Category: Closings

🌮 On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, a Dallas-based chain of Tex-Mex restaurants, abruptly has closed all three of its Valley locations: • On the southeast corner of Ray and 50th Street in Ahwatukee; • On the southwest corner

🍝 Buca di Beppo, a Florida-based chain of Italian-American restaurants, has closed its Old Town Scottsdale location. It’s the chain’s second Valley closure in less than a year. A Chandler location shut down last summer just days before the chain

🍕 Lou Malnati’s, a Chicago-based chain known for its iconic deep-dish pizzas, is closing two more Valley locations this month. One is its original Arizona restaurant, which opened in 2016 on the northeast corner of Central and Camelback in uptown

💥 ComicX, a Mexico-based chain of comic book-themed restaurants, is closing its first U.S. location after five years at Desert Ridge Marketplace in northeast Phoenix. ‘‘After years of serving amazing food, sharing unforgettable moments, and building a community of incredible

🍿 Look Dine-In Cinemas – a nine-screen movie theater, restaurant, bar, and brewery in downtown Chandler – has closed after being locked out by its landlord. The Dallas-based chain took over the former Flix Brewhouse on the southwest corner of Chandler and Arizona in

🚫 Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup, a local fast-casual concept offering a customizable menu of enchiladas, has closed its locations in downtown Tempe and downtown Chandler. The Tempe one, on University just west of Mill, opened in 2019. The Chandler one,

☕️ Noble Ground Coffee, a local group of coffee shops that debuted in 2023, has abruptly closed all eight of its locations without explanation. The concept, which was designed to raise money for charitable causes, had three cafes in Phoenix,

🍕 Fired Pie, a Scottsdale-based chain of fast-casual pizzerias, has closed its seven-year-old location at SanTan Village shopping center in Gilbert. It’s the latest of several closures by the chain. The concept, which debuted in 2013, had more than 20

☕️ Tres Leches Cafe, a popular Mexican coffeehouse in downtown Phoenix, is preparing to close after nearly seven years. The cafe has been embroiled in a legal feud with its landlord since November 2023. The closing date has not been announced,

🥓 The Oink Cafe, a breakfast-and-lunch eatery that offers flights of bacon, is closing its remaining Valley location on the northwest corner of Cactus and the Paradise Valley Parkway in Paradise Valley. ‘‘After a lot of consideration we have decided not

🍕 La Piazza al Forno, mentioned on nearly every list of the Valley’s top pizzerias, is closing after almost 18 years in Glendale. ‘‘Our lease ends in July and will not be renewing,’’ the restaurant posted on social media. ‘‘We

🍕 Jimmy & Joe’s Pizzeria, which has been slinging its signature Serious Slices for 19 years, abruptly closed all three of its Valley locations over the weekend. No announcement was made, but the restaurants are dark, the phones are no

🍕 SnapBack Pizzeria, a slice shop serving a cross between Neapolitan and New York-style pizza, has closed after two years on the southeast corner of Grand Avenue and Fillmore near downtown Phoenix. Chef and owner Ryan Moreno became popular as The Hungry

🥢 Ah-Wok-Tukee Asian Cuisine, a two-year-old restaurant serving Americanized Chinese dishes, is closing today on the northeast corner of Chandler and Desert Hills Parkway in Ahwatukee. ‘‘Your unwavering patronage has been a cornerstone of our success, and we are grateful for

🚫 Level 1 Arcade Bar is shutting down its five-year-old original location in downtown Gilbert on Jan. 18 after it was unable to reach agreement on a new lease. The two-story venue features arcade games, pinball machines, an eclectic food

🚫 Tempe Eats, a food hall featuring 10 concepts under one roof with a drive-through, a pickup window, and curbside service, is closing after just 10 months on the southeast corner of Mill and Southern. Its last day will be next

🚫 Holiday Toast & Tap, a 16-month-old gastropub, has closed on the southwest corner of Greenfield and Warner in Gilbert. ‘‘The reason for this unwanted closure is driven by the overall cost of operations and increasing property expenses,’’ owners Will

🍺 In another indication of the difficulties craft breweries currently are facing, Uncle Bear’s has shut down its six-year-old brewery and taproom near the northwest corner of Lindsay and Germann in Gilbert. The dog-themed brewery’s ales temporarily are being brewed at

🏈 Devil’s Advocate, a large Tempe sports bar popular with ASU students, announced it will close Dec. 28. It has operated for the past 15 years near the southeast corner of Rural and University. ‘‘It’s bittersweet to say goodbye, but

🚫 Bar Cena, chef Dom Ruggiero’s newest restaurant and cocktail lounge in north Scottsdale, is closing Dec. 31. The announcement on social media blamed ‘‘this economic climate’’ for the closure. Bar Cena opened in October 2023 next to Ruggiero’s fiagship