Category: Closings

Buon Gusto Gourmet Pizzas & Salads announced on its Facebook page it will close its doors Saturday: Unfortunately, our lease has ended and the landlord is going in a different direction. Our last day open will be this Saturday August 31st.

Just a few days short of its one-year anniversary, Brooklyn Eddie’s Subs has closed its doors. The New York-style deli, located on the northwest corner of Cooper and Elliot in Gilbert, served hot and cold subs, as well as some hot

McDuffy’s Grille, the last vestige of one of the Valley’s preeminent sports bars, has closed its doors in Chandler, making the surprise announcement on its Facebook page: We are officially closed. We wish our amazing staff well and thank our

El Rey Cafe, a spinoff of the legendary Globe restaurant, has closed its doors in Queen Creek. Owner Marisa Bracamonte says her small Mexican eatery just didn’t draw enough customers. El Rey opened on the southeast corner of Sossaman and

Has The Original Flame Burger Factory flamed out? The Chandler fast-casual restaurant closed its doors a couple of weeks ago for “remodeling,” according to a notice on its door. This week, though, there still are no signs of any remodeling

Well, that was fast. Jersey D’s House of Brews closed its doors today – just five weeks after reopening the former House of Brews in Gilbert. Confused? Here’s the chronology: On Jan. 28, House of Brews closed without warning after

Classic Italian Pizza, the award-winning pizzeria in south Tempe, has closed, but owner Azhar Began hopes to re-open in a new location. Began posted an update on Facebook: I have to admit that past few weeks have been really tough. Closing our

Sweet Tomatoes has reversed course and reportedly is killing Field Kitchen. The San Diego-based, all-you-can-eat buffet chain launched its Field Kitchen concept in November, converting its Sweet Tomatoes restaurant near Southern and McClintock in Tempe. Field Kitchen offered an expanded gourmet menu,

House of Brews, a Gilbert neighborhood sports grill that opened in May 2011, closed its doors for good early Sunday evening, surprising staffers and customers, most of whom received little or no warning. The restaurant and bar had taken over

La Cucina di Venti, an Italian restaurant that opened less than a year ago in north Mesa, has closed. It’s the third straight Italian eatery to fail in the stand-alone building on Brown Road between Center Street and Mesa Drive,

Sad news from downtown Mesa (doesn’t it seem like there’s rarely any other kind from downtown Mesa?): Monsterland is closing next Saturday, Jan. 19. The venue announced its impending closure on its Facebook page today: Well guys it’s been a

Tia Rosa Taqueria, one of three recent spinoffs of Mesa’s popular Rancho de Tia Rosa, has closed in Gilbert. Rancho de Tia Rosa, a Mesa institution for the past decade, embarked on an aggressive expansion in 2010, announcing additional sit-down

That was fast. Mad G’s Grill & Tavern, a Tempe neighborhood pub from the owners of The Grind, has closed less than six months after opening, according to New Times. Mad G’s opened on the southeast corner of Mill and Broadway

NY54 Pizza & Ristorante in south Chandler apparently has gone out of business. The doors are locked, its phone is disconnected, and its Facebook page is gone. It’s the second pizzeria to go under in the space on the southeast corner of

Looks like the on-again, off-again status of Vine Expressions is off again. According to a sign posted on the door, the Gilbert wine bar is closed. It’s not the first closure for Vine Expressions, which is located in the Gilbert

The lights are on, but nobody’s home. That’s an apt description of Blondie’s Sports Bar in downtown Tempe – it’s still lit up at night on the southeast corner of Mill and Fifth but closed last week, according to New

Contigo Peru, one of the East Valley’s best ethnic restaurants, will close Sunday, Oct. 28, according to a notice posted on its website. “It has been a wonderful 3 years and we like to thank all of  our clients for their

Sushi Eye in Motion, home of the Valley’s first sushi belt, has closed in downtown Chandler. The eatery had a oval conveyor belt carrying sushi and other ready-to-eat dishes around a bar, allowing customers to grab whatever they wanted. The original

MXSW reader Terry Locke reports longtime Mesa mainstay Tutti Santi Ristorante Italiano has closed. According to a posted notice, the restaurant’s landlord has placed a lien on the premises on the southeast corner of Dobson and Guadalupe. The Mesa location generally