Category: Say Goodbye

Nosh Arizona, a self-described gastropub and wine bar on the northwest corner of McClintock and Ray in Chandler, has closed. Owner and chef Stacey Carson made the announcement on the eatery’s Facebook page Saturday: It is with my deepest regrets to tell

Coach & Willie’s, which opened on the southeast corner of Arizona Avenue and Boston Street in downtown Chandler in June 2011, has closed its doors. Indications are the restaurant was locked out this morning by the building’s landlord. A staff

Mimita’s Cuban Cafe, a well-regarded restaurant on the southwest corner of Arizona and Warner in Chandler, apparently has closed. No notice is posted on the door and the tables and chairs are still in place, but Mimata’s has been dark

Nabers, a large, family-run bar and grill with live music in west Chander, is closing its doors for good Sunday. The 7,575-square-foot restaurant opened in August 2013 in the former Jilly’s American Grille space southeast of I-10 and Ray. Its final week will include line dancing lessons

Beef O’Brady’s, a mish-mash of Irish pub and American sports bar, has closed its doors after a year on the southwest corner of Kyrene and Chandler in west Chandler. It was the Florida-based chain’s only remaining Arizona location. A Surprise location

An MXSW reader tipped me off about the suddenly empty neighborhood bar and grill, which had opened in March 2011 on the southeast corner of 48th Street and Warner. The building previously had housed Vine Tavern & Eatery and, several

Surprising news over the weekend from Herb ’n’ Flavors, the three-year-old Tempe eatery from chef Sabeur Rouin, better known as Doctor Hummus: We appreciate your time and support all these years. We have sold our restaurant to a different company. Even

A sign on the door says Lobby’s Beef Burgers Dogs is temporarily closed due to a mechanical problem, but the Tempe burger spot seems closed for good: It’s been about a month now that the doors have been closed. The

The California-based chain made its Arizona debut just last summer on the southeast corner of I-10 and Ray in Chandler. MXSW reader Robert Klob points out Five85’s other AZ location in Scottsdale also appears to have closed. In the last two

Got a tip H&H City Pizza in Chandler was hauling out its equipment New Year’s Eve. Sure enough, by the time I got to the southwest corner of Arizona and Ocotillo, the strip-mall space was empty. No sign on the

Well, crap. Just a day after Christmas and one of the East Valley’s best restaurants – Barrelhouse American Kitchen & Cocktails – has announced its impending closure on Facebook: It saddens me to say that we must make preparations for Barrelhouse to

Monti’s La Casa Vieja owner Michael Monti took to Facebook today to explain the sale and Nov. 17 closure of his iconic restaurant in downtown Tempe. Earlier: Monti’s La Casa Vieja to close Nov. 17 after nearly 60 years in

Last week, Wild Side Grill in Queen Creek announced it would close Sept. 30. Now, it’s moved up the closing: The final day will be Thursday. Today, all draft beers are just $2 all day. Wednesday, wine club members will receive

The original Someburros on the southeast corner of Mill and Baseline in Tempe will close Sunday for 11 days of renovations. The fast-casual Mexican restaurant, which has been at the location for 28 years, will re-open Thursday, June 26. During

Another piece of Mill Avenue history is succumbing to developers: The Sail Inn Bar & Grill is closing June 29, according to the New Times. Gina Lombardi took over the then-Last Chance Saloon – located at Farmer Avenue and First

Gallagher’s Sports Grill, a popular gathering place for East Valley sports fans for two decades, has closed its doors on the northwest corner of Alma School and Warner in Chandler. It was the last Gallagher’s remaining in the East Valley.

