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1st Zipps Sports Grill location reopens following Homeland Security raids

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Published  January 28, 2026 11:08am MST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 10 Phoenix
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Federal agents at a Zipps Sports Grill location on Jan. 26, 2026.

The Brief

    • Federal agents served over a dozen search warrants at Zipps Sports Grill locations across the Phoenix area on Monday as part of a months-long criminal investigation, Homeland Security Investigations said.
    • Zipps issued a statement confirming it is cooperating with a federal criminal investigation into alleged felony violations, though the company noted that officials have not yet shared specific details or announced formal charges.
    • A Tempe Zipps location reopened to the public on Jan. 28, and the company says they hope to reopen more locations in the coming days.

TEMPE, Ariz. - One Zipps Sports Grill reopened on Wednesday just days after federal agents served more than a dozen search warrants at locations across the Valley.

What they're saying:

Zipps Sports Grill in Tempe, located near McClintock Drive and Warner Road, reopened at 11 a.m. on Jan. 28, the company announced.

"We are working on getting additional locations open in the coming days, and will announce as we know more," Zipps Sports Grill wrote in an Instagram post.

The backstory:

On Monday, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) served the warrants at 14 Zipps locations around the Valley, and Goldie's Sports Cafe in Scottsdale.

"The search warrants were authorized based on information presented to a federal judge and are being executed as part of a criminal investigation into felony violations of federal law," the United States Attorney's Office District of Arizona said.

The 14 Zipps locations in the Valley include five restaurants in Phoenix, four in Scottsdale, two in Tempe and 1 each in Gilbert and Glendale.

Map of Zipps Sports Grill and Goldie's Sports Cafe locations in the Valley.

‘We are cooperating fully’

On Tuesday, Zipps released a statement on the raids, saying that they are cooperating with law enforcement, but federal officials haven't released any details on the investigation.

Map of the Zipps Sports Grill in Tempe

The Source: Information for this story was gathered from a Instagram post on Jan. 28 by Zipps Sports Grill, and a previous FOX 10 report on Jan. 27.

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