Category: Closings

🚫 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

🚫 The Vine Tavern & Eatery has closed after two years in Ahwatukee. The neighborhood sports bar had opened in the former Angry Crab Shack space on the northwest corner of Ray and 38th Street in August 2022, just three weeks

🍱 Bang Bang, a San Diego-based Asian fusion restaurant and techno nightclub concept, has closed in downtown Tempe. It had opened in the former Gordon Biersch Brewing second-floor space on the northwest corner of Mill and Fifth Street last December. A

🌮 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, a Texas-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants, has closed its downtown Tempe location after 13 years. No explanation was given for the closure. The restaurant near the southwest corner of Mill and Third Street served Baja-style

🌮 Hugo’s, a casual Mexican cantina from the founders of local chain Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup, has closed after 11 months on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix. No reason was given for the closure. Hugo’s had taken over the 1930s

🧇 Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles, the iconic Southern comfort-food restaurant founded by Larry “Lo-Lo” White, closed its nine-year-old location in downtown Gilbert on Sunday. ‘‘If you’re ever looking for that #Loloschickenandwaffles Fix, We Still Going Strong in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Las Vegas

🐓 Full Speed Chicken & Ribs, the fast-casual sibling of acclaimed Little Miss BBQ, has closed after seven months in downtown Phoenix. Full Speed had opened in the former Trapp Haus BBQ space on the southeast corner of Roosevelt and

🕺 Thundercat Lounge, a 1980s- and ’90s-inspired dance club that opened in January, has closed on the southeast corner of Van Buren and Ninth Avenue in downtown Phoenix. ‘‘We have all seen countless restaurants and bars that we love close this

🌭 Short Leash Hotdogs & Taproom, a central Phoenix eatery offering gourmet hot dogs and craft beers, has been sold and will close at Indian School and Seventh Avenue on Dec. 21. On their website, Brad and Katherine “Kat” Moore,

🚫 AZ International Marketplace, the 100,000-square-foot supermarket on the northeast corner of Dobson and Broadway in Mesa, will close Dec. 1 after eight years in business. After a facelift, the space will be divided into two with a grocery store

🥙 Phoenicia Cafe, a popular destination for ASU students for nearly two decades, is closing on the northwest corner of Seventh Street and Forest Avenue in downtown Tempe. A sign in the window of the family-owned Mediterranean eatery and market

🍺 Litchfield Park gastropub Ground Control, a fixture of the West Valley’s craft beer scene since 2007, has learned its lease will not be renewed next month. But there is some good news: Owner Ian Harwell says he’s looking for

🚫 Denver-based chain Teriyaki Madness has closed all of its Valley restaurants – including Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Ahwatukee, and Tolleson – without explanation. The Asian fast-casual restaurants are listed as ‘‘temporarily closed’’ or ‘‘permanently closed,’’ depending on where you

🚫 Disco Dragon, a two-year-old Asian-inspired cocktail bar on Roosevelt Row in downtown Phoenix, has closed. Its across-the-street sibling, upscale restaurant Pretty Penny, will move into the space on Dec. 4. Both concepts are owned by Sam Olguin and Brenon

🍺 Throne Brewing & Pizza Kitchen, a spinoff of Glendale-based Throne Brewing, has closed after three years in downtown Phoenix. According to a notice on the door, the property near the southwest corner of Central Avenue and McDowell Road was

🚫 Seven, the high-end American restaurant and rooftop pool lounge that opened at the Caesars Republic Scottsdale hotel in March, will close in May. The announcement came as the hotel decided to dump the Caesars affiliation and rebrand as a Hilton

🥩 Off 87, a 6,600-square-foot restaurant, bar, and live music venue in south Chandler, has closed after 11 months in business. Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitching coach Mike Butcher and his wife, Tami, opened Off 87 last November in the former Ginger

🍕 Chicago-based Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria has closed its Gilbert location – an 1,800-square-foot space offering takeout and delivery only – on the northeast corner of Val Vista Drive and Pecos Road. No reason was given for the closure. The pizzeria opened

🍺 The Whining Pig, a local craft beer and wine bar concept known for its inexpensive prices, no-frills decor, and laid-back atmosphere, is closing its Ahwatukee location Saturday night. No reason was given for the closure, but the bar’s announcement

🥃 Arizona Distilling Co., the second-oldest craft distillery in Arizona, is permanently closing its Tempe location this weekend. Its final day will be Sunday. The closure comes as the distillery moves its production to its year-old location in downtown Mesa.