An Unexpected Restaurant Chain Is Now Closing Locations in Florida

June 10, 2024

An unexpected restaurant chain is now closing locations in Florida following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, an unfortunate part of restructuring.

Tijuana Flats, the Central Florida-based restaurant chain, announced last month that it closed several of its locations after being acquired by new owners.

Flatheads, LLC acquired the brand, though the company said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Among the 40 upcoming restaurant closures, 11 are located in the chain’s home state of Florida, further reducing its once-robust footprint.

Nearly a dozen more locations across cities like Miami, Tampa, and West Palm Beach have received the news that they will cease operations in 2024.

Communities in Miramar, Plantation, Coconut Creek, and others will lose their neighborhood Tijuana Flats as the company continues to downsize.

Below is a list of Tijuana Flats closing in Florida:

14633 Miramar Parkway — Miramar
1371 S. University Drive — Plantation
1619 E. Sunrise Blvd. — Fort Lauderdale
5065 Old Dixie Hwy. — Oakland Park
6970 State Road 7 — Coconut Creek
431 S. Federal Hwy. — Pompano Beach
20401 State Road 7 — West Boca Raton
2089 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. — West Palm Beach
4027 S. Dale Mabry Hwy. — Tampa
17501 Preserve Walk Lane, Unit 103 — Tampa
1635 S. Tamiami Trail — Sarasota

Tijuana Flats isn’t the only restaurant chain struggling at the moment.

Popular seafood chain Red Lobster has also recently filed for bankruptcy protection and has shut down a myriad of locations across the United States, including Florida.

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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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