Red Lobster lists 99 restaurants closed in 28 states: See locations closing in your state

Business Gabe HauariChris Sims 23/05/2024

Dozens of Red Lobster restaurants have abruptly closed across the country and the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Florida on Sunday.

As of Wednesday morning, the company's website lists 99 locations closed across 28 states, with some of them having their kitchen equipment auctioned off on an online restaurant liquidator last week. That is an additional 12 locations than previously reported by USA TODAY.

The liquidator, TAGeX Brands, announced last week it was auctioning off equipment from 48 locations that have closed. The website said that each winner would receive the "entire contents of the Red Lobster location they bid on."

The company's bankruptcy filing in the Middle District of Florida details how Red Lobster has struggled in various ways, including a 30% drop in guests since 2019. In a 124-page document obtained by USA TODAY on Tuesday, Red Lobster CEO Jonathan Tibus explains why the seafood restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy on Sunday and why he supports the decision.

"Recently, the debtors have faced a number of financial and operational challenges, including a difficult macroeconomic environment, a bloated and underperforming restaurant footprint, failed or ill-advised strategic initiatives, and increased competition within the restaurant industry," Tibus said in the bankruptcy document.

Here's what we know about the closures, including a state-by-state breakdown of closed locations.

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Closed Red Lobster locations

Each of these restaurants are currently listed as temporarily closed on the website. Click on the state to see locations in that area or scroll through the list:

Alabama

Auburn
Decatur
Huntsville
Mobile

Arizona

Oro Valley

California

Chico
Fremont
Montclair
Redding
Rohnert Park
Sacramento
San Diego (Mira Mesa Blvd.)
Torrance

Colorado

Denver
Lakewood
Lone Tree
Wheat Ridge

Florida

Altamonte Springs
Daytona Beach Shores
Gainesville
Hialeah
Jacksonville (Commerce Center Drive)
Jacksonville (Baymeadows Road)
Jacksonville (City Station Drive)
Jensen Beach
Kissimmee (West Vine St.)
Largo
Leesburg
Orlando (E. Colonial Dr.)
Orlando (W. Colonial Dr.)
Orlando (Golden Sky Lane)
Sanford
Tampa (East Busch Blvd.)
Tampa (Palm Pointe Dr.)

Georgia

Athens
Dublin
Roswell

Idaho

Lewiston

Illinois

Bloomingdale
Danville

Indiana

Elkhart
Indianapolis (N. Shadeland Ave.)

Iowa

Council Bluffs
Waterloo

Kansas

Kansas City
Olathe
Salina

Louisiana

Bossier City

Maryland

Columbia
Gaithersburg
Laurel
Silver Spring

Michigan

Fort Gratiot

Mississippi

D'Iberville
Hattiesburg
Jackson

Missouri

Jefferson City

New Jersey

Bridgewater
East Brunswick
Ledgewood
Lawrenceville

New York

Amherst
Buffalo
Kingston
Lakewood
Nanuet
Rochester (Jefferson Rd.)
Poughkeepsie
Scarsdale
Stony Brook
Watertown
Williamsville

North Carolina

Burlington
Cary
Durham
Rocky Mount

North Dakota

Grand Forks

Oklahoma

Lawton
Oklahoma City (NW Expressway St.)
Stillwater

Pennsylvania

Erie

South Carolina

Myrtle Beach (Hwy. 17 N.)

Tennessee

Memphis (Winchester Rd.)

Texas

Dallas (E. Technology Blvd.)
Dallas (Vantage Point Dr.)
Houston (FM 1960 Rd W.)
Lake Jackson
Longview
Lufkin
Pasadena
San Antonio (Interstate 35 S.)
Tyler
Victoria

Virginia

Colonial Heights
Newport News
Williamsburg

Washington

Silverdale

Wisconsin

La Crosse
Wauwatosa

Who own Red Lobster restaurants?

Thai Union Group − which is based in Thailand − has been the largest shareholder since 2020, owning 49% of the company. Darden Restaurants originally sold off Red Lobster to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital in 2014 for about $2.1 billion.

Contributing: Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY

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