👀 FIRST LOOK: Legacy Prime Reserve

Scottsdale certainly doesn't need another steakhouse just for the sake of having another steakhouse.

But this one is different.

The family behind Steak 44, Ocean 44 and Dominick’s Steakhouse is preparing to build an entirely new restaurant on one of Scottsdale’s most recognizable waterfront dining sites.

Its name:

Unlike the Mastro family’s other restaurants, this one has a pretty personal story.

Brothers Jeffrey and Michael Mastro grew up in the McCormick Ranch area.

Now, decades after helping build some of Arizona’s best-known steakhouses, they're returning to the neighborhood with their father, Dennis Mastro, and the next generation of the family.

That is where the name Legacy comes from.

And the restaurant will occupy a site many longtime Scottsdale diners already know very well:

Chart House was a Scottsdale fixture for more than four decades.

The restaurant opened in 1984 and became known as much for its location as its menu - sitting along Camelback Lake with views toward Camelback Mountain.

It closed in June 2025 after 41 years, when the property transitioned to Prime Steak Concepts, the Mastro family restaurant group behind Steak 44, Ocean 44, Dominick’s and Durant’s.

At the time, the group made it clear this would not simply be a Chart House remodel.

The existing roughly 10,000-square-foot building was expected to be replaced as part of a complete site redevelopment.

Now we finally know what is coming.

The most interesting part of this story may not be the steaks.

It is the address.

Jeffrey and Michael Mastro grew up nearby and reportedly had their eyes on the Chart House property for years.

When it became available, they moved quickly.

So while Prime Steak Concepts operates restaurants around the Valley, Legacy Prime Reserve is essentially being built in the Mastros’ old backyard.

And this time, multiple generations are involved.

Their father.

The brothers.

Their sons.

That family connection is not just marketing copy attached to the name.

It is the central idea behind the restaurant.

Do not expect another giant, dark steakhouse box.

Prime Steak Concepts chief brand officer Oliver Badgio described the design as more residential in scale, while still having the drama expected from a high-end restaurant.

The goal is something closer to:

Warm.

Comfortable.

Detailed.

But still dramatic enough to feel special when you walk through the door.

The restaurant will overlook the water with views toward Camelback Mountain, one of the biggest advantages of the former Chart House location.

Michael Mastro is heavily involved in the development and design.

That is something we are especially interested in seeing.

Steak 44 and Ocean 44 are polished restaurants.

But Legacy Prime Reserve may intentionally feel more intimate.

Prime Steak Concepts restaurants already tend to make their kitchens visible.

Legacy Prime Reserve is expected to take that even further.

Badgio has described the kitchen as almost interactive, suggesting diners may see much more of what happens behind the scenes.

That could become one of the restaurant’s defining elements.

Rather than hiding the kitchen in the back of the building, the cooking itself appears likely to become part of the room.

This is probably the most important thing to know.

The Mastros are not positioning Legacy Prime Reserve as:

The menu is still being developed, but several early dishes have already been teased.

Among them:

🥩 Wagyu beef carpaccio

🦞 Lobster fried rice

🍆 Eggplant with crushed tomato and crispy prosciutto

🥩 Premium steaks

🦞 Fresh seafood

and, apparently, a dessert program Jeffrey Mastro is particularly excited about.

That gives us a clue about where this is going.

You will still get the steakhouse fundamentals.

But the kitchen appears to have more room to play.

Prime Steak Concepts has described the strategy nicely:

In other words:

They want you to eat at Steak 44.

And Ocean 44.

And Legacy Prime Reserve.

Potentially in the same week without feeling like you just had the same dinner three times.

That is a smart distinction.

Because Scottsdale already has plenty of places selling prime beef.

The challenge is creating a reason to choose another one.

Nobody should interpret “different” to mean the Mastros are abandoning what they do best.

Premium beef and seafood will still be major parts of Legacy Prime Reserve.

That makes sense.

The family has spent decades building its reputation around exactly those categories.

But if the early dishes are any indication, Legacy may have a little more freedom around them.

The lobster fried rice is probably the best example.

That does not sound like a Steak 44 transplant.

Neither does crispy prosciutto over eggplant.

And that is exactly what we want to see.

This small detail from the early announcement caught our attention.

Jeffrey Mastro specifically mentioned being excited about the desserts.

That means one of two things:

Either somebody in that kitchen is working on something very good...

Or we are about to get a dessert large enough to require its own table.

With the Mastro family?

Either seems possible.

This is no longer simply an idea for a future restaurant.

The project now has a real 2026 paper trail.

A federal trademark application for:

was filed on September 28, 2026, by Durant’s LLC.

The filing covers restaurant, bar, catering, private-event, and even raw-seafood-bar services.

Then on:

food-establishment plans for Legacy Prime Reserve were submitted in Scottsdale.

Those plans were marked approved on:

That does not mean construction is finished or that an opening is imminent.

But it does mean this project has moved well beyond the rumor stage.

This is where we want to be careful.

The current plan calls for construction to begin before the end of 2026 with:

as the projected opening window.

That is still a long way out.

And restaurant construction timelines move.

Permits change.

Designs change.

Buildings uncover surprises.

Especially when you are redeveloping a decades-old restaurant property.

So we are putting this one on the calendar as:

rather than pretending there is already a firm opening day.

Interestingly, the trademark itself includes the wording “Established 2027,” another sign that 2027 is clearly the year the group is working toward.

Scottsdale has no shortage of expensive steakhouses.

So if Legacy Prime Reserve were simply another room with:

A tomahawk.

A seafood tower.

A giant cabernet list.

And a $20 baked potato...

we probably would not be this interested.

But several reasons make this one feel different.

First:

Camelback Lake and the Camelback Mountain views give Legacy something most Scottsdale steakhouses simply cannot duplicate.

Second:

The Mastros grew up in this neighborhood.

Now the brothers are returning with their father and their sons to build a restaurant there.

That gives the word Legacy some actual meaning.

And third:

Not Steak 44 with another address.

Not Ocean 44 without the oysters.

Something that can stand alongside both.

If they pull that off?

Legacy Prime Reserve could become one of the more interesting Scottsdale restaurant openings of 2027.

And considering the family behind it...

We would not bet against them.

7255 E. McCormick Parkway
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

🚧 Coming Soon

📅 Fall 2027

Chart House Scottsdale

Prime Steak Concepts

🥩 Steak 44
🦞 Ocean 44
🥩 Dominick’s Steakhouse
🥩 Durant’s

🌐 Prime Steak Concepts:
https://www.primesteakconcepts.com/