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Visual Aid: Phoenix-Area Restaurants That Have Permanently Closed Since March
Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 6 a.m.

Jacob Tyler Dunn
Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza’s second restaurant, the art-filled, vegan-focused, Mexican-wine serving mole palace Barrio Café Gran Reserva, was closed.
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Jacob Tyler Dunn
Barrio Cafe Gran Reserva closed in mid-April 2020.
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Jacob Tyler Dunn
Barrio Café Gran Reserva on Grand Avenue.
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Jacob Tyler Dunn
Esparza was nominated for Best Chef, Southwest by the James Beard Foundation (again) for Barrio Café Gran Reserva.
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Lauren Cusimano
Bri, the small plates restaurant along Seventh Street in the Coronado District, announced its closure via social media on March 19.
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Lauren Cusimano
Bri was opened in spring 2018 by Chef Vince Mellody.
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Lauren Cusimano
The small house restaurant offered unforgettable cocktails, small plates, and dog-friendly side patio.
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Lauren Cusimano
Phoenix won't be the same without you, honey butter chips and Bri Paloma.
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Jordyn Carias
Caveman Burgers was opened in 2016 by owner Jeff Bobby, and was closed in April 2020.
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Lauren Cusimano
Delux Grill + Sushi has closed after more than 15 years.
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Lauren Cusimano
So long shopping cart fries.
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Lauren Cusimano
Hope you said goodbye to those demi-baguettes.
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Lauren Cusimano
Delux was one of the first places to offer the lettuce-wrap option.
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Lauren Cusimano
Delux's dessert were no joke, either.
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Lauren Cusimano
El Zocalo Mexican Grille has closed after more than 20 years in downtown Chandler.
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Lilac Bakery
Lilac Bakery on Indian School Road is no more.
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Teresa Traverse
Lilac bakery, which opened in February 2017, was overseen by pastry chef and founder Lauren Paulsen as well as co-found Peter Paulsen.
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Teresa Traverse
The Arcadia area pastry and coffee shop Lilac Bakery was known for scratch-made treats like this colossal fudgy brownie.
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Teresa Traverse
Another offering from the now-closed Lilac Bakery.
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Lochiel Brewing has closed its Mesa taproom, but may continue as a bottling line operation.
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Debby Wolvos
Sierra Bonita Grill is no more.
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Alisa Shelton
The borracho nachos once available at Sierra Bonita Grill, but probably still available through Sierra Bonita Catering.
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The Chandler location of Teakwoods Tavern and Grill closed in late April.
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Lauren Cusimano
Be Coffee and The Dressing Room are no more.
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Jacob Tyler Dunn
Throwback to The Dressing Room during earlier monOrchid days.
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Lauren Cusimano
The food and drink, especially the South American Sour, will be missed from The Dressing Room.
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James Goshow
There's no more geeky fun to be had at Bonus Round.
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Tom Carlson
Downtown Gilbert’s Brass Tap, open since 2018, has closed.
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Sure, Carlos O’Brien’s has two other locations. But the 35-year-old Northern Avenue location will be missed.
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Ash Ponders
Travis Nass of CaskWerks Distilling Co. The company closed this year.
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Jordyn Carias
Caveman Burgers has closed in north Phoenix.
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Chucky Guzman
Chzburgr is gone for good.
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Chucky Guzman
No more Chzburgr in Glendale.
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Laura Hahnefeld
Coconut’s Fish Café is permanently closed.
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Chris Malloy
Commander Hamburger, which was located at The Churchill, shuttered in the spring.
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Chris Malloy
Orders from Commander Hamburger.
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Lauren Cusimano
Cuff in Old Towne Glendale has closed.
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Chris Malloy
Farmboy Market, Meats, Sandwiches in Chandler has permanently closed.
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Chris Malloy
The market at the now-closed Farmboy.
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Four Peaks Grill & Tap has closed but new projects and collaborations are still on the way.
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Rudri Bhatt Patel
Growler USA has closed on High Street.
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Chris Malloy
A flight of six brews from Helio Basin, which is now the Phoenix location of Tombstone Brewing Company.
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Lauren Cusimano
Hop Stop Diner in Old Towne Glendale has closed.
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Natasha Yee
Josephine., we hardly knew ye.
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Lauren Cusimano
Kimberly Ann's Tea Room & Café closed in Glendale after 26 years.
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Jacob Tyler Dunn
La Piazza PHX and La Piazza Romana are now closed.
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Lauren Cusimano
Mi Vegana Madre in downtown Glendale has closed.
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Rudri Bhatt Patel
Mint Indian Cuisine has permanently closed.
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Lauren Saria
The dining room at the now-closed Nook Kitchen Downtown.
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Oink Café
The south Tempe location of Oink Café has closed.
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Chris Malloy
Pane Bianco Van Buren is now Tratto, which is now open.
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Chris Malloy
PAZ Cantina has closed on Roosevelt Row.
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Phoenix Public Market Café
Phoenix Public Market Café has permanently closed.
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Lauren Cusimano
Recalling Poppy's dining room as Breakfast Bitch gets ready to open in this space.
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Lauren Saria
RedThai Southeast Asian Kitchen has closed.
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Lauren Cusimano
Roosevelt Diner has closed in the Garfield District.
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Jackie Mercandetti Photo
Sherpa Kitchen is gone for good.
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Jackie Mercandetti Photo
Chef Subash Yadav's presentations at Sherpa Kitchen.
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Benjamin Leatherman
SideBar — once a second-story hang in downtown Phoenix.
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Lauren Cusimano
Sidebar has closed. Now where are we supposed to get a Heat Advisory cocktail?
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Benjamin Leatherman
From wilder times at Sidebar.
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Melissa Campana
Stock & Stable at The Colony is done.
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Jackie Mercandetti Photo
Stock and Stable is now closed at The Colony.
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Amanda Mason
Uncle Bear's Brewery has closed in Ahwatukee.
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New Times Archives
Several locations of YC’s Mongolian Grill have closed.
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Visual Aid: Phoenix-Area Restaurants That Have Permanently Closed Since March
It's been a tough year for everyone, but especially so for metro Phoenix's restaurant industry. Eateries, bars, breweries, and more have shuttered in the wake of the coronavirus, including award-winning restaurants, beloved neighborhood watering holes, and a few spots from our Top 100 restaurants list.
Here, we present an updated slideshow of Valley-based food and drink spots that have closed since March 2020.
They will all be missed.
It's been a tough year for everyone, but especially so for metro Phoenix's restaurant industry. Eateries, bars, breweries, and more have shuttered in the wake of the coronavirus, including award-winning restaurants, beloved neighborhood watering holes, and a few spots from our Top 100 restaurants list.
Here, we present an updated slideshow of Valley-based food and drink spots that have closed since March 2020.
They will all be missed.
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