Julio G’s in Scottsdale closes
Julio G’s has closed its doors. Owners say the business is a victim of the extensive road construction along Indian School Road in Scottsdale, which plagued drivers and businesses for 11 months.
Dick Lipson, who owned and operated the restaurant with his wife Lonnie for 17 years, says he understands the importance of progress but contends that having a frequently blocked front entrance, no sidewalks and dirt from one end of the property to the other was “devastating” to his business.
Construction began in April of 2009, affecting the Lipsons’ Cinco de Mayo celebrations, and ended mid-February of this year.
“We kept it open as long as possible,” Lipson says, “but now it’s time to move on.”
He said Julio G’s business typically dropped 20-25 percent during the summer months, but that last summer, it dropped nearly 50 percent.
The Lipsons aren’t really out of work, however. At the moment, they’re helping their family at Garcia’s Las Avenidas (the original Garcia’s restaurant on 35th Avenue in Phoenix, owned by Lonnie’s mother, Olivia Garcia ), and they still own Señor Rick’s, which has been going strong in Aurora, Colo., for 22 years.
Julio G’s fans who get hungry for old favorites can find most of them at Julio’s Too (7305 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale). Owned by Steve Rosa and the Lipsons’ son Aaron, it’s a quick-serve version of Julio G’s.
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Julio G’s has closed its doors. Owners say the business is a victim of the extensive road construction along Indian School Road in Scottsdale, which plagued drivers and businesses for 11 months.
Dick Lipson, who owned and operated the restaurant with his wife Lonnie for 17 years, says he understands the importance of progress but contends that having a frequently blocked front entrance, no sidewalks and dirt from one end of the property to the other was “devastating” to his business.
Construction began in April of 2009, affecting the Lipsons’ Cinco de Mayo celebrations, and ended mid-February of this year.
“We kept it open as long as possible,” Lipson says, “but now it’s time to move on.”
He said Julio G’s business typically dropped 20-25 percent during the summer months, but that last summer, it dropped nearly 50 percent.
The Lipsons aren’t really out of work, however. At the moment, they’re helping their family at Garcia’s Las Avenidas (the original Garcia’s restaurant on 35th Avenue in Phoenix, owned by Lonnie’s mother, Olivia Garcia ), and they still own Señor Rick’s, which has been going strong in Aurora, Colo., for 22 years.
Julio G’s fans who get hungry for old favorites can find most of them at Julio’s Too (7305 E. Camelback Road, Scottsdale). Owned by Steve Rosa and the Lipsons’ son Aaron, it’s a quick-serve version of Julio G’s.
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