Golden Oak Barbecue and Taproom, a craft beer bar and smokehouse with South American influences, has abruptly closed in downtown Phoenix.
Co-owner Chris Figueroa confirmed the restaurant has shuttered on Central Avenue. The reason, he said, was “complications between us and the HOA” of the building where Golden Oak was situated.
Golden Oak opened in October in a main-floor space of Artisan Lofts on Central, just south of Lynwood Street. Figueroa, the chef behind the Valley-favorite pop-up Nicky’s Barbecue, partnered with Oro Brewing Co. owner Dave Valencia on the project. (Oro Brewing shuttered in downtown Mesa in January.)…