Red Lobster will be closing 23 more restaurants across the country before the end of August.
According to court documents, the company rejected the leases of 23 restaurants across the country, two in the state of Florida, which would end by Saturday, Aug. 31.
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Three restaurants on the closure list in Florida, according to court documents, include:
-326 Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach
-5110 N. 9th Ave., Pensacola
-8909 U.S. Highway 19, Port Richey
Fortress Credit Corp announced it is in the process of purchasing the national restaurant chain. The corporation currently owns J. Alexander’s, Logan’s Roadhouse and Krystal.
The lender announced on Monday it will hire l the former chief executive of P.F. Chang’s, Damola Adamolekun, as Red Lobster’s new CEO.
Earlier this year, Red Lobster said that it had more than $1 billion in debt and closed some locations of its nearly 600 restaurants this summer.
17 of the restaurants in Florida closed their doors in June, including locations in Orlando and Jacksonville.
The Red Lobster in Hialeah quietly closed its doors in May. The kitchen equipment for the location was even put up for auction on an online restaurant liquidator listing Hialeah on its site.
The following locations in Miami-Dade, Broward and West Palm Beach locations remain open:
- 11550 SW 88th St., Miami (Kendall)
- 13300 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami
-1695 NW 87th Avenue, Doral
- 2000 University Dr., Coral Springs
- 5950 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale
-2900 Oakwood Blvd., Hollywood
-296 N University Drive, Pembroke Pines
-803 S. University Drive, Plantation
- 2201 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach