For more than five decades, diners have gathered at a waterfront restaurant in Southern California for seafood, steaks, scenic harbor views, and its famous Mai Tais. That long-running tradition is coming to an end this fall as the restaurant prepares to serve its final customers. Wind & Sea will close in September Wind & Sea Restaurant in Dana Point will permanently close on September 15, 2026, after 54 years in [...]

A longtime California diner that served generations of customers is closing its doors after nearly five decades in business. The family-owned restaurant is becoming the latest longtime eatery to disappear as higher operating costs make it increasingly difficult for independent restaurants to survive. Heart’s Coffee Shop serves its final meals Heart’s Coffee Shop in Van Nuys is serving its final customers on August 9, [...]

An iconic Scottsdale restaurant has closed its doors after three decades, bringing an end to a longtime destination for Mexican and Southwestern food. The restaurant's farewell marks the loss of a familiar gathering place in Old Town Scottsdale, where generations of customers celebrated special occasions and enjoyed its distinctive outdoor patio. Old Town Tortilla Factory closes Old Town Tortilla Factory announced on [...]

A longtime Tempe coffee shop has closed its doors, ending a 24-year run that made it a familiar gathering place for local residents. Gold Bar Espresso served its final customers on July 26, bringing an end to more than two decades of business at the Tempe cafe. The closure was reported among several notable restaurant and food-service shutdowns across the Phoenix area in July. A Tempe coffee shop for 24 years Gold Bar [...]

A longtime Red Lobster restaurant in California is preparing to serve its final customers, and employees say they learned about the closure with little warning. The shutdown will leave an entire region without a Red Lobster location as the seafood chain continues restructuring following its bankruptcy. Palm Desert restaurant closing in September The Red Lobster on Highway 111 near Fred Waring Drive in Palm Desert will [...]

Another once-celebrated restaurant brand has quietly disappeared, bringing an end to a business that was once considered one of the country's rising barbecue stars. An acclaimed California barbecue chain has permanently closed its last remaining restaurant after a series of closures over the past several months, marking the end of its brick-and-mortar operations. Final location closes Horn Barbecue has closed its [...]