Restaurant closures have continued to hit local markets across the U.S. in 2026, with longtime independent spots and regional chains both feeling the pressure. In Arizona this month, three familiar names are going away: Native Grill & Wings in Tempe, Bell’Italia in Ahwatukee, and Native Grill & Wings in Sierra Vista.
Three Arizona restaurants are confirmed to be closing
Native Grill & Wings in Tempe closed on June 15, 2026, after 47 years, according to the reported closure details in NewsBreak’s source material. The restaurant at 1301 E. Broadway Road was significant because it was described as the last remnant of the brand’s original location.
That Native story began in 1979, when Floyd Anderson and Judy Anderson opened Native New Yorker at McClintock and Baseline in Tempe, according to the same report. The concept later grew to roughly 25 locations across the Valley before the brand became Native Grill & Wings.
Bell’Italia in Ahwatukee also shut down after 24 years at 4909 E. Chandler Boulevard, according to Mouth by Southwest as cited in the source material. In Sierra Vista, Native Grill & Wings at 3950 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway also closed this month after opening in 2015 under franchisees Marcus and Cindy Teufel.
What is confirmed in Tempe, Ahwatukee, and Sierra Vista
In Tempe, the confirmed closure involves a restaurant that carried unusual local history because it remained tied to Native New Yorker’s 1979 origins. The Broadway and Dorsey store had been operated as part of a brand passed to the Anderson daughters after Floyd Anderson died in 2009…