Category: Closings

It’s official: Rula Bula Irish Pub, a downtown Tempe mainstay for 20 years, will close this Sunday, May 23. MXSW reported last month the restaurant and bar was almost certain to close before the end of June after it was unable

Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant closed its 15-year-old location on the southwest corner of Arizona and Ocotillo in south Chandler on Sunday. The Geneva, N.Y.-based chain now has three remaining locations in the East Valley – University and Gilbert in north Mesa,

Rancho La Candelaria Mexican Food & Oaxacan Food, a well-reviewed restaurant on the southeast corner of Baseline and 35th Avenue in southwest Phoenix, was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. The restaurant’s two food trucks also were lost in the

Is the so-called ‘‘Asian Corridor’’ through Mesa and Chandler finally reaching a saturation point? Four-year-old Korea Mart, citing increased competition, is closing. The shopping center opened in the Three Fountains Plaza on Longmore south of Southern – just west of

Award-winning chef Nobuo Fukuda finally has confirmed what many have feared: His acclaimed Nobuo at Teeter House, closed by the covid-19 pandemic since March 2020, will not reopen. Fukuda, who was named Best Chef Southwest in the 2007 James Beard

Chandler-based AZ Bitters Lab, the state’s first research and production lab for handcrafted cocktail bitters and flavor extracts, has stopped production after eight years. The company’s popular bitters included cirtusy Orange Sunshine, spiced Figgy Pudding, and chocolatey Mas Mole. They

Rancho Pinot, one of the Arizona’s most acclaimed restaurants, is closing May 15 after 27 years. Owner-chef Chrysa Robertson made the announcement over the weekend on the Scottsdale restaurant’s social media and website. ‘‘I have been at this place called

The experimental virtual version of Flower Child, which opened in January near downtown Tempe, already has been shut down. The ‘‘ghost kitchen’’ offered delivery and takeout only out of the kitchen at Fox Restaurant Concepts sibling Culinary Dropout on the

After 22 major-league seasons and one World Series championship, TGI Fridays Front Row Sports Grill at Chase Field is retiring. The restaurant and bar, which overlooks left field, saw its 2020 opening delayed and ultimately was limited to takeout while

Hot Noodles Cold Sake, chef Josh Hebert’s north Scottsdale ramen shop, will close next Saturday, March 27, after nearly five years in business. The eatery was a spinoff of a popular ramen night Hebert (pictured) held at his former improvisational

The East Valley’s premier soul food destination, family-run Ezekial’s Restaurant in Ahwatukee, has closed after eight years. ‘‘Chef Brad’s health is at risk and we have decided as a family that it is best to close the restaurant for good,’’

Cotton & Copper, one of the Valley’s most acclaimed restaurants, is the latest victim of the covid-19 pandemic. ‘‘The last year has been a true struggle,’’ the 2-year-old south Tempe gastropub posted on social media Wednesday night. ‘‘The persistence of

The G.O.A.T. Sports Grill, which opened in June near the southwest corner of Power and McDowell in northeast Mesa, has closed. What’s next? The venue’s social media updates indicate at least one the owners, Scott McKay, is trying to reopen

Byblos Restaurant, a Middle Eastern and Mediterranean eatery near the southwest corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe, has closed after 36 years. The announcement: Jamale Mirza, who co-owned the restaurant with her brother Samir (both pictured), made the announcement

JC’s Steakhouse, one of the East Valley’s few locally owned steakhouses, is closing at the end of this month after six years in business in Gilbert. TC’s Pub & Grub in Queen Creek has purchased the restaurant near the southeast

Kavala Restaurant & Cafe, which combined two popular Mediterranean cuisines ‘‘by cooking Greek dishes the Italian way,’’ has closed on the southeast corner of McQueen and Elliot in northwest Gilbert after just six months in business. No announcement was made,

Those who read MXSW’s big scoop last month already knew Buddyz Pizzeria was shutting down its 4-year-old Gilbert location before the end of this year. Now we have the date: Sunday, Dec. 13. The announcement: ‘‘Due to the decrease in

Sherpa Kitchen, the Valley’s first Nepali restaurant that opened in Gilbert in January, is closing Nov. 22, owners Chandra and Subash Yadav announced on social media. ‘‘Since COVID19 started, the hospitality industry has been through a tornado of change, which

The coronavirus pandemic continues to hit Tucson especially hard. Two weeks after owner Suzana Davila closed the city’s iconic Café Poca Cosa, legendary chef Janos Wilder has permanently shut down his Downtown Kitchen & Cocktails. Wilder, a former James Beard

Chzburgr, an acclaimed chef-driven burger joint on the northwest corner of 49th Avenue and Thunderbird in Glendale, has closed after a little more than a year in business. Chef-owner Kelly Fletcher made the announcement Monday on social media: ‘‘It is