Category: Closings

Fans of Hong Kong Asian Diner on the northwest corner of Rural and Ray in south Tempe have just a week to enjoy their favorite dishes one last time. Citing staffing shortages, the 19-year-old Cantonese restaurant  announced its last day

Hooters, the iconic Atlanta-based chain of sports bars, has closed its original Arizona location at the Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix after 32 years. The chain says all employees have been offered positions at Hooters’ three remaining locations in the

Giordano’s Pizza, which arrived in Arizona in 2016 as part of a wave of iconic Chicago pizzerias that also included Lou Malnati’s and Gino’s East, has closed on the southwest corner of Bell and 83rd Avenue in Peoria. Its other

Frenchie Pizza, which opened in July in the Crossroads Towne Center on the southeast corner of Gilbert and the 202 in south Gilbert, has closed temporarily due to a staffing shortage. ‘‘Rather than offer subpar quality, we have chosen to

Frozen Creamery, a house-made ice cream and coffee shop next to Venezia’s Pizza on the northeast corner of Cooper and Ray in Gilbert, has been locked out of its space after five years in business. New owners, who moved to

Mediterranean restaurant Crazy Jim’s, an Encanto neighborhood favorite that’s been operating for 36 years on the southeast corner of Indian School and 15th Street in Phoenix, has closed after completing the sale of its property Tuesday.

FilmBar, an 11-year-old indie movie theater and bar in downtown Phoenix, is closing permanently, owner Kelly Aubey announced. The venue near the northeast corner of Second Street and McKinley had been closed for the past month.

Da’Bayou Creole Kitchen, which supplanted The Brass Tap in downtown Gilbert in 2020, has been replaced by Tasted, a meal prep and catering company.

Copper 48, the downtown Gilbert gastropub that launched in 2016 as Nico’s Heirloom Kitchen before rebranding last January, has closed.

Citing the Valleywide labor shortage, Oregano’s Pizza Bistro has closed its downtown Tempe restaurant until April so staffers can assist at other Valley locations.

P.F. Chang’s, the Asian-themed casual restaurant chain that started in Scottsdale in 1993 and grew to more than 300 locations worldwide, has closed its restaurant on Tempe’s Mill Avenue after 24 years.

House of Tricks owners Bob and Robin Trick announced they intend to retire and close their iconic Tempe fine-dining restaurant at the end of June after 34 years in business. The downtown restaurant on the northwest corner of Seventh Street

The Siamese Cat, a 35-year-old Thai restaurant in Tempe, has closed after its landlord decided to convert the Tempe Plaza on the northwest corner of the Loop 101 and Baseline into apartments. The restaurant owners hope to find a new

Mai Mochi Donuts, a year-old shop specializing in Japanese-style doughnuts, announced it will close permanently Saturday, Nov. 27, near the northeast corner of Crismon and Apache Trail in Apache Junction.

24 Carrots Natural Cafe & Urban Juicery, Sadhana “Sasha” Raj’s acclaimed vegetarian/vegan restaurant that opened in west Chandler in 2008 and moved to south Tempe in 2013, announced it will close Dec. 10 because its landlord isn’t renewing her lease.

Ah-So Teppanyaki & Sushi House of Japan has closed after 14 years on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Baseline in Mesa.

Brunch Cafe, a family-run chain of Illinois-based breakfast-and-lunch eateries, has closed its only Arizona location on Scottsdale Road, just north of the Greenway-Hayden Loop, in north Scottsdale after two years.

(Updated 10/7/21 with Howler’s statement) For the second time in six weeks, the year-old Howler’s Restaurant & Sports Bar has unexpectedly closed at Gilbert Town Square on Gilbert Road between Warner and Ray. The history: The sports bar closed Aug.

The Revelry – an indoor-outdoor ‘‘food and entertainment collective’’ with a sports bar, a virtual shooting lounge and restaurant, a high-tech mini golf course, and a retro-inspired arcade bar – has closed at Mesa Riverview after 10 months in business.