Well, it appears Spurs Saloon in Chandler has kicked the bucket. The doors are closed and the phone is disconnected, making it the third concept to fail in the longtime Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant, located on Alma School between Elliot and

Sleepy Dog Pub & Bistro in Gilbert has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. The restaurant and craft beer bar, which opened in February on the southwest corner of Val Vista and Williams Field, has closed its doors, it announced Saturday on its

The East Valley has four fewer Applebee’s today. The sale of 78 restaurants between franchise owners resulted in the closure of nine restaurants, including four in Chandler and Gilbert: • Alma School and Chandler Boulevard in Chander • Alma School

First Round Draft, a longtime Gilbert sports bar on the northeast corner of McQueen and Warner, closed Monday, surprising its legions of patrons who often fill the place. A source tells MXSW the sports bar recently was bought by new

Goodbye, Cadillac Ranch. Hello, Stadium Sports Grill. The second-story roadhouse-style bar and grill at Tempe Marketplace is closing on Saturday, owner Ryan Gorman announced on Facebook today: “We have spent the last 3 months developing a new concept for our

Two months ago, we told you Canteen Modern Tequila Bar in Tempe would be closing sometime in October and be remodeled into the Valley’s second El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria. The first step happened about two weeks ago, when Canteen closed its doors

De la Cruz Bistro, the troubled American restaurant and wine bar located kitty-corner from the Mesa Arts Center in downtown Mesa, has closed. The space currently is being renovated. According to its sign, Margaritas Grill will open soon. No word

It’s not often that a sports bar closes just as football season begins, but that’s what happened at Fox and Hound Pub & Grill in Gilbert. The Stapley and Baseline location is only a few miles from my house, and I

Table 49, which opened in the former Sautee building on the northeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights in south Chandler, has closed after just seven months. The restaurant, which offered modern contemporary American cuisine, was a new concept

5 Star BBQ, which just celebrated its one-year anniversary two weeks ago, has closed its doors in Mesa, owners Jim and Joanne Hauer announced on Facebook today: The little train that could ran out of steam this week. We finally ran

Tempe apparently isn’t big enough for two chicken finger restaurants: Rock-N-Roll Fingers has closed. Adrian and Amy Moghina opened Rock-N-Roll Fingers on the southeast corner of Rural and Broadway in 2005. The menu offered freshly made chicken fingers with a

NYPD Pizza is closing its south Tempe location on the northeast corner of Priest and Ray, effective Saturday. To encourage customers to seek out the next closest NYPD location – about five miles away on Chandler Boulevard between Price and

Four Silos Cafe, an ice cream parlor on the southeast corner of Higley and Elliot in Gilbert, has closed after just eight months in business. The shop offered 24 flavors of Thrifty ice cream, as well as smoothies, shakes, brownies,

AZCentral.com is discontinuing its local blog networks, dubbed Voices, at the end of this week in the wake of the latest round of layoffs at the Arizona Republic. The newspaper launched the networks two years ago, recruiting nearly a dozen

Buon Gusto Gourmet Pizzas & Salads announced on its Facebook page it will close its doors Saturday: Unfortunately, our lease has ended and the landlord is going in a different direction. Our last day open will be this Saturday August 31st.

Just a few days short of its one-year anniversary, Brooklyn Eddie’s Subs has closed its doors. The New York-style deli, located on the northwest corner of Cooper and Elliot in Gilbert, served hot and cold subs, as well as some hot

McDuffy’s Grille, the last vestige of one of the Valley’s preeminent sports bars, has closed its doors in Chandler, making the surprise announcement on its Facebook page: We are officially closed. We wish our amazing staff well and thank our

El Rey Cafe, a spinoff of the legendary Globe restaurant, has closed its doors in Queen Creek. Owner Marisa Bracamonte says her small Mexican eatery just didn’t draw enough customers. El Rey opened on the southeast corner of Sossaman and

Has The Original Flame Burger Factory flamed out? The Chandler fast-casual restaurant closed its doors a couple of weeks ago for “remodeling,” according to a notice on its door. This week, though, there still are no signs of any remodeling

Well, that was fast. Jersey D’s House of Brews closed its doors today – just five weeks after reopening the former House of Brews in Gilbert. Confused? Here’s the chronology: On Jan. 28, House of Brews closed without warning after

Classic Italian Pizza, the award-winning pizzeria in south Tempe, has closed, but owner Azhar Began hopes to re-open in a new location. Began posted an update on Facebook: I have to admit that past few weeks have been really tough. Closing our

Sweet Tomatoes has reversed course and reportedly is killing Field Kitchen. The San Diego-based, all-you-can-eat buffet chain launched its Field Kitchen concept in November, converting its Sweet Tomatoes restaurant near Southern and McClintock in Tempe. Field Kitchen offered an expanded gourmet menu,

