Red Lobster closed 23 more restaurants last week. How many are left in Florida? – MASHAHER

Red Lobster may finally be out of hot water after a federal judge approved the seafood restaurant chain’s plan last week to recover from an “endless shrimp” promotion that missed the mark, massive debt, and an overall decline in customers.

But not before the chain closed 23 more locations, including three in Florida.

So how many are left now?

Who owns Red Lobster now?

Red Lobster will be acquired by RL Investor Holdings LLC, a newly formed entity organized and controlled by Fortress Investment Group LLC, Red Lobster said in a news release. The restaurant chain will join a few other companies that filed for bankruptcy and were bought up by Fortress, including Vice Media and the Alamo Drafthouse (which has since been sold to Sony Pictures Entertainment).

Fortress also controls a company called SPB Hospitality, which owns brands such as Logan’s Roadhouse, Krystal, Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom and Twisted Tenders, spokesperson Gordon Runté said.

Following the court’s approval, Red Lobster, which started in Lakeland, Florida and grew to be the largest seafood chain in the world with more than 700 locations, will continue to operate as an independent company with 544 locations across 44 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, the company said.

Red Lobster even launched a new campaign this week, offering free food for an entire presidential term (for just one lucky winner, no more “endless” anything for everyone this time).

“We will never do that again in the way it was done,” said new incoming CEO Damola Adamolekun.

While some blamed the chain’s popular “endless shrimp promotion” for bringing the company down to bankruptcy, experts pointed to inflationary prices, lease obligations above market rates, and operational decisions.

How many Red Lobster locations are left in Florida?

Red Lobster closed restaurants in Fort Walton Beach, Pensacola and Port Richey just over a week ago, but there could have been many more. According to one of the documents filed in bankruptcy court before the judge approved the new deal, there were over a dozen more Florida locations on the chopping block.

According to the Red Lobster website and Google listings, these Florida locations escaped the net. Asterisks mark the restaurants we might have lost.

• Boynton Beach: 700 N. Congress Ave.

• Bradenton: 5711 14th St. West

• Brandon: 2604 W. Brandon Blvd.

• Clearwater: 26320 U.S. 19th North

• *Coral Springs: 2000 University Dr.

• Daytona Beach: 2625 W. International Speedway Blvd.

• Doral: 1695 NW 87th Ave.

• *Fort Lauderdale: 5950 N Federal Hwy

• *Fort Myers: 3801 Cleveland Ave

• Fort Pierce: 6401 Darter Court

• Hollywood: 2900 Oakwood Blvd.

• Kissimmee:

• Lake City: 2847 W. U.S. 90

• Lakeland: 3706 North Road 98

• *Lake Worth: 6638 Lake Worth Road

• *Melbourne: 2355 W. New Haven Ave.

• *Merritt Island: 215 E Merritt Island Causeway

• *Miami:

  • 11550 SW 88th St.

  • 1695 NW 87th Ave

• *North Miami: 13300 Biscayne Blvd.

• Ocala: 3393 S.W. College Road

• Orange Park: 32 Blanding Blvd.

• Orlando:

• Panama City: 910 E. 23rd St.

• Pembroke Pines: 296 N. University Drive

• Plantation: 803 S. University Drive

• Port Charlotte: 1331 Tamiami Trail

• Sebring: 721 U.S. 27

• *Spring Hill: 2328 Commercial Way

• *St. Petersburg: 6151 34th Street North

• Tallahassee: 2583 N. Monroe St.

• *Tampa: 11601 N. Dale Mabry

• The Villages: 3830 Wedgewood Ln

• *West Palm Beach: 2201 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.

• Winter Haven: 230 Cypress Garden Blvd.

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How many Red Lobsters were closed in Florida?

Before Red Lobster officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company listed more than 60 locations in 49 Florida cities.

As of Sept. 9, 2024, the following Red Lobster locations are listed on Google as “closed” or “temporarily closed.”

• Altamonte Springs: 340 W. SR 436

• Clermont: 2475 S Hwy 27

• Daytona Beach Shores: 3162 S. Atlantic Ave.

• Fort Walton Beach: 326 Miracle Strip Pkwy

• Gainesville: 6910 W. Newberry Road

• Hialeah: 1750 W. 49th St.

• Jacksonville:

• Jensen Beach: 3544 N.W. Federal Highway

• Kissimmee: 4010 W. Vine St.

• Largo: 10500 E. Ulmerton Road

• Leesburg: 10010 U.S. 441

• Orlando:

  • 3552 E. Colonial Drive

  • 8003 Golden Sky Lane

  • 7373 W. Colonial Drive

• Pensacola: 5110 N. 9th Ave

• Port Richey: 8909 U.S. Highway 19

• Sanford: 20 Towne Center Circle

• Tampa:

  • 2625 E. Busch Blvd.

  • 17021 Palm Pointe Drive

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Red Lobster recovery: After closing, how many Florida locations open?