Category: Closings

Ice Cream Sammies, the two-and-a-half-year-old dessert shop in downtown Chandler, announced it will close this Sunday, Oct. 21, due to a lease dispute with its landlord. Jamie Votaw and Ariana Cooper, who met when their children played soccer together, launched the

Gino’s East, one of several iconic Chicago-based pizzerias that migrated to the Valley in recent years, announced it will close Oct. 28 after just 18 months in business. No reason was given for the impending closure. Gino’s East opened in April 2017

One of the Valley’s landmark restaurants – Cowboy Ciao in Old Town Scottsdale – announced on its Facebook page that Monday night’s dinner service was its last: ‘‘Unfortunately, an end of an era has come upon us. Tonight is the

Sharky’s Tacos & Tequila, a Mexican restaurant and cantina, has closed on the southeast corner of Hardy and Baseline in south Tempe. Sharky’s took over the longtime Barro’s Pizza space in May 2016. No reason was given for the closure. The restaurant’s

Steak and Stone, a steakhouse and BBQ restaurant, has closed its Gilbert location after just one year in business. The restaurant was best known for steaks cut in-house and cooked by diners on a 500-degree stone at their table. According

Wimpy’s Paradise, the beloved burger and hot dog joint in downtown Chandler, has announced it will close its doors for good at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3. Pittsburgh native Randy Walters originally opened a family-run hot dog stand called Pittsburgh

There were a couple of high-profile restaurant closures in Phoenix over the weekend. Donavan’s Steak & Chop House, part of a California-based steakhouse group, announced it has closed its only Arizona location on the southwest corner of 32nd Street and Camelback

Well, that happened quickly. Just four days after I reported La Stalla Rustica Cucina might be closing or moving in the coming months, the 14-year mainstay of the downtown Chandler dining scene has shut down. Diners on Monday were greeted by an empty

The Iowa Cafe, a popular northeast Mesa dining destination for more than 30 years, has closed, the restaurant announced on Facebook. The cafe, which already had closed for the summer, was known for its Midwest favorites like Maid-Rite loose-meat sandwiches, breaded

Ruby Tuesday, the Tennessee-based chain of casual-dining restaurants, has closed its location at SanTan Village Marketplace in Gilbert. The restaurant, in front of the Walmart Supercenter and Sam’s Club on the southwest corner of the Loop 202 and Williams Field,

Buono’s Pizza, a southwest Mesa pizzeria known for its authentic New York-style pies, has closed after 30 years in a strip mall on the southwest corner of Dobson and Guadalupe. The pizzeria was founded in 1988 by then-25-year-old Vic Buono,

JP Pancake, a 9-year-old breakfast and lunch restaurant on the southeast corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Gilbert, has closed. The owner posted the news on the restaurant’s Facebook page: ‘‘I am very proud of the work that we

The Ahwatukee location of Los Dos Molinos, which had been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since last year, has closed. The troubled location, part of an extended family-owned chain specializing in New Mexican cuisine, posted a notice on its