Category: Closings

🍺 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.

🍺 Buqui Bichi, a Mexican craft brewery based in Hermosillo, Sonora, has closed its first U.S. taproom in downtown Chandler. The restaurant and bar opened 15 months ago on the southeast corner of Arizona and Frye roads. The menu offered

🍽 Arboleda, a high-end Mediterranean concept from San Francisco restaurateurs Björn Kock and brothers Mitchell and Steven Rosenthal, has closed after 19 months at the Scottsdale Quarter. No reason was given for the closure. Arboleda’s menu was inspired by the cuisine

🥞 Mr. Zeke’s, a popular all-day restaurant in Pinetop-Lakeside, has closed its second location near the northeast corner of McQueen Drive and Warner Road in Gilbert. The restaurant, whose comfort-food menu featured omelets, burgers, sandwiches, pastas, and steaks, had opened

🚫 Belly Kitchen & Bar, a well-regarded Southeast Asian-inspired concept launched in November 2020, is closing its original location on the southeast corner of Camelback and Seventh Avenue in Phoenix. ‘‘Our last day of service will be October 30,’’ it posted

🍖 Starlite BBQ & Whiskey Bar, an upscale ’cue joint in Old Town Scottsdale, has closed after six years. The smokehouse was launched on the northeast corner of Indian School and Miller roads by Walter Sterling, the restaurateur/chef behind Phoenix’s

🍺 Throne Brewing is closing its four-year-old Peoria taproom on Sunday, Sept. 29. ‘‘Despite our best efforts, we have been unable to overcome the challenges faced by our Peoria location,’’ the brewery posted on social media. The space originally was

🚫 BLD, a comfort food brunch restaurant, has closed after 13 years in south Chandler, and another brunch concept – Brunch Snob – will move into the space on the northeast corner of Germann and Dobson. No reason was given

🚫 Thaily’s, an acclaimed Cambodian-Arabic fusion restaurant, has closed after three years near downtown Chandler. The small eatery was located on the north side of Chandler Boulevard about halfway between Arizona Avenue and McQueen Drive. ‘This is not goodbye so

🌮 Dos Familias Local Mexican, a restaurant launched by two Scottsdale families with a combined 100-plus years of food and beverage industry experience, has closed at the Adobe Ranch Plaza on the northeast corner of Shea and Frank Lloyd Wright

🌮 Casa Ramos Redux, a family-run Mexican restaurant near the northeast corner of Main Street and Stapley Drive in central Mesa, has closed. Casa Ramos had operated at the site from 2011-2017, then reopened in 2023 in a newly constructed

🌮 Illegal Pete’s, a Colorado-based chain of fast-casual Mexican restaurants, has closed its only Valley location on Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe. The restaurant opened in October 2018 in a space formerly home to My Big Fat Greek Restaurant near