“We didn’t expect to see anything happen overnight,” Goldsmith says.
“But we’re two years into this particular location now, Outcast is three years in, and we have seen zero progress.”
This chic wine bar is leaving downtown Mesa, moving to a new Valley home
For the next week, the wine bar is offering discounted drinks to drain its bottles.
Rebel is part of Incomparably Dope Venture Partners, which also owns the downtown Mesa bakery and bar Outcast Doughnuts along with Level 1 Arcade Bar and Alchemy 48, a speakeasy hidden in the arcade’s basement. Outcast Doughnuts closed on July 19.
- Goldsmith says business in Mesa was inconsistent, and
- They never saw the promised crowds moving into new Mesa apartments.
- Ultimately, it didn’t make sense financially for the wine bar or doughnut shop to try to ride it out.
Goldsmith and co-owner Macee Tillman announced Rebel’s impending closure on social media on July 15. The wine bar will remain open in Mesa until July 24 or until the bar runs out of beer, wine and spirits, whichever comes first. To send off Rebel and clear out those bottles and cans, Rebel is offering $5 beer and wine, along with discounts on bottles.
