Longtime Scottsdale Mexican restaurant has closed. Here's what's next

Frank & Lupe’s Old Mexico, a stalwart Mexican restaurant in Old Town Scottsdale, has quietly closed after 30 years in business.

It's unclear when the restaurant served its last meals and margaritas. Yet the hallmarks of Frank & Lupe’s – the cursive sign atop the stucco building, the painted tiles depicting Frank singing to Lupe with a guitar in hand, the chile string lights framing the front windows – are gone.

Frank and Lupe Bernal originally opened Frank & Lupe’s El Sombrero in Socorro, New Mexico, in 1980. Frank & Lupe’s opened in Scottsdale on Marshall Way and Indian School Road in 1995, followed by an outpost in Ahwatukee in 2017. The vibrant Arizona restaurants served hearty Mexican dishes that were often topped with New Mexican red and green chile sauces.

The Bernals’ sons Teddy