Category: Closings

🔥 La Santisima, the acclaimed Phoenix taco shop that’s been featured on the Food Network’s ‘‘Diners, Drive-Ins, and Drives,’’ has closed after a devastating fire. Fire crews responded at 2 a.m. Sunday to the family-owned restaurant on the northeast corner

🚫 Starbucks is closing approximately 400 stores across the country, including several in the Valley, as the coffee giant contends with increased competition, inflation, and consumer shifts. The chain also is laying off 900 corporate employees as part of a

🚫 FEZ, an eclectic Phoenix restaurant known for its popular weekend brunches and signature Fez Burger, has closed after two decades. ‘‘It is with great sorrow to inform everyone that FEZ has officially closed,’’ the owners posted on social media.

🥗 Arizona-born Salad and Go is slimming down. The Gilbert-founded drive-thru salad chain has closed 41 locations, including all of its Houston, Austin, and San Antonio stores, plus a handful in Dallas and Oklahoma. None of its 55 Valley locations

🚫 Mexican restaurant Casa De Mina has closed after 13 years near the southwest corner of Power and Riggs in Queen Creek. ‘‘This decision fills us with a deep sense of loss, as we reflect on the beautiful journey we’ve

🚫 Early Bird Vegan, one of the Valley’s top plant-based restaurants, announced it will close Sept. 27 when its lease runs out on the northwest corner of the 101 and Broadway in Tempe. ‘‘Our lease is coming to an end,

🚫 The Genuine, the flagship restaurant of Phoenix-based hospitality group Genuine Concepts, has closed after three years in uptown Phoenix. It had taken over the space formerly home to one of its sister concepts, The Vig, in April 2022. Its

🚫 Quartz, a downtown Phoenix cocktail bar that offers a dozen gemstone-inspired specialty drinks, announced it will close Sept. 15. In a social announcement, no reason was given for the closing of the 2,000-square-foot lounge, which opened in April 2023

🚫 SakeBomber Sushi & Grill, a Japanese restaurant on the southwest corner of McClintock and Broadway in Tempe, has closed after 18 years in business. ‘‘You have been our extended family and friends – celebrating life’s big and small moments

🚫 The original location of Ra Sushi in Old Town Scottsdale has been ‘‘temporarily closed for a major renovation,’’ according to its Denver-based parent company, The One Group. Strangely, the location has been completely removed from Ra Sushi’s website, and

🚫 The Living Room, a neighborhood wine café and lounge, has closed its Ahwatukee location next to the AMC theaters on the southwest corner of I-10 and Ray. The location opened in June 2016. No explanation was given for the

🚫 Brunch Problems, a breakfast and lunch eatery from chef Jerome Greene, has closed after two years in midtown Phoenix. Greene had taken over the former Switch space on the northeast corner of Central and Virginia. After Switch’s 14-year run

🚫 Sizzler, a California-based steakhouse chain that once had nearly 300 U.S. locations, has closed its last Valley restaurant. The Sizzler on the northeast corner of Indian School and 51st Avenue in west Phoenix had been serving diners for four

🚫 Scoopwell’s Dough Bar – a dessert shop that offered scoops of edible cookie dough, as well as cookies, ice cream, and ice cream sandwiches – has closed all its Valley locations. John and Kendra Scheer launched their concept at

🚫 The Drunk Munk, a Polynesian-themed tiki bar and restaurant, has closed after six years in Old Town Scottsdale. The concept had taken over the space previously home to the acclaimed Cowboy Ciao on the northeast corner of Stetson and

🍺 Transplant City Beer Company, which announced last month it was losing its lease, has closed after seven years in Litchfield Park. At the time, the small craft brewery across the street from the Wigwam Resort wasn’t sure when it would shut

🚫 Seafood Market & Restaurant, a family-run eatery at Dana Park on the northwest corner of Val Vista and Baseline in Mesa, announced it will close Tuesday because founder Pablo Reynosa has decided to retire. ‘‘After proudly serving the Valley

🚫 Less than a month after throwing an all-day seven-year anniversary/Juneteenth party, West Alley BBQ & Smokehouse has closed after being locked out of their downtown Chandler space by their landlord. West Alley BBQ was a family-run smokehouse in Jackson,

🚫 Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant, a Texas-based chain of sit-down restaurants, has abruptly closed its Chandler location after two decades. Employees weren’t informed the restaurant had shut down until they showed up for work Sunday. Abuelo’s has closed several restaurants over

🚫 Island Fin Poké Co., a well-regarded Florida-based chain, is permanently closing its Gilbert location today. The eatery opened at Verde at Cooley Station on the southwest corner of Recker and Williams Field in July 2023. ‘‘This difficult decision comes