The Pizza Peel & Tap Room in Cotswold will close November 16, ending 17-year run

A long-running neighborhood taproom is preparing to shut down

The Pizza Peel & Tap Room, a pizza restaurant and draft-beer taproom in Charlotte’s Cotswold neighborhood, is scheduled to close permanently on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. The business has operated at 4422 Colwick Road for roughly 17 years and has been one of the better-known casual dining options in the area for families, neighborhood groups and beer-and-pizza regulars.

The closure was announced publicly through the company’s own social media messaging, which emphasized gratitude for community support and relationships built over years of service. The posts did not include a reason for the decision.

What is known about the business and the timeline

• Last day: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025.

• Location: 4422 Colwick Road in Cotswold.

• Operating history: Opened in 2008 and positioned as a family-casual restaurant with pizza, wings and an emphasis on draft beer and mixed drinks.

The Pizza Peel brand previously had additional Charlotte-area locations, including a longtime site in Plaza Midwood and a Matthews location. Both have already closed, leaving the Cotswold restaurant as the final remaining Charlotte-area outpost prior to the Nov. 16 shutdown.

How the closure fits a broader pattern in Charlotte dining

The shutdown adds to a steady cycle of restaurant turnover seen across Charlotte in recent years, particularly among mid-priced concepts balancing staffing, rent, and changing customer expectations. In the local craft-beverage space, Charlotte has also seen breweries and taprooms close or consolidate locations, reflecting a market where consumers have more choices than a decade ago and where operators increasingly rely on food programs and event traffic to stabilize revenue.

In this environment, closures do not necessarily point to a single factor; they can follow shifting neighborhood foot traffic, lease changes, operating costs, or corporate reorganization within hospitality groups. In this case, no specific cause has been publicly confirmed by the company.

What comes next for employees and the restaurant group

The Pizza Peel was founded by the Bigham family and operated under a broader hospitality umbrella that has launched or expanded sister concepts in the region. Public messaging around the Cotswold closure indicated appreciation for staff and the community, and separate public information has suggested that some employees may transition to other concepts within the same restaurant group.

The company’s farewell messaging focused on community connections and customer gratitude, without detailing why the restaurant is closing.

For regular customers, the Nov. 16 date marks the end of a long-running neighborhood spot that combined a sports-bar-like taproom feel with a family dining menu—an approach that helped define a particular era of Charlotte’s casual restaurant scene.