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Category: Closings

Smallcakes dessert shop to close after 8 years in Ahwatukee

🚫 Smallcakes, a dessert shop offering small cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and ice cream, is closing its Ahwatukee location after eight years on the northeast corner of Ray and Ranch Circle. ‘‘We invite everyone to stop by and enjoy one more

Golden Oak Barbecue & Taproom closes after dispute over smoke

🚫 Here’s a shocker: Golden Oak Barbecue & Taproom, one of my top 10 new restaurants of 2025, has permanently closed in downtown Phoenix after just three months. The move comes after a dispute with the neighboring Artisan Lofts on

Popular Scottsdale pizzeria Johnny T’s shuts down after a year

🚫 Johnny T’s Brooklyn Pizzeria, one the top pizzerias in Scottsdale, has closed after a little more than a year. ‘‘Unfortunately Johnny Ts will not be reopening due to labor costs, higher costs of goods, and high rent,’’ it posted

Why your favorite Valley restaurant or bar may be closed Friday

🔒 Restaurants, bars, and retail stores across the country have announced they will be closed Friday as part of a nationwide day of “no work, no school, no shopping” in response to the continued ICE operation and the killings of

Valley’s only A&W Restaurant closes in Chandler

🥤 A&W Restaurant has closed its only Valley location inside the Walmart near the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in south Chandler. The 50-seat eatery had opened in June 2024. No explanation was given by the Kentucky-based chain. Besides

Torchy’s Tacos closing location at Queen Creek Marketplace

🚫 Texas-based Torchy’s Tacos is closing its three-year-old location at Queen Creek Marketplace on Tuesday, Feb. 3. It’s one of several U.S. locations the chain is shuttering next week. Just four months ago, Torchy’s closed its north Phoenix location as

Peruvian restaurant El Chullo closes original Phoenix location

🚫 El Chullo, a family-run Peruvian restaurant, has closed its original location after 12 years near the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Thomas in Phoenix. A Melrose District location that opened on the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and

Panda Express at San Tan Village in Gilbert closes after fire

🔥 Panda Express at San Tan Village in Gilbert has closed indefinitely after a weekend fire. Officials say the fire, which occurred Saturday morning before the restaurant opened, appeared to have started in the kitchen before spreading to the roof.

S&V Urban Italian closes Scottsdale location after 14 years

🚫 S&V Urban Italian, formerly known as Stone & Vine Urban Italian, has closed after a combined 14 years on the southeast corner of Shea and 92nd Street in central Scottsdale. The restaurant’s name was changed in 2017 when it

Seafood grill Smokin Fins in west Chandler closes after 9 years

🚫 Smokin Fins has closed its west Chandler restaurant, ending a nearly decade-long run in the East Valley. The Idaho-based seafood, sushi, and grill concept opened its only Arizona location in February 2017 inside the former Stingray Sushi space on

Award-winning Oro Brewing in downtown Mesa to close Jan. 25

🍺 Oro Brewing, currently the longest-running brewery in Mesa, is closing Sunday, Jan. 25, after nine years. ‘‘This has not been the easiest decision to make, especially since we have been such a part of the Downtown Mesa community from

Salad and Go to close 32 out-of-state stores, return to Valley

🥗 Salad and Go is coming home. The Gilbert-born drive-thru salad concept – which closed 41 locations in Texas and Oklahoma in September – is closing all 32 remaining stores in those states and refocusing on Arizona. Launched in 2013

Ra Sushi closes 3rd-oldest location after 25 years in Ahwatukee

🚫 Ra Sushi, a Scottsdale-born concept that expanded to more than two dozen states, has closed its longtime restaurant in Ahwatukee. The location opened in 2001 next to the AMC Ahwatukee 24 theaters on the southwest corner of I-10 and

Sprinkles closes only AZ store as part of national shutdown

🧁 Sprinkles Cupcakes – the boutique bakery that helped launch the modern cupcake craze in the mid-2000s – has closed its Scottsdale location as part of a nationwide shutdown. Candace Nelson, who founded Sprinkles in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2005

Gordo’s Tacos in Ahwatukee locked out by landlord

🌮 Gordo’s Tacos, a popular Mexican eatery in Ahwatukee, has closed after two years near the northwest corner of Chandler and 44th Street. Posted signage indicates the strip center’s landlord has repossessed the property for non-payment of rent. The restaurant had

3 Sakura Sushi locations are closed – but why & for how long?

🚫 All three popular East Valley locations of Sakura Sushi have closed, but the local all-you-can-eat chain has not announced why or even whether the closures are permanent. Several people on social media reported seeing DHS agents shut down the restaurants in

November recap: 5 Valley restaurants & bars that are now closed

Mifan Claypot Kitchen: Chef Johnny Chu’s small eatery known for its Hong Kong–style claypot rice bowls has closed after three years on the ground floor of the Muse Apartments in midtown Phoenix. TOGO’s Sandwiches: The California-born deli chain known for

Tucson-based Papa Locos closes last remaining Valley location

🚫 Papa Locos Tacos & Burgers has closed its last remaining Valley location near the northeast corner of Apache and Rural in Tempe. Despite a neon ‘‘Open’’ sign still lit in the window, a hand-written sign in the door says

Wendy’s to close hundreds of restaurants amid slumping sales

🍔 A year after closing 140 restaurants, Wendy’s announced plans to close approximately 300 more “consistently underperforming” locations. The company did not release a list of affected restaurants. Wendy’s, which has around 6,000 restaurants, reported U.S. same-store sales declined 4.7%

TOGO’s Sandwiches closes last Arizona location in Gilbert

🚫 TOGO’s Sandwiches, a California-born deli chain known for its hefty, old-school subs, has officially closed its Gilbert location on the northeast corner of McQueen and Guadalupe. The restaurant operated for 13 years, building a steady following of diners who