Summer months can be hard on the restaurant biz, but this July, we welcomed a pair of county-themed bars and said both hello and goodbye to a pop-up restaurant worth popping into.
We'll have to bid adieu to a Tempe Mexican dining institution, but at least one Valley liquor store will rise from the ashes this fall thanks to local chef Mark Tarbell.
See also: - June Restaurant Openings and Closings in Metro Phoenix
Open"Fans of country music, Jack Daniel's, and traditional Southern American eats in Peoria now can get a taste of all three at the newest Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill." More what to expect from the 19th franchise location
- The Traveling Monk (food truck)
- Original ChopShop Co., Tempe
- 2 Fat Guys Grilled Cheese (food truck)
- Pig-N-Out, Sunnyslope
- Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row, Scottsdale
Closed
- Voltaire, Scottsdale (will re-open as The Brooklyn Cafe)
- Sportsman's Fine Wines & Spirits, Phoenix
- Big Earl's BBQ, Scottsdale
- Guerrero's Mexican Food, Tempe "As previously reported, Norma and Victor Guerrero, the husband-and-wife team behind Guerrero's Mexican Food, at 2148 East Apache Boulevard in Tempe, have decided to retire and shutter the business they started in July 1982."
- Citizen Espresso Bar, Phoenix "Summer in Phoenix isn't just rough on restaurants; coffee houses struggle, too. And as of last week, one of them has permanently shut its doors."
- Gelato Dolce Vita, Gilbert