Category: Closings

🍕 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

🚫 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