Category: Closings

Liars Club – a downtown Phoenix restaurant and bar launched by Colton Brock and John Sagasta, owners of now-defunct cocktail bar Khla – has closed after 16 months on the southwest corner of Central and Monroe. The menu featured Detroit-style

🍳 EggsTc, a longtime breakfast and brunch restaurant on the northeast corner of Ellsworth and Ocotillo in Queen Creek, says it’s being forced to leave its space at the end of April. The reason ‘‘After nearly 13 years serving all

🍰 Karl’s Quality Bakery, founded by Germany native Karl Boerner (pictured) in north central Phoenix in 1994, will close Sunday and be replaced by a new family-owned bakery, according to a post on its social media. ‘‘While our ovens may

🇲🇽 Barrio Cafe, one of Phoenix’s most acclaimed restaurants for more than two decades, is closing in the coming weeks. Owner and chef Silvana Salcido Esparza tells the Arizona Republic the closure will happen between the end of March and

🚫 Carly’s Bistro, a fixture on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix for nearly two decades, will close May 3, it announced on social media. The Mediterranean-style bistro, opened by Carla Wade Logan in 2005, was one of the first restaurants on

🚫 Arizona BBQ Company, a six-year-old establishment on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Ray in Gilbert, announced on social media it will close this Saturday after six-plus years in business. The quote ‘‘Despite exhaustive efforts to adjust our

🚫 Wow, less than 48 hours after telling me about a bunch of upcoming promotions, Via 313 Pizza has closed its only Arizona location after just eight months in business. The Texas-based chain of Detroit-style pizzerias made its Grand Canyon

🍨 Phoenix’s historic Mary Coyle Ol’ Fashion Ice Cream, which has occupied several different locations over its 73 years, appears to have closed permanently. The business seemingly shut down for good in 2019, but was resurrected by a new owner

After more than a century, Chandler’s oldest family-owned business is closing. Serrano’s Mexican Restaurants has announced its flagship location in downtown Chandler will close June 1. The three other locations – two in Mesa and one in Queen Creek –

🚫 Taco Culture, a family-run Mexican restaurant, has closed after four years on the southeast corner of 32nd Street and Chandler Boulevard in Ahwatukee. In a social media post, owner Raully Herrera cites his wife’s heath issues as the reason

🚫 Sr. Ozzy’s Tacos y Mariscos, a local concept specializing in Mexican seafood and sushi, has closed its west Chandler location on the southeast corner of Kyrene and Ray after 11 months. No reason was given for the closure. Two

🍍 The Golden Pineapple Craft Lounge, which ‘‘temporarily’’ closed for repairs last fall, will not reopen, a former manager has confirmed. The Golden Pineapple opened in 2020, taking over the former Italian restaurant Quartiere on the west side of Mill

🍔 Matty G’s Steakburgers has closed its two-year-old Gilbert location at the Rivulon center near the northeast corner of Gilbert and the Loop 202 due to owner Matt Gordon’s ongoing health issues. Did you know? The Gilbert location is the

The Pemberton, a 3-year-old outdoor food, shopping, and entertainment venue near the northeast corner of Second Street and Portland in downtown Phoenix, will close at the end of March, the organizers announced on social media. The announcement ‘‘The Pemberton is

🏀 Half Moon Windy City Sports Grill will close next Monday, Feb. 12 – the day after the Super Bowl – after 18 years on the southeast corner of Highland and 21st Street in Phoenix. The landlord has sold the

🥃 The Bar, a 2-year-old spinoff of the original in Arcadia, has closed in downtown Gilbert. It served a basic menu with three burgers, four sandwiches, and wings. It’s the space’s third concept to shut down in just over two

🍕 Grand Avenue Pizza Co., a popular late-night destination that closed in 2022 after eight years in downtown Phoenix but reopened last March in a larger space in Glendale, has closed again – this time for good. Owner Carson Wheeler

🚫 Burrito Shack, which had been operating for 17 years near the northeast corner of Power and Williams Field in southeast Mesa, has closed after Maricopa County inspectors declared the building unsafe. Co-owners John Grafing and Zeppelin Lucero, who were

🍺 Gilbert-based Uncle Bear’s Brewery has closed one of its five dog-themed Grill & Tap restaurants – the 2-year-old location on the northeast corner of Tatum and Shea in Paradise Valley. Why did it close? According to owner Todd Carey,

🍔 Badlands Bar & Grill, an American elevated comfort food restaurant, has closed after two years on the north end of the Hilton Garden Inn on the west side of the Loop 101 between Guadalupe and Elliot. The announcement ‘‘We