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Category: Closings

Arcadia burger bar The Grind closes after 6 years

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

The Upton in Scottsdale announces it will close Saturday

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 in south Tempe closes after 2 decades

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 closes Ellsworth, Queen Creek locations

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

Rudy’s Restaurant in Queen Creek to close Saturday after 41 years

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

Rancho de Tia Rosa closes after 5 years in Gilbert

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 closes after less than year in Gilbert

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 in downtown Chandler to close Saturday

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 in Tempe closes after less than 8 months

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

Burger 21’s Valley locations close after local franchisee passes away

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

Nosh Arizona closes doors after nearly 3 years in west Chandler

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

After 4 years, Coach & Willie’s closes in downtown Chandler

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

Chandler bar & grill Nabers to close Sunday after 2 years in business

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

Henry’s Taiwan in Tempe closes again, replaced by TC Street Tacos

Henry’s Taiwan Kitchen, once a well-regarded eatery on the southeast corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe, has closed. Chef-owner Henry Ku, known for a string of successful Taiwanese restaurants in Seattle, opened Henry’s Taiwan in March 2013. He added a

Longtime East Valley restaurant The Landmark in Mesa to close May 31

Owners Don and Candy Ellis, New Hampshire natives who bought the iconic restaurant in 1981, announced it will close May 31. The Landmark truly is a landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Located on the southwest