Category: Closings

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

C-Fu Gourmet, the Chinese restaurant that introduced many East Valley diners to the concept of dim sum, has closed after 23 years in business. The 9,000-square-foot restaurant was located on the southwest corner of Dobson and Warner in Chandler. C-Fu Gourmet

Flanny’s Bar & Grill, a mainstay of the Tempe craft beer scene for the past eight years, is closing its doors Wednesday, Feb. 27. Owner John Flanagan made the announcement on the bar’s Facebook page: Flanny’s, located on the southeast corner of

Blasted Barley Beer Company, an unusual combination of brewpub and college nightlife hotspot, has closed its doors after four-plus years in downtown Tempe. Taking over the 5,000-square-foot Hayden Square building that previously housed the longtime Balboa Cafe and then the Tavern on Mill,

Bold Roost Espresso Bar & Cafe has announced it will close Wednesday, Jan. 30, after seven years on the northeast corner of Higley and Ray in Gilbert. ‘‘We are saddened to say that this Wednesday, January 30th, will be our last

Meridiem Kitchen & Lounge, which began as an all-day restaurant on Price Road, just south of the Loop 202, in south Chandler, has closed after 19 months. According to an announcement on its Facebook page: ‘‘We regret to inform you that Meridiem

Mac’s Broiler & Tap, once one of the East Valley’s more popular burger-and-beer bars, has closed after 14 years next to Changing Hands Bookstore on the southwest corner of McClintock and Guadalupe in south Tempe. The bar was known for its

Applebee’s, which once had close to 20 locations in the East Valley, has closed its last two in Tempe, leaving just five remaining in the East Valley. The Tempe closures were on the southeast corner of Rural and Broadway and, most

The Nitro Live Icecreamery (website | Facebook), a Gilbert dessert shop offering custom ice cream dishes frozen with liquid nitrogen, announced it will close Sunday, Jan. 13. It plans to reopen at a yet-to-be-announced location in Queen Creek in March. In the

Mexican restaurant Taqueria Louie, which opened in late August, already has closed on the northwest corner of McClintock and Elliot in south Tempe. The restaurant, which was launched by what it called ‘‘two guys from Chicago,’’ featured ‘‘generational family recipes from

El Palacio Mexican Restaurant & Cantina: Just four days after appearing the Food Network’s ‘‘Chopped,’’ owner-chef Anthony Serrano is forced to close his eight-year-old restaurant on the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in Chandler. (January) Happy Joe’s Pizza: Undersized

With this month’s flurry of restaurant and brewery openings in the East Valley, I completely forget to write about the closing of Jimmy T’s Holy Crab in Chandler. The seafood restaurant, which took over the former China King building on the northwest corner

Just 10 days, MXSW broke the news that Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom, which once had several locations in the East Valley but had dwindled to just one, was opening a new location in the former El Palacio Mexican restaurant