Category: Closings

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

Tempe-based Four Peaks Brewing has permanently closed its Grill & Tap location in Scottsdale after 16 years. The brewery, which was bought by Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2015, said the closure was not due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The location served

Teakwoods Tavern & Grill, a neighborhood hangout best known for its baskets of free peanuts, has closed its flagship Chandler location after 25 years. Notices posted at the restaurant on the southeast corner of Ray and Kyrene indicate it was

Chef-owner Silvana Salcido Esparza announced the permanent closure of acclaimed Barrio Cafe Grand Reserva in Phoenix over the weekend. The move was necessary, she says, to save her flagship restaurant Barrio Cafe during the coronavirus pandemic. ‘‘Hard decision but we

Mark’s Cafe, one of Tempe’s most beloved small restaurants, has closed permanently after 16 years. Owner and chef  Mark Vojtek and his wife, Karen, made the announcement on social media: The restaurant, which began life in 2003 as Culinary Solutions

Ella’s Cuisine, a restaurant specializing in French cuisine that opened in southwest Mesa in November 2018, has closed. It had taken over the building that was the longtime home of Pink Pepper Thai Cuisine on the southeast corner of Dobson and

Creole Cajun Bistro, a family-run Southern-style restaurant on the southwest corner of Gilbert and Chandler Heights in south Chandler, has closed after five years in business. Owner Eric Rachal made the announcement on social media: ‘‘After 5 long years, we

Gordon Biersch, a national chain of brewery restaurants offering elevated pub fare and German-style beers, abruptly closed its 13-year-old location at SanTan Village in Gilbert over the weekend. The chain’s only other Arizona location in Glendale also was closed. A

La Patrona Mexican Cuisine, a 9-month-old family-run restaurant east of downtown Mesa, was destroyed in a massive fire overnight. The restaurant was on the north side of Main Street, about halfway between Stapley and Gilbert, in a freestanding building that formerly

Tempe Public Market Cafe, a casual neighborhood hangout offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner, has closed after two years. According to its social media post: ‘‘This was not an easy decision and we cannot express our gratitude for every person that

iPic, a Florida-based chain of dine-in movie theaters that debuted in Scottsdale in 2010, announced it will close its only Arizona location at the Scottsdale Quarter on Thursday, Jan. 30. The luxury theaters offer a full menu of appetizers, entrees,

Upscale Mexican restaurant Cantina Laredo closed its only Arizona location over the weekend after 12 years at SanTan Village in Gilbert. The Dallas-based chain gave no reason for the shutdown. The move follows the closing of another longtime SanTan Village

Mother Bunch Brewing, which opened in 2014 on the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Garfield in downtown Phoenix, has closed. Owner Julie Meeker made the announcement on Facebook: It is with deep sadness, but also with deep gratitude, that

Condesa, a new Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in downtown Phoenix, has closed just four weeks after opening. The 12,000-square-foot concept had taken over the former Tom’s Tavern, plus a couple other neighboring spaces, on the northeast corner of First Avenue and Washington.

PDQ, a Florida-based fast-food chain specializing in chicken tenders and chicken nuggets, has closed its two Valley locations. The closures come in the wake of increased competition from chains like Popeye’s and McDonald’s that have turned their focus to chicken

Hard Rock Cafe, the international chain of rock ’n’ roll themed eateries that arrived in the Valley in 1995, will close its downtown Phoenix location when its lease runs out Feb. 28. The concept – part restaurant and bar, part

Surprise announcement from Macayo’s Mexican restaurants this afternoon: Its iconic midtown Phoenix restaurant, known as Woody’s Macayo, will close its doors tonight after 67 years. Founders Woody and Victoria Johnson opened Woody’s Macayo on Central Avenue south of Indian School

Las Palmas Cantina, which specializes in Mexican street-style seafood, closes its doors with a New Year’s Eve Farewell Fan Party tonight in downtown Chandler. The 19-month-old restaurant and bar will offer half-price food and drink from 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Owner