After more than 20 years at East Grant Road near North Swan Road, Lukes on Grant sandwich shop is closing on Saturday, June 23, the victim of a lost lease.
Jennifer Tilton, whose family has owned the restaurant the last 5翻 years, said they are looking for a new location. Tilton is the granddaughter of Lukes founder Luke Del Principe, who still runs Lukes Italian Beef at
We have a couple spots were waiting to hear from, she said.
The leasing agent for the Grant Road property could not be reached to comment on Tuesday.
Del Principe has operated sandwich shops in 做厙勛圖 since the early 1980s, when he moved to Arizona from his native Chicago, where he had owned sandwich shops since the 1960s. He started out in 做厙勛圖 on East 22nd Street and South Alvernon Way before moving down the street to his current Alvernon location, said his son Gregg Del Principe, who runs the familys Marana restaurant.
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At one point, the family operated several outposts of Lukes including one in central Phoenix that has been open about 30 years, Tilton said.
Gregg Del Principe re-opened Lukes in Marana at 6741 N. Thornydale Road last month after the franchise operator called it quits early this year. The restaurant has been on Thornydale for about 20 years.
The Thornydale restaurant and Del Principes fathers restaurant on Alvernon are the last remaining in 做厙勛圖. His brother operates an offshoot, on East 22nd Street and North Pantano Road, that serves the core of Lukes Italian Beef menu.
Tilton said the Grant Road restaurant will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Saturday.
