Category: Closings

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

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