San Antonio Japanese-style bar Hanzo has closed, at least for now

Hanzo, a Japanese-style bar in Alamo Heights, is owned by the same group as the recently closed Francis Bogside and the rest of the businesses at the now-defunct Outpost Junction.
Photo via hanzobarsa / Instagram

Hanzo, a Japanese gastropub in Alamo Heights, suddenly closed its doors this week, leaving customers wondering what happened.

“We are temporarily closed, thank you,” a letter posted outside the business reads.

Speculation swirled online that the closure is related to a lawsuit involving the Mahoney Bar Group, which founded the drinking and dining spot in 2017.

Hanzo, known for its handcrafted cocktails and happy-hour bites, hasn’t posted online to explain the sudden closure. However, a lawyer Mahoney Bar Group provided a statement to MySA stating that it’s only temporarily shuttered.

“Hanzo is currently undergoing renovations and is expected to reopen by Jan. 2, 2026,” said the statement shared by MySA. “Regarding the lawsuit, the matter has been amicably resolved by a settlement with terms agreeable to all Parties.”

Mahoney Bar Group has incurred a streak of misfortune since the death of majority partner Robert Darilek in 2024. In the wake of his passing, Darilek’s family took over the group’s properties despite a lack of bar-management experience.

Last fall, Darilek’s son, Trey Darilek, told the Current the takeover was necessary due to partner Steve Mahoney’s poor financial management. The Current has been unable to reach Mahoney for comment on the matter.

Since the management shift, the Mahoney Bar Group has closed multiple properties, starting with 2024’s closure of Blue Box, a long-running lounge at The Pearl whose space now houses Best Quality Daughter owner Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin’s new cocktail concept, Jue Let.

“[T]he closure of Blue Box was something unfortunate but unavoidable,” Trey Darilek told the Current last fall. Darilek is a former trucking-company owner and one-time NFL guard and center who played for Dallas, Philadelphia and Miami.

Darilek reloced from North Texas, and the family got to work paying back taxes the bars owed. Even so, state tax officials came to Francis Bogside in August of last year with a police escort to collect the remainder owed at that time.

On Sept. 28, Mahoney Bar Group suddenly closed every business at Outpost Junction, a bar complex in St. Paul Square that housed the redux of Francis Bogside (since christened Blessed Bogside) along with Vino Veritas (formerly Anne’s Wine Bar), Frankie’s Roundup (formerly The Station) and the Box, an up-and-coming — and literally underground — club.

The group announced the abrupt closure of the Outpost Junction venues in cross-shared Instagram post that startled followers and gave little context for their departure.

“What? Every single venue???” Stephanie Guerra (@puropinchesa) asked in the comments.

Given the rapid succession of closures of Mahoney Bar Group properties, it’s little surprise some thought Hanzo was yet another casualty. But if the closure is, in fact, temporary, then it appears the Alamo Heights spot may have avoided the same fate.

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San Antonio Japanese-style bar Hanzo has closed, at least for now

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