Category: Closings

Utah-based bakery Twisted Sugar has closed its year-old location on the northwest corner of Cooper and Warner in Gilbert after being locked out by the strip mall’s landlord. The food: Twisted Sugar’s menu features 20 flavors of cookies daily plus more

Four-year-old sports bar and neighborhood grill Copper Still Moonshine Grill in west Chandler announced it will close permanently on Sunday, Aug. 22. The Gilbert location will not be affected. The history: Copper Still debuted near the southeast corner of Gilbert

Grubstak, an unusual concept that offered a variety of poutine-like dishes, closed Sunday after two and a half years on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Ocotillo in south Chandler. The eatery was the brainchild of Colton Grubb, the grandson

Keegan’s Grill, an Ahwatukee mainstay for more than 25 years, announced it will close permanently June 30. According to the statement, ‘‘Due to a very rough 16 months with covid-19 disrupting our business along with rising operating costs we have

Schmear Bagelry & Cafe, Queen Creek’s first bagel shop, announced it will close Saturday after two years in business. Owners Matt and Lindsay Aronson shared the news on social media: ‘‘There are many factors that have contributed to this decision,’’

After 33 years of dishing out some of the Valley’s best New York-style pizzas, Vic Buono is calling it quits. Buono announced Tuesday night on social media he will retire after closing his Nicantoni’s Pizza in Gilbert on Sunday, May

Bandera, a restaurant popular for its rotisserie chicken and American comfort food, has closed after for nearly three decades in Old Town Scottsdale. Located on the northeast corner of Scottsdale Road and First Avenue, it was one of 40-some restaurants

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