Allison Young
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This weekend is a sad time for the Phoenix food scene. Four restaurants, including one that has served the community for 76 years, are set to close their doors.
Restaurants open and close around the Valley constantly, but it’s rare that multiple spots serve their final customers on the same day – three of these four spots will shut down on April 30. However, as business owners face the return of the difficult summer months, closing at the end of April makes sense.
This weekend, customers can get the last slice of their favorite Hot Daisy pizza or enjoy their final pint in the Walter Station Brewery taproom. Here’s what you need to know to plan one final visit to these Phoenix restaurants and bars.
Sorso Wine Room in Scottsdale is set to close after service on Saturday.
Grace Stufkosky
Sorso Wine Room
15323 N. Scottsdale Road, #150, Scottsdale Sorso Wine Room has served customers at Scottsdale Quarter for just over 10 years. After a final round of drinks on Saturday, the restaurant and bar is set to close. Leading up to the final day, the owners have been selling off equipment, including the wine cases that held their selection of 150 wines. The restaurant also served flatbreads, bruschetta, sandwiches and other dishes perfect for pairing with a glass of red or white.
Hot Daisy serves classic and creative slices such as the Corny Baby-Elote pizza topped with roasted corn and cilantro.
Allison Young
Hot Daisy Pizza
610 E. Roosevelt St., #145 Roosevelt Row pizzeria Hot Daisy was the brainchild of pastry chef Tammie Coe. Her casual, counter-service shop has sold whole pizzas and slices for four years, with customers enjoying the creative flavors on patio tables just outside. The small shop was a popular spot for First Friday revelers along with downtown workers stopping by for lunch. Coe owns the space, and she’s hanging on to it. So, look out for a new concept coming soon. Until then, fans of the Italian Stallion or the Corny Baby Elote Pie have until Wednesday to order one last slice.
Many may know Cheese ‘N Stuff thanks to its giant neon sign.
Mike Madriaga
Cheese ‘N Stuff
5042 N. Central Ave. First as a cheese shop, and then a deli counter and sandwich restaurant, Cheese ‘N Stuff has served customers in uptown Phoenix since 1949. Since 1972, it’s been owned and operated by three generations of the Zawatski family. With Stan Zawatski wanting to retire, and his daughter Crystal graduating with a nursing degree and changing career, its time for the tiny shop on Central Avenue and Camelback Road to serve its last sandwiches. The iconic neon globe sign will no longer welcome customers after Wednesday.
Walter Station is set to close its taproom and restaurant at the end of April.
Jim Erickson
Walter Station Brewery
4056 E. Washington St. Located just west of downtown Phoenix, Walter Station Brewery’s taproom serves pints and pizza in a converted firehouse. After Wednesday, the public will no longer be invited inside. The company is changing its focus to production, so fans can still find its creative craft beers at the store. But at the end of the month, the taproom and restaurant will close. It was also the official hangout of Phoenix Rising fans, so soccer fanatics will have to find somewhere else to stop by for a pint before the game. The brewery is celebrating its last weekend with live music on Friday and Saturday and a soccer watch party for the Copa Del Rey Final on Saturday afternoon.
