From sea to shining sea, Red Lobster closed dozens of its seafood restaurants ahead of an announcement Sunday night that Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Florida.
Red Lobster's website has listed 99 stores in 28 states as "temporarily closed." For some restaurants, it might not be so temporary. Some of their kitchen equipment is up for auction on a restaurant liquidator's site.
What's striking about the closings is how the restaurants dot the country. The seafood chain, founded in 1968, is the largest in the U.S. with 551 stores in 44 states, according to the court filing. Red Lobster says it has more than 700 locations worldwide on its website.
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Where Red Lobster locations are temporarily closed?
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According to Red Lobster, the company intends to use the bankruptcy proceedings to "drive operational improvements, simplify the business through a reduction in locations, and pursue a sale of substantially all of its assets."
Red Lobster said in its statement Sunday night that it would sell its business to a new company that will be owned and controlled by its lenders. The statement also said its restaurants still will be open throughout the Chapter 11 process.
Which Red Lobster locations are closed?
Each of these restaurants are currently listed as temporarily closed on the website. Click on a state name, below, to see the specific locations and addresses:
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Red Lobsters closed in Alabama
- Auburn: 1805 Opelika Road
- Decatur: 2027 Beltline Road S.W.
- Huntsville: 1818 University Drive N.W.
- Mobile: 3941 Airport Blvd.
Red Lobsters closed in Arizona
- Oro Valley: 1695 N Oracle Road
Red Lobsters closed in California
- Chico: 2010 Business Lane
- Fremont: 39401 Fremont Blvd
- Montclair: 9345 Monte Vista
- Redding: 1345 Dana Drive
- Rohnert Park: 6440 Redwood Drive
- Sacramento: 1400 Howe Avenue
- San Diego: 8330 Mira Mesa Blvd
- Torrance: 21233 Hawthorne Blvd
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Red Lobsters closed in Colorado
- Denver: 8268 E Northfield Blvd
- Lakewood: 810 S Wadsworth Blvd
- Lone Tree: 9067 East Westview Road
- Wheat Ridge: 4455 Wadsworth Blvd
Red Lobsters closed in Florida
- Altamonte Springs: 340 West SR 436
- Daytona Beach Shores: 3162 S Atlantic Ave.
- Gainesville: 6910 W. Newberry Road
- Hialeah: 1750 W 49th Street
- Jacksonville: 416 Commerce Center Drive
- Jacksonville: 8720 Baymeadows Road
- Jacksonville: 13090 City Station Drive
- Jensen Beach: 3544 NW Federal Hwy
- Kissimmee: 4010 West Vine Street
- Largo: 10500 E Ulmerton Road
- Leesburg: 10010 US Highway 441
- Orlando: 3552 E. Colonial Drive
- Orlando: 7373 W Colonial Drive
- Orlando: 8003 Golden Sky Lane
- Sanford: 20 Towne Center Circle
- Tampa: 2625 East Busch Blvd.
- Tampa: 17021 Palm Pointe Drive
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Red Lobsters closed in Georgia
- Athens: 1956 W. Broad Street
- Dublin: 2105 Veterans Blvd
- Roswell: 1050 Holcomb Bridge Road
Red Lobsters closed in Idaho
- Lewiston: 2115 Thain Grade
Red Lobsters closed in Illinois
- Bloomingdale: 391 West Army Trail Road
- Danville: 3217 Vermillion Street
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Red Lobsters closed in Indiana
- Elkhart: 3009 Brittany Court
- Indianapolis: 1752 N. Shadeland Ave
Red Lobsters closed in Iowa
- Council Bluffs: 3040 Dial Drive
- Waterloo: 941 East San Marnan
Red Lobsters closed in Kansas
- Kansas City: 10700 Parallel Parkway
- Olathe: 14904 W 119th Street
- Salina: 2925 S. 9th Street
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Red Lobsters closed in Louisiana
- Bossier City: 2968 E Texas Street
Red Lobsters closed in Maryland
- Columbia: 9011 Snowden Square Drive
- Gaithersburg: 15700 Shady Grove Road
- Laurel: 14368 Baltimore Avenue
- Silver Spring: 8533 Georgia Avenue
Red Lobsters closed in Michigan
- Fort Gratiot: 4220 24th Avenue
Red Lobsters closed in Mississippi
- D'Iberville: 3897 Promenade Parkway
- Hattiesburg: 4670 Hardy Street
- Jackson: 6357 I-55 North
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Red Lobsters closed in Missouri
- Jefferson City: 3519 Country Club Drive
Red Lobsters closed in New Jersey
- Bridgewater: 1271 U.S. Route 22
- East Brunswick: 750 NJ-18
- Ledgewood: 303 Route 10 - Roxbury Township
- Lawrenceville: 3255 Brunswick Pike
Red Lobsters closed in New York
- Amherst: 4010 Maple Road
- Buffalo: 3701 McKinley Parkway
- Kingston: 1 Miron Lane
- Lakewood: 295 E Fairmount Avenue
- Nanuet: 198 NY-59
- Rochester: 655 Jefferson Road
- Poughkeepsie: 2255 South Road
- Scarsdale: 999 Central Park Avenue
- Stony Brook: 2220 Nesconset Highway
- Watertown: 20831 State Route 3
- Williamsville: 7540 Transit Road
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Red Lobsters closed in North Carolina
- Burlington: 1726 Glidewell Dr
- Cary: 1805 Walnut Street
- Durham: 4416 Chapel Hill Blvd
- Rocky Mount: 1010 N Wesleyan Blvd
Red Lobsters closed in North Dakota
- Grand Forks: 2675 32nd Avenue South
Red Lobsters closed in Oklahoma
- Lawton: 3112 N.W. Cache Road
- Oklahoma City: 4243 NW Expressway Street
- Stillwater: 102 E. Hall of Fame Avenue
Red Lobsters closed in Pennsylvania
- Erie: 2040 Edinboro Road
Red Lobsters closed in South Carolina
- Myrtle Beach: 10000 Hwy. 17 North
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Red Lobsters closed in Tennessee
- Memphis: 7750 Winchester Road
Red Lobsters closed in Texas
- Dallas: 10290 Technology Blvd
- Dallas: 9069 Vantage Point Drive
- Houston: 302 FM 1960 Road W
- Lake Jackson: 104 Highway 332 W
- Longview: 3515 McCann Road
- Lufkin: 1919 S. First Street
- Pasadena: 4002 Spencer Highway
- San Antonio: 7835 Interstate 35 S
- Tyler: 1500 WSW Loop 323
- Victoria: 7404 Zac Lentz Parkway
Red Lobsters closed in Virginia
- Colonial Heights: 119 Temple Lake Drive
- Newport News: 12580 Jefferson Avenue
- Williamsburg: 2100 Richmond Road
Red Lobsters closed in Washington
- Silverdale: 3208 NW Randall Way
Red Lobsters closed in Wisconsin
- La Crosse: 3333 State Road 16
- Wauwatosa: 2801 North Mayfair Road
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Who own Red Lobster restaurants?
Thai UnionGroup− which is based in Thailand − has been the largest shareholder since 2020, owning 49% of the company.Darden Restaurantsoriginally sold off Red Lobster to private equity firmGolden Gate Capitalin 2014 for about $2.1 billion.
Contributing: Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY
Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X@GabeHauarior email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com.
