for groups, so a table of four can order once and share. Bryson's own drink pick, per the same report, is the Barbwire Baddie: Tanqueray 10, jalapeño white wine, peach liqueur and blue-cheese olives. ALMA's dinner menu page calls the menu a work in progress, so dishes and prices may change during the first few weeks.
Upstairs, and Through the Boutique Door
The rooms past the dining room are what keep this corner going later. Copper Club is a rooftop lounge with live music. A tequila and mezcal bar offers tastings along with chef-made tacos and small bites. Barbwire Western Couture sells boots, hats and jewelry. According to What Now Phoenix, ALMA's full menu is available in whichever space you sit in.
Two of those spaces are older ideas brought back. "Barbwire was a boutique that I had years ago, and I've really wanted to bring that back," Bryson told What Now Phoenix. "Copper Club was an event center that we briefly opened right before COVID, and we really didn't have much of a chance to do events up there." She also told the outlet that the rooftop lounge answers customers who had long asked for live music.
ALMA's November 2026 music schedule has live sets on most nights of the month. Weeknight sets run from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturdays have a 4 to 7 p.m. set and a 7 to 10 p.m. set, and Sundays have afternoon sets from 3 to 6 p.m. The calendar marks Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, as closed. Reservations for ALMA are on OpenTable.
Building a Saturday Around the Corner
Using only the posted hours above, here is how a full Saturday could run without leaving Bryson's group:
- 7 a.m. Coffee and a pastry at Little Snitch, Suite 106 at The Citadel.
- 11 a.m. Homemade pasta at Vic & Ola's on North Pima Road, open until 10 p.m. on Saturdays.
- 3 p.m. ALMA opens and happy hour begins, running until 6 p.m. Pescada opens for seafood at the same time a few doors down Pima.
- 4 to 7 p.m. The first Saturday music set on ALMA's November calendar.
- 7 to 10 p.m. The second set, with dinner from the mesquite grill or tacos at the tequila bar.
- 11 p.m. ALMA closes.
The week has gaps worth planning around. Little Snitch posts Tuesday through Sunday hours, and Vic & Ola's lists hours only for Wednesday through Sunday. On a Monday, the afternoon options are Pescada from 3 to 9 p.m. and ALMA from 3 to 10 p.m. On Thanksgiving, ALMA's calendar shows it closed.
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