Category: Closings

Angry Crab Shack, a Mesa-based chain specializing in seafood and boils with Asian and Cajun flavors, has closed its Ahwatukee location. The restaurant, located on northeast corner of Ranch Circle and Ray, opened in 2015. “We’re sad to announce that

Rosati’s Pizza, which has abruptly closed several Valley locations recently, has now shut down its original Arizona location on the northwest corner of McClintock and Warner in south Tempe. The family-owned pizzeria chain, which began in Chicago, made its Arizona

Chicago-based Giordano’s Pizza has closed its Paradise Valley location on the northeast corner of Tatum and Cactus after just 15 months. Giordano’s arrived in Arizona in 2016 as part of a wave of iconic Chicago pizzerias that also included Lou

Caketini, a custom cake shop offering cakes, cupcakes, and truffles, is closing after nine years at SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert. The business intends to keep offering custom orders, deliveries, corporate orders, and event catering through its website. ‘‘This

Is it just me or does any restaurant that opens on 16th Street in Phoenix seem to have only a 50-50 chance to last six months? The latest casualty is Brat Haus, which announced its closure on Facebook just four

Rosati’s Pizza in Chandler has been locked out by its strip-mall landlord for defaulting on its lease, according to a notice posted on the door today. It’s the second time the Chicago-style pizzeria abruptly has shut down this month. It

Donut Bar, a San Diego-based concept that combines a doughnut shop with a bar, has closed its only Arizona location. ‘‘We fell in love with the brand over four years ago and decided this was the next venture we wanted

La Casa de Juana, a 3-year-old Mexican restaurant in Mesa, has closed on Southern, just east of Dobson, in west Mesa. It was the locally owned restaurant’s second location. The original, which opened on the southeast corner of McClintock and

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, a California-based chain of frozen yogurt shops, has closed its store on the southeast corner of Gilbert Road and the Loop 202 in Gilbert. The store had an average 4.5-star rating on Yelp, but apparently couldn’t attract

Village Inn has closed two of its Mesa locations – on the northeast corner of Stapley and Baseline and the southeast corner of Power and Main. “After very careful consideration, we have made the tough but necessary decision to discontinue

Quartiere, a neighborhood Italian restaurant that opened on Mill Avenue halfway between Broadway and Southern in November 2017, will close its doors at 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4. According to a notice posted on the restaurant’s website: ‘‘We have wrestled

The one constant on Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe is change. Restaurants come, restaurants go. The latest is the latter category is NYPD Pizza, which has closed in the Tempe Gateway building on the northwest corner of Mill and Third

Crisp Greens, a salad and wraps eatery in downtown Chandler, is closing its doors today after four and a half years in business. Owners Brandon Fisher and Darron Moffatt moved into the former Planet Sub on Arizona Avenue just south

The Melting Pot has announced it will close its 22-year-old Scottsdale fondue restaurant on the northwest corner of Hayden and Via de Ventura on Monday, Sept. 30. ‘‘This closure is strictly a carefully planned and weighed business decision,’’ the restaurant

Toh Zan Nagasaki Grill, a family-run Japanese restaurant on the northwest corner of Dobson and Southern in west Mesa, is closing after 36 years. Owners Yoshito and Yuko Eguchi made the announcement on Facebook: We are very saddened to announce

Burros & Bowls, a fast-casual Mexican eatery that opened in downtown Mesa in May to rave reviews, has closed after less than three months. It becomes the latest in a growing list of restaurants that have failed in the former

Tacos Tequila Whiskey, a Denver-based chain that opened on the northwest corner of 40th Street and Indian School in east Phoenix in 2017, has closed its first and only Arizona location. Owner and chef Kevin Morrison (who previously co-founded Spicy Pickle sub

Restaurant Mexico, a downtown Tempe favorite for more than four decades, is closing its doors for good on Thursday, Aug. 15. The no-frills cafe, which built its reputation serving good but inexpensive tacos, enchiladas, and beans, is one of the

Bar Pesce, chef Cullen Campbell’s highly regarded Phoenix restaurant that originally was known as Crudo, will close next Tuesday, July 30, after more than seven years in business. “It’s bittersweet to close Bar Pesce after seven years, but it was

Colorado-based Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant has closed after 19 years on the northwest corner of Mill and Fifth in downtown Tempe. The second-floor brewpub, whose patio was a prime perch for watching activities on Mill, offered pub fare and German-style