Rancho de Tia Rosa closes after 5 years in Gilbert

By Jess Harter Thursday, May 19, 2016

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Rancho de Tia Rosa has closed its last remaining full-service restaurant at Higley and Guadalupe in Gilbert.

The restaurant made the announcement on its Facebook page:

‘‘With heavy hearts and lots of sorrow we are so sad to announce the Gilbert Rancho de Tia Rosa restaurant closed today. The ‘Rosas Management Company’ has been in a reorganization stage (Chapter 11) for several years now. Today the court ruled a Chapter 7 for this location only.’’

Rancho de Tia Rosa’s flagship restaurant opened on McKellips, between Lindsay and Val Vista, in 2001 and quickly became one of the most popular dining destinations in east Mesa.

In 2010, owners Dennis and Lizbeth Sirrine launched an aggressive expansion plan, opening a fast-casual taqueria in Gilbert. The following year, they added full-service restaurants in Chandler and Gilbert.

But things quickly went awry. The Chandler location at Dobson and Germann lasted just four months. The Gilbert taqueria closed in 2012, and the flagship Mesa restaurant in 2014.

Last year, the Sirrines opened another taqueria on the northeast corner of Greenfield and Brown in east Mesa. They also operate a taco truck and a catering business.

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