Category: Closings

The Grind, one of the forerunners of the burger-bar trend that hit the Valley earlier this decade, has closed in east Phoenix The Arcadia strip-mall restaurant made the announcement on its Facebook page: It is with great sadness and a heavy

Talk about your late-breaking news: The Upton in Scottsdale announced this afternoon this will be its final weekend. An email sent out by the casual-yet-upscale restaurant and bar reads: Our little sanctuary has been home to so many classic restaurants over

Marcello’s Pasta Grill, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, has closed its doors on the southwest corner of McClintock and Warner in Tempe. The full-service restaurant was opened by Tony Romano, a fifth-generation restaurant owner from New York, in 1995. The

Matta’s Restaurants, a local chain that specializes in what it calls ‘‘west Texas-style Mexican cuisine,’’ has closed two of its four locations. The closures: Matta’s Cantina on the southeast corner of Ellsworth and Brown in northeast Mesa. Matta’s Mexican Grill

From Monti’s La Casa Vieja in Tempe to The Landmark in Mesa to Brunchies in Chandler, the old guard of the East Valley dining scene have been disappearing. The latest to join this unenviable club? Rudy’s Restaurant, which has been serving residents

I hate to start the week on a down note, but award-winning Dilly’s Deli has closed its north Scottsdale location (pictured) after 11 years on Scottsdale Road north of Thunderbird. The closure comes nearly six months after owners Shaun Kelley and Jeff Weninger

Rancho de Tia Rosa has closed its last remaining full-service restaurant at Higley and Guadalupe in Gilbert. The restaurant made the announcement on its Facebook page: ‘‘With heavy hearts and lots of sorrow we are so sad to announce the

MJaye’s Pub & Eatery, a family-owned restaurant that focused on made-from-scratch comfort food, has closed its doors in Gilbert after less than a year. The restaurant opened last October in the country-themed JD’s Homestead center on Gilbert Road about halfway between Elliot

Brunchies, a downtown Chandler breakfast-and-lunch spot owned by the family behind the Serrano’s Mexican Food restaurants, will close Saturday after more than three decades in business. “We thought long and hard,’’ Stephanie Serrano tells the East Valley Tribune. ‘‘It was not easy,

Jorge’s Chicken & Waffles, which opened in February on the northeast corner of Terrace and Apache in Tempe, has closed. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of popular local chain Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles, the new concept had described itself as

The Arizona expansion plans of Burger 21 – a Florida-based fast-casual concept from the owners of The Melting Pot – have come to an abrupt halt with the death of the local franchisee. The last Valley location – on the southeast corner of the

La Calabria, the wonderful mom-and-pop Italian restaurant on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Ray in Gilbert, is being booted by its strip-mall landlord, according to an email from the owners: Most of you know that we are at

Nosh Arizona, a self-described gastropub and wine bar on the northwest corner of McClintock and Ray in Chandler, has closed. Owner and chef Stacey Carson made the announcement on the eatery’s Facebook page Saturday: It is with my deepest regrets to tell

Coach & Willie’s, which opened on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and Boston Street in downtown Chandler in June 2011, has closed its doors. Indications are the restaurant was locked out this morning by the building’s landlord. A staff

Mimita’s Cuban Cafe, a well-regarded restaurant on the southwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler, apparently has closed. No notice is posted on the door and the tables and chairs are still in place, but Mimata’s has been dark

Nabers, a large, family-run bar and grill with live music in west Chander, is closing its doors for good Sunday. The 7,575-square-foot restaurant opened in August 2013 in the former Jilly’s American Grille space southeast of I-10 and Ray. Its final week will include line dancing lessons