TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Caribbean-themed restaurant Bahama Breeze is closing 15 locations across the country, including five in Florida, USA TODAY reported.
Reports of the sudden closures began swirling after signs appeared on the doors of the restaurant locations in Gainesville and Naples.
Some of the restaurants being closed have been open for less than a year.
A spokesperson for the parent company, Darden Restaurants, told the Naples Daily News that the closures will allow it to “focus on its highest performing restaurants and strengthen the brand’s overall performance.”
Locations are also being closed in Tennessee, Nevada, New Jersey and other states.
Five are being shuttered in Florida, but the locations in Tampa, Brandon and Lutz were spared, as were most of those in Orlando.
Here are the five that are closing:
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3989 Plaza Blvd, Gainesville, Florida 32608
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2088 9th St N, Naples, Florida 34102
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1786 W International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
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2750 Sawgrass Mills Cir, Sunrise, Florida 33323
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3339 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park, Florida 33306
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