Category: Closings

Award-winning Superstition Meadery is closing its downtown Phoenix location at the end of business Sunday, owners Jeff and Jen Herbert announced on social media. ‘‘Basically, from ingredients to labor to rent, everything is much more expensive and this rate of

🍣 Sakana Sushi & Grill, a popular Japanese concept that debuted in 1994, is closing its Ahwatukee location at Elliot and 51st Street at the end of this month. Several employees tell MXSW they learned the news when they showed up

🍺 Uncle Bear’s Grill & Tap has closed its location on the southwest corner of Scottsdale and Bell in north Scottsdale, where it took over the former Tipsy Coyote space less than two years ago. It’s the second Uncle Bear’s to close

🎤 Japanese-themed sushi and karaoke bar Geisha A Go Go, an Old Town Scottsdale fixture for 17 years, will close its doors this weekend. ‘‘The sun is setting on this girl as the property is being developed in the near

🍕 Dad’s Modern Cocktails & Eatery, which opened in the original Fate Brewing space near the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Shea in central Scottsdale in late 2020, has closed after three-plus years in business. The menu focused on pizza and sandwiches before

🎹 Two-year-old piano bar and art space Gallery Bar has closed at High Street near the northwest corner of 56th Street and the Loop 101 in northeast Phoenix. No reason was given for the closure, and the bar has deleted its website

🍣 Downtown Phoenix sushi eatery Kaizen has closed after four years, but owners Troy Watkins and Kyu Utsunomiya plan to open a ‘‘mini Kaizen’’ inside their other sushi concept, Silo in downtown Tempe, in mid-August. Besides sushi, Kaizen offered a Japanese-Latin American fusion menu

An all-star lineup of Valley chefs – Adam Allison (right), Delilah Becerra, Jacob Cutino, Stephen Jones, Brent Kille, Jeff Kraus (left), Mat Meyer, and Dom Ruggiero – will prepare the second annual Nicole Learmont Cancer Benefit Brunch from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday

🍺 Ahwatukee brewpub Wicked Brews, Bites & Spirits, which opened in 2020 and released its first beer in 2021, has closed on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray in Ahwatukee. The owners have partnered with the owner of Brews Burger Joint in

🌮 Mexican restaurant Jalapeño Inferno is closing its location at Market Street at DC Ranch in north Scottsdale. ‘‘We worked hard to renew our lease with the landlord after our initial 10-year run and were simply unable to come to reasonable terms

⏳ Several notable Valley restaurants are preparing to close for good this summer. So if you want to make a final visit, you’d better act quickly. Barrio Cafe: Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza’s groundbreaking Mexican restaurant, which opened in Phoenix in

🍝 Oregon-based Old Spaghetti Factory will close its Chandler Fashion Center location on June 9 after 14 years in business. The chain will have 41 remaining locations nationwide, including one in downtown Phoenix. Longtime Valley residents may remember Old Spaghetti

🚫 Peacock Wine & Book Bar, which opened in 2019 on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Gilbert, is closing June 15. ‘‘This was not an easy decision but one that had to be made,’’ owner Tracy Schoenley

🍗  Cogburn’s Big Wings, a country-themed sports bar concept, has closed its seven-year-old location on the southeast corner of Cooper and Warner in Gilbert. According to a notice on the door, the landlord locked out the restaurant for failure to

🍸 Sandbar Mexican Grill, the beach-themed restaurant and nightclub near SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert, has closed after five years on the southwest corner of SanTan and Williams Field. And then there were none: It was the last of

🚫 P.Croissant, the bakery-cafe on the northwest corner of McClintock and Elliot in south Tempe, has closed after 41 years in business. The reason: ‘‘Things change. The economy, the market place, lifestyles, and our own personal health bring change to us all.

🚫 The Merkin Vineyards tasting room, a spinoff of the Verde Valley winery owned by rocker Maynard James Keenan and his partners, has closed on the northeast corner of Stetson and Sixth Avenue in Old Town Scottsdale. The 75-seat tasting

🚫 Pasta Joint, a locally owned concept offering pasta, garlic bread, and meatball subs to go (similar to the better known By the Bucket), is closing after one year on the northwest corner of Higley and Queen Creek in southeast Gilbert. ‘‘While

👨‍🍳 Binkley’s, one of Arizona’s most acclaimed restaurants, is closing this August, owners Kevin and Amy Binkley announced on social media. The New American fine-dining eatery, which debuted in Cave Creek and moved to midtown Phoenix in 2016, will celebrate