Category: Closings

Just 12 days ago, I wrote about the opening of The Pizza Experience, a chef-driven concept promising “no more boring pizza,’’ on the southeast corner of Lindsay and Warner in Gilbert. Sadly, it appears the restaurant has closed after less

Café Poca Cosa, one of Tucson’s most celebrated restaurants, is closing permanently after 36 years due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, according to chef-owner Suzana Davila. “We just do not see a profitable way of continuing,” says Davila, who opened

The Ivy, a 5-year-old Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar on the northeast corner of Dobson and Germann in Chandler, has closed. ‘‘Like any business, we have faced our fair share of challenges, yet we have always found a way to

Add Phoenix Public Market Cafe in downtown Phoenix to the growing list of Valley restaurants permanently closed by the covid-19 pandemic. The restaurant, which opened in 2013, had been temporarily closed since March. Owner-chef Aaron Chamberlain says the pandemic has

Growler USA, an American-style pub at High Street in northeast Phoenix, has closed after four years. Signage posted on the building says the business was locked out by its landlord. In addition to 100 craft beers on tap, Growler USA

Chandler’s Desert Cider House, Arizona’s oldest operating craft cidery, has closed after four years. The cidery cited the covid-19 pandemic as the reason. According to its social media post: ‘‘With a great deal of consideration and deliberation, and in light

Coconut’s Fish Cafe, a Hawaii-based fast-casual seafood chain, has permanently closed its location on the southwest corner of Alma School and Ocotillo in south Chandler. The eatery, which opened in 2016, had closed in March when the covid-19 pandemic hit

La Calabria Ristorante, a well-loved but ill-fated Italian restaurant in Gilbert, has closed permanently after 10 years in business. Giovanni and Clara Spataro launched La Calabria, named for Giovanni’s home region in Italy, in 2008. He was the chef; she

Americana Burgers & Beer, a popular ASU student hangout in downtown Tempe, has closed permanently. The bar and grill opened in January 2018 near the northwest corner of Mill and Fourth Street.

Majerle’s Sports Grill, launched by and named for former Phoenix Suns star Dan Majerle, has closed its Chandler Fashion Center location after 13 years. Howler’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, which recently debuted in Gilbert, will take over the building in

Farmboy Market, Meats & Sandwiches in south Chandler is the latest East Valley restaurant to succumb to covid-19. The scratch-kitchen smokehouse temporarily closed four weeks ago to wait out the pandemic. Now, though, owner Oren Molovinsky says Farmboy is closed

La Bocca Urban Kitchen & Wine Bar has closed its two remaining Valley locations – the original in downtown Tempe and another at High Street in northeast Phoenix. A third location in downtown Chandler closed after a 2017 fire. La

Oink Cafe, a local breakfast-and-lunch eatery that opened in December 2016, has closed on the southwest corner of McClintock and Warner in south Tempe. Two other locations – in Paradise Valley and Tucson – remain open. Oink Cafe is best

After two unsuccessful months of trying to get financial concessions from its landlord, The Harp Irish Pub has been locked out of its Dana Park space on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa. A post on

McMahon’s Ice Cream, the 3-year-old family-run dessert shop on the northwest corner of McQueen and Warner in Chandler, will permanently close at the end of this month. The shop made the announcement on social media: ‘‘We hope you visit us

Blue Adobe Santa Fe Grille has permanently closed its 17-month-old Gilbert location on the northeast corner of Lindsay and Williams Field. The restaurant had been closed since March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The original Blue Adobe made its debut

Mexican restaurant and patio bar Dos Gringos has permanently closed its Chandler location, the latest blow for the once-popular East Valley chain. The laid-back cantina, located on Alma School halfway between Warner and Ray, had been temporarily closed since March

Sweet Tomatoes, a San Diego-based chain of soup and salad bars, is permanently closing its 97 restaurants nationwide, including three in the East Valley, due to coronavirus. New guidelines from the FDA are forcing restaurants to discontinue all forms of

El Zocalo Mexican Grille, a fixture in downtown Chandler for two decades, has closed. Owners Obed and Pam de la Cruz made the announcement Tuesday on Facebook: ‘‘We are sad to announce this chapter has come to an end. El