Category: Closings

🚫 After more than a decade serving northeast Mesa, Echo 5 Sports Pub announced Monday it has permanently closed, thanking loyal customers “for all this year.” Former Marines sergeant Mike Alton opened Echo 5 in 2014 in the former O’Neill’s

🚫 After 52 years in Phoenix, Raffaeles Pizza is closing its original location on May 30 – it’s being demolished for what owner Billy Burns describes as “a QT-style 7-Eleven and another McDonald’s.” Burns, who has run the beloved spot

🍞 One of Phoenix’s most beloved institutions is baking its last batch. Old Heidelberg Bakery, the family-owned German gem that has been turning out handmade pretzels, strudel, dark breads, and hard rolls since 1969, will close its doors for good

🦉 After 13 years of cold beer, saucy wings, and orange shorts, the Hooters at Metro Center in Phoenix is calling last round. The location will close permanently on April 19. Franchise operator ROA Hooters cites a combination of rising

🚫 Juanderful Tacos, a west Phoenix taqueria that went viral after visits from famed food influencers Keith Lee and Juan Gonzalez, has closed after five years on the northeast corner of Camelback and 37th Avenue. The video of Lee’s 2024

🚫 Mon Cheri – the Old Town Scottsdale restaurant that made national headlines in November when two alleged burglars were caught on camera having sex on its patio – has closed after two years in business. The female-focused champagne café

🚫 Giuseppe’s on 28th, an award-winning Italian restaurant that has been featured on the Food Network twice, has closed on the northeast corner of Indian School and 28th Street in east Phoenix. The reason? Chef-owner Richard Bock, who bought the

🚫 It’s rare to see a sports bar decide to close on the eve of a huge sports event like March Madness. Especially when it’s only been open for five months. But Tasteful Tailgates already has thrown in the towel

🚫 Well-regarded gastropub The Craftsman Cocktails & Kitchen has abruptly closed its last remaining Valley location after three years on the northeast corner of Rural and Warner in south Tempe. No notice has been posted, but the restaurant’s website and

🚫 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

🚫 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

🚫 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

🔒 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

🥤 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

🚫 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

🚫 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 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, 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

🚫 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

🍺 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