East Valley restaurant and sports grill reopens after sustaining fire damage

PHOENIX — An East Valley restaurant and sports grill is up and running again after a fire forced it to shut down temporarily.

The Hub Grill and Bar, a local chain, resumed operations at its Stapley Drive location in Mesa over the weekend.

The restaurant announced its return Saturday on social media, saying, “WE’RE BACK! Come visit us at Stapley, we’ve missed you all!”

When did Hub Grill and Bar on Stapley Drive close?

The location had been closed since a fire broke out on June 20. Employees called the Mesa Fire and Medical Department and started evacuating patrons after noticing smoke coming from vents, authorities said.

When crews arrived at the restaurant on Stapley Drive south of US 60, they encountered an active fire in the roof. They extinguished it before it could spread to other parts of the building. No injuries were reported.

It’s unclear how the fire started, but the damage was repaired enough for the restaurant to reopen in just over a week.

The Hub Grill and Bar has three other East Valley locations, two in Mesa and one in Ahwatukee.

The branch at Baseline and Sossaman roads in Mesa had to be closed for an extended period after a fire a few hours before midnight on New Year’s Eve in 2020.

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