Bahama Breeze suddenly closed 15 restaurants this week — here’s where
Bahama Breeze unexpectedly closed 15 restaurants in the U.S. this week.
A spokesperson for Darden Restaurants, the owner of Bahama Breeze, confirmed the restaurant closures Thursday in a statement to USA Today following reports that locations in Tennessee and Florida had shut down.
“We continually evaluate the performance of all our restaurants,” a Darden Restaurants spokesperson said. “Closing a restaurant is a difficult choice because it impacts our team members and guests. However, we believe this is the right decision because it will allow Bahama Breeze to focus on its highest performing restaurants and strengthen the brand’s overall performance.”
Here are the addresses of the 15 Bahama Breeze restaurants that abruptly closed this week:
-3989 Plaza Blvd, Gainesville, Florida
-2088 9th St N, Naples, Florida
-1786 W International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, Florida
-2750 Sawgrass Mills Cir, Sunrise, Florida
-3339 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park, Florida
-406 E Golf Rd, Schaumburg, Illinois
-413 Middlesex Rd, Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
-539 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, Michigan
-375 Hughes Center Dr, Las Vegas, Nevada
-520 Woodbridge Center Dr, Woodbridge, New Jersey
-1201 Hooper Ave, Toms River, New Jersey
-101 NJ-23, Wayne, New Jersey
-1600 Bergen Town Center, Paramus, New Jersey
-612 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove, New York
-2830 N Germantown Pkwy, Memphis, Tennessee
Many local media outlets first reported some of these store closures. Naples Daily News reported that a Bahama Breeze in Naples closed on May 15, after only 11 months of business. The restaurant had a sign on its door to notify customers of the closure.
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