Mercifully, I’ve not had to pen this piece for some time. During 2024, it often felt as if I was reporting on lost names on a weekly basis, sometimes more. With the recent slowdown in closure cadence, the following is a quick tally of the last few months.
Atlantis Burgers – Redwood
Pictured top is the former West Valley City location (3505 S Redwood Rd) of Atlantis, taken earlier in 2025. It appears the business has now transitioned to Pompeyo Burger Grill; there’s no word I can find to indicate if this is under new management, or former owners, etc. Atlantis’s location in North Salt Lake remains open by the looks of things.
Este Pizzeria – Downtown SLC
Last week saw the downtown location (156 E 200 S) of Este announce its imminent closure. Posting on Instagram, the business explained, “we regret to inform that we will be permanently closing Este Downtown, our final day will be Saturday June 21st. A special thank you to everyone who visited us and made our days special, thank you so much!”
The update appears to affect only this location, with the popular pie shop remaining in place in both Sugar House and Park City.
Shanghai Cafe
I initially filed this one under maybe. Speculation on this Reddit thread seemed to suggest that the long-lived Shanghai Cafe in SLC (145 E 1300 S) may close at the end of July. According to the discussion, the site in question will be redeveloped, with the owners of the restaurant taking the opportunity to retire after more than three decades in the business.
Senor Pollo Mexican Grill – Downtown SLC
After a short stint in the heart of Salt Lake City, this location (170 S Main) has now been replaced with the new Italian restaurant, Galeano’s.
Louk’s Baby Donuts – American Fork
Another business with several locations in Utah. Louk’s outpost in American Fork (541 S 500 E) is sadly no more.
Happy Teriyaki
The South Jordan location (5474 W Daybreak Pkwy) of this Japanese chain has also now closed. The larger group, which operates nearly a dozen stores in Idaho, still has one location in the Beehive over in Pleasant Grove (1882 W Pleasant Grove Blvd).
Stuart Melling…