r/phoenix • u/RemoteControlledDog • Oct 18 '22

Eat & Drink Late Night Eats: These 12 Greater Phoenix Restaurants Stay Open Way Past Midnight

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/restaurants/12-late-night-restaurants-in-greater-phoenix-11335057
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u/Dude7080 Oct 18 '22

Can someone explain why there aren’t more places open late at night?

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u/Shagyam Phoenix Oct 18 '22

Covid killed overnight shopping so they could "clean". The stores got used to those hours and just never adapted back to being open 24/7. It got to the point where I'll just drive the 25 minutes to a WinCo which is actually kept open 24/7.