Category: Closings

For three decades, the patio at Old Town Tortilla Factory was where Scottsdale went to celebrate. Engagements, anniversaries, family birthdays, first dates that turned into second dates – all of it happened under century-old pecan trees on East Main Street,

Bell’ Italia 4909 E Chandler Blvd, Ahwatukee Bell’ Italia (pictured) has closed after 24 years in Ahwatukee. The restaurant’s website now displays a brief farewell message, and staff say the ‘‘temporarily closed’’ sign has been hung for weeks while quietly

🚫 Kobe Japanese Steakhouse, a south Tempe staple for more than two decades, has served its final meal. The restaurant, tucked into the southwest corner of Elliot and Hardy, announced on Facebook Saturday that it would close its doors that

🚫 Old Town Scottsdale’s wine trail has lost a familiar stop. Arizona Stronghold Vineyards’ tasting room near the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Marshall Way has poured its last flight. The spot opened in 2022 and built a following

🚫 Downtown Phoenix lost one of its quietly beloved corners over the weekend. Aftermarket, a hole-in-the-wall coffee shop and underground art gallery tucked into the northwest corner of Grand Avenue and McKinley, shut down for good after eight years. Aftermarket

🚫 Sonsons Pasty is consolidating. The business got its start on the northeast corner of Recker and Brown in northeast Mesa eight years ago, but owner Julie Mercer has announced that location will close July 24 when its lease runs

🍺 Something’s stirring on Main Street in downtown Mesa. 12 West Brewing‘s two-story flagship location has shut its doors for what the brewery is calling a ‘‘summer break,’’ and the timing has the rumor mill running hot. In a social

🍗 A piece of Valley dining history has closed its doors. Native Grill & Wings on the southeast corner of Broadway and Dorsey in Tempe – the last remnant of the original location that first opened at McClintock and Baseline

🍝 After 24 years in Ahwatukee, Bell’ Italia appears to be done for good. The Italian restaurant on the southeast corner of Chandler and 48th Street – known for East Coast-style pies, family recipes, and Thursday pasta nights – has

🚫 May brought some genuinely painful goodbyes, including a 52-year Phoenix institution demolished for convenience stores, a Valley Mexican family chain that keeps shrinking, and a Korean corn dog shop that had its moment and moved on: Francine Scottsdale diners

🚫 Old Town Scottsdale’s acclaimed Liquor Pig served its last drinks Saturday, but on Friday it’s coming back – reborn as Wayward, a food-first dining destination with a moody, elevated vibe and a menu that means business. Liquor Pig, a

💰 Pitta Souvli Mediterranean Grill, the family-owned south Chandler gem that spent years serving the community with warmth and care, has closed its doors after a wave of unexpected financial hardships. Rising operating costs and mounting bills eventually overwhelmed what

🐄 Gilbert chicken lovers, brace yourselves: the Chick-fil-A at SanTan Village is the latest location to close its doors for a multi-month renovation. According to Chick-fil-A, restaurants are periodically closed for upgrades to address capacity and age – think expanded

🚫 Scottsdale diners got a gut-punch Tuesday when Francine, the coastal French-Mediterranean restaurant that’s called Scottsdale Fashion Square’s luxury wing home since 2020, went dark without so much as a farewell post. No press release. No Instagram story. No heartfelt

🥨 Downtown Mesa pretzel shop The Salted Knot will be permanently closing its doors on Sunday, May 31. Owners Maria and Chad announced the news on Instagram, citing a natural end to their self-described ‘‘five-year plan’’ (which turned into nearly

🚫 Is Arizona’s Korean corn dog moment over? Myungrang Hotdog, the Mesa eatery that became a Valley obsession, will close its doors for good this Sunday, marking the end of the chain’s run in the state. The shop on the

🚫 After nearly two decades serving the southwest Valley, Yan’s Chinese Food has quietly closed its doors on the southeast corner of Roosevelt Street and Estrella Parkway in Goodyear. Scott Zhen, son of the owners, shared a heartfelt farewell on

🚫 Underground Burger, the Queen Creek burger spot, has shut its doors after four years on the southeast corner of Rittenhouse and Ocotillo. Earlier this week, the restaurant posted on Facebook with no warning: “We are closing permanently, effective immediately.”

🚫 The contraction of a Valley institution continues. Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants has announced its location on the northwest corner of McKellips and Gilbert roads in north Mesa will close on May 16 after more than 34 years. The family-owned chain

🚫 Kyoto Bowl, the Japanese rice-bowl restaurant that anchored the strip mall near the southeast corner of Elliot and Priest since 1990, has quietly closed its doors. For over 35 years, the spot was a reliable lunch haunt for workers