{"id":313772,"date":"2025-10-18T15:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/313772\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:57:11","slug":"tempe-yucca-tap-room-lounge-reopens-after-microburst-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/313772\/","title":{"rendered":"Tempe Yucca Tap Room lounge reopens after microburst damage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWorkers a Yucca Tap Room’s lounge repairing storm damage earlier this week.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Yucca Tap Room\u2019s Facebook<\/p>\n

Yucca Tap Room in Tempe has had one hell of a week. On Monday, a violent microburst<\/a> ripped through the city, toppling trees and damaging businesses<\/a> at Danelle Plaza. Hurricane-force winds tore off large portions of Yucca Tap\u2019s lounge roof, causing rain to pour through its ceiling.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was all really bad,\u201d Yucca Tap co-owner Rodney Hu told Phoenix New Times by text on Monday.<\/p>\n

After inspecting damage to the lounge, Yucca Tap employees reportedly went into repair mode. Co-owner Sean Downing stated on Facebook<\/a> the staff began working nonstop \u201cto get this place back to its Yucca self.\u201d (Meanwhile, the beloved Tempe bar\u2019s main room escaped damage, aside from a power outage that lasted until late Monday.)<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, crews had finished most repairs, and Yucca Tap\u2019s lounge had reopened, per Downing\u2019s Facebook post.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s still some work left to do, though Downing didn\u2019t specify what remains unfinished.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to announce that both sides are open but a long way to being 100%,\u201d he wrote. \u201cCome stop by for drinks and entertainment. In this difficult time, community support means more than ever. Let\u2019s prove nothing can tear down Yucca Tap Room.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yucca Tap\u2019s lounge, which opened in 2010, doubled the bar\u2019s overall size. The space features a second bar, kitchen, pool tables and extra seating for patrons. Over the past 15 years, it has hosted dance nights and a variety of other events.<\/p>\n

\"TheDamage to Danelle Plaza after Monday\u2019s microburst hit Tempe.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019d love your support\u2019<\/p>\n

Other Danelle Plaza businesses damaged by Monday\u2019s microburst are also open for business. Next door, Main On Mill Smoke Shop, formerly known as Sky High, quickly cleaned up damage from the microburst within hours.<\/p>\n

Photos posted to Facebook<\/a> on Monday showed ceiling wreckage and debris scattered across the shop\u2019s floor. A Main On Mill employee told New Times the store \u201cnever closed,\u201d though it briefly lost phone service and Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n

Electric Bat Arcade, which suffered only minor damage, has been open since Tuesday. Owner Rachel Bess echoed Downing\u2019s message in a Facebook post<\/a> on Friday, urging the public to visit Yucca Tap and her spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019d love your support,\u201d Bess wrote. \u201cCome have a drink, play some pinball and have a great time with a rad community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Workers a Yucca Tap Room’s lounge repairing storm damage earlier this week. Yucca Tap Room\u2019s Facebook Yucca Tap…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":313773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,12079,1589,26228,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-313772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-nightlife","12":"tag-phoenix","13":"tag-tempe","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115395995499087824","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}