A breakfast restaurant now closes a surprising location in Texas, leading workers to find out they were being laid off on the spot.
An IHOP restaurant in Wichita Falls, Texas, had been closed for repairs after its roof collapsed back in March due to a storm.
However, the location at 1004 Broad Street remains closed with no reason given.
It’s unclear if the closure is due to the damage the restaurant received.
The restaurant has a second location at 4025 Southwest Parkway that remains in operation.
Earlier this year, another IHOP located on the Louisiana Boardwalk shut down, leaving its employees without jobs, reports The US Sun.
Workers only found out about the closure when they showed up to the restaurant only to be told they needed to find new jobs.
The location had reportedly been four months behind on their rent, said General Manager of the Louisiana Boardwalk, Ashley Warner.
Walker added that many customers also complained about the service they received at the restaurant.
“When I stay here I like to get breakfast first thing in the morning.
So the front door says it opens at 6am Google says 7am but the last four times I went there they were not open and didn’t know when they were going to because it all depends on when the cook wants go get out of bed and actually show up to work,” read a Yelp posted in December 2023.
“This is one location that should be closed down.”
Another location in West Hollywood, California closed its doors for good on New Year’s Day.
Customers called the store but were left with a voicemail informing them that the location was closed.
“Dear valued customer. Apologies for any inconvenience,” said the voicemail.
“Our West Hollywood IHOP is closed.”
The reason behind the closure hasn’t been revealed at this time, but an employee told the WEHO Times it was due to “business issues.”
There are 1,699 IHOP restaurants in the US, according to ScrapeHero.
California has the largest number of IHOP locations with roughly 225 restaurants – about 13% of all IHOP restaurants in the US.
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An unexpected restaurant now abruptly closes 7 locations in one state after revealing plans to shutter a total of 36.
TGI Fridays is closing a total of seven restaurants in one state as part of the company’s ongoing growth strategy.
This comes after the chain abruptly closed 36 locations across 12 states in at the beginning of the year, per The-Sun.
The restaurant chain will pull the plug on seven locations across the state of New Jersey in the coming weeks.
Today, Fridays will welcome in famished diners at its location in Brick for the final time.
“As we continue along our path of transformation to revitalize the Fridays brand and implement a long-term growth strategy, we see a bright future for TGI Fridays,” said Weldon Spangler, CEO of TGI Fridays earlier this week.
“We are at the helm of a pivotal moment that will allow us to explore boundless advancement, expansion, and innovation to keep delivering ‘That Fridays Feeling’ that our fans know and love.”
Before the closures, TGI Fridays had about 270 US locations, according to the company’s website.
“As part of the store closures, TGI Fridays is offering more than 1,000 transfer opportunities, which represents over 80% of total impacted employees,” the company previously said in a statement.
“Our top priority has always been delivering a superior experience for each and every TGI Fridays guest, and we’ve identified opportunities to optimize and streamline our operations to ensure we are best positioned to meet – and exceed – on that brand promise,” said Ray Risley, US president and chief operating officer, in the release.
Eight other locations were sold to former CEO Ray Blanchette, a longtime stakeholder who will acquire the previously corporate-owned restaurants.
The sale comes as major changes have been made to the brand’s leadership, including the news of Weldon Spangler being made CEO.
“As we continue along our path of transformation to revitalize the Fridays brand and implement a long-term growth strategy, we see a bright future for TGI Fridays,” said Spangler in a statement.
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