House of Brews, a Gilbert neighborhood sports grill that opened in May 2011, closed its doors for good early Sunday evening, surprising staffers and customers, most of whom received little or no warning. The restaurant and bar had taken over

La Cucina di Venti, an Italian restaurant that opened less than a year ago in north Mesa, has closed. It’s the third straight Italian eatery to fail in the stand-alone building on Brown Road between Center Street and Mesa Drive,

Sad news from downtown Mesa (doesn’t it seem like there’s rarely any other kind from downtown Mesa?): Monsterland is closing next Saturday, Jan. 19. The venue announced its impending closure on its Facebook page today: Well guys it’s been a

Tia Rosa Taqueria, one of three recent spinoffs of Mesa’s popular Rancho de Tia Rosa, has closed in Gilbert. Rancho de Tia Rosa, a Mesa institution for the past decade, embarked on an aggressive expansion in 2010, announcing additional sit-down

Graham Central Station, the south Tempe nightclub operated by Texas-based Graham Brothers Entertainment, has closed after 10 years. The venue, located at Priest and Elliot, originally opened as Rockin’ Rodeo in 1994. At the time, it was billed as the biggest

That was fast. Mad G’s Grill & Tavern, a Tempe neighborhood pub from the owners of The Grind, has closed less than six months after opening, according to New Times. Mad G’s opened on the southeast corner of Mill and Broadway

NY54 Pizza & Ristorante in south Chandler apparently has gone out of business. The doors are locked, its phone is disconnected, and its Facebook page is gone. It’s the second pizzeria to go under in the space on the southeast corner of

Looks like the on-again, off-again status of Vine Expressions is off again. According to a sign posted on the door, the Gilbert wine bar is closed. It’s not the first closure for Vine Expressions, which is located in the Gilbert

The lights are on, but nobody’s home. That’s an apt description of Blondie’s Sports Bar in downtown Tempe – it’s still lit up at night on the southeast corner of Mill and Fifth but closed last week, according to New

Contigo Peru, one of the East Valley’s best ethnic restaurants, will close Sunday, Oct. 28, according to a notice posted on its website. “It has been a wonderful 3 years and we like to thank all of  our clients for their

Sushi Eye in Motion, home of the Valley’s first sushi belt, has closed in downtown Chandler. The eatery had a oval conveyor belt carrying sushi and other ready-to-eat dishes around a bar, allowing customers to grab whatever they wanted. The original

MXSW reader Terry Locke reports longtime Mesa mainstay Tutti Santi Ristorante Italiano has closed. According to a posted notice, the restaurant’s landlord has placed a lien on the premises on the southeast corner of Dobson and Guadalupe. The Mesa location generally

Jake’s Grill & Bar, a neighborhood hangout in southeast Gilbert, has closed after 18 months in business. The self-proclaimed family-friendly restaurant and sports bar opened in December 2010 with great promise, but seemed to do little to promote itself. Jake’s didn’t have

Urban Tea Loft, the five-year-old tea shop and eatery in downtown Chandler, announced its closure early this morning with a Facebook post in which owner Glynis Legrand reveals her husband, Eric, is fighting a life-threatening illness. “We feel we must

Devil’s Den, the ASU-themed sports grill that opened in downtown Tempe in February, has closed. According to a message on its Facebook page, the landlord has locked out the four-month-old business and leased the building to someone else. The space

D’Arcy McGee’s, the Irish restaurant and pub at Tempe Marketplace, has closed its doors. The 5,000-square-foot restaurant, which opened in May 2008, was part of a Canada-based chain of Irish pubs. No explanation for the closure was give, although you

Streets of New York, the local pizza-and-pasta restaurant chain, has closed down its Chandler Crossroads location at Gilbert and Germann roads. A crew was loading equipment into large trucks Sunday, and the name already had been removed from the building.

Today is the final day for La Fonda Mexican restaurant at its longtime location on north Scottsdale Road in Tempe. The family-owned establishment, which opened in 1967, is moving into the former Chuy’s building on the southeast corner of McClintock