It’s going to be a tough year for restaurants as customers cut down on dining out in order to tighten their wallets. The latest casualty is Bahama Breeze, a sit-down chain owned by Darden Restaurants, the parent company of favorites like Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse. It just announced that the Caribbean-themed chain will be no more. Here’s what we know, including the full list of Bahama Breeze locations on the chopping block.
Why Is Bahama Breeze Shutting Down?
Last year, Darden announced that Bahama Breeze was “no longer a strategic priority,” according to a press release. That meant the company was trying to figure out what to do with the chain, whether it was to sell it or convert the locations to different restaurants that Darden owns. In May, the company even closed 15 Bahama Breeze locations in an effort to keep the chain profitable.
So it’s not really a big surprise that Darden has now announced that it will be closing Bahama Breeze completely. The chain began in the 1990s, and peaked at 43 locations in 2019, according to Restaurant Business Online. Right now, the chain is down to 28 restaurants, and all of them will be closed or converted into different restaurants.
Bahama Breeze Locations Shutting Down
There are 14 Bahama Breeze restaurants that will be closed permanently. They will continue to operate until April 5, 2026, so if you have a gift card you need to use up, now’s the time to do it. Here are the closing locations.
- 500 Center Blvd., Newark, DE
- 3590 Breckenridge Blvd., Duluth, GA
- 12395 SW 88th St., Miami, FL
- 10205 Rivercoast Drive, Jacksonville, FL
- 1251 West Osceola Pkwy., Kissimmee, FL
- 11000 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, FL
- 1540 Rinehart Road, Sanford, FL
- 19600 Haggerty Road, Livonia, MI
- 2000 Route 38, Cherry Hill, NJ
- 3309 Wake Forest Drive, Raleigh, NC
- 320 Goddard Blvd., King of Prussia, PA
- 6100 Robinson Center Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
- 2714 Potomac Mills Circle, Woodbridge, VA
- 15700 Southcenter Pkwy., Tukwila, WA
Bahama Breeze Locations Converting to Other Restaurants
In addition to the closures, 14 Bahama Breeze locations will be converted to other restaurants. That will happen over the next 12-18 months, and in the meantime they will continue to operate until they need to close temporarily for something like a remodel. Darden has not yet announced what restaurants these Bahama Breeze locations will convert to.
- 499 E Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL
- 805 Brandon Town Center Drive, Brandon, FL
- 14701 S Tamiami Trail, Ft. Myers, FL
- 8160 Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy., Kissimmee, FL
- 25830 Sierra Center Blvd., Lutz, FL
- 5620 W. Oak Ridge Road, Orlando, FL
- 8849 International Drive, Orlando, FL
- 8735 Vineland Ave., Orlando, FL
- 1200 N Alafaya Drive, Orlando, FL
- 3045 N Rocky Point Drive East, Tampa, FL
- 755 Earnest W Barrett Pkwy NW, Kennesaw, GA
- 570 Cross Creek Mall, Fayetteville, NC
- 7811 Rivers Ave., Charleston, SC
- 4554 Virginia Beach, Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA
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