Category: Closings

🌮 The old Mission-style Taco Bell in south Scottsdale – one of fewer than 10 remaining in the country with the original 1960s look – is closing. It’s being replaced by a new modern Taco Bell getting ready to open

🚫 Netta Cheta’s on Mill, a locally owned breakfast and lunch restaurant, has closed on the northwest corner of Mill and Southern in Tempe. ‘‘While this was not an easy decision, we know it’s the right one for us at

🍺 Tough economic times continue for Valley craft beer with The Beer Research Institute and Taproom-120 announcing their impending closures. Beer Research Institute BRI, Mesa’s oldest craft brewery, announced Saturday that Sunday would be its final day on the southeast

🍝 The downtown Tempe location of Oregano’s Pizza Bistro – the chain’s second-oldest and once one of the busiest restaurants in the Valley – is closing at the end of this month. During its heyday in the late 1990s and

🍰 Utah-based Kneaders Bakery & Cafe appears to have abruptly shut down six of its 11 Valley locations. The company has made no announcement and has not responded to inquiries, but its website now lists just two locations in Mesa,

🚫 Brekky/Brunch, a two-year-old breakfast and lunch eatery, has closed on the southwest corner of Alma School and Germann in south Chandler. No explanation was given for the closure, but soaring egg prices – up 58% in the past year

🌭 Myungrang Hot Dog, a worldwide chain specializing in Korean-style battered hot dogs, has closed its three-year-old location at Westgate in Glendale. The closure leaves Myungrang with just one remaining Arizona location – next to the now-closed AZ International Marketplace in

🍷 Sorso Wine Room, an Italian-inspired wine bar that opened at the Scottsdale Quarter in 2015, is closing in April. ‘‘Please help us make the next 2 months of Sorso a couple of months to remember,’’ owners Mark and Lauren

🚫 Mr. Moto Pizza, a San Diego-based chain of New York-style pizzerias, has closed its only Arizona location. The pizzeria opened at Arcadia Village on the southwest corner of Camelback and 40th Street in east Phoenix in April 2022. Mr.

🌮 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