Summer Schedules for 19 Metro Phoenix Restaurants

There's nothing worse than looking forward to eating at your favorite local restaurant all day, only to show up and find that it's closed. Unfortunately, during summer in Phoenix that can be a pretty common occurrence. With the snow birds and the tourists mostly long gone, things get slow --...

By Lauren Saria

June 5, 2014

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There's nothing worse than looking forward to eating at your favorite local restaurant all day, only to show up and find that it's closed. Unfortunately, during summer in Phoenix that can be a pretty common occurrence.

With the snow birds and the tourists mostly long gone, things get slow -- like, really slow -- for those in the hospitality business. As such, many of our favorite local chefs and restauranteurs choose to shut down or cut back on hours to rest up, relax, and do some R+D.

Here are 19 independent Phoenix restaurants will summer hours or closures this year.

Barrio Queen: Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday until Friday, October 30

Binkley's Restaurant: Closed all of July

Café Bink: Closed Mondays through summer

Bink's Scottsdale: Closing at 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday until fall

Bink's Midtown: Closing at 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 9 p.m. on Sunday until fall

Cork: Closed Tuesday, July 1 through Monday, July 14

Crudo: Closed Tuesday, July 1 through Monday, July 14

Essence Bakery Café Tempe and Phoenix: Closed Sunday, June 29 through Monday, July 14

FnB Restaurant: Closed Friday, July 4 through Sunday, July 6; Open Wednesday to Saturday in August

Geordie's at Wrigley Mansion: Closed all of July

House of Tricks: Closed Monday, June 30 to Thursday, July 24

Market Street Kitchen: Regular hours except Saturday and Sunday closing at 9 p.m. (instead of 10 p.m.)

Petite Maison: Open for dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday; Happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m.; Sunday Champagne brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Posh Improvisational Cuisine: Closed Closed Tuesday, July 1 through Saturday, July 5; Open Tuesday night (ramen), Thursday, Friday, and Saturday until early September

Quiessence: Closed Tuesday, July 1 through Monday, July 28

Rancho Pinot: Open Monday through Saturday 5:30 to 9 p.m.; Closed first two weeks of July

Razz's Restaurant: Open Wednesdays through Saturdays until Monday, June 16; Closed June, July, and August

Sassi: Closed Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5; Open 5:30 to 9 p.m. (bar at 5 p.m.) Tuesday through Saturday until mid September

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