Category: Closings

Less than a month after closing its original location in Chandler, Porkopolis announced its remaining location in Scottsdale will close tomorrow – Friday, July 12. Porkopolis announced the closure on Facebook this morning: It’s a sad day, Porko Fans. We’ll be serving

Pig & Pickle, one of the Valley’s top gastropubs, has closed after nearly seven years on the northwest corner of Hayden and Thomas in Scottsdale. No explanation is posted on the Pig & Pickle’s website or social media accounts, but

Boston Market, a Colorado-based chain of fast-casual American comfort food restaurants, has closed its location on the northeast corner of McClintock and Elliot in south Tempe. The closure leaves the chain with just three locations in the East Valley, including

The Novelist, a speakeasy-style restaurant and bar tucked inside OHSO Brewery in downtown Gilbert, will close Monday, July 1. The space will be converted into Barrel Room, a venue for large private parties. The Novelist opened in May 2018, a

Here’s something I missed over the Memorial Day weekend: The Italian Grotto in Old Town Scottsdale has closed after 42 years. The Italian restaurant and bar, prominently located on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Main, closed May 26. According

Disappointing news for patrons of Old Town Gringos, Camp Social, and Hatter and Hare. All three concepts, known collectively as Glass Half Full Hospitality, have closed. GHFH, a Chicago-based restaurant group, arrived in the Valley in late 2015 to reopen

Porkopolis, a 7-year-old south Chandler barbecue restaurant, will close its doors for good Sunday, June 16. Matt Hamilton and Brady Bogen (pictured) launched Porkopolis in the newly built Santan Gateway South shopping center on the southeast corner of Arizona and

Tasty Kabob, a Middle Eastern restaurant and hookah bar on the northwest corner of Dorsey and Apache in Tempe, has closed its doors after 13 years. But the space won’t be empty for long. Curry & Scoop, a 2-year-old Indian

An MXSW reader sent me a heads-up that fast-food chain Slim Chickens has closed its last remaining Arizona restaurant on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in Chandler. The Arkansas-based chain made its Arizona debut in September 2016 on the

Grubstak, a 2-year-old poutine-like concept in downtown Gilbert, has closed its doors. A second location, which opened in south Chandler in November, remains open. According to a notice on the door of the Gilbert location: ‘‘This location is currently closed

Gourmet Deli Chandler, a European-inspired eatery and shop on the southwest corner of Alma School and Germann in south Chandler, will close its doors this Sunday, April 28. The deli opened in December 2014, but owner Émilie Frances Foote (pictured)

Guedo’s Taco Shop, an updated version of former downtown Chandler landmark Guedo’s Cantina Grille, closed Saturday after two years on the northeast corner of Gilbert and Pecos in Gilbert. The original Guedo’s closed in December 2015 after 30 years in

Osteria, an ambitious Italian restaurant in northeast Mesa, has been locked out by its landlord for the second time in five months. This time it looks permanent. The eatery opened in March 2018 on the southeast corner of McKellips and Alta

Yesterday’s closing of Kona Grill at Chandler Fashion Center reminded me I haven’t written about Sir Veza’s Taco Garage, which closed last month at the mall. The Tucson-based fast-casual concept – which celebrated founder Raymon Flores’ love of muscle cars,

Two weeks ago, struggling Kona Grill unexpectedly closed its 10-year-old location at High Street restaurant in northeast Phoenix. Today, it shuttered the 12-year-old location at Chandler Fashion Center. That leaves the Scottsdale-based Asian fusion concept with just three Arizona locations, including a

High Dive, a well-regarded Arcadia bar and grill that opened on the southeast corner of Indian School and 42nd Place in late August, closed over the weekend. The self-described ‘‘high-class dive bar’’ was a collaboration between Square One Concepts (best

Noodle Bar, a popular Japanese restaurant in downtown Phoenix, posted a notice saying it was unable to renew its lease and will go on ‘‘hiatus’’ Sunday, April 7. Located on the northwest corner of First Avenue and Adams, the 3-year-old restaurant specializes

Scottsdale-based Kona Grill has closed its High Street restaurant in northeast Phoenix after more than a decade. The location had opened in November 2008 in what was then known as CityNorth. The closure leaves the upscale-casual concept with four Valley

Perfect Pear Bistro announced its original Ahwatukee location on the southwest corner of Desert Hill Parkway and Chandler Boulevard will close at the end of May. In a Facebook post, Laura Hove, who opened Perfect Pear with her husband, Chris,

In a move that came as a surprise to both customers and employees, financially troubled Even Stevens Sandwiches closed its remaining stores in Arizona today. The Utah-based chain had closed five of its eight Arizona locations, including one in busy downtown