Category: Closings

🔒 Restaurants, bars, and retail stores across the country have announced they will be closed Friday as part of a nationwide day of “no work, no school, no shopping” in response to the continued ICE operation and the killings of

🥤 A&W Restaurant has closed its only Valley location inside the Walmart near the northwest corner of Gilbert and Germann in south Chandler. The 50-seat eatery had opened in June 2024. No explanation was given by the Kentucky-based chain. Besides

🚫 Texas-based Torchy’s Tacos is closing its three-year-old location at Queen Creek Marketplace on Tuesday, Feb. 3. It’s one of several U.S. locations the chain is shuttering next week. Just four months ago, Torchy’s closed its north Phoenix location as

🚫 El Chullo, a family-run Peruvian restaurant, has closed its original location after 12 years near the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Thomas in Phoenix. A Melrose District location that opened on the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and

🔥 Panda Express at San Tan Village in Gilbert has closed indefinitely after a weekend fire. Officials say the fire, which occurred Saturday morning before the restaurant opened, appeared to have started in the kitchen before spreading to the roof.

🚫 S&V Urban Italian, formerly known as Stone & Vine Urban Italian, has closed after a combined 14 years on the southeast corner of Shea and 92nd Street in central Scottsdale. The restaurant’s name was changed in 2017 when it

🚫 Smokin Fins has closed its west Chandler restaurant, ending a nearly decade-long run in the East Valley. The Idaho-based seafood, sushi, and grill concept opened its only Arizona location in February 2017 inside the former Stingray Sushi space on

🍺 Oro Brewing, currently the longest-running brewery in Mesa, is closing Sunday, Jan. 25, after nine years. ‘‘This has not been the easiest decision to make, especially since we have been such a part of the Downtown Mesa community from

🥗 Salad and Go is coming home. The Gilbert-born drive-thru salad concept – which closed 41 locations in Texas and Oklahoma in September – is closing all 32 remaining stores in those states and refocusing on Arizona. Launched in 2013

🚫 Ra Sushi, a Scottsdale-born concept that expanded to more than two dozen states, has closed its longtime restaurant in Ahwatukee. The location opened in 2001 next to the AMC Ahwatukee 24 theaters on the southwest corner of I-10 and

🧁 Sprinkles Cupcakes – the boutique bakery that helped launch the modern cupcake craze in the mid-2000s – has closed its Scottsdale location as part of a nationwide shutdown. Candace Nelson, who founded Sprinkles in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2005

🌮 Gordo’s Tacos, a popular Mexican eatery in Ahwatukee, has closed after two years near the northwest corner of Chandler and 44th Street. Posted signage indicates the strip center’s landlord has repossessed the property for non-payment of rent. The restaurant had

🚫 All three popular East Valley locations of Sakura Sushi have closed, but the local all-you-can-eat chain has not announced why or even whether the closures are permanent. Several people on social media reported seeing DHS agents shut down the restaurants in

Mifan Claypot Kitchen: Chef Johnny Chu’s small eatery known for its Hong Kong–style claypot rice bowls has closed after three years on the ground floor of the Muse Apartments in midtown Phoenix. TOGO’s Sandwiches: The California-born deli chain known for

🚫 Papa Locos Tacos & Burgers has closed its last remaining Valley location near the northeast corner of Apache and Rural in Tempe. Despite a neon ‘‘Open’’ sign still lit in the window, a hand-written sign in the door says

🍔 A year after closing 140 restaurants, Wendy’s announced plans to close approximately 300 more “consistently underperforming” locations. The company did not release a list of affected restaurants. Wendy’s, which has around 6,000 restaurants, reported U.S. same-store sales declined 4.7%

🚫 TOGO’s Sandwiches, a California-born deli chain known for its hefty, old-school subs, has officially closed its Gilbert location on the northeast corner of McQueen and Guadalupe. The restaurant operated for 13 years, building a steady following of diners who

🚫 Bloomin’ Brands, the parent company of Outback Steakhouse, is closing more restaurants. The company also operates Bonefish Grill, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse. After shuttering more than 40 locations (mostly Outbacks) last year, Bloomin’ Brands has closed

🚫 Mifan Claypot Kitchen, chef Johnny Chu’s small midtown Phoenix eatery known for its Hong Kong–style claypot rice bowls, has closed after three years. The restaurant occupied a ground-floor space at the Muse Apartments on Central Avenue, steps from the

Angels Trumpet Ale House: One of Phoenix’s pioneering craft beer spots, known for an extensive but well-curated tap list and elevated food, closed after 13 years. Duck Donuts: The Pennsylvania-based chain  specializing in made-to-order doughnuts closed its original – and